Jean-Francois Verlhiac

Institution Université Paris X, Nanterre Current Position Maitre de Conférences Highest Degree Ph.D. in Social Psychology from University of Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand II, France, 1995 Research Interests Attitudes Attribution Health Judgment/Decision Making Self/Identity Social Cognition Laboratory Home Page Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale Expérimentale   Jean-Francois Verlhiac Département de Psychologie Université Paris X, Nanterre 200 Avenue de la République 92001 Nanterre France Home Page Phone: 33 1 40 97 78 64 Fax: 33 1 40 97 71 58 I study cognitive and motivational processes with regard to risk. Some strategies, like comparative optimism and false consensus, moderate or mediate the cognitive and emotional effects of risk. The purpose of my research is to study the adaptive or maladaptive nature of these strategies. Here are some examples of this research: -Comparative optimism, controlability and self-efficacy with regard to health and non health future events -Comparative optimism, fear appeal and message framing -Comparative optimism and direct/indirect experiences of risky events -False consensus, lay theories of biases and mental correction -False consensus and social comparison strategies I am a full member of the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP), and a full menber of the Association pour la Diffusion de la Recherche Internationale en Psychologie Sociale (ADRIPS). Journal Articles: Chappé, J., Verlhiac, J.-F., & Meyer, T. (2007). Optimisme et pessimisme comparatifs consécutifs à l'exposition à plusieurs messages menaçants. Revue Européenne de Psychologie Appliquée/European Review of Applied Psychology, 57, 223-35. Delhomme, P., Verlhiac, J.-F., & Martha, C. (in press). Are drivers' comparative risk judgments about speeding realistic? Journal of Safety Research. Desrichard, O., Verlhiac, J.-F., & Milhabet, I. (2001). Beliefs about average-risk, efficacy and effort as sources of comparative optimism. International Review of Social Psychology, 14(4), 105-141. Meyer, T., & Verlhiac, J.-F. (2004). Auto-efficacité: quelle contribution aux modèles de prédiction de l'exposition aux risques et de la préservation de la santé?/ Self-efficacy: What contribution to the predictive models of risk exposure and health-protection? Savoirs, Hors-Série autour de l'oeuvre d'Albert Bandura, 117-134. Milhabet, I., Desrichard, O., & Verlhiac, J.-F. (2001). Social comparison and risk perception. International Review of Social Psychology. Special Issue, 14(4). Verlhiac, J.-F. (2006). Les effets du statut et de la privation relative sur l'optimisme comparatif de sujets de faibles ressources socio-économiques [The effects of status and relative deprivation on comparative optimism in subjects with low socioeconomic resources]. Cahiers Internationaux de Psychologie Sociale, 72, 23-36. Verlhiac, J.-F. (2000). L'effet de faux consensus: Une revue empirique et théorique. L'année Psychologique, 100, 141-82. Verlhiac, J.-F. (1999). Nondiagnostic information and the effects of context evaluation in the moderation of False Consensus. Swiss Journal of Psychology, 58, 12-21. Verlhiac, J.-F. (1997). Effet de faux consensus et régulation sociale du jugement. Cahiers Internationaux de Psychologie Sociale, 36, 46-61. Verlhiac, J.-F., Bonnet, A., & Ranucci, M.-F. (2006). Les effets de variables psychosociales sur l'intentionn d'adolescents obèses de changer leurs comportements [The effects of psychosocial variables on obese adolescents' intention to change their behaviors]. Pratiques Psychologiques, 12, 347-364. Verlhiac, J.-F., Chappé, J., & Meyer, T. (in press). Comparative optimism and pessimism and tobacco preventive messages: Does congruency of vivid pictures with message framing make a difference? Journal of Applied Social Psychology. Verlhiac, J.-F., Desrichard, O., Milhabet, I., & Arab, N. (2005). Effets de la réputation du groupe scolaire d’appartenance et des facteurs de vulnérabilité personnelle sur l’Optimisme Comparatif/Effects of reputation of junior school and of factors of vulnerability on comparative optimism. L'Orientation Scolaire et Professionnelle, 34, 119-141. Other Publications: Milhabet, I., Desrichard, O., & Verlhiac, J.-F. (2002). Comparaison sociale et perception des risques: l'optimisme comparatif/ Social comparison and perception of risks: the comparative optimism. In J.-L., Beauvois, R.-V., Joulé, & J.-M. Monteil (éds.). Perspectives Cognitives et Conduites Sociales VIII (pp.215-245). Rennes: Presses Universitaires de Rennes. Verlhiac, J.-F. (2005). Soi et comparaison sociale [Self and social comparison]. In T. Meyer (Ed.), Psychologie Sociale (pp. 119-154). Paris: Hachette. Verlhiac, J.-F., & Meyer, T. (2009). Optimisme et pessimisme : une nécessaire complémentarité. In J. Lecomte (Ed), Introduction à la psychologie positive. Paris : Dunod, Psycho-Sup.

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