Zak JPSP in press

Our new paper – led by Zak Witkower- providing the first evidence for distinct nonverbal displays of dominance and prestige now in press at JPSP!

Zak JPSP in press

Our new paper (led by Zak Witkower) providing the first evidence for distinct nonverbal displays of dominance and prestige now in press at JPSP!

Two signals of social rank: Prestige and dominance are associated with distinct nonverbal displays.

Zak Witkower

I research how nonverbal behaviors (e.g., facial expressions and body movements) are used to express and interpret emotion, personality, and social status. Recently, I have been exploring whether distinct nonverbal behaviors are associated with distinct forms of social rank, along…

Zak Witkower

I research how nonverbal behaviors (e.g., facial expressions and body movements) are used to express and interpret emotion, personality, and social status. Recently, I have been exploring whether distinct nonverbal behaviors are associated with distinct forms of social rank, along…

Zak Witkower

I research how nonverbal behaviors (e.g., facial expressions and body movements) are used to express and interpret emotion, personality, and social status. Recently, I have been exploring whether distinct nonverbal behaviors are associated with distinct forms of social rank, along…

Calista Leung

Calista is a third year Psychology undergraduate, and has been part of the Emotion & Self Lab since the summer of 2017.

EHB paper published

Check out our paper just published at Evolution and Human Behavior for real-world evidence that status displays reduce, rather than increase, the amount of financial aid needy individuals receive. Supporting Trivers’ model of reciprocal altruism, generous folks bias their efforts…

Ginger paper in press

Pharmacologically inhibiting physiological disgust (i.e., nausea) reduces the severity of moral judgments in the purity domain. Check out our paper, now published at JPSP.