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Abdo Elnakouri @abdoe.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I think most of us recognize that our culture can shape how we see the world. But might culture also shape *who* we look to in order to form our perceptions of the world/reality? We find evidence for this in a 🔥new paper🔥 in SPPS with @elijfinkel.bsky.social and Abigail Scholer. 🧵:

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Julia Espinosa @jespinosa.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Do you have a #dog? Do you study/work with dogs? Do you just think dogs are awesome?! If you answered "yes" to any of the above, take the #ManyDogs survey and share your thoughts on what's interesting about dogs 🐶 🧪 Thank you for helping shape our future science! ssp.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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ManyDogs general interest survey

MD survey for understanding what topics the dog community would like to see in future canine science research projects.

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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 05/09/2026

This is interesting. You get assigned to being born at a random place and time in history, to see what a typical person's life might have been like then. Unfortunately I was born in 1403 in the valley of Mexico and died at age 4 from dysentery.

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Any Human Ever

One life, drawn at random from all who have ever lived.

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Matt Grossmann @mattgrossmann.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Across countries, in-party discussions consistently increase both partisan affinity & out-party animosity, which leads to even less out-party discussion. Out-party discussions rarely reduce out-party animosity. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Jessie Sun @jessiesun.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

New paper on virtue trade-offs in everyday life, led by my PhD student, Qilin Zhang! A growing literature emphasizes trade-offs between competing moral principles (e.g., kindness vs. honesty), but are such trade-offs ubiquitous in everyday life? 1/5

Screenshot of abstract from PDF of an article titled "Virtue-Trade-Offs in Everyday Life".

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Abdo Elnakouri @abdoe.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Huge props to @williambrady.bsky.social for his courageous leadership on this incredibly cool project 🔥🔥

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Maya Rossignac-Milon @mrossignacmilon.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

New preprint! ✨ Do you and your partner have made-up words ("eggy" to mean awkward)? Do you and your bestie have an anecdote you love to tell together (that time one of you tripped over an acorn)? Do you and your closest colleague have a cherished ritual (weekly lunch at "the usual spot")? 🧵

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Merrick R. Osborne @merrickosborne.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

New paper out in Social Psychological and Personality Science with @mohammadatari.bsky.social! We ask: How does moral diversity shape communities’ responses to norm violations? Across 7 studies (N = 235k+), we find a surprisingly consistent pattern. tinyurl.com/48tp5k6j

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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Maya Rossignac-Milon @mrossignacmilon.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Thrilled to release this year’s program for the Shared Reality Virtual Conference (Mar 24-25)!! Register here to receive the Zoom link (free!): universityofhouston.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Organized with: @emmamiller.bsky.social @abdoe.bsky.social @changlu-cl.bsky.social

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Eric Hehman @erichehman.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Neat paper finding ~3% socialization of prejudice in german adolescents social networks psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...

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Adi Wiezel, Ph.D. @awiezel.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

In an interesting #SPSP2026 talk, @asmiley.bsky.social presented work suggesting that the proportion of out-partisans at one’s church had a curvilinear association with affective polarization—politically balanced churches showed the lowest rates of affective polarization.

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Adi Wiezel, Ph.D. @awiezel.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

In an interesting #SPSP2026 talk, @abdoe.bsky.social presented data showing that assigning participants to watch a debate (versus an informational video, or no video) on rent control made them significantly more intellectually humble.

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Abdo Elnakouri @abdoe.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

If you’re at @spspnews.bsky.social, we would love to see you (yes, you 🫵🏼🤓) there!

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Adam H. Smiley @asmiley.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Very excited to be chairing this symposium at @spspnews.bsky.social this Saturday at 2 with @abdoe.bsky.social! With Zarnab Zahoor (UIC) and Jan Voelkel (Cornell), we will collectively discuss the factor which can combat or amplify group-based animosity amidst rampant polarization. (Room E353A) 🧵1/6

Ameliorators and Aggravators of Affective Polarization, an SPSP 2026 symposium from 2-3:10 on Saturday Feb 28th in E353A

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Abdo Elnakouri @abdoe.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

A little over a week left for blitz applications for the conference! Please share to those that might be interested :)

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Maya Rossignac-Milon @mrossignacmilon.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

We’re excited to announce this year’s Shared Reality Virtual Conference on Mar 24-25! Register below to receive the Zoom link (free!). Submit a data blitz anytime until Feb 20. Organized with @abdoe.bsky.social @emmamiller.bsky.social @changlu-cl.bsky.social

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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.

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William Meese @williammeese.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

So thrilled to see this paper in print at PSPR—I propose a new theoretical model of self-protection motivation that reimagines how people might think, feel, and act when navigating self-threats. I enjoy this sort of theoretical work & excited to share it! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Self-Protection Motivation and Its Psychological Construction: A Process Model Distinguishing Two Unique Motivational Orientations - William B. Meese, 2025

Academic This article introduces the Modern Constructivist Model of Motivated Self-Protection (MCM-MSP), an integrative and novel theoretical account of two dis...

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William J. Brady @williambrady.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

✨New preprint! Why do people express outrage online? In 4 studies we develop a taxonomy of online outrage motives, test what motives people report, what they infer for in- vs. out-partisans, and how motive inferences shape downstream intergroup consequences. Led by @felix-chenwei.bsky.social 🧵👇

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Abdo Elnakouri @abdoe.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Hi all! Having recently moved to @uh.edu, I’ll be reviewing graduate applications to join the newly minted Worldviews in Motion lab for Fall 2026! Please share with anyone who might be interested 😊 For lab info, check out our (though it’s mostly me atm) website: www.abdoelnakouri.com

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WIM Lab

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Maya Rossignac-Milon @mrossignacmilon.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

What kinds of conversations spark instant connection? Excited to share my first NYT Guest Essay, with @ericaboothby.bsky.social. We argue that playful riffing — creating a little world together — forges and deepens relationships through shared reality. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/o...

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Opinion | You’re Probably Doing Small Talk Wrong

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Eli Finkel @elijfinkel.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

📢JOB POSTING: Senior Director for the Center for Enlightened Disagreement (CED).📢 @nourkteily.bsky.social and I seek a strategic leader to help us build the Center (see ensuing post for information about CED). Target salary range: $125,000-$155,000. 1/2 careers.northwestern.edu/psc/hrnu_er/...

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Abdo Elnakouri @abdoe.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Don’t miss out on applying to this dream post doc! 🫵🏽🔥

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Curtis Puryear @curtispuryear.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

New preprint! We developed new measurement tools to examine moralization in ~2B Twitter/X & Reddit posts and ~5M traditional media texts. Key finding: moralization increased markedly on social media from 2013-2021; more than traditional media; associated with multiple user dynamics 🧵👇

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Jonathan Doriscar @jonds7.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Thrilled to share that my first first-authored publication is officially out (soon to be in press at Social Cognition)! 🚀 "From Data to Discovery: Unsupervised Machine Learning in Social Cognition" 📄 OSF preprint: osf.io/preprints/os...

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Jonah Koetke @jonahkoetke.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Are there contexts where expressing intellectual humility (IH) can backfire? On established or morally convicted topics, the positive impacts of perceived high (vs. low) IH on competence and warmth are attenuated or reversed. Full Paper: doi.org/10.1177/1948...

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Are There Consequences of Expressing Intellectual Humility Toward Claims Perceived as Established or Moral Truths? Implications for Judgments of Expresser’s Competence and Warmth - Jonah Koetke, Karin...

Prior research has found that people perceive intellectual humility (IH)—the awareness of one’s intellectual limitations—as a positive characteristic. Here, we ...

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Lydia Emery @lydiaemery.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Excited to share a new paper in Current Directions on the theme of merging in close relationships, with @emmamcgorray.bsky.social, @erinhughes.bsky.social , and @abdoe.bsky.social! In the paper, we discuss merging in the domains of selves, goals, processing, and reality. tinyurl.com/ynbedzys (1/4)

Title page of the paper "Merging in Close Relationships"

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Shauna Bowes-Flores @shaunambowes.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

First (but certainly not last) developmental paper now accepted at Developmental Psychology! We asked: Do children value intellectual humility over intellectual arrogance? The answer is YES! Preprint available here! osf.io/preprints/os...

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Abdo Elnakouri @abdoe.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Franki is a phenomenal scientist, mentor, and person. What an amazing opportunity!

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Joshua Conrad Jackson @joshcjackson.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

I'm hiring a new lab manager! Deadline to apply is April 1st. More details here: www.chicagobooth.edu/-/media/facu... I formed some of my deepest and most impactful partnerships as a lab manager, and it's a position that I highly value. If you are a PI, please circulate to possible applicants!

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Sally Xie @xallysie.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Live from #spsp2025: @abdoe.bsky.social shedding light on pluralistic ignorance. Democrats & Republicans *believe* they fundamentally disagree on core values, but in reality, are far more similar than they are different (ds~=1.3)--despite real differences (e.g., in conformity & traditionalism).

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William J. Brady @williambrady.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

@curtispuryear.bsky.social a study of a decade of twitter posts shows and new measure of moralization shows that moralization has substantially increased over time (d = .45!). Driven by both self selection and within-user increase over time! #comppsych #spsp2025 (also stay tuned for this paper😎)

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Abdo Elnakouri @abdoe.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

If you're going to #SPSP2025, please consider coming to our Friday symposium on false political pessimism!

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William J. Brady @williambrady.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

👀New preprint! In 3 prereg experiments we study how engagement-based algorithms amplify ingroup, moral and emotional (IME) content in ways that disrupt social norm learning (and test one solution!) w/ @joshcjackson.bsky.social and my amazing lab managers @merielcd.bsky.social & Silvan Baier 🧵👇

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Abdo Elnakouri @abdoe.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

We're extending out the deadline to submit blitz talks to the Shared Reality Virtual Conference! New deadline is February 26th. @emmamiller.bsky.social @changlu-cl.bsky.social Please share! Link to register for the conference and submit blitz here: t.co/TXCq3L724h

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William J. Brady @williambrady.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

✨New preprint✨How does repeated exposure to transgressions online shape moral judgment? Results show two competing processes: 💠We get desensitized = ⬇️ wrong 💠Transgression seems more infamous =⬆️wrong Relative strength of each may predict outrage to viral transgressions w/ @danieleffron.bsky.social

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Abdo Elnakouri @abdoe.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

We are excited to announce this year's Shared Reality Virtual Conference happening Wednesday March 12 & Thursday March 13, 2025, between 9:50 AM - 1:10 PM ET! You can register below to receive the Zoom link! Submit a data blitz anytime until Feb 7. northwestern.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Abdo Elnakouri @abdoe.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

We know that people tend to see the world similarly with ingroup members. But do people share reality with just anyone in their ingroup? In a 🔥new paper🔥we find that people are specifically motivated to create a shared reality with those who support their goals. @mrossignacmilon.bsky.social 🧵1/

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Ross Dahlke @rossdahlke.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

~20% of Twitter users authored ~80% of uncivil tweets, with political incivility showing a homophilous network structure and being more prominent in politically competitive geographic regions, finds Pendzel, @alonzoizner.bsky.social et al. aclanthology.org/2024.emnlp-m...

A Closer Look at Multidimensional Online Political Incivility

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William J. Brady @williambrady.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

New paper out in @ScienceMagazine! In 8 studies (multiple platforms, methods, time periods) we find: misinformation evokes more outrage than trustworthy news, when it does it's shared more + ppl are less likely to read before sharing. w/ @killianmcl1 @Klonick @mollycrockett 🧵👇

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Jackie Chen @jackiemchen.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

ISCON is excited to announce that the 2023 Best Social Cognition Paper Award goes to Hester, N., & Hehman, E. (2023). Dress is a fundamental component of person perception. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 27(4), 414-433! Congrats @neilrhester.bsky.social and @erichehman.bsky.social!

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Eli Finkel @elijfinkel.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Welcome to the surge of new folks here! I'm a Northwestern/Kellogg psychology professor who studies: (1) romantic relationships and (2) U.S. political polarization/free speech. I co-direct NU's CENTER FOR ENLIGHTENED DISAGREEMENT & co-host the LOVE FACTUALLY podcast. lovefactually.substack.com

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Love Factually Podcast | Paul Eastwick | Substack

Click to read Love Factually Podcast, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

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Benedek Kurdi @benedek.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

I will be reading applications for our PhD program this year. Our lab studies social cognition, attitude formation and change, and social learning and memory. For more information, please read this document: benedekkurdi.com/files/Kurdi_.... The deadline is December 1.

The Illinois Social Cognition lab in fall 2024: Shaoming Wang, Joyan Cyrus, Babak Hemmatian, Benedek Kurdi, and Arlyssia Kelly

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erinhughes.bsky.social @erinhughes.bsky.social · 24/09/2024

I’m so excited to share our new paper in JPSP from me, @lydiaemery.bsky.social, @emmamcgorray.bsky.social, Wendi Gardner, & @elijfinkel.bsky.social! We find that avoidantly attached people report self-loss due to their relationship, but external metrics fail to detect such loss. tinyurl.com/yaztcjc2

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William J. Brady @williambrady.bsky.social · 04/09/2024

Want to get paid ($40)💰 for browsing Bluesky as you normally would? Explore new feeds designed by a research team at Northwestern University and report back on your experiences. Help shape the future of social media ranking algorithms 👀 🔗 Sign Up: tinyurl.com/nufeedstudy 💌 FAQ: bit.ly/bluesky-faq

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