The ability to detect users' emotions for the purpose of emotion engineering is currently one
of the main endeavors of machine learning in affective computing. Among the more common …

In the present article, we introduce OpenSesame, a graphical experiment builder for the
social sciences. OpenSesame is free, open-source, and cross-platform. It features a …

Executive functions (EFs)—the higher level cognitive abilities that enable us to control our
own thoughts and actions—continue to develop into early adulthood, yet no longitudinal …

The ability to use cognitive reappraisal to regulate emotions is an adaptive skill in adulthood,
but little is known about its development. Because reappraisal is thought to be supported by …

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) studies have become increasingly popular
both with clinicians and researchers as they are capable of providing unique insights into …

In this second edition of the best-selling Second Language Research, Alison Mackey and
Sue Gass continue to guide students step-by-step through conducting the second language …

A set of face stimuli called the NimStim Set of Facial Expressions is described. The goal in
creating this set was to provide facial expressions that untrained individuals, characteristic of …

Traditional theories of moral psychology emphasize reasoning and" higher cognition," while
more recent work emphasizes the role of emotion. The present fMRI data support a theory of …

Medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) is among those brain regions having the highest baseline
metabolic activity at rest and one that exhibits decreases from this baseline across a wide …

Teleological explanations account for objects and events by reference to a functional
consequence or purpose. Although they are popular in religion, they are unpopular in …