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Yasin Koc

@spyasin.bsky.social

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social psychologist trying to convince people that human rights also apply to non-White people, yet failing miserably. U of Groningen. he/his. 🍉 www.kocsocialidentitieslab.com

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Yasin Koc @spyasin.bsky.social · Jul 23

One question we need to be asking ourselves every day: What have you done to stop the genocide in Gaza?

Yasin Koc @spyasin.bsky.social · 2d

The beauty of doing fieldwork all around London… you get to see beautiful sunset views.

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Yasin Koc @spyasin.bsky.social · 5d

I remember Winnifred Louis presenting some data years ago that believe in democracy among young people was the lowest. Look at this and tell how it’s surprising. Millions of people are outside and governments give zero fuck and condone israel for committing a genocide. Unbelievable.

BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 5d

250,000 people turned out in Amsterdam to support Palestine today.

Our leadership does not represent us.

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 9d

“Unarmed people of conscience, abducted in international waters. This is piracy. This is kidnapping. The flotilla did not break any laws."

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 9d

Israel has just arrested Greta Thunberg and many others.

Statement from the Global Sumud Flotilla:

“People of conscience have been abducted. The flotilla broke no laws. What is illegal is Israel’s genocide, Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, and Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon.”
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 9d

Close to 65k watching the livefeed from the Global Sumud Flotilla off the coast of Gaza.

Israel seems to be intercepting right now.

All eyes needed.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2...

24/7 LIVESTREAM OF GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA

YouTube video by Global Sumud Flotilla

www.youtube.com

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Yasin Koc @spyasin.bsky.social · 13d

I went to a play yesterday for 90 mins and it was impossible to sit still and come to the end of it. How do we expect students to sit in lectures for 45mins x 2?

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Béatrice Sternberg, PhD @beatricesternberg.bsky.social · 14d

Many thanks to my co-authors @yaraalnajjar.bsky.social
@cbadea.bsky.social
Verónica Benet-Martínez
@spyasin.bsky.social
for their valuable help in making this work possible!

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Béatrice Sternberg, PhD @beatricesternberg.bsky.social · 14d

📊 Results showed that identity affirmation interventions (vs. control) and identity integration increased well-being.
However, we found little evidence that dual-identity affirmation was more effective than single-identity affirmation.

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Béatrice Sternberg, PhD @beatricesternberg.bsky.social · 14d

🔍 We examined whether affirming a dual identity provides additional benefits compared to affirming a single identity.
With a sample of 401 LGB-religious individuals, we tested the effects of dual- vs. single-identity affirmation interventions on well-being and collective action intentions.

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Béatrice Sternberg, PhD @beatricesternberg.bsky.social · 14d

✨ Happy to share our new publication!

Are Dual- (vs. Single-) Identity Affirmation Interventions More Effective for Enhancing Well-Being and Collective Action Intentions Among Minorities?

👉 doi.org/10.1080/1528...

#socialpsyc
@lapps-enosis-up8.bsky.social
@lapps-upn.bsky.social

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Kai Epstude @kaiepstude.bsky.social · 17d

We're organizing an EASP small group meeting on counterfactuals in March 2026. More details can be found here:
www.easp.eu/news/itm/eas...

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 17d

"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply."

me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually

www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

How Can We Live Together? - Boston Review

Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.

www.bostonreview.net

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Yasin Koc @spyasin.bsky.social · 22d

MS is unsubmitted. Why? The abstract did not have the four sections marked explicitly: objective, method, result, conclusion. I had to go, change the docs, reupload, wait for the PDF approval, resubmit. Waste of everyone's time.

Yasin Koc @spyasin.bsky.social · 26d

Day #1 Run #1. London. Do me good!

Yasin Koc @spyasin.bsky.social · Sep 10

Thank you! I have lots of adversaries, so that’s a relevant wish ;) thank you.

Yasin Koc @spyasin.bsky.social · Sep 10

Thanks Erin🥰

Yasin Koc @spyasin.bsky.social · Sep 10

Birthday morning coffee.

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Yasin Koc @spyasin.bsky.social · Jul 23

One question we need to be asking ourselves every day: What have you done to stop the genocide in Gaza?

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Miles Wischnewski @miles2708.bsky.social · Sep 4

🚨WHOHOO!! I am happy to share that I received the #ERCStG for my project PRECHRON: The Prefrontal Chronometer for Organizing Working Memory.

I am going to study #neuraloscillations during #workingmemory at the @rug.nl @rug-gmw.bsky.social

#brainstimulation #TMS #EEG

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Yasin Koc @spyasin.bsky.social · Sep 8

Bookmarking has finally arrived in BSKY!

Yasin Koc @spyasin.bsky.social · Sep 7

I love leftover lunch. Cooking helps my soul recover.

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Isabelle Nic Craith 🌻⭕️ @iniccraith.bsky.social · Sep 4

A huge thank you to our teachers @spyasin.bsky.social, @jolanda-jetten.bsky.social & @kellykirkland.bsky.social, organisers Filip Boen & @radhikabutalia.bsky.social, & fellow participants.

I am so grateful for the insights, friendships & (potential!) collaborations that I've gained from #SISS2025💞

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Isabelle Nic Craith 🌻⭕️ @iniccraith.bsky.social · Sep 4

I had SUCH an incredibly enriching and inspiring week at the 2025 Social Identity Summer School at KU Leuven.

In the #Politics stream, we took a deep dive into #SocialIdentityTheory, its premises and applications.

These conversations will doubtlessly be integral to my #PhD research.

#SocialPsyc

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Mete Sefa Uysal @metesefauysal.bsky.social · Sep 3

We cannot allow this to stand anymore! We have prepared a petition calling for a boycott of the next ISPP 2026 conference in Newcastle, UK, unless the Executive Committee resigns or responds to our concerns. Please read and sign the petition here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Feiteng Long @feitenglong.bsky.social · Aug 21

New in PSPB: In six studies, we found that economic inequality undermines our trust in politicians' concern about our interests, thus diminishing how much we care about political leaders' competence. #socialpsychology #politicalpsychology
doi.org/10.1177/0146...

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Hakan Çakmak @hakancakmak.bsky.social · Sep 4

❗ These double standards reveal serious threats to civil rights, hence carrying societal implications: freedom of speech and assembly appear safeguarded for some groups, but repressed and contested for others.

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