A5046053642- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Infant Health and Development
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Media Influence and Health
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
- Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
- Face Recognition and Perception
- Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Humor Studies and Applications
The University of Queensland
2015-2024
Southwest University
2013
Georgia State University
2002-2009
Emory University
1997-2004
University of Southern California
1993-2003
We argue that recent work in connectionist modeling, particular the parallel constraint satisfaction processes are central to many of these models, has great importance for understanding issues both historical and current concern social psychologists. first provide a brief description with emphasis on processes. Second, we examine tremendous similarities between Gestalt principles were foundation much modem psychology. propose computational implementation psychology such seminal...
Three converging, multimethod studies examined personality and emotional processes. Study 1 (N = 321) links among sex, personality, expectations for events. In 2, participants 468) described contents of emotionally evocative slides to a partner (either friend or stranger). Participants reported their experience, efforts control emotion, the anticipated reactions partners. Structural modeling self-report data analyses observational indicated that Agreeableness sex were significant predictors...
We examined two threats to belonging and related needs on Facebook: lurking (Study 1) ostracism 2). In Study 1, participants were either allowed or not share information Facebook for 48 hours. Those who had lower levels of meaningful existence. 2, engaged in a laboratory-based activity. Half the profiles set up so that would receive any feedback their status updates. Participants did updates belonging, self-esteem, control, Together, these findings indicate lack sharing can threaten needs.
People occasionally choose to cut themselves off from their online social network by taking extended breaks Facebook. This study investigated whether abstaining Facebook reduces stress but also subjective well-being because of the resulting disconnection. Participants (138 active users) were assigned either a condition in which they instructed give up for 5 days or continue use as normal. Perceived and well-being, well salivary cortisol, measured before after test period. Relative those...
This study investigated the desensitization to violence over a short period of time. Participants watched nine violent movie scenes and comedy scenes, reported whether they enjoyed or felt sympathetic toward victim violence. Using latent growth modeling, analyses were carried out investigate how participants responded different across The findings this suggested that repeated exposure media reduces psychological impact in term, therefore desensitizing viewers As result, tended feel less...
Abstract Background There is increasing evidence that the dorso‐lateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), a brain region related to reward and motivational processes, involved in effective response inhibition decreased activity this coincides with reduced inhibitory capacity. Using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) manipulate cortical activation, study examined whether cross‐hemispheric tDCS over DLPFC affected performance on an control task. Methods Neurologically intact participants...
Abstract Viewing images of terrorism can have a powerful impact on individuals' emotional and political responses, yet little is known about the psychological processes underlying these effects. We hypothesized that content will shape viewers' appraisals event, which elicit specific emotions attitudes. B ritish citizens viewed photographs 2005 L ondon bombings, either focusing victims or terrorists. Exposure to increased victim suffering, predicted feelings sympathy. terrorists as dangerous,...
Social media have become a pervasive part of contemporary culture and are an essential the daily lives increasing number people. Its popularity has brought unlimited opportunities to compare oneself with other This meta-analysis combined summarized findings previous experimental research, aim generating causal conclusions regarding effects exposure upward comparison targets on self-evaluations emotions in social context. We identified 48 articles involving 7679 participants through...
Facial muscle activity and self-reports were examined for racial bias in 3 studies. In the first 2 experiments, While participants imagined cooperating with a Black or White partner. Experiment 1 manipulated reward structure context of deficient partner deficiency willingness to expend compensatory effort. On both facial EMG self-report measures, joint rewards produced more negative affect than independent rewards. However, all partners liked when they willing try compensate their deficits....
Older adults have difficulties in identifying most facial expressions of emotion. However, aging studies presented static photographs intense expressions, whereas everyday experience people see emotions that develop and change. The present study was designed to assess whether age-related with emotion recognition are reduced when more ecologically valid (i.e., dynamic) stimuli used.We examined the effect format vs. on affect two separate included independent samples distinct sets. In addition...
Affect-sharing, the ability to vicariously feel another person's emotions, is primary component of empathy that typically thought rely on observer's capacity emotions others. However, external signals, such as target's physical characteristics, have been demonstrated influence affect-sharing in neuroscientific literature speaks underappreciated role factors eliciting affect-sharing. We consider affect-sharing, including cues, emotional situational factors, and observer-target relationships,...
We investigated the relationship of implicit racial prejudice to discriminatory behavior. White university students chose best three applicants (two were and one was Black) for a prestigious teaching fellowship. They then completed Implicit Association Test (IAT), measure bias. Three weeks later, participants second bias by viewing photos Whites Blacks while facial electromyography (EMG) recorded from sites corresponding muscles used in smiling frowning. Analyses revealed that cheek EMG...
Group identification can lead to a biased view of the world in favor "in-group" members. Studying brain processes that underlie such in-group biases is important for wider understanding potential influence social factors on basic perceptual processes. In this study, we used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) investigate how people perceive actions and out-group members, their own team members manifests itself brain. We divided participants into two teams had them judge relative...
Successful human social interactions frequently rely on appropriate interpersonal empathy and eye contact. Here, we report a previously unseen relationship between trait eye-gaze patterns to affective facial features in video-based stimuli. Fifty-nine healthy adult participants had their eyes tracked while watching three-minute long "sad" "emotionally neutral" video. The video stimuli portrayed the head shoulders of same actor recounting fictional personal event. Analyses revealed that...
Abstract Society's increasing reliance on robots in everyday life provides exciting opportunities for social psychologists to work with engineers the nascent field of robotics. In contrast industrial that, example, may be used an assembly line, are designed specifically interact humans and/or other robots. People tend perceive as autonomous and capable having a mind. As such, they also more likely subject categorization by humans. become human like, people feel greater empathy them treat...
Abstract This study examined the relevance of disgust to evaluations an obese target person, and connection between prejudice toward that person. Participants ( n = 598) viewed image or non‐obese woman, then evaluated woman on a number dimensions (emotions, attitudes, stereotypes, desire for social distance). Compared with target, elicited more disgust, negative attitudes greater distance. Furthermore, mediated effect target's body size all outcome variables (attitudes, Disgust plays...
Research assessing online trolling-a behavior designed to trigger or antagonize other users for entertainment-has largely focused on identifying individual differences that underlie the behavior. Less attention has been given how situational factors influence trolling, such as disinhibiting effects of anonymity. In this study, we evaluated roles both and levels anonymity in trolling. We assessed these through experimentation, a relatively novel approach trolling research. Australian...