New from me and @brendannyhan.bsky.social

Why Trump's "Compact for Academic Excellence" is a devil's bargain and should be rejected in all forms

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Coauthors: Laura Globig, @steverathje.bsky.social, Anni Sternisko, @remi-theriault.com @jayvanbavel.bsky.social

CC: @centerconflictcooperation.com

New preprint: From vaccinations to masking, politics predicts health behaviors. In this review we discuss these differences in light of classic psychological theories of group identity and behavioral decision-making.

We welcome any feedback on this working paper!

osf.io/preprints/ps...

🚨 10 Days Until Stand Up for Science, and some HUGE NEWS! - Take Action With Us! 🚨

We’re excited to announce 32 official Stand Up for Science events happening across the country on March 7th!

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In a new article now out in Collabora: Psychology, @rmpillai.bsky.social and I find that the mere repetition of information increases estimates of its consensus, a finding we refer to as an “illusory consensus effect.”

S+P Psychologists, Michael Kraus put together an excellent letter calling on social and personality psychologists to meet the moment re protecting students' rights to free speech. He would love faculty signatures! If you're a PhD Student, please send this around!

docs.google.com/document/d/1...