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moin syed
@syeducation.bsky.social
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Professor of Psychology, University of Minnesota. Sporadically writing stuff at http://getsyeducated.substack.com
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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · 5d
Thanks, glad you still find it relevant and useful! (it seems/feels very old now, which I know is not the case)
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Josh Miller @jdmiller.bsky.social · 5d
Apropos of recent open science conversations - this paper is an awesome primer for grad students and faculty who want to learn more: online.ucpress.edu/collabra/art...
Easing Into Open Science: A Guide for Graduate Students and Their Advisors
This article provides a roadmap to assist graduate students and their advisors to engage in open science practices. We suggest eight open science practices that novice graduate students could begin ad...
online.ucpress.edu
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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · 8d
PCI Psychology! psych.peercommunityin.org
PCI Psychology
Peer Community in Psychology
psych.peercommunityin.org
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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · 14d
The Wansink emails! www.buzzfeednews.com/article/step...
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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · 16d
this is great and all, but we need the mr. autumn man content
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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 17d
"The simplest recommendation that flows from my arguments in this article is that we need to enhance the degree of specificity and precision when making theoretical claims."

By @syeducation.bsky.social
Elegant theories and the problems of social psychology
This perspective article provides a commentary on the current state of theories used in social psychology, with a particular emphasis on the importance of distinguishing between theoretical models ...
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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · 17d
You will appreciate this lesson about dimensionality of online reviews www.tiktok.com/@rocketjump/...
Why I only go to Chinese restaurants with 3.5 star ratings
TikTok video by Freddie Wong
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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 18d
Just learned about this diamond journal, which has apparently been running since 2015! Looks like a very nice place for any meta-sciency work & probably deserves some visibility.

septentrio.uit.no/index.php/no...
Nordic Perspectives on Open Science
Nordic-Baltic journal of Open Access to publications, data, peer review and open science.
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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · 19d
Syllabuses is the correct plural of syllabus, not syllabi (which almost everyone uses).
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Jamie Cummins @jamiecummins.bsky.social · 20d
Can large language models stand in for human participants?
Many social scientists seem to think so, and are already using "silicon samples" in research.

One problem: depending on the analytic decisions made, you can basically get these samples to show any effect you want.

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The threat of analytic flexibility in using large language models to simulate human data: A call to attention
Social scientists are now using large language models to create "silicon samples" - synthetic datasets intended to stand in for human respondents, aimed at revolutionising human subjects research. How...
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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · 21d
Ha, I guessed it would be about terror management theory. I love this footnote, from their original empirical paper doi.org/10.1037/0022...
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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · 22d
Yes indeed, and we have one for psychology. You can learn more and submit here, psych.peercommunityin.org, and read more about the background and rationale in our editorial. We would love to have you submit your work! osf.io/preprints/ps...
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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · 26d
It's a good take. I have been campaigning to get rid of subfield areas in my department (we have seven!) for years, but very few people agree with me. I know @robchavez.bsky.social is also on the right side of this.
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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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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · 29d
Absolutely. That is where the "substantiated" part comes in. It is subjective, of course, but there needs to be clear evidence.
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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · 29d
Certainly not all editors do that. I have no experience with AJS, and maybe they are particularly good at writing decision letters, but far too many AEs either write "see reviews" or unquestioningly repeat comments from the reviewers, even if clearly incorrect or biased.
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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · 29d
Exactly, and passive editors who do little more than vote count when making decisions would be particularly susceptible.
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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · 29d
I mostly agree with this, but not c). I developed an appeals policy that is now used at numerous psych journals, and it allows for appeals for a "substantiated claim of unfair treatment and/or bias." It absolutely does happen, and sometimes there is clear evidence of it.
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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · 29d
Strongly agree, which is why I took over teaching research methods (for our honors section), trying to take a more modern approach. Syllabus is here, if interested. The students have been engaged and really enjoy it. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
PSY-3001V_Spring-25_Syllabus
PSY 3001V: Honors Introduction to Research Methods Spring 2025 Course Syllabus Monday and Wednesday, 1:25-3:05pm – Campbell Hall 1 – 4 Credits Instructor: Moin Syed, Ph.D. Teaching Assistant: ...
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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · Sep 8
Agreed, but also interdisciplinary work often requires giving up or weakening certain commitments (e.g., assumptions, level of analysis). This is much easier to work out in a satisfactory way in a "single head" than it is in collaboration with others, unless you share/establish common ground.
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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · Sep 8
This is a good post, tracking closely with my own (often unpopular) views on the subject. Worth a read for anyone with interest or experience in interdisciplinary work.
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Paul Bloom @paulbloomatyale.bsky.social · Sep 8
smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/p/the-only-i...
The only interdisciplinary conversations worth having
(This is a niche post of interest to a relatively narrow community of scholars.
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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · Sep 6
Big increase in nonsense, posted this the other day bsky.app/profile/did:...
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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · Sep 1
I sadly had to add this to my gmail templates. It's a bad scene.
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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · Sep 5
Reread this one for the history of psych class I am teaching and was reminded of how good it is. Short, thoughtful, and provocative. A highly worthwhile read. doi.org/10.1037/gpr0...
A screenshot of the title and abstract for Christopher Green's, Why Psychology Isn't Unified, and Probably Never Will Be
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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · Sep 4
Unforgivable
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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · Sep 4
Reminds me of when ARP sent an email to their entire list informing the recipient that they were in violation of the code of conduct. Good times.
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