Background Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, together with the availability
of big data in society, creates uncertainties about how these developments will affect …

Numerous scholars have claimed that positive ethical traits such as virtues are important in
human psychology and behavior. Psychologists have begun to test these claims. The scores …

The polyvagal theory presented in client-friendly language. This book offers therapists an
integrated approach to adding a polyvagal foundation to their work with clients. With clear …

This study examines how a celebrity endorser's key associations can complement and help
improve a brand's low corresponding associations. By conducting three studies, we find that …

Moral elevation is defined as the emotional response to witnessing acts of moral beauty.
Studies have found that elevation entails pleasant feelings of warmth in the chest, feeling …

Discover your body's neural pathways to calmness, safety, and connection. An intense
conversation, a spat with a partner, or even an obnoxious tweet—these situations aren't life …

The term elevation (also referred to as moral elevation), described by Thomas Jefferson and
later coined by Jonathan Haidt, refers to the suite of feelings people may experience when …

When do people say that they are moved, and does this experience constitute a unique
emotion? We review theory and empirical research on being moved across psychology and …

Autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity is a fundamental component of emotional
responding. It is not clear, however, whether positive emotional states are associated with …

This review of the trait of appreciation of beauty (AoB) draws from the literature in personality
psychology, philosophy, religion, neuroscience, neuro-aesthetics, evolutionary psychology …