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Bhakti Khati's Outputs (3)

Moral disagreements: Unearthing pathways to constructive and destructive behavioral responses (2025)
Journal Article
Khati, B., Kutlaca, M., McPhetres, J., & Paolini, S. (online). Moral disagreements: Unearthing pathways to constructive and destructive behavioral responses. Political Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.13077

Issues like transgender rights often provoke strong emotional reactions, leading to polarized conflicts. Moral psychology suggests that emotions like anger and disgust drive destructive behaviors, such as avoiding or insulting the opponent. However,... Read More about Moral disagreements: Unearthing pathways to constructive and destructive behavioral responses.

Piloerection persists throughout repeated exposure to emotional stimuli (2024)
Journal Article
McPhetres, J., Gao, H. H., Kemp, N., & Khati, B. (2024). Piloerection persists throughout repeated exposure to emotional stimuli. PLoS ONE, 19(9), Article e0309347. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0309347

It is often suggested that piloerection, or goosebumps, is primarily triggered by emotional experience—theoretical perspectives place a heavy emphasis on experiencing novelty and surprise. However, the two studies described here challenge this perspe... Read More about Piloerection persists throughout repeated exposure to emotional stimuli.

Individuals lack the ability to accurately detect emotional piloerection (2024)
Journal Article
McPhetres, J., Han, A., Gao, H. H., Kemp, N., Khati, B., Pu, C. X., Smith, A., & Shui, X. (2024). Individuals lack the ability to accurately detect emotional piloerection. Psychophysiology, 61(9), Article e14605. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14605

Piloerection (e.g., goosebumps) is an essential thermoregulatory and social signaling mechanism in non‐human animals. Although humans also experience piloerection—often being perceived as an indicator of profound emotional experiences—its comparative... Read More about Individuals lack the ability to accurately detect emotional piloerection.