Dr. Piotr Winkielman

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Biography

Piotr Winkielman is a Professor at the University of California, San Diego, specializing in the interplay between emotion, cognition, embodiment, and consciousness, particularly within the domain of social cognition. His research explores how unconscious affect and emotional factors influence decision-making, and he investigates the role of cognitive feelings in the fluency and difficulty of memory recall, as well as their impact on judgments of attractiveness. His work employs a variety of psychological methods, including approaches from social neuroscience. Winkielman has contributed to numerous significant publications in the field, addressing topics such as the dynamic grounding of emotion concepts and the relationship between emotion, consciousness, and social behavior. His academic work often intersects various themes in social cognition and examines how emotions shape our interactions with the social world.

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Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
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  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).