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Michael McCullough is a Professor at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), specializing in experimental psychology. His work explores the evolutionary and cognitive mechanisms underlying human social behavior, including forgiveness, gratitude, prosociality, and religious cognition. He leads a cross-cultural research network on gratitude and investigates religion's role in fostering cooperation through multidisciplinary projects.
His research spans behavioral neuroscience, evolutionary psychology, and social cognition. Key themes include empathy's influence on altruism, oxytocin's social effects, and self-control mechanisms. His publications focus on experimental methodologies, cross-cultural comparisons, and theoretical frameworks for understanding moral and prosocial behavior.
- Current Projects: Cross-cultural gratitude studies, religion and cooperation
- Labs: Center for Research on Experimental Evolutionary Psychology
