Norman H. Anderson Distinguished Lecture Series
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University of California Berkeley
Thursday, May 08th, 2025 at 11am
Location: Crick Conference Room, Mandler Hall 3545
Advances in the Science of Basic Emotions: Computational Approaches and a Case Study of AweIn this talk I will outline the latest advances in the science of basic emotion. First, I will consider what has been learned in the study of emotion-related experience, expression, and aesthetics through the computational lens of Semantic Space Theory. These studies, the largest of their kind, reveal emotion to be high dimensional, mixed or often blended, and separated by blurry boundaries. Still other evidence speaks to the primacy of distinct categories -- anger, compassion -- more so than valence and arousal, in experience. Building on these discoveries, I will profile what has been learned about awe, how it promotes an expanded sense of self, rigorous, systems based thinking, and prosociality.
About the Norman H. Anderson Distinguished Lecture Series
Dr. Norman H. Anderson, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychology at UC San Diego, provided a generous gift to establish the Norman H. Anderson Distinguished Lecture Series in 1998. Each year since, the department of psychology has been honored to be audience to internationally-renowned researchers in psychology. This annual event provides a forum for intellectually rigorous discussion amongst department members and a deeper understanding of the history and future of psychology while fostering academic celebration and collaboration. Further, the Norman H. Anderson Distinguished Lecture Series includes a tutorial on research methods and strategies for our graduate students, providing an invaluable opportunity to meet with and learn from a leader in psychological research in an intimate setting.
Past Speakers: Anderson Distinguished Lecture Archive