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Frédéric Tomas @frederictomas.bsky.social · Jun 24

SIGNÉ TONTON!!!

Frédéric Tomas @frederictomas.bsky.social · Jun 24

Je pense que c'est la signature de son message qui me tue le plus.

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Frédéric Tomas @frederictomas.bsky.social · Jun 18

Citing this paper: Tomas, F., Fernandes, M., Mohr, C., & Demarchi, S. (2025). Beliefs, Confidence, and Attribution Bias regarding Deception Cues in Police Officers and Lay People. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology. doi.org/10.1007/s118...
Preprint here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Beliefs, Confidence, and Attribution Bias Regarding Deception Cues in Police Officers and Lay People - Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology

This study examined beliefs about deception cues among police officers and lay people, focusing on three questions. It aimed to replicate the no-difference hypothesis between these groups, explore the...

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Frédéric Tomas @frederictomas.bsky.social · Jun 18

🚨 In sum, both groups share inaccurate beliefs about cues like gaze aversion and fidgeting. High confidence in their beliefs also led to more deception cues expectations. People judged strangers more harshly than themselves or close ones. This means training of law enforcement is essential.

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Frédéric Tomas @frederictomas.bsky.social · Jun 18

We assessed 3 questions:
1. Do police officers have more accurate beliefs than laypeople? (Nope.)
2. Does confidence in your beliefs mean expecting more signs of lying? (Yep.)
3. Do we expect strangers to show more signs of lying than ourselves or close others? (Yep again—hello attribution bias!)

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Frédéric Tomas @frederictomas.bsky.social · Jun 18

🔍 New research out!

Colleagues from @unil.bsky.social, @univ-paris8.fr , and myself (@tilburg-university.bsky.social) explored how police officers and laypeople think about deception cues—and whether those beliefs hold up. This paper is now out in the Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology!

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Frédéric Tomas @frederictomas.bsky.social · May 10

This week, I had the privilege to present our work at the Department of Communication and Cognition (@tilburg-university.bsky.social) on the use of chatbots for eyewitness interviewing purposes in the buildings of the Belgian National Police to a large panel of French-speaking police psychologists.

Conference at the Belgian National Police

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Frédéric Tomas @frederictomas.bsky.social · May 10

Il est sur ma liste. J'ai très très hâte.

Frédéric Tomas @frederictomas.bsky.social · Apr 30

What. The. Actual. Frack.

Laure Dasinieres @lauredasinieres.bsky.social · Apr 30

J’ai plus les mots www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04...

NHS to test all ‘trans’ children for autism

Every child referred to a gender clinic will be screened under new guidance following Cass Review

www.telegraph.co.uk

Frédéric Tomas @frederictomas.bsky.social · Apr 29

Very proud to be part of this round table around the fighting of misinformation at ZPLS 7th edition with @lewan.bsky.social and @cbucken.bsky.social. Anyone interested in misinformation is of course welcome to join: the program is freaking interesting and it's completely free!

Charlotte Buecken @cbucken.bsky.social · Apr 29

🗓️ May 22nd, 3pm CEST!

Ready for another edition of hashtag#ZPLS? This one is all about "Misinformation: Forms, Scope, & Prevention" 🧠

We are very excited to share the program and registration link below!

As always, ZPLS7 is completely free ✨
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Frédéric Tomas @frederictomas.bsky.social · Apr 27

Might be true considering the NYTimes report here, though I can't find the Der Spiegel paper.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...

Hegseth’s Personal Phone Use Created Vulnerabilities

The phone number used in the Signal chat could also be found in a variety of places, including on social media and a fantasy sports site.

www.nytimes.com

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Frédéric Tomas @frederictomas.bsky.social · Apr 21

Apparently, meeting JD Vance can have serious consequences.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...

Pope Francis Dies at 88: Latest News

His groundbreaking pontificate worked to make the Catholic Church more inclusive. Cardinals will now decide whether to continue his approach or restore more doctrinaire leadership.

www.nytimes.com

Frédéric Tomas @frederictomas.bsky.social · Apr 20

Il y a un enjeu à l'accueil des collègues étasuniens en UE : celui du refinancement de l'enseignement supérieur. Imaginez débouler en France d'universités américaines hyperfinancées, pour voir qu'en moins de 20 ans, on a réussi à définancer l'ESR de 30%. Soyons vraiment attractifs : refinancons.

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Frédéric Tomas @frederictomas.bsky.social · Apr 6

Le KitKat, c'est clairement la vie.

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Frédéric Tomas @frederictomas.bsky.social · Mar 19

Les deux hypothèses (association par proximité phonologique et anticipation) qui se retrouvent également dans le lapsus calami! :)

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Frédéric Tomas @frederictomas.bsky.social · Mar 18

"On la dit fiable à 99%. Lors de notre visite dans une librairie qui a installé cette caméra, le voyant est resté vert alors que le client n’avait que 17 ans. Mais il est passé au rouge pour une jeune femme de plus de 30 ans…"

L'IA marketing a encore frappé.

🤦

www.rtbf.be/article/trop...

Trop jeune pour acheter de l’alcool ou des cigarettes ? Une caméra permet de déterminer l’âge du client

C’est une petite caméra située sur le comptoir de cette librairie. Elle analyse, de façon très rapide, le visage du...

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Frédéric Tomas @frederictomas.bsky.social · Mar 17

J'apprécie que tu aies enlevé la titraille de guignols, mais faut afficher ce genre de propos honteux.

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Frédéric Tomas @frederictomas.bsky.social · Mar 16

On notera qu'en français, le département de Musk deviendrait le "Département d'Efficacité Gouvernementale", ou "DEG", et je trouve ça savoureux.

Reposted by Frédéric Tomas

Eric Schares @eschares.bsky.social · Nov 18

🚨 Preprint! We combine our recent open dataset of #APC prices with the article counts per journal-year from #OpenAlex to estimate how much the academic community has paid in APCs over the last 5 years.

A. $8.349 billion ($8.968 B in 2023 USD)

$2.5B in 2023 alone.

arxiv.org/abs/2407.16551 #metasci

Estimating global article processing charges paid to six publishers for open access between 2019 and 2023

This study presents estimates of the global expenditure on article processing charges (APCs) paid to six publishers for open access between 2019 and 2023. APCs are fees charged for publishing in some ...

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Frédéric Tomas @frederictomas.bsky.social · Mar 14

Les teuteus sont de sortie, je vois.

Frédéric Tomas @frederictomas.bsky.social · Mar 5

Paper available here: www.emerald.com/insight/cont...

Preprint available here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Chatbots in eyewitness interviews: perceived usefulness and ease of use drive intent to use conversational agent | Emerald Insight

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Frédéric Tomas @frederictomas.bsky.social · Mar 5

😰 Social anxiety moderates this—high anxiety lowers adoption, even if easy to use.
🚔 Trust in police & chatbot experience? No impact.

📢 Why it matters:
Psychological factors shape tech adoption in law enforcement. Understanding them can improve police efficiency and eyewitness reporting.

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Frédéric Tomas @frederictomas.bsky.social · Mar 5

⚠️ New publication alert! ⚠️

🤖👮💬 Would you trust a chatbot for an eyewitness interview?

Our new study (Tomas & Immerzeel, J. Crim. Psych., 2025) explores why people adopt chatbots in investigations.

🔍 Key findings:
✅ The more useful and easy to use, the higher the adoption.

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Frédéric Tomas @frederictomas.bsky.social · Mar 2

J'espère pouvoir assister à au moins une ou deux d'entre elles !

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Frédéric Tomas @frederictomas.bsky.social · Feb 28

Delicious.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Feb 28

GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.

ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.