Director
CurrentWe study emotions, personality and altruism from an evolutionary and prosocial perspective. Viewing people as unconsciously driven by empathy, guilt and altruism, we investigate emotionality from this perspective. For 20+ years we have been investigating survivor guilt, perhaps maladaptive in within group competition, but an essential and positive factor in between group competition (group selection, multi-leval selection theory). Currently studying altruism, empathy,& psychological distress… Show more We study emotions, personality and altruism from an evolutionary and prosocial perspective. Viewing people as unconsciously driven by empathy, guilt and altruism, we investigate emotionality from this perspective. For 20+ years we have been investigating survivor guilt, perhaps maladaptive in within group competition, but an essential and positive factor in between group competition (group selection, multi-leval selection theory). Currently studying altruism, empathy,& psychological distress in comparative investigation of Tibetan and other branches of Buddhism, focusing on role of religious cognitions compared to intensity of meditative practice. Show less