Gerald J. S. Wilde

Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Department of Psychology

Ph.D. Faculty of Mathematics & Physical Sciences, University of Amsterdam, 1962.
M.A. Psychology, University of Amsterdam, 1959.
B.A. Psychology, University of Amsterdam, 1955.

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Email: wildeg at queensu.ca

Address

Department of Psychology,
Queen's University
62 Arch Street
Kingston, Ontario
K7L 3N6

Research Interests

Fitting the man-made environment (the workplace, traffic environment, etc.) to human performance capabilities and limitations; traffic behaviour and accident causation; mass communication theory and its application to the alleviation of behavioural problems of societal concern, effect of alcohol and sleep loss on performance, risk taking.

Recent Publications

Wilde, G.J.S. The awareness and acceptance of risk acceptance at Westray. In McCormick, C. (ed.), The Westray Chronicles. A Case Study in Corporate Crime. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Fernwood Publishing, 1999, pp. 97-116.
Wilde, G.J.S., Gerszke, D. and Paulozza, L. Risk optimization training and transfer. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 1998, 1, 77-93.
Arnedt, J.T., Wilde, G.J.S., Munt, P.W. and MacLean, A.W. How do prolonged wakefulness and alcohol compare in the decrements they produce on a simulated driving task? Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2001, 33, 337 - 344.
Wilde, G.J.S. Alcohol, Fatigue, Inattention and Other Immediate Causes of Accidents and Their Significance for an Effective Accident Prevention Strategy. In von Holst, H., Nygren, A. and Andersson, A. Transportation, Traffic Safety and Health Human Behaviour. Berlin: Springer, 2000, pp. 181-202.
Wilde, G.J.S. On the homeostasis of risk. Chapter 1 in Hennessy, D.A., and Wiesenthal, D.L. (Eds). Contemporary Issues in Road User Behavior, Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, New York, 2005, pp. 3-12.

Dr. Wilde's most recent book (2001) entitled Target Risk 2 is available from http://www.pde.drivers.com/store/books/014.php. The first edition (1994) can be accessed at http://psyc.queensu.ca/target/ See his curriculum vitae for details.

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