Laboratorul de Psihologia Mediului CNRS UMR 8069 - Universitatea Paris Descartes are placerea sa va invite la sustinerea de catre Andreea Gruev-Vintila a tezei de doctorat in Psihologia Sociala si a Mediului : Dinamica reprezentarii sociale a unui risc colectiv si angajarea in conduitele de reducerea riscului : rolul practicilor, al implicarii si al sociabilitatii Coordonator : Michel-Louis Rouquette 24 Noiembrie 2005 - 14.30 (2.30 PM) Sala de Consiliu

This paper reports two experiments conducted within the structural approach to social representations. Both identified general psychosocial processes in a specific case of collective risk (earthquake). The first experiment (N=298) tested the effects of prior risk experience on one component of the personal involvement, the perceived capacity for action, and on the structure of social representations of risk. Results show that experiencing a major