Protzko
@protzko.bsky.social
Experimental Psychologist, social perceptions, metascience. I study the assumptions you make. Here just trying to share good research
https://sites.google.com/view/assumptionlabccsu/home
https://sites.google.com/view/assumptionlabccsu/home
Sometimes people, like programs, get caught in a loop.
These loops can last minutes, these loops can last years.
But the solution is the same.
Just turn it off and on again.
These loops can last minutes, these loops can last years.
But the solution is the same.
Just turn it off and on again.
November 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Sometimes people, like programs, get caught in a loop.
These loops can last minutes, these loops can last years.
But the solution is the same.
Just turn it off and on again.
These loops can last minutes, these loops can last years.
But the solution is the same.
Just turn it off and on again.
Corrections to misinformation work & may increase perceptions of truth & feelings towards the target of the misinfo!
For 1-2 weeks at best.
From @jhchae.bsky.social, Groeling, & @hyunjinsong.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/joc/advance-...
#psych
We need to see how long our interventions last!
For 1-2 weeks at best.
From @jhchae.bsky.social, Groeling, & @hyunjinsong.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/joc/advance-...
#psych
We need to see how long our interventions last!
November 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Corrections to misinformation work & may increase perceptions of truth & feelings towards the target of the misinfo!
For 1-2 weeks at best.
From @jhchae.bsky.social, Groeling, & @hyunjinsong.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/joc/advance-...
#psych
We need to see how long our interventions last!
For 1-2 weeks at best.
From @jhchae.bsky.social, Groeling, & @hyunjinsong.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/joc/advance-...
#psych
We need to see how long our interventions last!
Fasting for 8-48 hours shows no major effect on cognitive abilities.
Longer fasting shows even less cognitive effects, but there may be some small 8-hour effects. Therefore, lunch to lunch is probably best for a 24hour fast.
From Bamberg & @davidmoreau.bsky.social
psycnet.apa.org/psycarticles...
Longer fasting shows even less cognitive effects, but there may be some small 8-hour effects. Therefore, lunch to lunch is probably best for a 24hour fast.
From Bamberg & @davidmoreau.bsky.social
psycnet.apa.org/psycarticles...
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Fasting for 8-48 hours shows no major effect on cognitive abilities.
Longer fasting shows even less cognitive effects, but there may be some small 8-hour effects. Therefore, lunch to lunch is probably best for a 24hour fast.
From Bamberg & @davidmoreau.bsky.social
psycnet.apa.org/psycarticles...
Longer fasting shows even less cognitive effects, but there may be some small 8-hour effects. Therefore, lunch to lunch is probably best for a 24hour fast.
From Bamberg & @davidmoreau.bsky.social
psycnet.apa.org/psycarticles...
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Recently did around 30 requests to ppl who'd published very similar papers to the one I needed reviews for. 3 declines, 25 no response. Please at least decline guys it slows stuff down so much otherwise.
I'm still relatively new to this journal associate editor business, but it already sucks… I've had a paper on my desk for more than a month now:
Reviewers invited: 12
Of those…
Declined: 5
No response: 7
Reviewers invited: 12
Of those…
Declined: 5
No response: 7
November 24, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Recently did around 30 requests to ppl who'd published very similar papers to the one I needed reviews for. 3 declines, 25 no response. Please at least decline guys it slows stuff down so much otherwise.
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Wheeled toys were all the rage in the ancient world. Here are four lovely examples: a Greek horse, a Mesopotamian ram, an Iranian hedgehog & a Mesoamerican jaguar. The jaguar one is particularly cool because it shows that Mesoamericans knew about wheels; they just didn't use them for transport.
November 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Wheeled toys were all the rage in the ancient world. Here are four lovely examples: a Greek horse, a Mesopotamian ram, an Iranian hedgehog & a Mesoamerican jaguar. The jaguar one is particularly cool because it shows that Mesoamericans knew about wheels; they just didn't use them for transport.
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Upcoming Zoom talk:
"Towards Collaborative and Open Research: Data Management and Project Workflows with the Open Science Framework"
(Chinese University of Hong Kong library)
Tues, Nov 25 2025, 2-330pm HK time (GMT+8)
All are welcome.
Registration:
cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view...
"Towards Collaborative and Open Research: Data Management and Project Workflows with the Open Science Framework"
(Chinese University of Hong Kong library)
Tues, Nov 25 2025, 2-330pm HK time (GMT+8)
All are welcome.
Registration:
cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view...
November 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Upcoming Zoom talk:
"Towards Collaborative and Open Research: Data Management and Project Workflows with the Open Science Framework"
(Chinese University of Hong Kong library)
Tues, Nov 25 2025, 2-330pm HK time (GMT+8)
All are welcome.
Registration:
cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view...
"Towards Collaborative and Open Research: Data Management and Project Workflows with the Open Science Framework"
(Chinese University of Hong Kong library)
Tues, Nov 25 2025, 2-330pm HK time (GMT+8)
All are welcome.
Registration:
cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view...
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I can talk for hours about BTS and especially about my dream of clinical BTS. If this sounds interesting, feel free to invite me to your department. No funding required, just cookies and (virtual) warm hugs. #BigTeamScience
This work received support from the @fwf-at.bsky.social and @univie.ac.at
This work received support from the @fwf-at.bsky.social and @univie.ac.at
November 19, 2025 at 6:52 AM
I can talk for hours about BTS and especially about my dream of clinical BTS. If this sounds interesting, feel free to invite me to your department. No funding required, just cookies and (virtual) warm hugs. #BigTeamScience
This work received support from the @fwf-at.bsky.social and @univie.ac.at
This work received support from the @fwf-at.bsky.social and @univie.ac.at
It is either a really good or a really bad time for my call for countries to come together and allow free collaboration and tool use between countries outside the realm of international relations problems...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
November 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM
It is either a really good or a really bad time for my call for countries to come together and allow free collaboration and tool use between countries outside the realm of international relations problems...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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the internet has decided that em-dashes are a hallmark of llm writing, which is *extremely* annoying to me, as someone who uses em-dashes all the time.
dear internet please consider the possibility that LLMs use em-dashes a lot because they're, like, good
dear internet please consider the possibility that LLMs use em-dashes a lot because they're, like, good
November 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
the internet has decided that em-dashes are a hallmark of llm writing, which is *extremely* annoying to me, as someone who uses em-dashes all the time.
dear internet please consider the possibility that LLMs use em-dashes a lot because they're, like, good
dear internet please consider the possibility that LLMs use em-dashes a lot because they're, like, good
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Three preregistered experiments with prolific participants (N = 2,254) found no evidence for experimenter demand effects
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
November 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Three preregistered experiments with prolific participants (N = 2,254) found no evidence for experimenter demand effects
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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If I ever write an r package for DAGs, I call dibs on dagnabbit
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
If I ever write an r package for DAGs, I call dibs on dagnabbit
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Wanna do #openscience and get credit for it in your career? Try a #replication at @i4replication.bsky.social i4replication.org. You will contribute to better science, build your skills and get a CV item.
November 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Wanna do #openscience and get credit for it in your career? Try a #replication at @i4replication.bsky.social i4replication.org. You will contribute to better science, build your skills and get a CV item.
Power analyses are all fine and dandy until your power analysis comes back with you needing N = 34 people to have 90% power, you run the study with N = 34, get the effect, and no one believes your study because your sample size is so small.
November 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Power analyses are all fine and dandy until your power analysis comes back with you needing N = 34 people to have 90% power, you run the study with N = 34, get the effect, and no one believes your study because your sample size is so small.
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Good to see that some people are still reading the full paper and not only the abstract. I think Science would thank you if it can. :)
November 7, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Good to see that some people are still reading the full paper and not only the abstract. I think Science would thank you if it can. :)
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Can reading one article change your belief in free will? New studies say maybe—but the effect doesn’t last. Our beliefs might be more resilient than they seem
New work by @olivergenschow.bsky.social
@protzko.bsky.social @sebraem.bsky.social 💡
New work by @olivergenschow.bsky.social
@protzko.bsky.social @sebraem.bsky.social 💡
a man pointing to a sign that says believe
ALT: a man pointing to a sign that says believe
media.tenor.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Can reading one article change your belief in free will? New studies say maybe—but the effect doesn’t last. Our beliefs might be more resilient than they seem
New work by @olivergenschow.bsky.social
@protzko.bsky.social @sebraem.bsky.social 💡
New work by @olivergenschow.bsky.social
@protzko.bsky.social @sebraem.bsky.social 💡
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Rob Chavez gives the helpful/correct answer below, but here's another thought:
Your preprint gets to be your director's cut. Put that baby on OSF or Zenodo and add a link in your figure caption.
Your preprint gets to be your director's cut. Put that baby on OSF or Zenodo and add a link in your figure caption.
"Journal style does not allow 3-dimensional figures. Please rework Figure 5 into a figure with only 2 axes if possible"
a man in a suit and tie is smoking a cigarette while sitting in an airplane .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is smoking a cigarette while sitting in an airplane .
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Rob Chavez gives the helpful/correct answer below, but here's another thought:
Your preprint gets to be your director's cut. Put that baby on OSF or Zenodo and add a link in your figure caption.
Your preprint gets to be your director's cut. Put that baby on OSF or Zenodo and add a link in your figure caption.
International research collaborations run into international problems: Embargoes, authorship conflicts, ethical use agreements. This should not be the way.
We propose a framework, a memorandum of understanding between countries, to allow free collaboration between researchers
osf.io/preprints/ps...
We propose a framework, a memorandum of understanding between countries, to allow free collaboration between researchers
osf.io/preprints/ps...
OSF
osf.io
November 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
International research collaborations run into international problems: Embargoes, authorship conflicts, ethical use agreements. This should not be the way.
We propose a framework, a memorandum of understanding between countries, to allow free collaboration between researchers
osf.io/preprints/ps...
We propose a framework, a memorandum of understanding between countries, to allow free collaboration between researchers
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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The package formerly known as papercheck has changed its name to metacheck! We're checking more than just papers, with functions to assess OSF projects, github repos, and AsPredicted pre-registrations, with more being developed all the time.
scienceverse.github.io/metacheck/
scienceverse.github.io/metacheck/
Check Research Outputs for Best Practices
A modular, extendable system for automatically checking research outputs for best practices using text search, R code, and/or (optional) LLM queries.
scienceverse.github.io
November 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The package formerly known as papercheck has changed its name to metacheck! We're checking more than just papers, with functions to assess OSF projects, github repos, and AsPredicted pre-registrations, with more being developed all the time.
scienceverse.github.io/metacheck/
scienceverse.github.io/metacheck/
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arXiv CS clarifies its policy on narrative reviews:
"The goal of the moderators of each category is to make sure the work being submitted is actually science, and that it is of potential interest to the scientific community."
blog.arxiv.org/2025/10/31/a...
"The goal of the moderators of each category is to make sure the work being submitted is actually science, and that it is of potential interest to the scientific community."
blog.arxiv.org/2025/10/31/a...
Attention Authors: Updated Practice for Review Articles and Position Papers in arXiv CS Category – arXiv blog
blog.arxiv.org
November 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
arXiv CS clarifies its policy on narrative reviews:
"The goal of the moderators of each category is to make sure the work being submitted is actually science, and that it is of potential interest to the scientific community."
blog.arxiv.org/2025/10/31/a...
"The goal of the moderators of each category is to make sure the work being submitted is actually science, and that it is of potential interest to the scientific community."
blog.arxiv.org/2025/10/31/a...
Sending 3yolds (N = 588) to Montessori preschools causes increases in theory of mind, letter-word identification ability.
Lottery study with followup through Kindergarten! Excited to see the longer-term results of this study!
From Angeline Lillard
www.pnas.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
#psych
Lottery study with followup through Kindergarten! Excited to see the longer-term results of this study!
From Angeline Lillard
www.pnas.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
#psych
October 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Sending 3yolds (N = 588) to Montessori preschools causes increases in theory of mind, letter-word identification ability.
Lottery study with followup through Kindergarten! Excited to see the longer-term results of this study!
From Angeline Lillard
www.pnas.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
#psych
Lottery study with followup through Kindergarten! Excited to see the longer-term results of this study!
From Angeline Lillard
www.pnas.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
#psych
How can we start to get closer to true generalizability in the human sciences?
A talk I gave at the wonderful BTSCon suggests the first steps!
Excited to start this journey with the @psysciacc.bsky.social
Preprint with more details coming soon
#meta #psych #phdsky
m.youtube.com/watch?v=7mk4...
A talk I gave at the wonderful BTSCon suggests the first steps!
Excited to start this journey with the @psysciacc.bsky.social
Preprint with more details coming soon
#meta #psych #phdsky
m.youtube.com/watch?v=7mk4...
2025 BTSCON: How to Randomly Sample the Globe-a first Step
YouTube video by Big Team Science Conference
m.youtube.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
How can we start to get closer to true generalizability in the human sciences?
A talk I gave at the wonderful BTSCon suggests the first steps!
Excited to start this journey with the @psysciacc.bsky.social
Preprint with more details coming soon
#meta #psych #phdsky
m.youtube.com/watch?v=7mk4...
A talk I gave at the wonderful BTSCon suggests the first steps!
Excited to start this journey with the @psysciacc.bsky.social
Preprint with more details coming soon
#meta #psych #phdsky
m.youtube.com/watch?v=7mk4...
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Who’s gonna pay @rpsychologist.com to make a mega tool converting all g*power analysis types to an interpretable web tool like this?
New release of PowerLMM.js! Browser-based power analysis for longitudinal models with dropout.
Now includes:
- Power analysis summary report
- Reproducible & shareable configs (URL/JSON)
- Calculations validated against R
- Hypothesis region visualization
powerlmmjs.rpsychologist.com
Now includes:
- Power analysis summary report
- Reproducible & shareable configs (URL/JSON)
- Calculations validated against R
- Hypothesis region visualization
powerlmmjs.rpsychologist.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Who’s gonna pay @rpsychologist.com to make a mega tool converting all g*power analysis types to an interpretable web tool like this?