In the Emotion and Self Lab at the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia, we study the evolutionary function, nonverbal expression, and psychological structure of emotions and self.
Gabrielle Ibasco, Jess Tracy, and others publish an integrative review of the perils and promises of big data science for the field of psychology; check it out here!
Lab alumnus Zak Witkower, Jess Tracy, and others found that holding a plush robot exhibiting "calm" breathing lowers a person's heart-rate during moments of fear. Read the article here!
Big congrats to Zak!
Ibasco, G. C., Götz, F. M., Clark, L., & Tracy, J. L.
Nature Reviews Psychology
Mercadante, E., & Tracy, J. L.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.
Jess was recently featured in an article published by the Globe and Mail where she outlines the utility of and differences between envy and jealousy. This article discusses the mechanisms behind social comparison as we move into a post-pandemic era, and whether envy and jealousy are helpful or detrimental to society.
Click the link to learn more about these emotions in the context of a pandemic!
Jess, Eric, and Zak published a new blog post in the Society for Personality and Social Psychology’s Character and Context Blog. In this post, they discuss the relationship between pride and social rank and their research investigating the causal direction of this association.
Check the post out in the link below!
Check out Jess’ feature on the second episode The Feelings Lab podcast, where she discusses the feeling of embarrassment alongside Dr. Alan Cowen, Dr. Dacher Keltner, Matt Forte, and Ali Kolbert!
