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Gordon Hodson @gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social · 27d

From this paper:

(Holy Cow! Reminds me also of how Bullshit Receptivity items can glom together!)

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Nico Trajtenberg 🐝 @nicotrajtenberg.bsky.social · Aug 15

Very cool discussion between @yoelinbar.net and @paulbloomatyale.bsky.social on when to quit theories, usually either too soon or too late

Super relevant for criminology, where it’s rare to see any crim theory truly put to rest

www.fourbeers.com/122

When to Quit (with Paul Bloom)

Paul Bloom takes over the show to interview Yoel about loss of faith: when to give up on a theory, and which of his own findings he no longer believes.

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Willem Sleegers @willemsleegers.bsky.social · Aug 18

Listening to the episode now and the section on cognitive dissonance pushed me to share this paper of ours: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Reasons to be skeptical of cognitive dissonance theory!

A Multilab Replication of the Induced-Compliance Paradigm of Cognitive Dissonance - David C. Vaidis, Willem W. A. Sleegers, Florian van Leeuwen, Kenneth G. DeMarree, Bjørn Sætrevik, Robert M. Ross, Ka...

According to cognitive-dissonance theory, performing counterattitudinal behavior produces a state of dissonance that people are motivated to resolve, usually by...

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Yoel Inbar @yoelinbar.net · Aug 8

New episode!
@paulbloomatyale.bsky.social
interviews Yoel about when to give up on a theory, and which of his own findings he no longer believes. But it's not all doom and gloom! We also talk about findings we think are solid, and, of course, Sydney Sweeney. share.fireside.fm/episode/Ah1O...

Two Psychologists Four Beers Episode 122: When to Quit (with Paul Bloom)

Paul Bloom takes over the show to interview Yoel about loss of faith: when to give up on a theory, and which of his own findings he no longer believes.

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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · Jun 12

Folks, it's time to submit your papers to PCI Psychology. Here is our invitation to you, taken from our editorial osf.io/preprints/ps...

A screenshot from the PCI Psychology editorial

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Yoel Inbar @yoelinbar.net · Jun 15

Ha! Always happy to have you back (and I've published a PCI-RR), so definitely a fan of the concept.

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Two Psychologists Four Beers @fourbeerspod.bsky.social · Jun 8

New episode! Returning guest Spencer Greenberg (spencrgreenberg.bsky.social) joins the show to talk replications, what psychologist think of controversial topics, and an AI tool he developed to predict correlations between psychological traits and survey questions.

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Two Psychologists Four Beers Episode 120: Transparent Replications (with Spencer Greenberg)

Returning guest Spencer Greenberg joins the show to talk replications, what psychologist think of terror management theory (and other controversial topics), and a machine-learning tool he developed to...

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Aline Holzwarth @alineholzwarth.bsky.social · May 16

And some more on moral opposition to AI @yoelinbar.net @hellovic.bsky.social @reemayad.bsky.social @eloisecote.bsky.social @minzlicht.bsky.social

www.nuancebehavior.com/article/mora...

Moral Opposition to AI

Although executives push “AI‑first” for efficiency, new research shows most resistance stems from moral gut reactions, not cost‑benefit math. Research from Victoria Oldemburgo de Mello, Reem Ayad, Élo...

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Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · May 13

FINALLY got to chat with @yoelinbar.net about everything Jews-and-DEI. thecjn.ca/news/campus/...

Have campus DEI programs failed Jewish students after Oct. 7? This academic says 'yes'

Diversity initiatives were made for accepting diverse viewpoints—not resolving conflict between them.

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Two Psychologists Four Beers @fourbeerspod.bsky.social · May 7

New episode! UBC's Amori Mikami rejoins the show to talk to Yoel about DEI. Many prominent universities are rethinking DEI policies that once seemed unquestionable. So what is the future of DEI in higher ed, and what should it be? share.fireside.fm/episode/Ah1O...

Two Psychologists Four Beers Episode 119: The Future of DEI in Higher Ed (with Amori Mikami)

It's been a tumultuous time for DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) efforts in higher education. Whether due to political pressure, internal dissension, or both, many prominent institutions are rev...

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Two Psychologists Four Beers @fourbeerspod.bsky.social · Apr 1

New episode! David Pizarro (@peez.bsky.social) joins the show to talk about the concept of "purity" in moral psychology. Is there really a unified psychology of handwashing, pet-eating, and baby Jesus buttplugs, or is purity just a chimera? share.fireside.fm/episode/Ah1O...

Two Psychologists Four Beers Episode 118: Do We Have a Purity Problem? (with David Pizarro)

Moral psychologist David Pizarro joins the show to talk about "purity." When moral psychologists ask people about their judgments of sex with chickens, smearing yourself with cat feces, and sibling in...

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Ike Silver @ikesilver.bsky.social · Mar 22

Really proud of this new work out @psychscience.bsky.social. Led by the amazing but bluesky-less Amanda Geiser and with @deborahsmall.bsky.social.

We show that when comparing moral wrongs, people are (much) more willing to “scale up” than to “scale down” condemnation and punishment…

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Yoel Inbar @yoelinbar.net · Mar 19

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Data Colada @datacolada.bsky.social · Mar 14

Measurement error, Nobel Prize winning research, friendly disagreements, and more....
datacolada.org/124

[124] "Complexity": 75% of participants missed comprehension questions in AER paper critiquing Prospect Theory - Data Colada

Kahneman and Tversky’s (1979) “Prospect Theory” article is the most cited paper in the history of economics, and it won Kahneman the Nobel Prize in 2002. Among other things, it predicts that people ar...

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Two Psychologists Four Beers @fourbeerspod.bsky.social · Mar 6

New episode!
@minzlicht.bsky.social is back to talk about cannabis research, empathic AI, and some stuff we saw at SPSP. share.fireside.fm/episode/Ah1O...

Two Psychologists Four Beers Episode 117: Good News for the Chronics (with Mickey Inzlicht)

On-again off-again co-host Mickey Inzlicht joins the show to debrief about the recent SPSP conference, dissect a new paper purporting to show working memory deficits in heavy cannabis users, and evalu...

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Yoel Inbar @yoelinbar.net · Mar 1

Yeah, it’s a truly obnoxious habit and people should knock it off.

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Yoel Inbar @yoelinbar.net · Mar 1

I’d guess more likely she just didn’t know who you are. But still a good illustration of the appeal to authority snobbery you see too often.

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · Feb 28

Should we care more about shrimp?

www.slowboring.com/p/mailbag-mo...

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Morteza Dehghani @mdehghani.bsky.social · Feb 25

At @spspnews.bsky.social, many asked for guidelines on using LLMs in the social sciences. Our new paper in AMPPS addresses exactly that! We provide a primer for evaluating LLMs in social science research, focusing on methodological rigor, replicability, and validity: osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Two Psychologists Four Beers @fourbeerspod.bsky.social · Feb 10

There will be no new episode in February (mostly because of travel)--but we'll be back in March with a special guest!

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Yoel Inbar @yoelinbar.net · Jan 30

In case you woke up today thinking "I really need to hear Yoel Inbar talk about a Baby-Sitters Club book"--I have some good news for you. Thanks to my old friend Esme Schaller and new friend @emilykcrandall.bsky.social for having me on!

www.stuckinstoneybrook.com/episodes/daw...

Dawn and the School Spirit War: “Go Back to California, You Weirdo” (ft. Dr. Yoel Inbar!) — THE STUCK IN STONEYBROOK PODCAST

RBF Dawn.

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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · Jan 28

If you are looking for a distraction, tune in to me and @yoelinbar.net chatting about a topic totally unrelated to current events.

Two Psychologists Four Beers @fourbeerspod.bsky.social · Jan 23

Better late than never, it’s out! share.fireside.fm/episode/Ah1O...

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Two Psychologists Four Beers @fourbeerspod.bsky.social · Jan 23

Better late than never, it’s out! share.fireside.fm/episode/Ah1O...

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Two Psychologists Four Beers @fourbeerspod.bsky.social · Jan 4

January's episode will be late due to Yoel packing the wrong mic to Vancouver 🤦‍♂️

The episode (featuring @syeducation.bsky.social) will be out by Monday the 20th. Sorry about the delay, all!

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Michael Inzlicht @minzlicht.bsky.social · Dec 25

New Substack: My Christmas Day love letter to The Big Lebowski. A celebration of its absurdity, profanity, and the genius of The Dude. Plus, a contest: drop your most obscure Lebowski line and the best two win a 3-month paid subscription. 🎳🕶️

Think hard, Achievers!

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A Love Letter to The Big Lebowski

Merry Christmas everyone.

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