Title: The role of empathy in morality: A force that can bind or blind us Abstract: Empathy can be a strong motivation for moral behavior, but its influence can also have the opposite effect. People who are concerned for the well-being of others are more likely to help, care for…

Title:"Communicating Behavior: Bottom-Up Processes of Social Influence" Abstract: This talk will begin with an analysis of interindividual processes of person perception and communication that unfold in brief verbal messages such as those on social media. I will describe…

Title: TBA Faculty Host: Sara Jaffee URL for more information: https://psych.la.psu.edu/directory/yo-jackson-professor-of-psychology

Title: Neuronal mechanisms of value-based decision-making: a brain-machine interface approach Faculty Host: Michael Platt URL for more information: https://psychology.berkeley.edu/people/joni-wallis

Title: Human happiness in high resolution: Insights from large-scale experience-sampling Faculty Host: Michael Platt and Liz Brannon URL for more information: http://www.mattkillingsworth.com/