연구소개
심리과학연구소는 인간의 마음과 행동을 과학적으로 이해하기 위해 기초 심리학과 응용 심리학을 아우르는 다학제적 연구를 수행합니다.
심리과학의 이론적 발전과 사회적 활용
심리과학연구소는 뇌와 행동의 관계, 언어처리 및 학습, 계산 인지 모델링, 정신병리 예측, 디지털 심리치료, 인간-컴퓨터 상호작용 등 다양한 연구 분야를 포괄하고 있습니다.
본 연구소는 심리학의 기초 기제를 탐구하는 연구와 사회적 문제 해결을 위한 응용 연구를 연결하며, 심리과학의 학문적 깊이와 실천적 가능성을 함께 확장하고자 합니다.
대표논문
2026
뇌 속의 사회
최진영, 염유식, 곽세열, 이성하, 설선혜, 조이수, 김호영, 김준솔, & 김혜린. (2026). 뇌 속의 사회. 사회평론아카데미.
Book →지능 파산: AI 시대, 편리함에 갇혀 버린 사람들
한소원. (2026). 지능 파산: AI 시대, 편리함에 갇혀 버린 사람들. 바다출판사.
Book →심리학은 어떻게 삶의 무기가 되는가
한소원. (2026). 심리학은 어떻게 삶의 무기가 되는가. 스몰빅라이프.
Book →Five-factor model-based personality profiles in South Korea
Jyung, M., Kim, J. H., Kim, K., & Choi, I. (2026). Five-factor model-based personality profiles in South Korea. Scientific Reports, 16, 4290.
DOI →To be authentic or not to be: How and why North Americans and South Koreans differ in making true-self-congruent choices
Jyung, M., Kim, J., Jun, Y. J., Son, E. J., & Choi, I. (2026). To be authentic or not to be: How and why North Americans and South Koreans differ in making true-self-congruent choices. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 155(4), 1049–1080.
DOI →Essentializing Happiness Mitigates the Changes in Subjective Well-Being Following Negative Life Events
Ku, X., Cha, S. E., Kim, Y., Jun, Y. J., & Choi, I. (2026). Essentializing happiness mitigates the changes in subjective well-being following negative life events. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 52(3), 499–515.
DOI →A Systematic Review of Interoception in Substance Use Disorders
Im, J. J., So, E., Kim, K., & Ahn, W.-Y. (2026). A systematic review of interoception in substance use disorders. Current Addiction Reports, 13(1), 43.
DOI →Decomposing the neurocomputational mechanisms of deontological moral preferences
Zoh, Y., Kim, S., Kim, H., Crockett, M. J., & Ahn, W.-Y. (2026). Decomposing the neurocomputational mechanisms of deontological moral preferences. PNAS Nexus, 5(4), pgag074.
DOI →Rapid and reliable computational markers of decision-making for predicting daily smoking behavior and smoking cessation treatment outcomes
Lee, J.-H., Lee, S. H., Yang, J., Kim, H., Pitt, M. A., Park, H. J., Joh, H.-K., Konova, A. B., & Ahn, W.-Y. (2026). Rapid and reliable computational markers of decision-making for predicting daily smoking behavior and smoking cessation treatment outcomes. Neuropsychopharmacology. Advance online publication.
DOI →Individual differences in effects of stressful life events on childhood ADHD: Genetic, neural, and familial contributions
Choi, S. Y., Lee, J., Park, J., Lee, E., Kim, B.-G., Kim, G., Joo, Y. Y., & Cha, J. (2026). Individual differences in effects of stressful life events on childhood ADHD: Genetic, neural, and familial contributions. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 67(5), 788–800.
DOI →Learning brain dynamics across distinct scaling regimes reveals psychiatric signatures
Bae, S., Kwon, J., Yoo, S., & Cha, J. (2026). Learning brain dynamics across distinct scaling regimes reveals psychiatric signatures. Communications Biology, 9, 963.
DOI →Drinking Motives Synchronize Behavioral and Neural Craving Responses to Alcohol-drinking Videos
Kwon, M., Song, S., Lee, H., Kwon, M., Choi, J.-S., Jung, Y.-C., Rosenberg, M. D., & Ahn, W.-Y. (2026). Drinking motives synchronize behavioral and neural craving responses to alcohol-drinking videos. bioRxiv. [Preprint]
DOI →Inverse reinforcement learning reveals action-oriented value signals in naturalistic decision making
Lee, S. H., Chung, C., Oh, M.-H., & Ahn, W.-Y. (2026). Inverse reinforcement learning reveals action-oriented value signals in naturalistic decision making. bioRxiv. [Preprint]
DOI →2025
감상의 심리학: 예술 작품을 볼 때 머릿속에서는 무슨 일이 벌어질까?
오성주. (2025). 감상의 심리학: 예술 작품을 볼 때 머릿속에서는 무슨 일이 벌어질까? 북하우스.
Book →조직심리학 및 조직행동
Jex, S. M., Britt, T. W., & Thompson, C. A. (2025). 조직심리학 및 조직행동 (김가원, 박지영, 이선희, 이승미, & 정예슬, 역; 제4판). 시그마프레스.
Book →임상심리학
Abramowitz, J. S., Prinstein, M. J., & Trull, T. J. (2025). 임상심리학 (김주은, 김향숙, 박용천, 안정광, 장혜인, 정경미, 최기홍, & 허지원, 역; 제9판). 시그마프레스.
Book →Positive social relations, loneliness, and immune system gene regulation
Lee, S.-H., Chey, J., Choi, I., Youm, Y., & Cole, S. (2025). Positive social relations, loneliness, and immune system gene regulation. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1549(1), 139–147.
DOI →노인 인지통제훈련에 따른 두뇌 기능적 연결성의 변화
김호영, 류애리, & 최진영. (2025). 노인 인지통제훈련에 따른 두뇌 기능적 연결성의 변화. 한국심리학회지: 인지 및 생물, 37(2), 73–90.
DOI →Polygenic architecture of brain structure and function, behaviors, and psychopathologies in children
Joo, Y. Y., Kim, B. G., Kim, G., Lee, E., Seo, J., & Cha, J. (2025). Polygenic architecture of brain structure and function, behaviors, and psychopathologies in children. Nature Communications, 16, 8467.
DOI →Neural systems for processing social relationship information along two principal dimensions
Kang, W., Kwon, M., & Lee, S.-H. (2025). Neural systems for processing social relationship information along two principal dimensions. Communications Biology, 8, 1120.
DOI →Supramodal and cross-modal representations of working memory in higher-order cortex
Park, D., Hwang, S.-H., Lee, K., Ryoo, Y., Kim, H. F., & Lee, S.-H. (2025). Supramodal and cross-modal representations of working memory in higher-order cortex. Nature Communications, 16, 4497.
DOI →Better than you or who I used to be: Social comparison, but not temporal comparison, maintains narcissism in adolescence
Lee, H. Y., Gürel, C., Overbeek, G., & Brummelman, E. (2025). Better than you or who I used to be: Social comparison, but not temporal comparison, maintains narcissism in adolescence. Development and Psychopathology, 38(1), 226–240.
DOI →사전-사후 통제집단 설계에서 차이점수 분석과 공분산분석의 수행 비교: 시뮬레이션 연구
이영수, & 석혜원. (2025). 사전-사후 통제집단 설계에서 차이점수 분석과 공분산분석의 수행 비교: 시뮬레이션 연구. 한국심리학회지: 일반, 44(3), 163–198.
DOI →우울과 정서조절 유연성: 사회적 상호작용 상황에서의 정서조절 변산성과 맥락 민감성을 중심으로
현지원, 양채연, 석혜원, & 김향숙. (2025). 우울과 정서조절 유연성: 사회적 상호작용 상황에서의 정서조절 변산성과 맥락 민감성을 중심으로. 한국심리학회지: 임상심리 연구와 실제, 11(2), 295–317.
KCI →Putting maximization dimensions and well-being in a daily context: The moderating role of choice domains and characteristics
Shim, Y., Quan, S., Lim, J.-A., & Suk, H. W. (2025). Putting maximization dimensions and well-being in a daily context: The moderating role of choice domains and characteristics. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 20(3), 485–497.
DOI →Mapping of Meaning and Pleasure on the Temporal Horizon: Long-Term Orientation Predicts Preference for Meaningful Over Pleasurable Activities
Hong, E. K., Kim, J., & Choi, I. (2025). Mapping of meaning and pleasure on the temporal horizon: Long-term orientation predicts preference for meaningful over pleasurable activities. European Journal of Social Psychology, 55(2), 274–293.
DOI →Why Do Happy People Exercise More? The Role of Beliefs in the Psychosocial Benefits of Exercise
Jung, S., Ku, X., & Choi, I. (2025). Why do happy people exercise more? The role of beliefs in the psychosocial benefits of exercise. Journal of Happiness Studies, 26(4), 50.
DOI →Mitigating the Negative Effects of Lower-Class Backgrounds on Subjective Well-Being: The Role of Nonessentialist Views of Happiness
Kim, Y., Ku, X., Kim, J. H., Lee, S.-H., Cha, S. E., & Choi, I. (2025). Mitigating the negative effects of lower-class backgrounds on subjective well-being: The role of nonessentialist views of happiness. Journal of Happiness Studies, 26(5), 80.
DOI →Happier individuals generate more spontaneous thoughts about friends and value relationships over money
Shin, W.-G., Ahn, J., Choe, K. W., Lee, H., Han, J., Lee, E., Lux, B. K., Woo, C.-W., Choi, I., & Sul, S. (2025). Happier individuals generate more spontaneous thoughts about friends and value relationships over money. Communications Psychology, 3, 162.
DOI →Sound mind, sound body, or vice versa? Mind–body beliefs shape health behaviors
Ku, X., Jyung, M., Kim, J. H., & Choi, I. (2025). Sound mind, sound body, or vice versa? Mind–body beliefs shape health behaviors. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 17(1), e12617.
DOI →Social Class and Well-being Trajectories during COVID-19: A 4-year Longitudinal Study Revealed a Steeper Decline among Higher-class Individuals in South Korea
Kwon, Y., Zong, S. K., Kim, N., Choi, Y., & Choi, I. (2025). Social class and well-being trajectories during COVID-19: A 4-year longitudinal study revealed a steeper decline among higher-class individuals in South Korea. Social Indicators Research, 176(3), 1021–1042.
DOI →여가유형에 따른 행복본질주의 신념과 주관적 웰빙의 관계
주진영, 최인철, & 신규리. (2025). 여가유형에 따른 행복본질주의 신념과 주관적 웰빙의 관계. 한국여가레크리에이션학회지, 49(4), 85–96.
DOI →Implicit Theories of Happiness: When Happiness Is Viewed as Changeable, Happy People Are Perceived Much More Positively Than Unhappy People
Hong, E. K., Kim, J., & Choi, I. (2025). Implicit theories of happiness: When happiness is viewed as changeable, happy people are perceived much more positively than unhappy people. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 51(2), 185–202.
DOI →Exploring Digital Phenotypes for Life Satisfaction in Middle-Aged Women
Lee, I., Kang, G., Bae, S., Maeng, H., & Hahn, S. (2025). Exploring digital phenotypes for life satisfaction in middle-aged women. Proceedings of the 22nd Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, 635–641.
DOI →Enhancing Exhibition Experience by Visualizing Visitor Emotion Using Digital Media Art and Artificial Intelligence
Lee, Y. K., Shin, G. W., You, J., Suh, B., Yun, M. H., & Hahn, S. (2025). Enhancing exhibition experience by visualizing visitor emotion using digital media art and artificial intelligence. Proceedings of the 22nd Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, 249–254.
DOI →How Empathy Promotes Socially Adaptive Behaviors in Interpersonal Conflicts?: An Exploratory Study on the Role of Intention Inference
Lee, I., & Hahn, S. (2025). How empathy promotes socially adaptive behaviors in interpersonal conflicts?: An exploratory study on the role of intention inference. Proceedings of the 47th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society.
Paper →Longitudinal brain connectivity changes associated with successful smoking cessation
Im, J. J., Kim, H., Lee, J.-H., Park, H. J., Joh, H.-K., & Ahn, W.-Y. (2025). Longitudinal brain connectivity changes associated with successful smoking cessation. Frontiers in Psychology, 16, 1734803.
DOI →Awe is characterized as an ambivalent affect in the human behavior and cortex
Lee, J., Han, D. D., Oh, S.-Y., & Cha, J. (2025). Awe is characterized as an ambivalent affect in the human behavior and cortex. Communications Psychology, 3, 123.
DOI →Predicting task-related brain activity from resting-state brain dynamics with fMRI Transformer
Kwon, J., Seo, J., Wang, H., Moon, T., Yoo, S., & Cha, J. (2025). Predicting task-related brain activity from resting-state brain dynamics with fMRI Transformer. Imaging Neuroscience, 3, imag_a_00440.
DOI →Revisiting Your Memory: Reconstruction of Affect-Contextualized Memory via EEG-guided Audiovisual Generation
Kwon, J., Wang, H., Lee, J., Kim, S., Yoo, S., Lin, Y., & Cha, J. (2025). Revisiting your memory: Reconstruction of affect-contextualized memory via EEG-guided audiovisual generation. Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Cognition-oriented Multimodal Affective and Empathetic Computing, 1–10.
DOI →A reinforcement learning and decision-making framework for understanding mental disorders
Lee, J.-H., Lee, E., Im, J., O'Doherty, J. P., & Ahn, W.-Y. (2025). A reinforcement learning and decision-making framework for understanding mental disorders. PsyArXiv. [Preprint]
DOI →CausalMamba: Scalable Conditional State Space Models for Neural Causal Inference
Bae, S., & Cha, J. (2025). CausalMamba: Scalable conditional state space models for neural causal inference. arXiv. [Preprint]
DOI →2024
Psychology in South Korea
Chey, J., Choi, K.-H., Kim, J., & Kim, H. S. (2024). Psychology in South Korea. In M. Bullock, C. Stevens, D. Wedding, & A. Clinton (Eds.), The Handbook of International Psychology (2nd ed., pp. 307–315). Routledge. [The parent volume lists copyright 2025.]
DOI →뇌과학 혁명: 뇌의 언어부터 이해하라
Buzsáki, G. (2024). 뇌과학 혁명: 뇌의 언어부터 이해하라 (차지욱, 역). 학지사.
Book →Moderating Effects of Emotion Regulation Goals on Relationship between Emotional Suppression and Psychological Well-being
Han, J., & Kim, H. S. (2024). Moderating effects of emotion regulation goals on relationship between emotional suppression and psychological well-being. Korean Journal of Clinical Psychology, 43(4), 143–153.
DOI →Short-Term Longitudinal Effect of Future-Oriented Goals and Autonomy on Self-Esteem of College Students
Kim, H., & Kim, H. S. (2024). Short-term longitudinal effect of future-oriented goals and autonomy on self-esteem of college students. Korean Journal of Health Psychology, 29(6), 1067–1083.
DOI →건강한 노년과 인지예비능: 생의 과정을 통한 인지 및 병리적 노화의 조절
이한경, & 최진영. (2024). 건강한 노년과 인지예비능: 생의 과정을 통한 인지 및 병리적 노화의 조절. 한국심리학회지: 일반, 43(1), 31–64.
DOI →한국 저교육 노인에게 적용 가능한 개념화 능력 평가 도구의 개발 및 타당화: 속담 검사 예비타당화 연구
이한경, & 최진영. (2024). 한국 저교육 노인에게 적용 가능한 개념화 능력 평가 도구의 개발 및 타당화: 속담 검사 예비타당화 연구. 한국노년학회지, 44(2), 153–175.
DOI →Acute stress enhances memory and preference for smoking-related associations in smokers
Lee, J.-H., Kang, S., Maier, S. U., Lee, S. A., Goldfarb, E. V., & Ahn, W.-Y. (2024). Acute stress enhances memory and preference for smoking-related associations in smokers. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 26(3), 333–341.
DOI →Early life stress modulates the genetic influence on brain structure and cognitive function in children
Wang, H.-H., Moon, S.-Y., Kim, H., Kim, G., Ahn, W.-Y., Joo, Y. Y., & Cha, J. (2024). Early life stress modulates the genetic influence on brain structure and cognitive function in children. Heliyon, 10(1), e23345.
DOI →Bridging the Gap Between Self-Report and Behavioral Laboratory Measures: A Real-Time Driving Task With Inverse Reinforcement Learning
Lee, S. H., Song, M. S., Oh, M. H., & Ahn, W.-Y. (2024). Bridging the gap between self-report and behavioral laboratory measures: A real-time driving task with inverse reinforcement learning. Psychological Science, 35(4), 345–357.
DOI →Convergent representation of values from tactile and visual inputs for efficient goal-directed behavior in the primate putamen
Hwang, S.-H., Park, D., Lee, J.-W., Lee, S.-H., & Kim, H. F. (2024). Convergent representation of values from tactile and visual inputs for efficient goal-directed behavior in the primate putamen. Nature Communications, 15, 8954.
DOI →The relationships between multiple facets of self-concept clarity and depression
Baik, S. Y., Lee, S. H., & Kim, H. S. (2024). The relationships between multiple facets of self-concept clarity and depression. Self and Identity, 23, 429–449.
DOI →Exploring predictors of depression with a focus on emotion regulation flexibility for positive and negative affects
Kim, H., & Kim, H. S. (2024). Exploring predictors of depression with a focus on emotion regulation flexibility for positive and negative affects. Korean Journal of Clinical Psychology, 43(3), 126–141.
DOI →The structure of emotion regulation strategies among Korean adults
Kim, H., Han, H., & Kim, H. S. (2024). The structure of emotion regulation strategies among Korean adults. Personality and Individual Differences, 229, 112752.
DOI →반복측정 자료에 기반한 변화의 집단차 분석 방법: 차이점수 모형과 공분산분석 모형 비교
이영수, & 석혜원. (2024). 반복측정 자료에 기반한 변화의 집단차 분석 방법: 차이점수 모형과 공분산분석 모형 비교. 한국심리학회지: 일반, 43(3), 231–260.
DOI →측정 비불변성이 ANCOVA에 기반한 처치효과 추론에 미치는 영향: 응답이동에 의한 절편 비동일성을 중심으로
황유경, & 석혜원. (2024). 측정 비불변성이 ANCOVA에 기반한 처치효과 추론에 미치는 영향: 응답이동에 의한 절편 비동일성을 중심으로. 사회과학연구, 63(2), 173–204.
DOI →Seizing and freezing to life outcomes: Need for cognitive closure intensifies affective reactions to major events
Cha, S. E., Ku, X., Lee, S. S., & Choi, I. (2024). Seizing and freezing to life outcomes: Need for cognitive closure intensifies affective reactions to major events. Motivation and Emotion, 48(2), 155–169.
DOI →The Unhappy Beliefs of Happiness: Investigating the Mechanisms Underlying the Links Between Negative Hedonic Beliefs and Diminished Well-Being
Kwon, Y., Choi, J., & Choi, I. (2024). The unhappy beliefs of happiness: Investigating the mechanisms underlying the links between negative hedonic beliefs and diminished well-being. Journal of Happiness Studies, 25, 97.
DOI →Unraveling the Most Important Predictors of Eudaimonic and Hedonic Well-Being in Korean Adults: A Machine Learning Approach
Jyung, M., Lee, S.-H., & Choi, I. (2024). Unraveling the most important predictors of eudaimonic and hedonic well-being in Korean adults: A machine learning approach. Journal of Happiness Studies, 25(7), 85.
DOI →Striatal–hippocampal functional connectivity contributes to real-life positive anticipatory experiences and subjective well-being
Shin, W.-G., Jyung, M., Choi, J.-A., Choi, I., & Sul, S. (2024). Striatal–hippocampal functional connectivity contributes to real-life positive anticipatory experiences and subjective well-being. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 19(1), nsae096.
DOI →Effect of Robot Head Movement and its Timing on Human-Robot Interaction
Lee, H., & Hahn, S. (2025). Effect of robot head movement and its timing on human-robot interaction. International Journal of Social Robotics, 17(1), 3–14. [Version of record first published online in 2024.]
DOI →Effect of Feedback Styles in Robotic Fitness Coaching on Exercise Intensity
Lee, Y.-K., Park, Y., Shin, M., & Hahn, S. (2024). Effect of feedback styles in robotic fitness coaching on exercise intensity. Journal of the HCI Society of Korea, 19(2), 35–45.
DOI →Enhancing Empathic Reasoning of Large Language Models Based on Psychotherapy Models for AI-assisted Social Support
Lee, Y.-K., Lee, I., Shin, M., Bae, S., & Hahn, S. (2024). Enhancing empathic reasoning of large language models based on psychotherapy models for AI-assisted social support. Korean Journal of Cognitive Science, 35(1), 23–48.
DOI →On the Relationship Between Mind Perception and Social Support of Chatbots
Lee, I., & Hahn, S. (2024). On the relationship between mind perception and social support of chatbots. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1282036.
DOI →White matter diffusion estimates in obsessive-compulsive disorder across 1653 individuals: machine learning findings from the ENIGMA OCD Working Group
Kim, B.-G., Kim, G., et al. (2024). White matter diffusion estimates in obsessive-compulsive disorder across 1653 individuals: Machine learning findings from the ENIGMA OCD Working Group. Molecular Psychiatry, 29(4), 1063–1074.
DOI →Stress vulnerability and resilience in children facing COVID-19-related discrimination: A quasi-experimental study using polygenic, brain, and sociodemographic data
Yi, J., Lee, E., Kim, B.-G., Kim, G., Joo, Y. Y., & Cha, J. (2024). Stress vulnerability and resilience in children facing COVID-19-related discrimination: A quasi-experimental study using polygenic, brain, and sociodemographic data. medRxiv. [Preprint]
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