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Gaby Hofer

@sci-gab.bsky.social
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PostDoc in personality psych at University of Graz | researching sexuality, self-knowledge & person perception | dreaming of academic utopia (of open & robust science and secure jobs) | co-founder of the Graz Open Science Initiative | She/her

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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I sometimes fall into an intense afternoon writing focus. Then I look up, noticing that night has fallen and that I should probably blink every once in a while. This may or may not be correlated with closeness of approaching deadlines.
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Sandra Grinschgl, (she/her) @grinschglsandra.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Research on cognitive offloading × AI is booming and getting lots of public attention. Unfortunately, some (or even many) of it raises serious credibility concerns. Like this paper, which others and I recently commented on via @pubpeer.com: pubpeer.com/publications...
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PubPeer - AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the...
There are comments on PubPeer for publication: AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking (2025)
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Vielen lieben Dank! Ich hoffe, es gehen richtig viele Menschen auf die Straße. Und das sage ich nicht nur aus dem egoistischen Grund, dass ich als Postdoc gern endlich mal mehr (statt gar keiner) Jobsicherheit hätte...
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Wir gehen am Donnerstag kollektiv als Arbeitsbereich zur Kundgebung in Graz. Wer kommt mit?
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
📊 Wie wohl fühlen Sie sich in der Wissenschaft? (Online-Studie; ca. 30 Minuten) 👩‍🔬Promovierende und Postdocs (bis max. 6 Jahre nach der Promotion); Deutschkenntnisse mind. C1 👉 Hier geht’s zur Umfrage: edu.survey.uni-graz.at/index.php/75... Gerne teilen oder weiterleiten!
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Wie wohl fühlen Sie sich in der Wissenschaft? Eine Studie zum Wohlbefinden und der Selbstwahrnehmung junger Wissenschaftler:innen
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
🔬 We're looking for German-speaking PhDs and Postdocs of all fields for a study! Together with a master student, we have a project on well-being among early career researchers. As we want to reach at least 260 people across Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, we need your help. More info in 🇩🇪 ⬇️
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Ramin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 12/03/2026
Another day, another stupid Excel chart.
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
*Austria (so editing is still not a thing in Bluesky, right?)
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Austrian has gotten so expensive that airport prices start to seem absolutely normal to me. (written while sipping my €6 cappuccino in Frankfurt)
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Big Team Science Conference @btscon.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Our full 2025 program and schedule are now up on our website! We've got so many great presentations lined up, you won't want to miss it! bigteamscienceconference.github.io/program/
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Note: The live conference schedule with links to sessions will be provided to conference registrants via email. To access the live schedule, REGISTER NOW *** >>> View the 2025 BTSCON Program *** > Not...
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Devyn Gwynne @devyngwynne.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
It’s a certain level of hell to sit in a lecture hall and see a sea of chat gtp tabs open next to full youtube videos and movies/ tv shows playing while the prof lectures
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hilmibro87.bsky.social @hilmibro87.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Hello BlueSky peeps! Hilmar's cold opening contains not one BUT TWO articles that I want to advertise! My co-authors and I have summarized the work we have done, the progress we achieved, and the challenges we encoutered during the last seven or so years in several #OpenScience initiatives in Graz.
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
In psychology, there's a growing subfield on people's bullshit receptivity. You can find lots of papers with the term in their title.
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Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her) @helenahartmann.com · 12/08/2025
New paper out with the Feminist Wonderlab and this is an important one ❤️
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Muttersprachentdeckungsüberraschung?
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
A tiny pig and a couple of sheeps, chilling on a green hill.
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
I'm currently at the wonderful @oegpjuwis.bsky.social #writingretreat, working on a grant proposal. Can we please arrange for all our academic events to have emotional support cats (and goats, dogs, and pigs)?
A very fluffy cat, chilling on the ground.
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
In non-science news: The nin concert in Vienna was amazing!
Picture from a concert of the current Nine Inch Nails tour (peel it back)
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Wichtiges Wissen!
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Ach Sugarplum Fairy ❤️ die hatte ich schon total vergessen. Danke!
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Immer her damit!
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Yes! For my first registered report, we could not recruit all of the pregistered sample and had to make slight methodological changes due to the COVID pandemic. Had an ongoing conversation with the amazing editor back then. We were transparent about these changes and everything was fine.
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Michael W. Kraus @mwkraus.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
I am teaching my phd writing workshop course this quarter, question: are there any words/phrases said to you by an advisor/mentor that stuck with you, were memorable, or particularly helpful? If so please reply below!
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M.J. Crockett @mjcrockett.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
But a university is a community that thrives on differences. Our diverse perspectives are what make it possible for us to know the world, together.
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oegpjuwis.bsky.social @oegpjuwis.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Struggling to find time to write? 📚✍️ If you're a Postdoc or working on your PhD in Psychology, join us for this year's Summer School & Writing Retreat! osf.io/u97xy/
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
I wanted to share this editorial, adding some sort of comment about its importance. But just the fact that it has to exist leaves me at a loss of words.
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Statement on the Importance of Sexuality and Gender Research
Published in The Journal of Sex Research (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 25/03/2025
I asked DeepSeek to develop a scale to measure addiction to addiction scale development and of course it delivered.
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
"wenn das Argument zählt" scheint mir hier der relevante Teil der Aussage zu sein.
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Wie gesagt: zur "Weiblichkeit" von "die" im Plural gern jemand anderen konsultieren. Zu unserem Treatment kann ich ergänzen, dass das Treatment keinen Artikel enthalten hat.
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Mit dieser Frage wenden Sie sich am besten an Germanistiker:innen. Als Psychologinnen geht's uns ja tendenziell nicht darum, warum die Sprache ist, wie sie ist, sondern darum, welche Effekte sie auf menschliches Erleben und Verhalten hat.
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Julia Bottesini @juliabottesini.com · 04/12/2024
If you haven't registered for this event yet (happening in just 2 weeks!) it only takes a second: click on the link, then scroll down to the the large "REGISTER HERE" :) there will be plenty of time for questions, and you can even send them in ahead of time! #PsychSciSky
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Thanks Kira! I've just moved and will likely be unpacking boxes for the rest of my life. So I have lots of time for podcasts 😊
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Thanks a lot for sharing. Do you recall any online resources as being particularly helpful?
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
That would be amazing, thanks a lot. I'm DMing you my email, in case you need it l.
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
All of that makes lots of sense, thanks for sharing! 😊 Are there any resources you can recommend to people who are not lucky enough to sit in your classes? :D
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Thanks for the input! Do you recall any resources that helped you as a learner?
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
#PsychSciSky, I'm super curious. Lots of us are using SEM (or other complex stats methods) on a regular basis. Did your psych degree give you the confidence to run and interpret them? Or did you get those skills elsewhere? And if so, where.
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
That would be a great starting point, yes.
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Thanks for the expert insight, which was actually also great to hear. The problem: in my field (personality psych), the majority seems to tackle many research problems with SEM. Would love to be able to wrap my head around what they are talking about. 😅
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Psych peeps: do you know of any super low-key, intuitive (think Andy Field) intros to structural equation modeling (ideally including examples in R/JASP/Jamovi)? I'm looking for books/videos that ideally also showcase different use cases. #PsychSciSky #SEM #statistics
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Marc Scully @marcscully.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Optimist: "the cup is half full" Pessimist: "the cup is half empty" Social & personality psychologist: “We developed the one-item CUP optimism scale and plotted it against the Big Five, with 300 UG students participating for course credit. Our results are generalisable to all people, everywhere.”
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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
This obsession is unhealthy. Our horizons are fine. Also social media, for most, is not a job. It is not school. It is socializing. And it’s fine to say “I don’t want to hang out with Nazis, homophobes, transphobes etc in my free time.”
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vladchoc @vladchoc.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Math problem. I have three apples and am traveling towards you at 17mph. It's not really a problem, more of a warning. Apple time, bitches.
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
So @ourworldindata.org is making it easier to reuse our data through enhanced data downloads and a chart data API ourworldindata.org/easier-to-re...
ourworldindata.org
We've made it much easier to reuse our data
An overview of our new features: enhanced data downloads and the Chart Data API.
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
This seems like a very important commentary! Thanks so much for taking the time. Sincerely, a person who is regularly infuriated by low quality IQ-related papers (& particularly those that can easily be misused for far-right claims) but is also too overwhelmed to engage in online discussions.
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Allocate enough time. I was surprised by how long it took me to write my first review. Might also be related to one of the comments referring to ECRs focusing too much on small issues instead of the big picture though 😅
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Für mich zeigt das ein mal mehr, dass auf X keine konstruktiven Gespräche mehr möglich sind. Traurig. Aber umso schöner, dass das hier so gut klappt. Das Paper: rips-irsp.com/articles/10..... Shout-out an den Lead Hilmar Brohmer und alle Ko-Autor*innen. Ich hoffe, wir finden uns hier. 3/3
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Effects of the Generic Masculine and Its Alternatives in Germanophone Countries: A Multi-Lab Replication and Extension of Stahlberg, Sczesny, and Braun (2001) | International Review of Social Psycholo...
The International Review of Social Psychology publishes empirical research and theoretical notes in all areas of social psychology. The IRSP emphasizes the scientific quality of its publications in ev...
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Beobachtung am Rande: Mittlerweile gab es auf den meisten Social Media Plattformen (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X, hier) Beiträge dazu. In den Kommentaren kamen schon viele spannende Punkte auf! Ratet mal, auf welcher dieser Plattformen durch die Bank abfällige Reaktionen kamen... 2/3
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Gaby Hofer @sci-gab.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Geschlechtergerechte Sprache hilft dabei, Frauen ins Gedächtnis zu rufen! Wir sind so froh darüber, dass wir die Ergebnisse dieser Multi-lab Replikation mit euch teilen können und dass uns @de.in-mind.org dabei so toll unterstützt. 1/3
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