Our lab studies how emotions help (and hurt) us in everyday life by examining the ways in which emotions influence social interactions, decision making, memory, prospection, and motivation. We ask questions about the linkage between emotion and these processes in healthy people and in people with different psychological disorders, including schizophrenia. We also study emotion and cognition change across the lifespan, as well as how emotion shapes our perceptions of social contexts. We use behavioral, self-report, psychophysiological, and brain imaging methods in our research.
Ann Kring directs the ESI Lab. We are located in the Berkeley Way West building in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley (see campus map).
Note to Prospective Graduate Students: Ann is no longer mentoring new graduate students.