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.
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