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G Scott Morgan

@gscottmorgan.bsky.social
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Social-moral-political psychologist. Teacher at a SLAC / PUI. First Gen college student. I care deeply about issues of disability and accessibility.

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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
I wrote a piece for @sciam.bsky.social about why White parents should be talking to their kids about race and racism. It was so great to work with @megha.bsky.social on this piece! Please share! www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
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Why It’s Important to Talk about Race with Children
Children start learning about race and racism as early as preschool. Talking about race early, however difficult, will help them become more antiracist
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G Scott Morgan @gscottmorgan.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Gov. Murphy, could you please step in to provide the residents of Northern NJ information - any information at all - about the reasons dozens of military grade drones are flying over our neighborhoods each night? People are anxious and scared.
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G Scott Morgan @gscottmorgan.bsky.social · 27/06/2024
Thank you Linda! I’ve said it to you before, but could never say it enough: thank you for *everything*! And congrats to Chris! Virtual high five!
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G Scott Morgan @gscottmorgan.bsky.social · 01/02/2024
I guess my point is this: I have been amazed this semester seeing my students react to these ideas. Things that make me -as a social psychologist-say “of course” are light bulbs in their heads. After the tumult in our field, I’m feeling a deep appreciation for the power of our fundamental ideas.
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G Scott Morgan @gscottmorgan.bsky.social · 31/01/2024
Ideas that we take for granted are either not obvious to people or are under-appreciated. Ideas like: -people are innately driven to belong, and that shapes almost everything we do -situations are immensely powerful -we will do wildly irrational things in service of the above. 3/x #socialpsyc
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G Scott Morgan @gscottmorgan.bsky.social · 31/01/2024
I think us social psychologists can sometimes see our field’s insights as a given / second-nature. Our way of seeing becomes 2nd nature for us. But for our students, social psych can provide powerful *new* frameworks for understanding humans. 2/x #socialpsyc
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G Scott Morgan @gscottmorgan.bsky.social · 31/01/2024
Teaching a social psyc course for the 1st time in awhile. With all of the tumult in our field, I think it’s easy to lose track of this: social psyc offers an incredibly powerful lens to understand our world. 1/x #socialpsyc
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G Scott Morgan @gscottmorgan.bsky.social · 04/12/2023
LAST CALL! We are raising money to honor @lindaskitka.bsky.social on the SPSP heritage wall. She has had a career and impact worth celebrating. We’re close to the SPSP fundraising threshold. Help us tip over the edge today! my.spsp.org/About/Donate... #socialpsyc #psychscisky
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G Scott Morgan @gscottmorgan.bsky.social · 13/11/2023
It’s such an indictment of … well… everything right now.
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G Scott Morgan @gscottmorgan.bsky.social · 13/11/2023
I would have to think this through more, but “Don’t Look Up” struck me as covering a lot of ground regarding ideology, and motivated reasoning, and group dynamics, and media, and populism…
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G Scott Morgan @gscottmorgan.bsky.social · 02/11/2023
One part of academia that you rarely see discussed in these spaces is *advising*. Folks at Primarily Undergrad Institutions often have sizable advising loads. It is a *core* part of the work we do w/ students- academic strategizing, career planning, life coaching. A lot of work but super rewarding!
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G Scott Morgan @gscottmorgan.bsky.social · 01/11/2023
I have purposefully built flexibilities into my course that ALL students can use. Not a free for all, but rules about when and how to request extensions, etc. This cuts down on the need for some students to use specialized accommodations AND it’shelpful to other students.
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G Scott Morgan @gscottmorgan.bsky.social · 01/11/2023
But is strict = clear guidelines with flexibility, probably not so bad. 2/x
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G Scott Morgan @gscottmorgan.bsky.social · 01/11/2023
How strict are we talking? Utterly strict: yes. Dad of disabled kid here. She will never have perfect attendance and will likely always have things that pull her away from work at certain points. 1/x
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G Scott Morgan @gscottmorgan.bsky.social · 30/10/2023
A colleague (Patrick Dolan, not on BS) pointed me to this. OF COURSE someone had done the study. 😂 psycnet.apa.org/record/1976-...
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G Scott Morgan @gscottmorgan.bsky.social · 30/10/2023
YES! I had been imaging some Cialdini-style tinkering with the wording of the message. But yours is so much more elegant! 😂
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G Scott Morgan @gscottmorgan.bsky.social · 30/10/2023
Left in front of the Psych Offices during campus-wide trick-or-treating. Definitely feels like we’re setting them up with some old school social psych manipulation. 😆
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G Scott Morgan @gscottmorgan.bsky.social · 23/10/2023
You got it. They know to direct donations accordingly.
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G Scott Morgan @gscottmorgan.bsky.social · 23/10/2023
Hi there- once you click the link in my original post, you should see these directions and a link to click to get started!
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Linda J. Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 21/10/2023
I appreciate my former students nominating me for this (they are the BEST), and it is an attempt to raise $$ for a good cause— dissertation research grants for students. Please consider contributing if you’re able.
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G Scott Morgan @gscottmorgan.bsky.social · 20/10/2023
As a former student, I am so excited to honor and celebrate Linda in this way. She has made a profound difference in my life, and the lives of so many other psychologists. And her body of work speaks to some of the most pressing issues in this socio-political moment.
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G Scott Morgan @gscottmorgan.bsky.social · 20/10/2023
And if you donate any amount, you will have the opportunity to post a tribute to Linda on her heritage wall!
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G Scott Morgan @gscottmorgan.bsky.social · 20/10/2023
Donations to the SPSP Heritage Initiative are used to support dissertation research grants, with a goal of $2500. We are inviting you to donate whatever you can in Linda’s name to have her name and bio placed on the Heritage Wall!
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G Scott Morgan @gscottmorgan.bsky.social · 20/10/2023
Let's celebrate @lindaskitka.bsky.social! We are raising money to recognize the amazing career & contributions of Linda Skitka, and to honor her as part of SPSP's Heritage Wall. You can make make a donation to the Heritage Initiative here: my.spsp.org/About/Donate... #socialpsyc #PsychSciSky
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Society for Personality and Social Psychology > About > Donate > Heritage Initiative
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G Scott Morgan @gscottmorgan.bsky.social · 19/10/2023
So, anything new around here?
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G Scott Morgan @gscottmorgan.bsky.social · 19/10/2023
You’re the best, Linda.
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