- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Ethics in Business and Education
- Ethics in medical practice
- Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
- Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Social Representations and Identity
- Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Humor Studies and Applications
- Free Will and Agency
- Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- scientometrics and bibliometrics research
- Aesthetic Perception and Analysis
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Fashion and Cultural Textiles
- Face Recognition and Perception
University of Pennsylvania
2018-2024
California University of Pennsylvania
2023
Central Connecticut State University
2022
William P. Wharton Trust
2019
Yale University
2015-2017
Duke University
2014-2015
University of Michigan
2010-2011
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2008
A long tradition of psychological research has explored the distinction between characteristics that are part self and those lie outside it. Recently, a surge begun examining further distinction. Even among internal to self, people pick out subset as belonging true self. These factors judged making who they really are, deep down. In this paper, we introduce concept identify features distinguish people's understanding from their more generally. particular, consider recent findings is...
There is a widespread notion, both within the sciences and among general public, that mental deterioration can rob individuals of their identity. Yet there have been no systematic investigations what types cognitive damage lead people to appear longer be themselves. We measured perceived identity change in patients with three kinds neurodegenerative disease: frontotemporal dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Structural equation models revealed injury moral faculty...
Faces impart exhaustive information about their bearers, and are widely used as stimuli in psychological research. Yet many extant facial stimulus sets have substantially less detail than faces encountered real life. In this paper, we describe a new database of stimuli, the Multi-Racial Mega-Resolution (MR2). The MR2 includes 74 extremely high resolution images European, African, East Asian faces. This provides high-quality, diverse, naturalistic, well-controlled image set for use is...
The COVID-19 pandemic has extensively changed the state of psychological science from what research questions psychologists can ask to which methodologies use investigate them. In this article, we offer a perspective on how optimize new in pandemic’s wake. Because is inherently social phenomenon—an event that hinges human-to-human contact—we focus socially relevant subfields psychology. We highlight specific phenomena have likely shifted as result and discuss theoretical, methodological,...
Journal Article Empirically Investigating Imaginative Resistance Get access Shen-yi Liao, Liao Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Nina Strohminger, Strohminger Chandra Sekhar Sripada The British of Aesthetics, Volume 54, Issue 3, July 2014, Pages 339–355, https://doi.org/10.1093/aesthj/ayu027 Published: 12 November 2014
Abstract Disgust, the emotion of rotting carcasses and slimy animalitos, finds itself at center several critical questions about human culture cognition. This article summarizes recent developments, identify active points debate, provide an account where field is heading next.
People perceive that if their memories and moral beliefs changed, they would change. We investigated why individuals respond this way. In Study 1, participants judged identity change more after changes to widely shared (e.g., about murder) versus preferences controversial abortion). The extent which affect relationships predicted (Study 2) mediated the relationship between type of belief perceived 3). discuss role social play in judgments highlight implications for psychology philosophy.
There is a rich tradition in bioethics of gathering empirical data to inform, supplement, or test the implications normative ethical analysis. To this end, bioethicists have drawn on diverse methods, including qualitative interviews, focus groups, ethnographic studies, and opinion surveys advance understanding key issues bioethics. In so doing, they developed strong ties with neighboring disciplines such as anthropology, history, law, sociology. Collectively, these lines research flourished...
The COVID-19 pandemic has extensively changed the state of psychological science, from what research questions psychologists can ask to which methodologies employ investigate them. In this article, we offer a perspective on how optimize new in pandemic’s wake. As is inherently social phenomenon—an event that hinges upon human-to-human contact—we focus socially relevant subfields psychology. We highlight specific phenomena have likely shifted due and discuss theoretical, methodological,...
Abstract It is an old philosophical idea that if the future self literally different from current self, one should be less concerned with death of (Parfit, ). This paper examines relation between attitudes about and among Hindus, Westerners, three Buddhist populations (Lay Tibetan, Lay Bhutanese, monastic Tibetans). Compared other groups, Tibetans gave particularly strong denials continuity across several measures. We predicted denial would associated a lower fear greater generosity toward...
How much do our choices represent stable inner preferences versus social conformity? We examine conformity and consistency in sartorial surrounding a common life event of new norm exposure: relocation. A large-scale dataset individual purchases women's shoes (16,236 transactions) across five years 2,007 women reveals balance consistency, moderated by changes location socioeconomic status. Women conform to local norms (i.e., average heel size) when moving relatively higher status locations,...
Recently, McGinn (2011) has proposed a new theory of disgust. This makes empirical claims as to the history and function disgust, yet does not take into account contemporary scientific research on subject. essay evaluates his for its merits an piece scholarship more generally, finds it lacking.
Fashion is an essential part of human experience and industry worth over $1.7 trillion. Important choices such as hiring or dating someone are often based on the clothing people wear, yet we understand almost nothing about objective features that make outfit fashionable. In this study, provide empirical approach to key aesthetic domain, examining link between color coordination fashionableness. Studies reveal a robust quadratic effect, maximum fashionableness attained when outfits neither...
Grand unified theories of messy topics like emotion tend to fail at capturing all the important dimensions their subject. Why is this? I take on this question while responding commentaries.