Stephanie D. Preston, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Assistant Professor in Cognition and Perception, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan
Stephanie D. Preston, Ph.D.PsychologistAssistant Professor in Cognition and Perception, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan |
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Contact Information:University of MichiganDepartment of Psychology 3040 East Hall Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Tel: (734) 764-5264 Fax: (734) 764-3520 Email: prestos at umich.edu |
Research InterestsResearch in my Ecological Neuroscience Laboratory uses an interdisciplinary approach to study the interface between emotion and decision making. There are currently two main lines of research:1) How do people process the emotions of others and how does this affect the type and amount of help they offer? 2) How do people make decisions about allocating resources like food, money, and material goods? In both of these lines, we try to determine the proximate bases of the behavior (How do the central and peripheral nervous systems manifest the behavior?) as well as the ultimate bases of the behavior (Why does this behavior exist? How did it evolve?). In order to study these complex behaviors at multiple levels, we must use a variety of methods. Some examples include measuring:
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