The Psychonomy Research Unit (PRU) is a research unit directed by Prof. Dr. Hector Monterde i Bort, who is also responsible for the Universitat de València-Estudi General (UVEG) in those projects in which the Psychonomy Research Unit participates, with the PIC Code: 999953019.
The Psychonomics Research Unit was founded in 2002 as a research unit within the Department of Methodology of Behavioural Sciences of the Universitat de València, and is now internationally known, being referenced in several scientific and professional websites. Since its constitution, it has provided advisory services, survey design and data processing to professionals in psychology and other health sciences, to national and local institutions, such as the Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de la CV, the Consejo General de la Psicología de España or municipal offices, as well as international institutions, such as the European Federation of Psychologists Associations (EFPA), the Standing Committee on Traffic Psychology or the International Co-Operation on Theories and Concepts in Traffic Safety. The Psychonomics Research Unit has also been commissioned and has carried out tasks as an "expert" internationally in the three lines of research in which it specialises.
The research group has organised and organises scientific congresses and working meetings in different states or countries. The Psychonomics Research Unit has also participated as a partner (research member of the consortium) and responsible for the Universitat de València in 5 international projects, 3 of which have been funded by the European Commission (in the Framework Programmes), one by a global institution, and one by the Dutch national government:
2003-2005: Life Quality of Senior Citizens in Relation to Mobility Conditions (SIZE). 5th Framework Programme (EU): 'Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources', key action 6 ('The Ageing Populations and Disabilities'). Contract number: QLRT-2002-02399.
2006-2007: Implementation of urban mobility observatory in Bogotá -Colombia-. Projejct funded by the World Bank through the Alcaldía Mayor de Bogotá (Colombia), and the private companies Organización Pablo Bocarejo Ingenieros-Consultores (Colombia) and TOOL-ULEE, S.A. (Spain). Main researcher on the Spanish Side: Hector Monterde i Bort (contract between Tool-Ulee, S.A. and the Universitat de València, through the OTRI).
2006-2010: Pedestrian's Quality Needs (PQN). European Science Fundation (7th Framework Programme -EU-). Leader of the Working Group 1: "Functional Needs". Ref.: COST Action 356.
2011-2013: Road Safety in the Ageing Societies - Concerns and Solutions (CONSOL). European Commission (7th Framework Programme of EU). Directorate General for Mobility and Transport (MOVE/SUB/01-2010). Directorate C-Innovative and Sustainable Mobility. Contract ref.:
MOVE/C4/SUB/2010-125/SI2.601704/CONSOL.
2014-2015: Benchmark Traffic Safety Policy. Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment. Ref.: D03091.000059.0100.
- To participate in European projects in which the identification of a specific working group or team, specialised in the field of the call, is required.
- To provide consortia with a methodological offer, including statistical advice, research design and the development of data collection instruments.
- To develop new indexes and evaluation systems in the projects in which the unit is involved.
- To participate as an "expert" opinion in different scientific activities, ranging from the evaluation of national (non-Spanish) and international projects, to the evaluation of articles for scientific journals and conferences.
- To contribute (together with the other groups that have international participation) to the Universitat de València being in the international field of reference centres.
- Traffic and safety psychology
Study and prevention of risk factors, accidents, driver/pilot behaviour under risk conditions, efficiency and improvement evaluation of transport prevention measures, risk perception and decision taking in traffic ground and air- risk exposition, prevention and damage evaluation of occupational risks.
- Human mobility and social prejudice
Study of the social and psychological aspects related with migrations and vulnerable groups, measurement of prejudice against different collectives, sex and minorities ¿racism, misogyny, homophobia-, developing of acceptance and rejection indicators, study of the autonomy and life quality of Elderly.
- Development of psychonomic resources
Development of techniques and instruments of social and psychological measurement, tests construction, validity and reliability assessment, statistical and computer treatment of data, new technologies in Psychology, Psycho-informatics, electro-psychology, computational techniques.
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