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Joey Heffner

@jpheffne.bsky.social

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Postdoc at Yale University studying emotions, language, and decision-making

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Amitai Shenhav @ashenhav.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

2 yrs ago, I briefly laid out a new theory of how motivation works (AGH). Here, I expand on the problems AGH was trying to solve, why they are hard to solve, what my solution looks like, and how this should change our understanding of thoughts & actions. osf.io/preprints/ps... 🧵A few highlights:

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Joey Heffner @jpheffne.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

SO excited to share that I'll be joining Stanford University as an Assistant Professor in Psychology starting September 2027!! I’m launching the Emotions, Computation, and Choice Lab, where we investigate how emotions guide social cognition and behavior. www.heffner-lab.com

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Emotions, Computation, and Choice Lab

Explore research on how emotions influence social cognition, decision-making, and AI interactions at the Emotions, Computation, and Choice Lab at Stanford University. Join us to study emotions and beh...

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Joey Heffner @jpheffne.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

This was a cool project to be a part of, and in my opinion represents a key piece of evidence in understanding how affect (valence) tracks value learning in decision-making. Great work Yang!

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Joey Heffner @jpheffne.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I am SO excited to share my latest #preprint with @robbrutledge.bsky.social, Chongyu Qin, Zeb Kurth-Nelson, Martin Chadwick, @summerfieldlab.bsky.social, and others from DeepMind: "Increasing happiness through conversations with artificial intelligence" arxiv.org/abs/2504.02091 A short 🧵 1/7

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Increasing happiness through conversations with artificial intelligence

Chatbots powered by artificial intelligence (AI) have rapidly become a significant part of everyday life, with over a quarter of American adults using them multiple times per week. While these tools o...

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Joey Heffner @jpheffne.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I'm finally making the switch from the old one to the new one. Looking forward to connecting and sharing research on emotions, language, decision-making, mental health, and artificial intelligence!

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