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Dr. Jennifer Beer leads the Self-Regulation Lab at the University of Texas at Austin, where her research focuses on the interplay between self-authenticity, emotion, motivation, and social cognition. The lab investigates how individuals perceive others and how these perceptions influence social interactions and decision-making. Key research areas include social rejection, authenticity, and the neural underpinnings of socioemotional processing. Employing a variety of methodologies such as behavioral observation, computational modeling, and neuroscience techniques including neuroimaging, Dr. Beer seeks to deepen our understanding of the processes that contribute to successful social functioning.
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