During his PhD thesis, from 2013 to 2016, Gaëtan studied the public perception of natural risk and how it could be quantified. He developed new psychological tests for reaction to natural hazards and carried out a large field information campaign at Tungurahoa Volcano in Ecuador.
294. Merlhiot G., Mermillod M., Le Pennec J.L., Mondillon L. (2018). Introduction and validation of the Natural Disasters Picture System (NDPS). Plos One vol.13, p.e0201942, 8, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0201942 .Introduction and validation of the Natural Disasters Picture System (NDPS)
269. Merlhiot G., Mermillod M., Le Pennec J.L., Hidalgo S., Mondillon L. (2018). Reducing uncertainty to promote appropriate decisions when facing hazardous phenomena at an active volcano. Journal of Applied Social Psychology doi:10.1111/jasp.12507.
268. Merlhiot G., Mermillod M., Le Pennec J.L., Dutheil F., Mondillon L. (2018). Influence of uncertainty on framed decisionmaking with moral dilemma. Plos One vol.13, p.e0197923, 5, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0197923.
160. Merlhiot G., Mermillod M., Bugaiska A., Bonin P., Le Pennec J.L., Mondillon L. (2015) The role of uncertainty in decision-making following death thought. Cognition and Emotion
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