EP 019 | Debra Lieberman, PhD

Our guest today is Debra Lieberman, PhD. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Miami. Her research aims to understand how evolution has shaped the social mind. To this end Dr. Lieberman applies theoretical tools from evolutionary biology to develop hypotheses regarding function, generates information-processing models that specify how the functional mechanism operates, and then empirically tests the validity of these models. Dr. Lieberman studies a range of phenomena including kinship, altruism, sexuality, disgust, morality, and, gratitude.   LINKS:  https://local.psy.miami.edu/people/faculty/dlieberman/  PODCAST MOMENTS:   21:29 Research on Disgust  35:10 Disgust and Morality  55:44 Youth and Identity  1:04:18 Research on Gratitude  1:21:12 Gratitude is a Universal Emotion  1:36:11 Gratitude vs. Manipulation   _____________________________________________________  Connect with us on social media @armchairscholars   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@armchair_scholars   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/armchairscholars/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairscholars Anchor: https://anchor.fm/brendan-byrne9