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dcameron.bsky.social
Annual EMP Lab fall hike 🍂🍁, this time to Indian Wells Vista in Rothrock State Forest. A great team!
@jdweng.bsky.social @farvk.bsky.social @jokretz.bsky.social @sophiecrawford.bsky.social
@psuliberalarts.bsky.social
@rockethics.bsky.social
@ssripennstate.bsky.social

#fall #socialpsych #nature
October 27, 2026 at 3:21 PM
dcameron.bsky.social
I've been thinking for a while about what AI does for our meta-theorizing how does the frontier of AI make us rethink what "empathy" even means? Whose voices matter in that discussion? It energized me enough to decide to launch a Substack... Stay tuned. #empathy #ai #socialpsych #psychscisky
October 29, 2026 at 7:30 PM
dcameron.bsky.social
These are all free, please share with colleagues who may be interested! And if you're interested in joining the Consortium on Moral Decision-Making to learn more, reach out, we would love to build this network even more as its fourth year unfolds.
#morality #socialpsych
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Home - Consortium on Moral Decision-Making
Welcome to the Consortium on Moral Decision-Making A collaborative hub dedicated to unraveling the intricate threads of ethical choices. As a multidisciplinary alliance of scholars, thinkers, and prac...
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November 3, 2026 at 2:46 AM
jenikubota.bsky.social
#socialpsych #psychscisky #nlp #psychology
@spspnews.bsky.social
@psychscience.bsky.social
@psychonomicsociety.bsky.social
@cogscisociety.bsky.social
October 21, 2026 at 2:01 PM
chrismartin76.bsky.social
Should I avoid using matrix questions in Qualtrics? It's discouraging me from using them, but they're so compact, so there's less scrolling for the participant. Thoughts?
#personalitypsych #socialpsych #Qualtrics
October 14, 2026 at 6:44 PM
dcameron.bsky.social
Apply to join the moral psychology conversation in Philly!

#socialpsych #psychscisky @spspnews.bsky.social
@psuliberalarts.bsky.social @ssripennstate.bsky.social @prcpennstate.bsky.social @rockethics.bsky.social
kyleflaw.com Kyle Fiore Law, PhD @kyleflaw.com · 28d
Final call: poster and data blitz submissions for the Moral Psychology Preconference at #SPSP2027 close on Thursday, October 8 at 11:59 PM PT.

Submit now: spsp.wufoo.com/forms/2027-p...
October 6, 2026 at 11:55 AM
dcameron.bsky.social
@psuliberalarts.bsky.social @spspnews.bsky.social @ssripennstate.bsky.social @prcpennstate.bsky.social @rockethics.bsky.social @affectscience.bsky.social @isreorg.bsky.social
@psychscience.bsky.social @pennstateuniv.bsky.social @socphilpsych.bsky.social #empathy #socialpsych #psychscisky
October 5, 2026 at 10:07 PM
chrismartin76.bsky.social
Optimism isn't just for humans: Bonobos tend to behave optimistically after hearing laughter
#socsciresearch #socialpsych
New work by Erica Cartmill and colleagues.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We primed bonobos with conspecific laughter and then asked whether they were more likely to treat an ambiguous stimulus as if it were positive. Subjects (n = 4) were first trained to approach rewarded (black) stimuli and skip unrewarded (white) stimuli. We then presented occasional ambiguous (grey) stimuli. Bonobos approached ambiguous stimuli to search for rewards more often after hearing laughter. Our results suggest that hearing laughter induces positive emotions and may thus bias bonobos’ decision making, including foraging or search behavior. While only apes produce human-like laughter, several other non-human animals have contagious play vocalizations. These vocalizations may lead other animals to anticipate positive outcomes, revealing commonalities in the role of positive emotion in behavior and cognition across species.
October 5, 2026 at 2:23 PM
pacjournal.bsky.social
#WorldTeachersDay 👨‍🏫

Exciting research (Jovan Ivanović et al., 2024) shows that a multi-perspective #HistoryTeaching intervention impacts historical thinking of ethnically-mixed high schoolers in a #PostConflict society.

📖: doi.org/10.1002/ejsp...

#SocialPsych #PeacePsych

@apajournals.bsky.social
October 5, 2026 at 4:53 PM
pacjournal.bsky.social
Intriguing new research finds that #IdentityDistress is linked to #ExtremistAttitudes in Iranian #Adolescents, emphasising that building trust may matter.

@y-rezapour-m.bsky.social

🔗 doi.org/10.1037/pac0...

#SocialPsych #PeacePsych #NewPublication #Psychology

@apajournals.bsky.social
October 4, 2026 at 2:45 PM
dcameron.bsky.social
@psuliberalarts.bsky.social @rockethics.bsky.social @ssripennstate.bsky.social @prcpennstate.bsky.social @spspnews.bsky.social @affectscience.bsky.social @isreorg.bsky.social @socphilpsych.bsky.social @psychscience.bsky.social #empathy #psychscisky #socialpsych
September 28, 2026 at 9:35 PM
socpsyjournal.bsky.social
#SocialPsych #AcademicSky #Psychology
September 28, 2026 at 3:34 PM
socpsyjournal.bsky.social
#SocialPsych #AcademicSky #Psychology
September 17, 2026 at 2:13 PM
nschwarz.bsky.social
"Comedy is funnier when it is easier to process, largely because fluency helps incongruous material make sense."

Pleased to see this Psypost write-up of work with @drew-gorenz.bsky.social

#Humor #socialpsych

www.psypost.org/comedy-is-fu...
Comedy is funnier when it is easier to process, new psychology study finds
A new study in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology reveals that jokes, memes, and punchlines are significantly funnier when they are easy to process. This cognitive fluency helps our brains ...
www.psypost.org
September 8, 2026 at 5:25 PM
socpsyjournal.bsky.social
Sofía Moreno Gata et al. found that while people attribute human nature traits like warmth, emotion, and intellect strictly to non-human animals and humans, they view agency on a continuous spectrum extending from geographical features up to humans.

#SocialPsych #Psychology

doi.org/10.1027/1864...
August 26, 2026 at 7:37 PM
ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social
Be sure to check out this back to school bonus episode of the Stress Puzzle and share with trainees and early-career researchers in your network!

#socialpsych #healthpsych #affectivescience #academicsky #iopsych #scicomm
starlabteam.bsky.social Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · Aug 27
How can experiences like being a ballet dancer shape a scientist's career?

Dr. Wendy Berry Mendes discussed how performing as a ballet dancer helped connect her to her own physiology & supported her interest in studying stress-related physiology.

Listen: tinyurl.com/bonusstresspuzzle
#psychscisky
August 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social
‼️ 2 days left to nominate papers for the 2024 Stress Science Paper Awards!

Awards are given in the following categories:
1. Basic research/animal models
2. Empirical human/clinical research
3. New methods/theory/review

#healthpysch #socialpsych #devpsych #affectivescience #psychsicisky
ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social Ryan L. Brown @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social · Apr 22
💫🏆 What was the best stress science paper of 2024?! 💫🏆

The NIA/UCSF Stress Measurement Network invites you to nominate your own or a colleague's/mentee's paper for the Stress Science Paper Award (nominations accepted through May 1).

More information here: www.stressmeasurement.org/stress-scien...
Stress Science Paper Award | UCSF SMN
www.stressmeasurement.org
April 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social
Also welcome suggestions of folks who are doing engaging science communication and/or directly combating misinformation that we should be following and learning from! (self-promotions more than welcome as well!)

#scicomm #academicsky #psychscisky #socialpsych
ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social Ryan L. Brown @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social · Mar 26
🚨 Looking for scicomm training opportunities I may have missed to share with colleagues & trainees who are interested. We desperately need training resources to support folks who are motivated to fight health misinformation. Any resources shared are GREATLY appreciated! #psychscisky #academicsky
March 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social
🧩 My conversation with Dr. Cheryl Woods Giscombé is out now!

We discussed Dr. Giscombé's work on Superwoman Schema, nuances that stress science has missed among Black women, and her perspective on promising interventions. #scicomm #socialpsych #psychscisky

Listen now: tinyurl.com/superwomansc...
The Stress Puzzle. EPISODE 10 Superwoman Schema: Nuances of stress, resilience, and the superwoman schema framework with Dr. Cheryl Woods Giscombé
March 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social
Calling all stress scientists! #devpsych #psychscisky #socialpsych

Check out this RFA from the NIA Stress Measurement Network for small/pilot projects ($10k - $15k) and intervention studies ($40-50k).

Proposals are due March 7th: www.stressmeasurement.org/post/researc...
2025 Research Funding Announcement
The NIA Stress Measurement Network is pleased to announce its 2025 call for research projects. Proposal due date: March 7, 2025Decisions made: April 1, 2025Funding ranges: Two levels: small/pilot proj...
www.stressmeasurement.org
February 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
kris-inwood.bsky.social
Keith McNamara revisits 1960s debates about social scientific evidence & biased ability-testing for school desegregation & a milestone court case ‘Hobson v Hansen’. Open Access in Social Science History! #history #Lawsky #polisky #AcademicSky #socialpsych #EduSky #sociology 🗃️
doi.org/10.1017/ssh....
December 1, 2023 at 8:47 PM
kris-inwood.bsky.social
Keith McNamara revisits 1960s US debates about social scientific evidence & biased ability-testing in the context of school desegregation & a milestone court case ‘Hobson v Hansen’. New & open access in Social Science History!
#skystorians #AcademicSky #socialpsych #EduSky
doi.org/10.1017/ssh....
October 15, 2023 at 1:05 PM
ericdknowles.bsky.social
Conferences are always on the lookout for cities to avoid (due to union disputes, etc.). Here’s a city we should seek out because it’s awesome.

#PsycSci
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ericdknowles.bsky.social Eric Knowles @ericdknowles.bsky.social · Mar 15
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on how organizations can help Minnesota defray the costs of Trump's ICE incursion:

"Hold your next convention here."

@spspsc.bsky.social should get a Minneapolis conference on the books! (after Philly?)
March 15, 2026 at 5:24 PM
ericdknowles.bsky.social
New preprint:

"Moving beyond the gradient: Social classes as group contexts defined by multiple forms of capital" osf.io/ph3ze/

We take a group-based approach to examining social classes and their links to health outcomes.

Please reach out with any comments/suggestions!

#socialpsych #sociology
osf.io
September 22, 2023 at 3:48 PM
kyleflaw.com
Hey y’all! New paper with @lianeleeyoung.bsky.social & @stysyropoulos.bsky.social is out in BJSP!

We test ways to expand moral concern to future generations, with spillover benefits for distant others today.

#socialpsych #PsychSciSky #psychology

bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
<em>British Journal of Social Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library
In three studies (N = 8775) including two pre-registered experiments and a pre-registered cross-national replication across five countries, we tested whether intergenerational appeals that emphasize ...
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM