David A. Havas
BA, Psychology - 1997 - University of Colorado at Boulder
PhD student - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Cognitive & Perceptual Sciences program
1202 W.Johnson St., Madison, WI 53706, Room 484
phone: 608.262.8858
email:dahavas@wisc.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Personal Webpage
Research Interests
What is the relation between body systems of emotion and language understanding? My research shows that body states of emotion influence comprehension of emotional language, and conversely, that emotional language influence body states of emotion. These findings are congruent with our everyday experience with emotional texts. But what are the mechanisms of this interaction?
Current Research
How is conceptualization reliant on perception and action processes,
and how does language illustrate this reliance? Some language
powerfully effects our bodies. For instance, why, when we listen to or
read emotional stories, do we become emotional ourselves? We have found
that variations in emotional states influence the ability to process language. My current research is investigating the mechanisms by which facial expressions influence language understanding.
Publications
Mouilso, E., Glenberg, A. M., Havas, D. A., & Lindeman, L. M.. (2007). Differences in action tendencies distinguish anger and sadness after comprehension of emotional sentences. In D. S. McNamara & J. G. Trafton (Eds.), Proceedings of the 29th Annual Cognitive Science Society (pp. 1325-1330). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society..PDF
Havas, D. A., Glenberg, A. M., & Rinck, M.. (2007). Emotion simulation during language comprehension. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 14 (3), 436-441..PDF
Glenberg, A. M., Havas, D., Becker, R., & Rinck, M.. Grounding
Language in Bodily States: The Case for Emotion. (2005). In R. Zwaan and D. Pecher
(Eds.) The grounding of cognition: The role of perception and action in
memory, language, and thinking. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press..PDF
Healy, A.F., Havas, D. A., Parker, J. T. (2000). Comparing serial
position effects in semantic and episodic memory using reconstruction
of order tasks. Journal of Memory & Language, 42(2), 147-167.
Presentations
Emotionally-laden text comprehension. Invited talk presented at the Learning Sciences Symposium, Madison, WI, October 26, 2007.PDF of PowerPoint slides
Nathan, M. J., Havas, D. A., & Johnson, C. V.. Intersubjectivity as a basis for gesture production. Poster presented at the 29th Annual Cognitive Science Society. Nashville, TN..PDF
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