Lay presentations of research on emotions often make two claims. First, they assert that all humans develop the same set of core emotions. This claim is called the “basic emotion approach” (Ekman, ...

The way people express emotions while helping others can influence whether their assistance is welcomed, resented, or reciprocated, according to new research. The way people express emotions while ...

Humans are social beings, hardwired to navigate complex interactions through signals that communicate our internal states. Of all the channels we use to perceive emotion, the human face is arguably ...

Adults with autism are only slightly less accurate at reading people's facial emotions compared to their non-autistic peers, according to new research. Recent studies show we may need to revise widely ...

Over the past several years, I’ve gotten (literally) thousands of emails from readers who are discovering emotional intelligence for the first time, and who have tons of questions. These questions are ...

There's a common perception that autistic individuals are poor at recognizing others' emotions and have little insight into how effectively they do so. But Autistic adults are only slightly less ...

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PULLMAN, Wash. – The way people express emotions while helping others can influence whether their assistance is welcomed, resented, or reciprocated, according to new research from Washington State ...