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Behavioral Science <br />

Dr. Vincent Covello <br />

Trust factors in high stress situations <br />

(assessed in first 30 seconds) <br />

Research shows that public concerns typically <br />

are based 95 percent on perceptions and only <br />

five percent on facts. <br />

People’s behavior usually is predicated on <br />

perceptions – often misperceptions – that <br />

differ substantially from reality (facts).

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