Self Regulation Lab

2012-2013

Front row (L to R): Gili Freedman, Dan Willard, Taru Flagan

Back row: Jennifer Beer

Not pictured: Yangmei Luo

Welcome to Jennifer Beer's lab!  Our research focuses on:
    Self
    Emotion
    Social Cognition

In our lab at the University of Texas, we're interested in how these processes contribute to appropriate social functioning. For example, how do self-perceptions and emotions influence decisions in social interactions? To address these questions, we use:
   
    Behavioral methods
    Behavioral observation (e.g., FACS coding)
    Reaction times
    Self and peer-report

    Neuroscience methods
    Neuroimaging (fMRI)
    Patients with lesions
 
The main areas of our current research are the neural basis of self-serving cognition and perceiving other people in  light of new information.