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Professor Human Factor in High Risk Environments gerit.pfuhl@uit.no Tromsø You can find me here

Gerit Pfuhl

Job description

Research and teach in cognitive psychology and neuroscience, in neuroeconomics / decision-making, quantitative methods and biological psychology

my research

Decision-making under uncertainty, how we represent and understand the different types of uncertainty

  • Agnes Bohne, Ragnhild Sørensen Høifødt, Dag Nordahl, Vibeke Moe, Inger Pauline Landsem, Unni Tranås Vannebo et al.:
    Transaction of parental cognition, stress and depressive symptoms, and infant regulatory challenges
    Infant Mental Health Journal 2025 DOI
  • Lauri Ahonen, Markus Landrø, Guang Rong, Gerit Pfuhl, Hanna Andrea Mannberg, Audun Hetland et al.:
    Searching for avalanche clues — An exploratory comparison of professional and recreational use of snow, terrain, and group factors
    Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism 2025 DOI
  • Martin Jensen Mækelæ, Isabel Kreis, Gerit Pfuhl :
    Teleological reasoning bias is predicted by pupil dynamics: Evidence for the extensive integration account of bias in reasoning
    Psychophysiology 2024 FULLTEKST / ARKIV / DOI
  • Francesca Parisi, Ragnhild Sørensen Høifødt, Agnes Bohne, Catharina Elisabeth Arfwedson Wang, Gerit Pfuhl :
    Perceived Parenting Stress Is Related to Cardiac Flexibility in Mothers: Data from the NorBaby Study
    Behavioral Sciences 2024 ARKIV / DOI
  • Braeden Hall, Kathleen Schmidt, Jordan Wagge, Savannah C. Lewis, Sophia C. Weissgerber, Felix Kiunke et al.:
    Registered Replication Report: A Large Multilab Cross-Cultural Conceptual Replication of Turri et al. (2015)
    Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science (AMPPS) 2024 ARKIV / DOI
  • Farid Pazhoohi, Reza Afhami, Razieh Chegeni, Dmitrii Dubrov, Katarzyna Gałasińska, Ray Garza et al.:
    Cross-Cultural Preferences for Women’s Waist to Hip Ratio and Men’s Shoulder to Hip Ratio: Data From Iran, Norway, Poland, and Russia
    Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology 2024 DOI
  • Kathleen Schmidt, Gerald J. Haeffel, Neil Levy, David Moreau, Sean T. H. Lee, Erin M. Buchanan et al.:
    A Response to a Comment on Hall et al. (2024)
    Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science (AMPPS) 2024 ARKIV / DOI
  • André Henriksen, David-Zacharie Issom, Ashenafi Zebene Woldaregay, Gerit Pfuhl, Eirik Årsand, Keiichi Sato et al.:
    Dataset of motivational factors for using mobile health applications and systems
    Data in Brief 16. September 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Tim Dassler, Tove Irene Dahl, Tarjei Tveito Skille, Gerit Pfuhl, Richard Fjellaksel :
    LIFE-LONG LEARNING FOR SAFE MOUNTAIN FUN: TRANSFORMING BACK-COUNTRY SKIERS' PRACTICES THROUGH STIMULATING DOUBLE-LOOP LEARNING AT AVALANCHE COURSES
    International Snow Science Workshops (ISSW) Proceedings 2023 FULLTEKST
  • Erin M. Buchanan, Savannah C. Lewis, Bastien Paris, Patrick S. Forscher, Jeffrey M. Pavlacic, Julie E. Beshears et al.:
    The Psychological Science Accelerator's COVID-19 rapid-response dataset
    Scientific Data 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Isabel Kreis, Lei Zhang, Matthias Bodo Mittner, Leonard Parks Syla, Claus Lamm, Gerit Pfuhl :
    Aberrant uncertainty processing is linked to psychotic-like experiences, autistic traits, and is reflected in pupil dilation during probabilistic learning
    Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience 28. March 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Kristoffer Klevjer, Gerit Pfuhl :
    The Effect of Situational Experiment Conditions on Hasty Decision Making in the ‘Beads Task’
    Brain Sciences 19. February 2023 ARKIV / DATA / DOI
  • Martin Jensen Mækelæ, Kristoffer Klevjer, Andrew Westbrook, Noah S. Eby, Rikke Lima-Eriksen, Gerit Pfuhl :
    Is it cognitive effort you measure? Comparing three task paradigms to the Need for Cognition scale
    PLOS ONE 17. August 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Marta Kowal, Piotr Sorokowski, Bojana M. Dinić, Katarzyna Pisanski, Biljana Gjoneska, David A. Frederick et al.:
    Validation of the Short Version (TLS-15) of the Triangular Love Scale (TLS-45) across 37 Languages
    Archives of Sexual Behavior 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Julie Beshears, Biljana Gjoneska, Kathleen Schmidt, Gerit Pfuhl, Toni Saari, William H. B. McAuliffe et al.:
    Psychological Science Accelerator: A Promising Resource for Clinical Psychological Science
    Springer Nature 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Charles A Dorison, Jennifer S. Lerner, Blake H. Heller, Alexander J. Rothman, Ichiro I. Kawachi, Ke Wang et al.:
    In COVID-19 Health Messaging, Loss Framing Increases Anxiety with Little-to-No Concomitant Benefits: Experimental Evidence from 84 Countries
    Affective Science 2022 DOI
  • Agnes Bohne, Ragnhild Sørensen Høifødt, Dag Nordahl, Inger Pauline Landsem, Vibeke Moe, Catharina Elisabeth Arfwedson Wang et al.:
    The role of early adversity and cognitive vulnerability in postnatal stress and depression
    Current Psychology 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Rebekka Solvik Lisøy, Robert Biegler, Haghish Ebad Fardzadeh, Ruth Veckenstedt, Steffen Moritz, Gerit Pfuhl :
    Seeing minds–a signal detection study of agency attribution along the autism-psychosis continuum
    Cognitive Neuropsychiatry 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • David Schieferdecker, Gerit Pfuhl, Ammina Kothari :
    The Authorization of the First COVID-19 Vaccines Changed the Level and Nature of Intend to Get Vaccinated
    Journal of health communication 2022 DOI
  • Nicholas A. Coles, David S. March, Fernando Marmolejo-Ramos, Jeff T. Larsen, Nwadiogo C. Arinze, Izuchukwu L. G. Ndukaihe et al.:
    A multi-lab test of the facial feedback hypothesis by the Many Smiles Collaboration
    Nature Human Behaviour 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • André Henriksen, Gerit Pfuhl, Ashenafi Zebene Woldaregay, David-Zacharie Issom, Eirik Årsand, Keiichi Sato et al.:
    Expectations of users and non-users of wearable sensors and mobile health applications
    2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Rune Verpe Engeset, Gerit Pfuhl, Camilla Orten, Jordy Hendrikx, Audun Hetland :
    Colours and maps for communicating natural hazards to users with and without colour vision deficiency
    International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Agnes Bohne, Dag Nordahl, Ragnhild Sørensen Høifødt, Vibeke Moe, Inger Pauline Landsem, Catharina Elisabeth Arfwedson Wang et al.:
    Do parental cognitions during pregnancy predict bonding after birth in a low-risk sample?
    Frontiers in Psychology 14. November 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Ben Ultan Cowley, Darryl Charles, Gerit Pfuhl, Anna-Mari Rusanen :
    Artificial Intelligence in Education as a Rawlsian Massively Multiplayer Game: A Thought Experiment on AI Ethics
    Springer Nature 2022 DOI
  • Kristin Benjaminsen Borch, Sunday Oluwafemi Oyeyemi, Sarah Cook, Katrine Jonna Diab, Gerit Pfuhl :
    Mental health self-help apps for coping with COVID-19 : Lessons learnt
    Proceedings of the Paris Institute for advanced study 2022 FULLTEKST
  • Ammina Kothari, Gerit Pfuhl, Stephanie Godleski, David Schieferdecker :
    Risk Perceptions, Trust in Health Authorities and Socio-Demographics Predict Intent to Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19: Evidence from 23 Countries
    Proceedings of the Paris Institute for advanced study 2022
  • Markus Landrø, Rune Verpe Engeset, Gerit Pfuhl :
    The role of avalanche education in assessing and judging avalanche risk factors
    Journal for Research in Arts and Sports Education 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Rebekka Solvik Lisøy, Gerit Pfuhl, Hans Fredrik Sunde, Robert Biegler :
    Sweet spot in music-Is predictability preferred among persons with psychotic-like experiences or autistic traits?
    PLOS ONE 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Marta Kowal, Piotr Sorokowski, Katarzyna Pisanski, Jaroslava Varella Valentova, Marco A. C. Varella, David A. Frederick et al.:
    Predictors of enhancing human physical attractiveness: Data from 93 countries
    Evolution and human behavior 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Nicole Legate, Thuy-vy Nguyen, Netta Weinstein, Arlen C Moller, Lisa Legault, Zahir Vally et al.:
    A global experiment on motivating social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Eric Maass, Lars Miersch, Gerit Pfuhl, Frederike Hanke :
    A harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) can learn geometrical relationships between landmarks
    Journal of Experimental Biology 14. December 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Ke Wang, Jonas R. Kunst, Christian Krog Tamnes, Vidar Schei, Therese E. Sverdrup, Adrian Dahl Askelund et al.:
    A multi-country test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Nature Human Behaviour 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Meghan Bradway, Ashenafi Zebene Woldaregay, David-Zacharie Issom, Gerit Pfuhl, Gunnar Hartvigsen, Eirik Årsand et al.:
    mHealth: Where Is the Potential for Aiding Informal Caregivers?
    Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Richard Fjellaksel, Tim Dassler, Guang Rong, Tarjei Tveito Skille, Gerit Pfuhl :
    CHECKING ME, CHECKING YOU... DO YOU? A BEACON-STUDY IN NORTHERN NORWAY
    2024 FULLTEKST / SAMMENDRAG
  • Lauri Ahonen, Hanna Andrea Mannberg, Audun Hetland, Martin Ahrland Stefan, Gerit Pfuhl, Guang Rong et al.:
    Combining Avalanche Nowcasts with GPS Tracks and ‘in situ’ Participant Reports to Understand Decision-making in Avalanche Terrain
    2024
  • Tove Irene Dahl, Tarjei Tveito Skille, Richard Fjellaksel, Gerit Pfuhl, Tim Dassler, Anonymous Course participants :
    PARTICIPANTS’ SHARED PERSPECTIVES ON A SEASON-LONG AVALANCHE COURSE
    2024 FULLTEKST / SAMMENDRAG
  • Tove Irene Dahl, Tim Dassler, Christin Schulze, Richard Fjellaksel, Gerit Pfuhl, Karin Elisabeth Sørlie Street et al.:
    BOOSTING AND NUDGING PEOPLE TO MAKE SMART BACK-COUNTRY DECISIONS: THE CASE OF WINTER NORWAY
    2024 FULLTEKST / SAMMENDRAG
  • Rong Guang, Lauri Ahonen, Gerit Pfuhl, Audun Hetland, Benjamin Ultan Cowley :
    SKIING IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN WITH OR WITHOUT A LEADER: HOW DOES THE SKIERS’ EVALUATIVE CRITERIA FOR GROUP PERFORMANCE DIFFER?
    2024 DATA
  • Guang Rong, Lauri Valtteri Ahonen, Gerit Pfuhl, Benjamin Ultan Cowley :
    Death of backcountry winter-sports practitioners in avalanches: a systematic review and meta-analysis of proportion of causes of avalanche death
    2024 DATA
  • Gerit Pfuhl, Karen Emilia Ekman, Lauri Ahonen, Benjamin Ultan Cowley, Audun Hetland, Matti Verkasalo :
    HOW ACCURATE AND BIASED IS SLOPE PERCEPTION OF SNOW-COVERED MOUNTAINS?
    2024 DATA
  • Kristin Benjaminsen Borch, Ann Iren Solli, Marko Lukic, David Peyre-costa, Gerit Pfuhl, Iris Helene Borch :
    Piloting development and integration of “hands on” epidemiological research projects into the curriculum within health professional and public health study programs – students and academic staff co-creation
    2023
  • Tim Dassler, Tarjei Tveito Skille, Gerit Pfuhl, Richard Fjellaksel :
    Rapport - Workshop om fremtidens skredopplæring
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2023 ARKIV
  • Tina Lien Barken, Stefano Bonacina, Rune Bostad, Elia Gabarron, Beate Hennie Garcia, Kristine Haddeland et al.:
    University campus as a smart technology-supported active learning arena
    Septentrio Reports 2023 DOI
  • Tim Dassler, Richard Fjellaksel, Tove Irene Dahl, Tarjei Tveito Skille, Gerit Pfuhl :
    Rethinking avalanche education: Transforming backcountry skiers´ practices through stimulating double-loop learning at avalanche courses
    2023 FULLTEKST
  • Marta Kowal, Piotr Sorokowski, Bojana M. Dinić, Katarzyna Pisanski, Biljana Gjoneska, David A. Frederick et al.:
    Correction to: Validation of the Short Version (TLS-15) of the Triangular Love Scale (TLS-45) Across 37 Languages (Archives of Sexual Behavior, (2023), 10.1007/s10508-023-02702-7)
    Archives of Sexual Behavior 2023 DOI
  • André Henriksen, Gerit Pfuhl, Ashenafi Zebene Woldaregay, David-Zacharie Issom, Eirik Årsand, Keiichi Sato et al.:
    Expectations of users and non-users of wearable sensors and mobile health applications
    2022
  • Ke Wang, Amit Goldenberg, Charles A. Dorison, Jeremy K. Miller, Andero Uusberg, Jennifer S. Lerner et al.:
    Erratum: Author Correction: A multi-country test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic (Nature human behaviour (2021) 5 8 (1089-1110))
    Nature Human Behaviour 2022 DOI
  • André Henriksen, Ashenafi Zebene Woldaregay, David-Zacharie Issom, Keiichi Sato, Eirik Årsand, Meghan Bradway et al.:
    What motivates patients with NCDs to follow up their treatment?
    2021 ARKIV
  • Gerit Pfuhl :
    Har du litt kunnskap om skred tar du mer risiko
    05. November 2021
  • Gerit Pfuhl :
    Har du litt kunnskap om skred tar du mer risiko
    06. November 2021

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    Research interests

    • Decision-making under uncertainty
    • Use of comparative methods to unravel the mechanisms behind behaviour
    • Individual differences in decision-making, trait vs state
    • Research area is computational psychiatry and cognitive endophenotypes

    Teaching

    course coordinator for PSY 2553: Cognitive psychology and research dissemination

    course coordinator for HEL 8024: quantitative research methods (PhD course)

    course coordinator for PSY 1003 Cognitive Psychology

    course coordinator for PSY 2027 Rationality and decision making

    in addition teaching biological psychology (PSY-1004), PSY-1001, computational neuroscience and affective neuroscience (PSY 2547)

    Researcher profile in Cristin
    Registrations in Munin
    ResearchGate
    ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3271-6447

    Member of research group

    EPIC Cognitive Psychology Research Group   Norsk innhold EPIC Cognitive Psychology Research Group   English content CARE   English content The Psycholinguistics of Language Representation (PoLaR) lab   Norsk innhold CARE Panel   English content

    Member of project

    Why is it safe? – Decision-making in avalanche terrain GUESSED - Decision making under uncertainty OVERVIEW GUESSED WP1 - Expertise Elicitation GUESSED WP2 - Wisdom of the crowds GUESSED WP4 - Learning from experience GUESSED WP5 - Run to the hills Northern Babies Longitudinal Study (NorBaby)    English content

    CV

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