Principal Investigator: Philip S. Wong, PhD; Philip.Wong@liu.edu
The EMC (Emotion, Motivation & Cognition) Lab is organized conceptually around the integration of psychodynamic and cognitive perspectives in psychology, approaching research questions using a variety of experimental methods. Most of our studies examine questions pertaining to the emotional and motivational dimensions of implicit (versus explicit) cognition in normal and/or pathological conditions. While we often focus on questions that arise from psychodynamic theory and practice, the range of specific topics examined is considerable, and includes: narcissism; early memories; specific affects (e.g., shame); affect regulation; object relations; and cross-cultural perspectives on acculturation and identity.
Recent Projects:
The influence of positive experiences on the self-esteem and affect of individuals with narcissistic traits (Shahab Motamedinia)
Resilience, distress, wellbeing, nonverbal memory, and cognitive flexibility: A longitudinal study of adaptation to college stressors (Eric Utecht)
Monetary priming at conscious and nonconscious levels of prime accessibility and motivational behavior (Adam Frankel)
Self-reported mental health of narcissists: illusion or reality? (Nicole Nehrig)
Support for the construct validity of self-construal reformulated as a multidimensional construct (Maia Jamadi)
Selfobject needs in overt and covert narcissism (Dana Gruber)
Implicit and explicit attitudes, and national and ethnic identity among first-generation and U.S. born East Asians and Latinos (Gabriella Regalado)
Defense mechanisms and reflective functioning (Joseph Spinelli)
The unspeakable affect of shame: Its traumatic origins and imprint on internal object worlds (Lisa Weiser)
