It Starts With Attraction: Episode 21

The 7 Universal Emotions & What Drives Them with Dr. David Matsumoto







Are you struggling to understand what another person might be thinking or feeling?
Did you know there are seven UNIVERSAL emotions? Hear Dr. David Matsumoto, a psychologist who has studied micro-expressions and human behaviors, explain what the seven universal emotions are and what drives them. If you are wanting to know how to combat the negative emotions in your relationships, this PIEScast is for you!

This PIEScast is not only about noticing facial expressions and having better conversations with others. We are going to take a deep dive into the driving forces behind each of the seven universal emotions. Listen to this PIEScast to hear Dr. David Matsumoto share what matters MORE than science and research.

Today’s Speaker – Dr. David Matsumoto

Dr. David Matsumoto, Director of Humintell, is a renowned expert in the field of microexpressions, facial expression, gesture, nonverbal behavior, emotion and culture. He has published over 400+ articles, manuscripts, book chapters and books on these subjects.

Since 1989 Matsumoto has been a Professor of Psychology at San Francisco State University. He is also the founder and director of SFSU’s Culture and Emotion Research Laboratory. The laboratory focuses on studies involving culture, emotion, social interaction and communication.  

In 2009, Matsumoto was one of the select few to receive the prestigious Minerva Grant; a $1.9 million grant from the US Department of Defense to examine the role of emotions in ideologically-based groups. 

In addition to his work at Humintell and San Francisco State University, Matsumoto is the author of numerous books and articles. He also served as the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology and is an Editor of the Culture and Diversity Section for the Social and Personality Psychology Compass. Matsumoto is also an Editorial Board Member for Personality and Social Psychology Review, Asian Journal of Social Psychology, Asian Psychologist, Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, Motivation and Emotion, Cognition and Emotion, Human Communication, Journal of Comparative Family Studies and Archives of Budo.

Matsumoto is also the founder and program director of the East Bay Judo Institute in El Cerrito, California.  He holds a 7th degree black belt and well as class A Coaching and Referee Licenses. He has won countless awards, including the US Olympic Committee’s Coach of the Year Award in 2003. In addition to holding various positions within the United States Judo Federation and USA Judo, Matsumoto served as the head coach of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Judo Team and was the Team Leader for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Judo Team. 

Matsumoto first began studying psychology at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, where he received his Bachelors Degree. He obtained his Masters and Doctorate Degrees in Psychology from the University of California at Berkeley.

Website:
https://www.humintell.com

You’ll Learn

  • The 7 universal emotions / how to understand them
  • How to combat negative emotions
  • The importance of wisdom versus knowledge
  • How to build empathy

It Starts With Attraction Ep. 021: The 7 Universal Emotions & What Drives Them with Dr. David Matsumoto

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