Affiliation

• Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences - Université de Montréal

Research expertise

• Aggressivity
• Hostile intent attribution
• Hostile emotions
• Personality/cognition interaction
• Impulsivity

Main research projects

• Development of an innovative psychoeducational training to reduce hostile attributions in the context of women’s detention: Établissement Leclerc de Laval partnership (CRSH - Partnership Engage Grants – Gagnon (PI))
• Les cognitions sociales implicites et les tendances comportementales associées aux émotions hostiles (CRSH - Savoir – Gagnon (PI))

Approaches used

• Human electrophysiology
• Event-related potentials
• Behavioral tasks
• Personality tests

Keywords

Hostile attribution bias, Aggressive behaviors, Hostile emotions, Cognitive processes and personality, Impulsivity