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Looking Down the Memory Barrel: Does the Weapon Focus Effect Impact our Legal System?
The weapon focus effect can help us understand how people remember highly emotional events. Could this change how we think about eyewitness testimony?
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What Makes Information More Memorable: The Influence of Emotionality on Memory and Metacognition
Have you ever questioned why some information is recalled better than others? Research has shown that people have a tendency to predict a higher memory and better recall emotional information. Read about the potential mechanisms that could explain the influence of emotion on our beliefs and memory.
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A Bird’s Eye View: Using Distancing Language with Negative Memories
Why does [insert your name here] feel this way? ‘Distancing’ yourself from the situation when you reflect on negative past events might be an easy way to make you feel better. A recent study demonstrated that distanced self-talk decreased negative feelings about a wide range of memories, and across a variety of people.
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Physiology and Understanding Emotions
This article is authored by Eva Li, Samantha Eisert, and Danny Rahal and is part of the 2020 pre-graduate spotlight week. The theory of mind in social cognition is the ability to perceive others’ emotional states and understanding. It is the way humans are able to read the eyes and facial expressions of other humans…
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Is Happiness Feeling What’s “Right”?
Is happiness just about feeling good in the moment? Or is happiness also about feeling what’s “right”?
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The Costs of Emotion Regulation: Facing Harm as Vulnerable Individuals and Marginalized Communities
Emotion regulation is generally thought to be a good thing. However, there can be costs for excessive emotion regulation. This article addresses the negative consequences of emotion regulation and how vulnerable individuals and marginalized communities may be especially susceptible to these effects.
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What is empathy?
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The Overview Effect
“It’s hard to explain how amazing and magical this experience is. First of all, there’s the astounding beauty and diversity of the planet itself, scrolling across your view at what appears to be a smooth, stately pace… I’m happy to report that no amount of prior study or training can fully prepare anybody for the…
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Early Emotion Understanding: When do Babies Learn about Emotions?
As human beings, we are particularly adept at discerning the emotions of others. Whether it’s our angry boss, saddened family members, or happy friends, we usually succeed at identifying emotional expressions in other people. These judgments let us adjust our behavior accordingly in complex social situations. It has allowed our species to avoid people who…
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Emotions and Health: Not Just a “First-World Problem”
Refuting the idea that the relationship between emotions and health is just a “first-world problem,” both positive and negative emotions were uniquely related to self-reported health outcomes in this global sample.