Projects
1. Regulation of emotional states
Emotions, especially negative ones, can affect not only psychological, but also physical condition of a person. Continuous and excessive suppression of negative emotions is associated with a deterioration of well-being, as well as with an increased risk of developing a number of diseases. At the same time, strategies of reappraisal, elaboration and restructuring, on the contrary, are highlighted as the most effective methods of psychotherapy. However, the mechanism of the relationship between different types of emotion regulation and long-term consequences remains poorly understood. This project aims to study the features of emotion regulation strategies in relation to various physiological systems, as well as to study the dynamics of emotional states during regulation.
2. Ensemble perception
Ensemble perception refers to the visual system's ability to rapidly extract statistical information from groups of items. This capacity allows us to efficiently summarize and interpret large amounts of visual input, even when attention and working memory are limited. For example, people can accurately estimate the mean or variance of features like size or color, even when objects are briefly presented. In particular, ensemble perception helps us assess emotional expressions from groups of faces, enabling us to capture an overall emotional "gist." However, there is ongoing debate about the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon. To address this, our project investigates face ensemble perception through behavioral experiments and neuroscience techniques, aiming to determine whether it occurs without conscious effort and how both perceptual and affective features contribute to the ensemble representation of faces.
3. Reflexive coping behavior questionnaire
The questionnaire measures coping behavior focusing on the specifics of stressful situations and personal characteristics of the individual, and allows to assess the degree of satisfaction with the preferred strategies. The questionnaire contains a number of problem tasks that require identification of all possible alternatives of behavior, choosing an individual strategy of behavior and assessing the degree of satisfaction with personal choice. Such reflexive analysis may reveal targets for psychotherapeutic intervention related to coping strategies. The development of a new inventory is related to the significant role of coping behavior as a predictor of adaptation and psychological well-being.
4. Preferences in humor styles as a factor of psychological entropy
A sense of humor is a multidimensional personality construct with many components. Some of them may be more relevant to psychological health than others. Although there are many studies devoted to this issue, the topic of preferences of humor style in media and internet-consumption in connection with personality traits, in particular, subclinical manifestations of psychopathy, remains open. Our research aims to develop tools that allow us to evaluate preferences directly through content consumption, bypassing self-descriptive forms that can introduce distortions into preference estimates. We also explore the relationship between the perception of content as funny in people with different personality traits.
5. General and specific anxiety in cognitive problem solving
This project aims to study anxiety as a psychological phenomenon that encompasses a wide range of emotional reactions, including both general and specific anxiety (e.g., social anxiety). Questions about whether the effects of specific anxiety extend beyond their relevant domains remain unclear. Specifically, what is the role of general anxiety in recognizing facial expressions and solving mathematical problems? The goal of this research is to analyze the relationship between different types of anxiety and their impact on cognitive problem solving across various fields.
Emotions, especially negative ones, can affect not only psychological, but also physical condition of a person. Continuous and excessive suppression of negative emotions is associated with a deterioration of well-being, as well as with an increased risk of developing a number of diseases. At the same time, strategies of reappraisal, elaboration and restructuring, on the contrary, are highlighted as the most effective methods of psychotherapy. However, the mechanism of the relationship between different types of emotion regulation and long-term consequences remains poorly understood. This project aims to study the features of emotion regulation strategies in relation to various physiological systems, as well as to study the dynamics of emotional states during regulation.
2. Ensemble perception
Ensemble perception refers to the visual system's ability to rapidly extract statistical information from groups of items. This capacity allows us to efficiently summarize and interpret large amounts of visual input, even when attention and working memory are limited. For example, people can accurately estimate the mean or variance of features like size or color, even when objects are briefly presented. In particular, ensemble perception helps us assess emotional expressions from groups of faces, enabling us to capture an overall emotional "gist." However, there is ongoing debate about the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon. To address this, our project investigates face ensemble perception through behavioral experiments and neuroscience techniques, aiming to determine whether it occurs without conscious effort and how both perceptual and affective features contribute to the ensemble representation of faces.
3. Reflexive coping behavior questionnaire
The questionnaire measures coping behavior focusing on the specifics of stressful situations and personal characteristics of the individual, and allows to assess the degree of satisfaction with the preferred strategies. The questionnaire contains a number of problem tasks that require identification of all possible alternatives of behavior, choosing an individual strategy of behavior and assessing the degree of satisfaction with personal choice. Such reflexive analysis may reveal targets for psychotherapeutic intervention related to coping strategies. The development of a new inventory is related to the significant role of coping behavior as a predictor of adaptation and psychological well-being.
4. Preferences in humor styles as a factor of psychological entropy
A sense of humor is a multidimensional personality construct with many components. Some of them may be more relevant to psychological health than others. Although there are many studies devoted to this issue, the topic of preferences of humor style in media and internet-consumption in connection with personality traits, in particular, subclinical manifestations of psychopathy, remains open. Our research aims to develop tools that allow us to evaluate preferences directly through content consumption, bypassing self-descriptive forms that can introduce distortions into preference estimates. We also explore the relationship between the perception of content as funny in people with different personality traits.
5. General and specific anxiety in cognitive problem solving
This project aims to study anxiety as a psychological phenomenon that encompasses a wide range of emotional reactions, including both general and specific anxiety (e.g., social anxiety). Questions about whether the effects of specific anxiety extend beyond their relevant domains remain unclear. Specifically, what is the role of general anxiety in recognizing facial expressions and solving mathematical problems? The goal of this research is to analyze the relationship between different types of anxiety and their impact on cognitive problem solving across various fields.
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