Introduction and validation of the Natural Disasters Picture System (NDPS).

ABSTRACT: Given the growing demand for studies dealing with natural disasters, the research fields of emotion and social cognition require validated picture stimuli of natural hazards. Such material is essential for studying perceptual processes and behaviors of exposed individuals, and it could find practical applications, such as the improvement of communication strategies during crises. We present the Natural Disasters Picture System (NDPS), a database of pictures of natural hazards, with an emphasis on volcanic threats, and their impact on the environment and humans. We first describe in detail the picture selection and database creation. We then report the validation procedure. One hundred twenty participants rated the pictures on the basis of four dimensions: valence, arousal, dominance and ce

SUBMITTER: Merlhiot G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6082542 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature