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Erfurt (dpa) - For her research on the attitudes of German citizens to the corona pandemic, the psychologist Cornelia Betsch from the University of Erfurt receives this year's German Psychology Prize.
The award, awarded by several professional societies and endowed with 10,000 euros, recognizes the scientist's outstanding achievements in the field of health communication, as announced by the university and the Leibniz Institute for Psychology on Friday.
This applies in particular to their contribution to coping with the corona pandemic, explained institute director Michael Bosnjak.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the psychologist and her team have been questioning the population in the so-called Cosmo study about their knowledge of the virus, their risk perception, protective behavior and trust in political decisions.
The results of the study have attracted public attention and are being noticed by politicians.
Betsch is on the advisory body of the federal government in the pandemic.
Even before the corona pandemic, the scientist had made a name for herself in the specialist world through her research on vaccination.
The prize, which is to be awarded in Berlin on November 25, is backed by the Leibniz Institute for Psychology, the Professional Association of German Psychologists (BDP), the Federal Chamber of Psychotherapists and the German Society for Psychology (DGPs).
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Cosmo study from the University of Erfurt
Communication from the University of Erfurt