TY - BOOK AU - KNIGHTON R J TI - The psychology of risk and its role in military decision making PY - 2004/// KW - RISK ASSESSMENT KW - DECISION MAKING N2 - This paper develops a definition of risk, explains the rational model of risk assessment, considers why there are consistent violations of the rational model, and shows why an understanding of the psychology of risk is essential to effective risk assessment in military decision making ER -