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Sebastian Horn @sebastianshorn.bsky.social · 23d

We have three (online) talks on motivated cognition this fall, everyone interested is very welcome to join… schedule here:

Motivated Cognition Meetings @motcogmeet.bsky.social · 23d

Announcing our FALL Schedule! Please like and share!
@kendraseaman.bsky.social @colleencfrank.bsky.social @sebastianshorn.bsky.social @kimberlychiew.bsky.social @zitamayer.bsky.social @srndna.bsky.social

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Lea Bartsch @leabartsch.bsky.social · Aug 6

🚨 PostDoc Opening 🚨 The lab of Klaus Oberauer is looking for a new postdoc, starting end of this/beginning next year. Research focus is #cognition, #workingmemory, #methods and #computationalmodeling or anything in that direction. I cannot highlight ENOUGH how great it is to work in this lab 🥰🤓

Applications are invited for a
Postdoctoral Position (80%)
at the Cognitive Psychology Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Zurich. The ideal
start date would be January 1st, 2026 but could be somewhat earlier or later. The position is for
initially 3 years, with possible renewal for another 1.5 years.
The successful applicant will work with the head of the Cognitive Psychology Unit, Prof. Dr. Klaus
Oberauer, and the Cognitive Psychology team. The post involves research and teaching (one course
per semester).
Research at the Zurich Cognitive Psychology Unit focuses on capacity limits of cognition, in particular
working memory, long-term memory, and attention, which we investigate with experimental,
individual-differences and aging studies and computational modeling. For further information see:
https://www.psychology.uzh.ch/en/areas/nec/allgpsy.html
We offer:
- An attractive research environment with close collaboration within the team
- Excellent lab infrastructure
- Salary according to Cantonal regulations
We expect:
- a PhD in psychology or a related discipline
- experience with experimental research
- excellent method knowledge and skills
- very good command of English
- interest in pursuing an academic career in cognitive psychology
In addition, it would be desirable if you had:
- experience with publishing in international journals
- programming skills
- experience with mathematical / computational modeling
Please send applications including your CV and motivation letter
no later than September 10, 2025
electronically as a single PDF to: Michaela Oestmann, michaela.oestmann@psychologie.uzh.ch
For questions about the position please contact Klaus Oberauer, k.oberauer@psychologie.uzh.ch

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Annie Wertz @anniewertz.bsky.social · Jul 2

I'm hiring a full-time #labmanager for my new Lab for Infant Learning and Cognition (LILAC) at UCSB! The start date is flexible, but could be as early as August 1, 2025. Application review begins July 17th and will continue until the position is filled 👶🪴

recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02992

#academicjobs

Junior Specialist-Lab for Infant Learning And Cognition (LILAC), Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

University of California Santa Barbara is hiring. Apply now!

recruit.ap.ucsb.edu

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Dr. Rebecca Hirst @hirstrj.bsky.social · Jun 1

Our lab is on a big recruitment drive @tcdpsychology.bsky.social please share !

MPAC Lab TCD @multisensorylab.bsky.social · Apr 30

📢 Research recruitment call 📢

We are currently recruiting participants for multiple in-person studies in the MPAC lab.

If you or someone you know would like to take part register below (link or QR code)

Any questions, please contact me via email - [email protected]

Thank you!

lnkd.in/e2NJBebX

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Charles Driver @charlesdriver.bsky.social · May 28

Postdoc position open in Zurich -- Prof. Martin Tomasik and I have a joint SNF project on interpretable neural network approaches for large scale, complex item / temporal structure, online learning / cognitive development data.

Please retweet.

tinyurl.com/PostdocGNNSNF

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Motivated Cognition Meetings @motcogmeet.bsky.social · May 14

ICYMI: You can watch Matthias Gruber's talk on How Curiosity Shapes Spatial Exploration and Cognitive Map Formation here: youtu.be/GA16g5p47Ns

How Curiosity Shapes Spatial Exploration and Cognitive Map Formation - Matthias Gruber

YouTube video by motcogmeet

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Matthias Gruber @mjgruber.bsky.social · Apr 11

Interested in curiosity and metacognition in childhood and adolescence? Join us at Cardiff University (UK) for a Postdoc position in an international collaboration with @yanafandakova.bsky.social (Germany) and @pyoudeyer.bsky.social (France). Please repost! #DevPsych #PsychSciSky #neuroskyence

Job Search | Cardiff University

Search for Internet job results.

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Sebastian Horn @sebastianshorn.bsky.social · Apr 8

How do changes in memory and experience across the lifespan shape our judgments and decisions? Together with @yeeleeshing.bsky.social @yanafandakova.bsky.social we have edited a special issue on the theme, check it out here: tinyurl.com/EPSpecial @dr-julia-nolte.bsky.social @loeckenhoff.bsky.social

The Interplay of Memory and Decision Making – Developmental and Aging Processes: A Special Issue of European Psychologist: European Psychologist: Vol 29, No 4

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Claudia von Bastian @cvonbastian.bsky.social · Apr 1

Registration for #ESCOP2025 in Sheffield, UK, opens today at 10 am BST! 📣 The first 50 ECRs (PhD students & postdocs) registering for either of the two 2-day workshops can secure 🤩free accommodation🤩 for the entire ESCOP programme! @escop.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @vmloaiza1.bsky.social

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Akira Miyake @amiyake.bsky.social · Mar 27

If you're interested in motivation, you might want to attend this April 8 talk by @thepsychologist.bsky.social. It's FREE. The Zoom link & future talk information is available here:
tinyurl.com/yfmar5h5

I enjoyed the last talk in this series by @ashenhav.bsky.social & look forward to this one, too.

A talk notification for the Motivated Cognition Meeting series.

Dr. Patricia Lockwood
Computational Approaches to Prosocial Behavior --- How and When Do We Help Other People?

Tuesday, April 8, 2025
11:00 EDT New York
16:00 GMT London
17:00 CEST Zurich

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Motivated Cognition Meetings @motcogmeet.bsky.social · Mar 26

Two Weeks from Today: Dr. Patricia Lockwood @thepsychologist.bsky.social tells us about Computational Approaches to Prosocial Behavior–How and When Do We Help Other People?

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Motivated Cognition Meetings @motcogmeet.bsky.social · Mar 12

ICYMI: Here is the recording from today's talk with Amitai Shenhav - youtu.be/V9PhiAjRIfc @shenhavlab.bsky.social

youtu.be

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Sebastian Horn @sebastianshorn.bsky.social · Mar 10

Looking forward to the upcoming online talk this Wed on the "affective gradient hypothesis" @shenhavlab.bsky.social Interested researchers/students are very welcome to join! @imprs-life.bsky.social @kendraseaman.bsky.social @colleencfrank.bsky.social@kimberlychiew.bsky.social @zitamayer.bsky.social

Motivated Cognition Meetings @motcogmeet.bsky.social · Feb 25

Coming to a Zoom near you!
The affective gradient hypothesis: An affect-centered account of motivated behavior - Dr. Amitai Shenhav

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Center for Adaptive Rationality (MPIB, Berlin) @arc-mpib.bsky.social · Dec 19

🚨Job alert (in German)

We're seeking a student assistant for developmental studies on deliberate ignorance @arc-mpib.bsky.social, @mpib-berlin.bsky.social!

Please see the link for details (deadline: January 17). We look forward to receiving your application!

www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/1952948/stud...

Studentische Forschungsassistent*in | Center for Adaptive Rationality

www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de

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Max Planck Institute for Human Development @mpib-berlin.bsky.social · Dec 16

Yay!!! 🎉 Excited to join #Bluesky! 🌟 We're sharing the latest updates on cutting-edge research and fresh insights into human development. Let's connect, learn, and explore together! 🚀 #Science #MaxPlanck

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Max Planck Institute for Human Development @mpib-berlin.bsky.social · Dec 16

Bewusste Ignoranz: Wann wir lieber wegsehen – und warum das manchmal sinnvoll ist

🔍 Was steckt hinter diesem psychologischen Konzept? Nadine Zeller im SWR-Gespräch mit dem Psychologen Ralph Hertwig @arc-mpib.bsky.social

👉 tinyurl.com/ypc96zvu

Bewusste Ignoranz – Warum wir nicht alles wissen wollen

Möchtet Ihr wissen, ob Ihr an einer Erbkrankheit leiden? Euer Partner Euch betrogen hat? Oder gar den Tag, wann Ihr sterben werdet? "Nein" lautet die Antwort meist.

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Uri Simonsohn @urisohn.bsky.social · Dec 6

I'm compiling types of manipulations in psychology:
1) Vignette study
2) Autobiographical ("Remember a time you ...")
3) Confederate acts some way
4) Watch video inducing emotion
5) Behavioral instruction ("talk to a stranger")
6) Prime a construct
7) Framing outcomes

To contribute, reply

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Alex Imas @aleximas.bsky.social · Nov 25

Please shout this from the rooftops!

If the “right answer” is 3% and the average response is 30%, this doesn’t mean people are “wrong” and actually believe it’s 30%.

They might just not be paying attention to your survey and/or are guessing randomly.

koenfucius @koenfucius.bsky.social · Nov 25

Charts showing people overestimating the prevalence of minorities (and underestimating that of majorities) evoke outrage about media bias and xenophobia—wrongly so, research suggests. This is a common psychological phenomenon: https://buff.ly/3OJviKx
HT @dggoldst.bsky.social

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Janel Le Belle @janellebelle.bsky.social · Dec 6

Painting of distraught woman holding a piece of paper with a concern child at her side. The caption reads "Arrival of reviewers comments. Oil on canvas."

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Alex Galvez-Pol @alexgalvezpol.bsky.social · Nov 12

Dear all

I'm hiring a PhD candidate (3 years) to work in Active Sensing, EEG & Interoception! 🧠🫀🫁

This is a great opportunity: beautiful campus, novel research. In collab. with the Max Planck Inst. -> @mgblr.bsky.social

Deadline: 22/11/24
+info: alexgalvezpol.com/joinlab/
PleaseRT

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Julia Haaf @juliaha.bsky.social · Nov 8

The *registration* for this year's satellite meeting of the Society of Mathematical Psychology at Psychonomics in New York City will *close Sunday, November 10!* If you plan to attend, register by Sunday for free on the meeting website: mathpsych.org/conference/17/

Society for Mathematical Psychology

Online conferences, news, membership functions, and information about the Society

mathpsych.org

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Center for Adaptive Rationality (MPIB, Berlin) @arc-mpib.bsky.social · Nov 4

🎙️Our new podcast episode is out! Join us with Dr. Tomás Lejarraga, and dive into how birth order might shape siblings' risk-taking. We also explore sibling rivalry, environmental influences, and how scientists measure risk. Watch now!

#Podcast #UnravBehavior

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

Dr. Tomás Lejarraga: How Birth Order Influences Risk Taking Among Siblings

YouTube video by Unraveling Behavior

www.youtube.com

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Sebastian Horn @sebastianshorn.bsky.social · Oct 29

This week Wed we have an online talk in the "motivated cognition meetings" (MCM) with @koumurayama.bsky.social on "Knowledge as a Sustainable Source of Internal Rewards".. Looking forward to it! Interested researchers and students are very welcome to join:
sites.google.com/view/motcogm...

Schedule

Upcoming Talks

sites.google.com

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Markus Werkle-Bergner @markuswb.bsky.social · Oct 28

Question for fMRI aficionados:

We are planning a spatial memory study in 4-8 yo kids. For navigating the virtual environment, we are looking for a MRI compatible joystick / touch pad etc. that allows easy 360° movements.

Do you have any suggestions for suitable devices?

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Sebastian Horn @sebastianshorn.bsky.social · Oct 16

Thanks very much (didnt know there‘s a limit …)

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