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Tiago Ventura @tiagoventura.bsky.social · 23h

How common are “survey professionals” - people who take dozens of online surveys for pay - across online panels, and do they harm data quality?

Our paper, FirstView at @politicalanalysis.bsky.social, tackles this question using browsing data from three U.S. samples (Facebook, YouGov, and Lucid):

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 14d

Depolarization is not "a scalable solution for reducing societal-level conflict.... achieving lasting depolarization will likely require....moving beyond individual-level treatments to address the elite behaviors and structural incentives that fuel partisan conflict" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 14d

This.

(The entire article is required reading, but I especially appreciate this section)

"Very few of us are moral saints—certainly not me. Unlike everlasting, lofty, abstract principles, we who try feebly to live up to them down in the muck of reality face mucky obstacles: we get tired, impatient, envious, and angry. Our values and principles ask more than most of us are able to give—if they don’t, they are probably too weak to be worth holding. But we don’t have to celebrate our failures or, worse still, confuse them with our successes. This is one valuable function of shame: it reminds us of who we want to be when we fall short, a goalpost that is necessarily anchored to the lofty height that our conduct fell beneath. We also encourage and defend these general social standards when we hold others to them, and not just ourselves."

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Jeremy C. Young @jeremycyoung.bsky.social · 20d

When the Founding Fathers adopted the First Amendment, the censorship that kept them up at night was censorship or private citizens by the government. That's what they made unconstitutional. Not social pressure. Not social media pile-ons. Not hate speech. Censorship by the government.

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Joel Le Forestier @joelleforestier.bsky.social · 22d

Announcing SPSP's 2026 Self & Identity precon (bit.ly/4mn2WDT), which will have a timely focus on activist and ally identities. We have a phenomenal set of speakers (Linda Tropp! Kim Rios! Lucy De Souza! Teri Kirby! Dan McAdams!) and are accepting data blitz and poster submissions until Oct 23!

The Self & Identity Preconference provides a forum for discussion and investigation of the complexity of the individual and the collective self. This year's preconference introduces a special focus on activism and allyship, highlighting factors facilitating the formation of activist and ally identities and barriers to identifying as activists or allies. This preconference will explore the impact of context in shaping activist identification and consider the role of the current socio-political climate on our ability to advocate for our "selves" and for others. In addition to several speakers, the preconference will also include presentations by scholarly award winners, a poster session, an early-career data blitz, and a mentoring/networking session.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22d

this from my piece on charlie kirk is probably the most important takeaway if you want to know why bad faith, right-wing voices in media are treated as just another set of peers

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 22d

White House Officials Vow Vast Crackdown on Liberal Groups
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

Open authoritarianism. Happening right in front of us.

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Niv Reggev ניב רגב نيڤ ريچيڤ @nivreggev.bsky.social · 22d

Breaking a hiatus to post this.

A group of Israeli Social Psychologists, myself included, wrote a letter to speak out clearly against the Israeli government’s decisions and the resulting devastation in Gaza.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

In hopes of peace and safety for all, and soon

A Letter by Israeli Social Psychologists

Dear friends of the Social Psychology community, After October 7, a group of Israeli social psychologists, including many of us, wrote a letter expressing our deep shock at the massacre, abuse, rape,...

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Calvin Lai @calvinklai.bsky.social · 25d

I was listening to that playlist while reading your thread and they pair together well 😊

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Erin Westgate @erinwestgate.bsky.social · 25d

🚨 TT job alert! 🚨 The University of Florida is hiring an Assistant Professor in Social Psychology; open to ALL AREAS within social psych.

Review begins 10/10.

Job ad here: explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...

I'm co-chair of the search committee and happy to answer questions! 🧵

Payne's Prairire, where you could watch the sunset every evening if you came to UF

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Calvin Lai @calvinklai.bsky.social · 26d

So uhh..I made a mixtape 🎶. If you're obsessed with KPop Demon Hunters (like I am) but don't know much about KPop outside of the movie, I put together a 3.5h playlist that matches the flow of the film. 👇

open.spotify.com/playlist/5SN...

#KPopDemonHunters #Rumi #Mira #Zoey #SajaBoys #Huntrix

KPop Demon Hunters 201

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Kristina Olson @olsonista.bsky.social · 26d

Princeton is running its Presidential Postdoctoral Program again this year. If you are interested in applying to work with me, please reach out by October 10 so that I can consider all interested applicants and support a candidate for my lab this year.
dof.princeton.edu/faculty-deve...

Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellows

We encourage early career scholars to pursue a career in academia by supporting their postdoctoral work at Princeton

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Samantha Joel @datingdecisions.bsky.social · 28d

In a new paper, my colleagues and I set out to demonstrate how method biases can create spurious findings in relationship science, by using a seemingly meaningless scale (e.g., "My relationship has very good Saturn") to predict relationship outcomes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Pseudo Effects: How Method Biases Can Produce Spurious Findings About Close Relationships - Samantha Joel, John K. Sakaluk, James J. Kim, Devinder Khera, Helena Yuchen Qin, Sarah C. E. Stanton, 2025

Research on interpersonal relationships frequently relies on accurate self-reporting across various relationship facets (e.g., conflict, trust, appreciation). Y...

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Avram Holmes @avramholmes.bsky.social · Sep 5

The @cahbir.bsky.social and @rutgersbhi.bsky.social are hiring! Multiple open area and open rank faculty jobs, wonderful colleagues, amazing resources, and one of the largest communities of brain science research groups on the planet. Please apply and share widely.

jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/209...

Human Neuroimaging Faculty Positions in Rutgers Brain Health Institute

The Center for Advanced Human Brain Imaging Research (CAHBIR), a component of the Rutgers Brain Health Institute (BHI) on the Busch campus in Piscataway, NJ, is recruiting for two open rank (Assistant...

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Sander van der Linden @profsanderlinden.bsky.social · Sep 5

In a new paper we show how misinformation derails support for public action on climate change by casting doubt on the scientific consensus (which undermines public opinion).

Disinformers attack expert consensus because they know it works.

Free: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.bsky.social · 28d

As the spouse of a native New Yorker, I have to preface this with a disclaimer that New Jersey is the armpit of America and so on and so forth, but seriously, this looks like an amazing opportunity and an amazing department in an amazing location with amazing colleagues

Calvin Lai @calvinklai.bsky.social · 28d

🚨We're hiring!🚨 The Dept of Psychology at Rutgers is hiring an Assistant Professor in Social Psychology. Review of applications begin on Oct 18. Details here: jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/259...

I'm chairing the search committee and am happy to field questions about the position. 🧵

Assistant Professor in Social Psychology, Tenure-Track

The Department of Psychology at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, NJ, plans to hire a tenure-track Assistant Professor in SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, with a start date of September 1, 2026. We seek a candidate...

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Jin X. Goh | 吴晋勋 @jinxungoh.bsky.social · 28d

You forgot the best part is to be your colleague!!! A dream to work alongside Calvin ❤️

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Calvin Lai @calvinklai.bsky.social · 28d

There's so much more I could gush about -- my wonderful colleagues, the interdisciplinary connections, all the great dimsum nearby -- but I'll stop here. I hope you (or a friend or advisee) will shoot your shot and apply!

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Calvin Lai @calvinklai.bsky.social · 28d

We’re also an hour from NYC 🏙️, Philly 🌆, and the Jersey Shore 🏖️. We're close enough for big city energy, but with space to breathe and enjoy nature.

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Calvin Lai @calvinklai.bsky.social · 28d

Living in New Jersey is wonderful. There's so much to explore, plus we've the best diner food and delis in the country (🥯☕).

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Calvin Lai @calvinklai.bsky.social · 28d

🌍 Rutgers is also incredibly diverse—racially, socioeconomically, and culturally. Teaching here is a joy: every class is energized by the perspectives students bring.

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Calvin Lai @calvinklai.bsky.social · 28d

I want to share a few things I love about Rutgers. Rutgers is one of the first universities in the U.S., founded in 1766. 🏛️ Walking across campus, you feel the weight of that history.

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Calvin Lai @calvinklai.bsky.social · 28d

🚨We're hiring!🚨 The Dept of Psychology at Rutgers is hiring an Assistant Professor in Social Psychology. Review of applications begin on Oct 18. Details here: jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/259...

I'm chairing the search committee and am happy to field questions about the position. 🧵

Assistant Professor in Social Psychology, Tenure-Track

The Department of Psychology at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, NJ, plans to hire a tenure-track Assistant Professor in SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, with a start date of September 1, 2026. We seek a candidate...

jobs.rutgers.edu

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Olivier Corneille @ocorneille.bsky.social · Aug 26

New article on the potential contribution of experimental demand artifacts to evaluative conditioning effects now published OA in SPPC: compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Evaluative Conditioning has a Vexing Demand Problem

Attitude research has long been concerned with the potential influence of demand characteristics in evaluative conditioning effects. Here, we argue that this concern remains justified and cannot be r...

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Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · Aug 15

PsyArXiv is seeking new moderators to help combat an increase in AI submissions! If you've ever posted a preprint to PsyArXiv, please consider joining. Minimum commitment 1h/month, there's a training session this Monday @ 1pm ET. More info here: forms.gle/9LB1rEtxHAeZ... #PsychSciSky

Expression of Interest in Serving as a PsyArXiv Moderator

As you might have heard, PsyArXiv is having some issues with an increase in low-quality submissions, ranging from AI generated manuscripts to inflate citation metrics, incoherent or nonsensical docume...

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