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SUMMARY:Feeling good\, doing good: The potential of positive self-directed
  emotions to motivate prosociality - Dr. Claudia Schneider
DTSTART:20200212T160000Z
DTEND:20200212T170000Z
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CONTACT:Melisa B
DESCRIPTION:Faced with global challenges\, such as environmental degradati
 on\, social inequality\, and discrimination against marginalized societal 
 groups\, identifying strategies to promote concern for the well-being of o
 thers and to encourage prosocial action is of high relevance. Caring about
  others and acting prosocially\, however\, takes up emotional and cognitiv
 e resources of which humans only have a limited amount. In this research I
  suggest that addressing the fundamental human need of establishing and ma
 intaining a positive self-image may free up resources to engage in prosoci
 ality. I explore the potential of positive self-directed emotions in a sui
 te of studies across two cultural contexts\, the United States and Nigeria
 \, looking at pro-environmental decision making\, charitable giving and vo
 lunteering\, as well as discrimination against marginalized societal group
 s.\n\n_Dr. Claudia R. Schneider received her PhD in Psychology from Columb
 ia University\, where she worked at the Centre for Research on Environment
 al Decisions\, the Earth Institute. As an Ivy League Exchange Scholar she 
 furthermore held a graduate research position at Princeton University. She
  currently works as a Research Associate at the Winton Centre for Risk and
  Evidence Communication and the Cambridge Social Decision-Making Laborator
 y\, University of Cambridge. Her research explores avenues to address soci
 ety-level social issues\, such as climate change mitigation\, intergroup c
 onflict\, and the balanced and transparent communication of evidence._
LOCATION:Lecture Room\, Department of Psychology\, Downing Site\, Cambridg
 e
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