Who We Are
At the Reasoning & Emotion Lab, we study how people think and feel in moments of conflict. We believe that both emotional and cognitive processes are essential for empathy, cooperation, and constructive conflict resolution.
On the emotion side, we examine how conflicts trigger emotions tied to psychological needs—and how emotion regulation shapes the way people navigate and resolve these challenges.
On the reasoning side, we investigate what motivates wise reasoning in conflict—processes like perspective taking, intellectual humility, and dialectical thinking—both in interpersonal and intergroup contexts.
Research
Wisdom in Conflicts
Do people engage in perspective taking, intellectual humility, and other metacognitive processes when the face interpersonal or intergroup conflicts?
Emotions and Emotion Regulation
What emotions arise in conflicts, how are emotions related to phycological needs, and what strategies can help regulate emotions to promote reconciliation?
News
November's 2025 stop: USA
Karin Ella was chosen to present her thesis in SJDM conference in Denver, CO.
September's 2025 stop: Italy
Yarden was chosen to present her thesis in the SPUDM conference in Italy.