Empirical aesthetics has found its way into mainstream cognitive science. Until now, most
research has focused either on identifying the internal processes that underlie a perceiver's …

Vernacular lexemes appear self-evident, so we unwittingly reify them. But the words and
phrases of natural languages comprise a treacherous basis for identifying valid …

For almost half a century, Paul Meehl educated psychologists about how the mindless use of
null-hypothesis significance tests made research on theories in the social sciences basically …

While emotional content predicts social media post sharing, competing theories of emotion
imply different predictions about how emotional content will influence the virality of social …

For Durkheim, individuals' survival and well-being rest on cultural resources and social
belonging that must be revived periodically in collective assemblies. Durkheim's concern …

The global climate crisis can be perceived as a threat to existential human needs like
control, certainty, and personal existence. These threat appraisals elicit an affective state of …

Research has investigated psychological processes in an attempt to explain how and why
people appreciate music. Three programs of research have shed light on these processes …

Abundant literature shows the effects of negative emotions on motivations to engage in
collective action (ie, to collectively mobilize personal resources to achieve a common …

Engaging with nature enriches people's life greatly, and it is a particularly powerful
wellbeing activity. Unsurprisingly, researchers in HCI and beyond seek to augment and …

Nonverbal cues powerfully shape interpersonal experiences with close others, yet there has
been minimal cross-fertilization between the nonverbal behavior and close relationships …