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Dr. Kira McCabe

@kiraomccabe.bsky.social
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Personality Psychologist. I mainly study how people express their personality in their everyday lives, particularly through their goal pursuit. Associate Professor at Carleton University She/Her, Legally Blind Website: kiramccabe.com

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Dr. Kira McCabe @kiraomccabe.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The fact that Leiper is doing well downtown isn't surprising as it is always downtown core vs. suburbs/rural Ottawa in these elections. And this does not bode well.
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Neil Sehgal @nsehgal.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🚨 New paper 🚨 Are your participants using AI to take your study? We conducted the first study directly observing AI assistance in online research, spanning 700K+ Prolific submissions. We found very rare, concentrated AI use, but gaps in safeguards. arxiv.org/abs/2610.09279
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Dr. Kira McCabe @kiraomccabe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Yeah, Commodore 64 for me, and I started playing around age 2-3. In a famous incident, my older brother, at age 2, put quarters in my uncle's hard drive thinking it would play games like the arcade. It fried the hard drive. Perhaps not the best idea to play that young, but we were usually fine.
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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
New paper! Despite qualitative researchers claiming that generalizability is not a goal, their published work does indeed contain generalizable claims. We document this and provide recommendations for how all researchers can better calibrate their generalizability claims. doi.org/10.1177/2515...
article header for, "Qualitative Researchers Can and Do Generalize: Generalizability Claims in Qualitative Psychological Research". Metascience!
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Andrea Howard @drandreahoward.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
New paper from me, out soon in Behavior Research Methods: I'm a lil bit obsessed with good online recruitment and the result is this side-quest paper that made use of data we had collected that recruited people online in three ways (met them on Zoom, validated their email, and Prolific). 🧵>>
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Dr. Kira McCabe @kiraomccabe.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Blind Professor Moment of the Day: Me: While you answer that question, I will try to get this second projector to work. Student: Professor, there is no projector there. It is gone. Me: Well, I guess that is why it isn't working.
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Dumbledore Welp Meme
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Amanda J. Wright @ajwright.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I’m recruiting a PhD student to come work with me in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Texas A&M University! Application cycle: 2027-2028 Application deadline: December 1 Application details & admissions: artsci.tamu.edu/psychologica... Lab website: www.wrightpersonalitylab.com
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Dr. Kira McCabe @kiraomccabe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I swear, this toxicity of certain social media platforms these days.... I'm sorry you're dealing with that, even if you seem to be taking it in stride. I miss the old Twitter so much....
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Captain Picard's Embarrassed Reaction
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spoonshiro @spoonshiro.com · 09/09/2026
Psychic toucans who power their weapons by taunting their enemies? Fun. And hilarious!
The Pkunk from Star Control 2
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Dr. Kira McCabe @kiraomccabe.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Happy Star Trek Day! This 60th anniversary also coincides with the day before the start of classes....so this GIF seemed appropriate. Joking aside, Star Trek has been in my brain for as long as I can remember, watching TNG with my family as a young kid. It influenced my life in so many ways. 🖖
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Sisko Cheers with a Drink
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Dr. Kira McCabe @kiraomccabe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
For Star Trek fans who enjoy the card game, Fluxx, four decks (TOS, TNG, DS9, & Voyager) will be available in October. From what I've read, they have been released before, but they are now being re-released. I'm definitely adding to my wish list. www.looneylabs.com/star-trek-fl...
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Star Trek Fluxxes – Product Announcement
Name: Star Trek Fluxx Street Date: October 20th, 2026 Set a course for the final frontier with Star Trek Fluxx! With Kirk, Spock, and the rest of the original series crew, you’ll take command of the E...
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Ted Schwaba @tedmond.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Our big Big Five GWAS, out today! Personality Genomics is extremely hot in 2026.
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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 28/08/2026
1/43 Ok folks, after much teasing and anticipation, I'm THRILLED to share our new paper in Annual Review of Clinical Psychology. Not gonna lie: I'm proud of this one, and I hope it makes an impact on the field (so please share!). A thread 🧵👇
To Be a Mental Disorder: Revisiting Behavioral Addictions
Joshua B. Grubbs, * Nicholas C. Borgogna,  Beáta Bőthe,  Hyoun S. Kim,  Rory A. Pfund,  Shane W. Kraus 

Manuscript to appear in the 2027 edition of Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, this preprint may not
exactly represent the final printed copy.

Grubbs, J.B., Borgogna, N.C., Bőthe, Beáta, Kim, H.S., Pfund, R.A., & Kraus, S.W. (2027) To Be a Mental Disorder: Revisiting Behavioral Addictions. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology. 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-061225-045608

Behavioral addictions have been recognized in various forms for centuries, yet only three—Gambling Disorder, Gaming Disorder, and Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder—are currently included in formal diagnostic systems. In the past decade, research on these conditions has expanded dramatically in both volume and methodological rigor, drawing on longitudinal, neurobiological, and cross-cultural designs and evolving into a truly global science. Even so, the field remains beset by unresolved controversies. Chief among these is a persistent tendency to import substance use disorder concepts—tolerance, withdrawal, and dependence—that lack conceptual and empirical support when applied to behavior. Related challenges concern the over-pathologizing of normal engagement and a reliance on confirmatory, self-report measurement of uncertain validity. We argue that advancing the field requires sustained funding, theory grounded in the disorders themselves, objective and intensive-longitudinal methods, greater diversity, and public health and regulatory attention to increasingly technological environments.
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Lisa Starr @lisastarr.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Lake Ontario sits on the unceded territory of the Haudenosaunee people. Ontario, a name predating the province by 200 years, means "Great Lake" in their language. The name "Ontario" has a richer, older connection to this land than does "America," which is named after an Italian colonizer.
Stones stacked neatly on a rock on the shore of Lake Ontario at Chimney Bluffs, NY
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Cédric Scherer @cedricscherer.com · 25/08/2026
An exciting extension to the #ggplot2 universe 🍾 I love how Alex has tied the new features to best #dataviz practices, and he even added a coaching option. I’m especially excited about the easy way to place the y-axis title at the top, plus even more shapes that are usable right out of the box 🤘
A scatterplot of iris data with a horizontal ytitle placed at the top of the y axis. In addition, the package allows to add simple annotations.An overview of the available symbols in ggplotplus.
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Caterina Gratton @caterinagratton.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
🚨Job Search announcement 🚨 @psychillinois.bsky.social is searching for an assistant prof in cognitive neuroscience. Come join us! Pls RT 🙏 Full ad: illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree... #neuroskyence #psychscisky #neuroimaging
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Assistant Professor- Psychology - College of LAS
Duties & Responsibilities
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paolo @paolopalma.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Was asked to forward this by a colleague: The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto is hiring for an Associate Professor in Counselling or Clinical Psychology. Deadline: October 5, 2026 Salary: Commensurate with experience; upper limit $200k CAD #Psychjob
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Associate Professor - Clinical and Counselling Psychology
Associate Professor - Clinical and Counselling Psychology
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Dr. Kira McCabe @kiraomccabe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I'll go back through my Goodreads for more options. But one off the top of my head is The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War by Joanne B. Freeman (Yale prof of American Studies). Maybe not the best 1st book? Discusses how violent U.S. politics has been for a long time.
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Dr. Kira McCabe @kiraomccabe.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I wonder if there were any signs that he knew that he needed to invest in transit earlier...oh wait. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Kermit the Frog says 'REALLY??!!'
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Daniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
New Blog post: Which Data Repository Should you Use? In light of OSF closing down, I compare Zenodo, Dataverse, ResearchBox, PsychArchive, and local repositories on six important dimensions. If you want to know which to pick: It depends! daniellakens.blogspot.com/2026/08/whic...
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Which Data Repository Should You Use?
The Center for Open Science has announced that from November 16, 2026, no new projects can be created on the Open Science Framework. After F...
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Katie Corker @katiecorker.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
For those looking for alternatives to OSF, I recommend two resources comparing features of other Generalist Repositories. Resources are from GREI, an NIH funded initiative. Comparison tool to help you pick which one you like best: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... Decision tree:  doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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Generalist Repository Comparison Chart
The Generalist Repository Comparison Chart and FAIRsharing Collection (https://fairsharing.org/collection/GeneralRepositoryComparison) was originally an outcome of the NIH Workshop on the Role of Gene...
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Aleksandra Lazić, PhD @alelazic.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
OSF is changing... Had to sit with this one for a bit. Wrote up some reflections over on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/alelaz... #OpenScience
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OSF Changes: A Note to Users | Aleksandra Lazić, PhD
This came as quite a shock at first. A platform built to preserve, changing this much, feels almost contradictory. But data storage is not the only function of OSF, and I applaud the bold decision to ...
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Dr. Kira McCabe @kiraomccabe.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Thank you!
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Dr. Kira McCabe @kiraomccabe.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
My guess is non-academics who purchase things out of curiosity. Or some undergrad or early grad students who may not know better. Basically, whoever the journals can trick into paying that.
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Russ Poldrack @russpoldrack.org · 11/08/2026
Many of you will have seen the recent post about changes at OSF. If you'd like to learn more about how to use other services (particularly Zenodo) to share data and code, see my book chapter on resource sharing. bettercode-book.org/book-sharing...
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12  Sharing Research Objects – Better Code, Better Science
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Dr. Kira McCabe @kiraomccabe.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This is going to change things up in my lab for sure. I appreciate OSF for leading the way, and I can't even imagine the costs of OSF Storage over the last decade. I'm looking for recommendations of where to migrate my lab projects, so please feel free to post your recommendations below!
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Colin Tucker Smith @colinsmithpsych.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Sharing a scale that we just published in Sex Roles. It allows you to measure home and work roles for men and women separately (most existing scales fix those into zero-sum decisions). Scale is included in the Appendix. rdcu.be/fyd8f
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Breadmakers and Breadwinners: Measuring Prescriptive Gender Role Beliefs for Men and Women Separately and on a Common Metric
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Dr. Kira McCabe @kiraomccabe.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Same. I have a whole soap box discussion of how group differences cannot tell you anything about where an individual falls within a group. This is an excellent example that I may add to my lecture this year.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
SERIOUSLY, WATCH THIS: If you really want to understand how SUVs and pick-up trucks have ended up being MOST of the vehicles out there in cities, and the absolutely HUGE consequences of that, watch this easy-to-watch video by Not Just Bikes. Then share it as much as you can. youtu.be/jN7mSXMruEo
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These Stupid Trucks are Literally Killing Us
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
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Dr. Kira McCabe @kiraomccabe.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
One of those signs that raises more questions than it answers.... And "mostly" is doing a lot of work here. 😅
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Princess Mostly Dead: Slightly Alive
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Whitney Ringwald @whitneyringwald.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Are temperament and personality the same thing? Check out our new preprint tackling this question. Led by the incomparable @kaileylawson.bsky.social, with @rebeccatheshiner.bsky.social, bsky-less Rick Robins This was such a fun one to work on with this team!
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Andrew Przybylski @shuhbillskee.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The first official data on the effectiveness of Australia's social media ban is out. Nothing unexpected, but it's worth reading. www.esafety.gov.au/research/soc...
The Office meme of two images from corporate comparing two plots from esafety data on the Australia social media ban.
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Eric Hehman @erichehman.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
McGill social psych is now officially hiring at the assistant prof level, hooray Happy to chat with anyone about the position mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree...
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Anne Reitz @annereitz.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
📢 We’re hiring! Postdoc in Personality Psychology & Psychological Assessment at the University of Greifswald. ✨ Lots of freedom for your own research ✨ Start Oct 2026 or later ✨ Long-term perspective toward a permanent position Deadline: 15 Aug Please share — and feel free to get in touch!
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Research Associate (Postdoc) - Institute of Psychology 26/Sa23
Stellenausschreibung Institut für Psychologie
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Dr. Kira McCabe @kiraomccabe.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
No Scotland, no party. Lovely to be back in Edinburgh for #ECP22!
David Hume statue in Edinburgh. Statue is holding a book. Two orange traffic cones are on the status. One cone on the head, one on the book.
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Jennifer Tackett @jnfrltackett.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Anyone else at ECP in Edinburgh literally watching Arthur’s Seat burn, and if so, what are the evacuation notices and procedures here?
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Dr. Kira McCabe @kiraomccabe.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Amusing update. They are boarding the flight to Barcelona now, and they announced that 80 people are missing (now down to 63). That is going to be a hell of a flight tonight, I think. 🤣
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Dr. Kira McCabe @kiraomccabe.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Just got to the international terminal at Toronto-Pearson during the ending of the match...Spanish fans are cheering up and down the terminal. Here is a small bit after the initial cheer at the end of the game.
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Danielle Navarro @djnavarro.net · 18/07/2026
And so after a very brief hiatus, version 0.7.0 of "learning statistics with R" exists. Full rebuild in quarto, stylistic fixes, "epilogues from 2026" to comment on how the world changed since original publication, and as an added bonus, no longer misgenders the author learningstatisticswithr.com
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Learning Statistics with R
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Dr. Kira McCabe @kiraomccabe.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Well, France decided to show up. 😅
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Dr. Kira McCabe @kiraomccabe.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
The French team's ennui in the first half is a good reason to stop doing the third place match of the World Cup.
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Ted Schwaba @tedmond.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
New meta by @peterhaehner.bsky.social et al (I'm a little middle author) on individual differences in personality change across the lifespan (229 studies, N = 230k) 10.1037/bul0000525 Cool finding (imo): For all Big Five, variance in change is greatest in youth, declining through young adulthood!
Individual differences in change for each of the Big Five across ages 0 to 80. The trend for each trait is that individual differences in change are decreasing with age.
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Dr. Kira McCabe @kiraomccabe.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Interesting! I never watched the show, but I read the series after people recommended it to me for years. I like the casting choice. I don't think it will overwrite my head-canon image of him; however, I agree with you--we can all imagine and enjoy a series based on our different experiences.
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Dr. Kira McCabe @kiraomccabe.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
When this happens, I would give up on work for the day and watch the Muppet Show or Labyrinth to relax and improve my mood (or something of equivalent awesomeness/silliness). Hang in there!
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Dr. Kira McCabe @kiraomccabe.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
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Tim Curry's Wadsworth Eye Roll in Clue
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tylernthorne.bsky.social @tylernthorne.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Another paper in a recent line of research looking at how much our perceptions of goals (e.g., how confident we feel, how important the goal is) fluctuate, which is most notably at the situational level! But also..
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Individual Differences in the Variability of Goal Dimensions: A Generalization of Kiendl et al. (2025) - Tyler Thorne, Marina Milyavskaya, Isabelle Leduc-Cummings, 2026
Establishing the generalizability of empirical findings is essential for a cumulative science. Kiendl, Wenzel et al. (2025) recently examined sources of variabi...
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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Just submitted my comment on the new OMB rules for federal grants. Thanks to @fabbs.org for all the helpful resources. 🧪 You still have time to make your voice heard! The comment deadline is Monday July 13th at 11:59pm. fabbs.org/fabbs-omb-co...
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FABBS OMB COMMENT TOOLKIT – FABBS
On May 29, 2026, OMB published a proposed rule to update the Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance, which are government-wide policies and requirements rela
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Dr. Kira McCabe @kiraomccabe.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Yeah, this was incredibly unpleasant last night. At a minimum, some warning would have been nice. I assumed it was making up for Canada Day once I realized it was fireworks. But sometimes, I wonder if some people on Council forget that people actually *live* in the city and don't just drive in.
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Dr. Kira McCabe @kiraomccabe.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I know many Falcons fans who are likely thinking this is still far too soon. But damn.
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