Most existing research focuses on judgments of who or what caused inequality to exist. Far less examines how people decide who can or should help reduce it going forward.

We use this framework to organize existing findings, identify gaps, and provide guidance for future research.

I am thrilled to announce that this framework is out!

Who is responsible for inequality?

@tanialombrozo.bsky.social and I show that answers depend on whether people are judging causes or obligations, and the past vs the future.

doi.org/10.1177/1745...

Congratulations, Dr. Francisco Cruz (@cruzf.bsky.social), on on an incredibly clear and comprehensive PhD dissertation on "The psychology of lay beliefs about science" as well as an engaging and thoughtful defense. And thank you for inviting me to be on your jury; I learned so much from your work!

I'll be at SPSSI in Portland this week presenting our latest work on voting behavior.

Come say hi!

Across 9 experiments (+6600 participants), we explored a paradox: How do non-experts judge scientific explanations they can’t fully understand? We found that scientific jargon can increase people’s satisfaction with explanations, even though it makes them less comprehensible.
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A special thanks to @tanialombrozo.bsky.social, my advisor, without whom this wouldn't be possible, for all the guidance and all she taught me!

And shout-out to my lab mates @keremoktar.bsky.social @caseylewry.bsky.social

Read more here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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@tanialombrozo.bsky.social

🎊 New preprint 🎊 w/ Tania Lombrozo

Why do people engage in collective actions, even when they believe their actions won't make a difference?

Based on evidence from the 2024 election and a hypothetical election, we find that *moral* responsibility, not causal, drives voting

osf.io/preprints/ps...

Thanks for having me and for all the great feedback! Still thinking about the retrospective moral-causal distinction :)

Related work: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Thanks @caseylewry.bsky.social for sharing your work with us on how "Moral responsibility, not causal responsibility, drives voting: Evidence from the 2024 US presidential election".

Casey finds that people who believe that moral progress is caused by human actions were more likely to vote.

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