Guest Presenter: Catie Brown
Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska- Lincoln
Talk Title: Inside Out: Psychophysiological Measures Reveal Individual Differences in Valence Bias
Abstract: Individuals tend to show high consensus in ratings of clearly valenced stimuli (e.g., happy or angry faces). However, valence ratings of emotional ambiguous stimuli (e.g., surprised faces) vary greatly and constitute what we call an individual’s valence bias. Although typically consistent over time, ratings of ambiguity become more positive following training in cognitive reappraisal. This talk will show what electrodermal activity and facial electromyography reveal about individual differences in valence bias and about this shift toward positivity as a function of emotion regulation.
The workshop is open to all. Research assistants, graduate students and postdocs are encouraged to attend. Workshops are taking on a new format this semester- they will involve a short presentation of work (15-25 minutes) with an extended discussion at the end. The presentations will be live-streamed and recorded in collaboration with the OnNeuro platform, check it out here!
Join us for some snacks and science on March 29th!
Miss it or want to watch it again? Check out Catie’s talk here!