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Social Psych Lab Basel @socpsychbasel.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
✒️ Write! All! The! Things! The Social Psych Lab got together this week for our 2nd writing retreat. 🤓 We head to the mountains, surrounded by a gorgeous scenery... and then try to ignore it and focus on our laptops! We write, we hike, we cook, we play Trial By Trolley... we repeat!
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Helping Kids! Lab @helpingkidslab.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
At our #LabMeeting yesterday, we got to listen to @fannylalot.bsky.social from the University of Basel, who presented her interesting research on the influence of future consciousness on political engagement!✨✨ #SocialPsy #Socialidentity #HelpingKidsLab #Lab #Research #Developmentalpsychology
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EASP Strasbourg 2026 @easp2026.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Hi everyone, We are pleased to announce that the submission deadline for the EASP General Meeting has been extended by one week until November 7th midnight UTC –12. Please submit your abstracts via our online portal. For more information please visit the official website: easp2026strasbourg.com
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Get ready to present your research, engage with cutting-edge research in the field, connect with the social psychology community, find new collaborators, expand your network, and much more!
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Social Psych Lab Basel @socpsychbasel.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
📣 The EASP General Meeting 2026 is on Bluesky! Follow them for updates and news about the best conference of the year 🤩
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Social Psych Lab Basel @socpsychbasel.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
📄 New paper from our lab! Anna-Marie Bertram, @fannylalot.bsky.social and Rainer Greifeneder investigated how truth judgments (thinking an affirmation is true vs. false) might be related to people's trust propensity (their general tendency to see others as trustworthy). #socialpsych #trust
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Fanny Lalot @fannylalot.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
"A lot of the crazy things that keep happening in the world actually can make a lot of sense once you start seeing it through that lens – people get in groups and then they do weird stuff." Yeah that's what you get when you force me to face a camera 😅 #socialpsych #psychology #AcademicSky
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Fanny Lalot @fannylalot.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
📽️ We have an official video for the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP) summer school 2025! Not only does it show my face as a still (why, oh why??), it also features my best take on #socialpsychology yet... youtu.be/JDcGJJuyRto?...
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Social Psychology Summer School at Kent
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Fernando Blanco 🦋 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @fernandoblancopsy.com · 23/09/2025
ICYMI: We are hiring a postodoctoral researcher to join us at @cimcyc.bsky.social (Granada, Spain) to study mis/disinformation. 🚨 Only a few days left to apply!
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Social Psych Lab Basel @socpsychbasel.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
📢 New paper out by @fannylalot.bsky.social and colleagues from the University of Turku! Interested in future thinking, environmental psychology, and policy acceptance? Check out their latest paper hot off the press in Journal of Environmental Psychology ⬇️ 🌱 #socialpsych #psychology #AcademicSky
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Social Psych Lab Basel @socpsychbasel.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
👏 We are INSANELY happy to share that former PhD student and lab member Christiane Büttner @chrbuettner.bsky.social is one of the recipient of the 2025 SAGE Emerging Scholar Award @spspnews.bsky.social! Huge congratulations, Christiane, this is so well deserved!! spsp.org/news/spsp-ne...
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SPSP Announces Recipients of 2025 Early and Mid Career Awards | SPSP
Please join us in applauding the winners of SPSP’s 2025 Early and Mid Career Awards!
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Social Psych Lab Basel @socpsychbasel.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
📢 A new semester has just started, and we are extremely happy to announce that TWO brilliant PhD students are joining our lab this autumn! 👏 Please join us in welcoming Camilla Boggia and Anna Lambrich to Basel. Anna and Camilla, we are thrilled to have you with us! #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky
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Paul Bloom @paulbloomatyale.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
@anagantman.bsky.social @jowylie.bsky.social and I are starting to study everyday revenge. Have you ever successfully gotten back at someone after being wronged? We would love to hear about it. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #PsychSciSky #socialpsyc #cognition
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Everyday Revenge
We are interested in stories of everyday revenge—cases where you successfully got back at someone after being wronged. Please think up an experience of when you took revenge and tell us about it. Pl...
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Social Psych Lab Basel @socpsychbasel.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
How Willing are we to Engage with Different Others? At #ISPP2025, Melissa Jauch @melissajauch.bsky.social presents her recent work on the WEDO task including super cool behavioural data! @polpsyispp.bsky.social #polpsy #socialpsyc
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Social Psych Lab Basel @socpsychbasel.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Last but not least! Natalia Bogatyreva @bogatyreva-nat.bsky.social presents her latest (and intriguing!) findings on message framing and political attitudes depending on the person's and their state 🇺🇸 majority political orientation. #ISPP2025 @polpsyispp.bsky.social #polpsy
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Julia Reiter @juliareiter.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
PSA: If you're currently in Prague for #ISPP2025, you might also like joining the 24 Hours of Political Psychology in Vienna in February! No conference fee, always worth a trip! Approach me with any questions 😊 Submissions are open until the end of September: 24hpolpsy.univie.ac.at #24hpolpsy2026
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24 HOURS OF POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE 2026
24 HOURS OF POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE 2026
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Social Psych Lab Basel @socpsychbasel.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
At ISPP @polpsyispp.bsky.social, lab member Fanny Lalot @fannylalot.bsky.social presents her work on futures consciousness and political engagement, with data collected during the French 🇨🇵 and American 🇺🇸 2024 election. #socialpsychology #polpsych
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Social Psych Lab Basel @socpsychbasel.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
We're at ISPP @polpsyispp.bsky.social! Today Natalia Bogatyreva @bogatyreva-nat.bsky.social presented her work on ostracism and voter absenteeism in 11 European countries 🇪🇺
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ISPP @polpsyispp.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
🎉 Early Career Scholars @ #ISPP2025! If you registered for the ECC Social Hour, don’t forget to join us on Friday, 4 July from 18:05–19:05 in Atrium RB. Connect with fellow students and scholars (anyone ≤ 8 years post-degree) for conversation, collaboration, and community. See you in Prague!
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Crowds & Identities @crowdsidentities.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Crowds & Identities starter pack! bsky.app/starter-pack...
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Social Psych Lab Basel @socpsychbasel.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
🌟 Wishing all the best to our stellar former PhD student and Postdoc Christiane Büttner for her next steps at Stanford! They are lucky to have you 🙃 👉 Follow @chrbuettner.bsky.social for more updates on her work!
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Fanny Lalot @fannylalot.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
🎤 Packed room for our symposium on #future thinking at #ICEP2025! Congratulations to Jakob Schuck for a fantastic talk + all speakers, @auroregrandin.bsky.social, @iaojala.bsky.social, C. Jinhee Capozzoli, @maiensachis.bsky.social. Great to see so much interest from the environmnt psych community! 🌟
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Benjamin Getenet @benjamingetenet.fr · 04/06/2025
Why do people exclude others? 🤝🔍 New research reveals it’s not always about hostility—sometimes it’s fear, self-protection, or group pressure. A nuanced look at social exclusion. #SocialPsychology #Belonging #Exclusion
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Why Do People Exclude Others? | SPSP
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Social Psych Lab Basel @socpsychbasel.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
📢 Avis aux francophones! 🇨🇵🇨🇭🇧🇪➕️ L'appel à communication est ouvert pour la première journée d'étude en psychologie politique de l' @afr-psypol.bsky.social. Soumettez votre proposition de blitz ⬇️ #PolPsy
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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
📊Research shows people get excluded for two main reasons: breaking group norms or seeming unable to contribute. But researchers report that exclusion decisions are strategic, not just about disliking someone. Follow SPSP for more #EverydayPsych insights: ow.ly/sY2I50VVCa1
A circle of blue characters with a red character standing outside, indicating exclusion.
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Pure Science @purescience.news · 21/04/2025
Narcissistic people are more likely to feel ostracized and misread social cues #Science #HealthandMedicine #MentalHealth #Narcissism #SocialPsychology
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Narcissistic people are more likely to feel ostracized and misread social cues
Despite exuding confidence, narcissistic people relentlessly crave admiration. In other words, they are unable to convince themselves of their own brilliance. Growing research shows the gap between perception...
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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
🌍Research shows people with higher "futures consciousness" engage more in environmental actions across all levels. This #EarthDay, consider how thinking about our collective future might inspire more sustainable choices. Learn more: ow.ly/pMal50VFFpQ
A group of people pick up trash together in a meadow and place it in bags.
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Kai Sassenberg @kaisassenberg.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Job Alert: We are searching for a postdoc (1 fte, 22 months) for a DFG-funded project on bias reduction via cognitive conflicts. Feel free to contact me via e-mail (address provided in the post) or DM. leibniz-psychology.onlyfy.jobs/job/ux0vb9i0
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Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d)
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Social Psych Lab Basel @socpsychbasel.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
📢 Pour les #francophones: un nouveau réseau de recherche autour de la #psychologie #politique se constitue ici 👇
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Philipp Kanske @kanske.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
PhD position with my great colleague Iris Schneider @tudresden.bsky.social - check it out 👇 #socialpsychology #ambivalence #decisionmaking www.verw.tu-dresden.de/StellAus/ste...
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Elianne Albath @ealbath.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
We analyzed data from 11 European countries and found that while the strength of the effect varied, all countries showed a positive association between depression/anxiety symptoms and ostracism.
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Social Psych Lab Basel @socpsychbasel.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
🗞📢 People with more anxiety and depression symptoms are more likely to be ostracised AND to ostracise others. Check out the latest publication by lab members @ealbath.bsky.social, @bogatyreva-nat.bsky.social, @chrbuettner.bsky.social and R. Greifeneder! ⬇️ #socialpsyc #psyscience #psychology
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Social Psych Lab Basel @socpsychbasel.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
✊️ Political extremism fuels collective action regardless of political content. New research coauthored by lab member @fannylalot.bsky.social now out in @ispp-pops.bsky.social ⬇️ #socialpsyc #socpsyc #polpsy
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Fanny Lalot @fannylalot.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
[🇨🇭🇩🇪-language] Discover audience questions on #lying 😇😈 and our answers w/ @zah-rahmani.bsky.social! This was originally a Live Chat and we got bombarded with tons of interesting questions. A very fun experience! 🤓
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Social Psych Lab Basel @socpsychbasel.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
🎤 Psychologists from @unibas.ch answered all your questions about #lying! Discover the Q&A from SRF [in German] featuring @zah-rahmani.bsky.social and @fannylalot.bsky.social ⬇️ #socialpsyc #psychology
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Social Psych Lab Basel @socpsychbasel.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
📣 We're #hiring! Looking for a stellar student to do a #PhD on feelings of social exclusion in a personal or political context / on political participation and exchange. All information on the link below. Please share widely! 🔄 #SocialPsych #PolPsy #PhDSky #PsychSciSky jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...
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Social Psych Lab Basel @socpsychbasel.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
🗞️ Have we misunderstood narcissists? The Independent covers recent research by @chrbuettner.bsky.social, @ealbath.bsky.social, @selmarudert.bsky.social and colleagues. Check it out here ⬇️ www.independent.co.uk/life-style/n...
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Have we misunderstood narcissists?
As a new study sheds light on an under-discussed aspect of narcissism, Olivia Petter asks if we’ve been getting it wrong this whole time – and what the consequences of that might be
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Christiane Büttner @chrbuettner.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Our findings highlight how #personality traits like narcissism shape social exclusion experiences in complex ways. Want to dig deeper? 💚 Open Access: researchgate.net/publication/... 🔗 doi.org/10.1037/pspp... #SocialPsych #PersonalityPsych #PsychSciSky
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Christiane Büttner @chrbuettner.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
🔹Mechanism 3: Reverse causality - Ostracism and narcissism reinforce each other over time. In 14 years of #NZAVS data using #RICLPM, we show a negative loop: Narcissists report more ostracism, and ostracism predicts increases in narcissism over time. A self-perpetuating cycle ⬇️
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Social Psych Lab Basel @socpsychbasel.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
🙌 Congrats to lab members @chrbuettner.bsky.social, @ealbath.bsky.social & Rainer Greifeneder + @selmarudert.bsky.social & coauthors on this new JPSP publication 👏👏. It has EVERYTHING you need to know about #narcissism and #ostracism! Check it out 👇 #socpsych
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Social Psych Lab Basel @socpsychbasel.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Lab member Melissa Jauch @melissajauch.bsky.social has made it to Bluesky! 👋 Give her a follow and discover her research on social exclusion and connection, in politics and everyday relationships #socpsych #socialpsychology
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Journal of Social and Personal Relationships @josoperrel.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
OnlineFirst publication: Schwade, Sophie Altenmüller, & @mariogollwitzer.bsky.social explore how the use of informal communication impacts the degree of trustworthiness and closeness in professional and private relationship dynamics. doi.org/10.1177/0265... #AcasemicSky #SocialPsychology
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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Hi! There's a "starter pack" of 150 social psychologists here.
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Sarah Lutz @sarahlutz.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
🔍 Key Findings: 1️⃣ In a manipulated group chat setting, receiving these notifications evoked detrimental effects typically associated with experiences of social exclusion (i.e., threatened needs and impaired mood).
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Sarah Lutz @sarahlutz.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
📢 Publication Alert! Excited to share that our latest research, co-authored with @chrbuettner.bsky.social, has just been published! 🎉 #MediaPsychology 🔓 #OpenAccess via: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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“This Message was Deleted”: The Psychological Consequences of Being Out of the Loop During Messenger Use
Many messenger services, such as WhatsApp or Snapchat, offer the option of deleting messages after they have been sent, leaving a so-called delete notification in the chat. Especially in group chat...
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Social Psych Lab Basel @socpsychbasel.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
📱👀 How does #culture shape perceptions of #phubbing? @chrbuettner.bsky.social, @ealbath.bsky.social and Rainer Greifeneder investigated! Check out their new publication, now out in Social Influence ⬇️
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Social Psych Lab Basel @socpsychbasel.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
📃 New paper by @fannylalot.bsky.social and colleagues from the University of Turku! Might be of interest for #environment #psychology folks aiming to build solid psychometric tools 📈🤓
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Social Psych Lab Basel @socpsychbasel.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
🤯 Why can being snubbed make you feel so hurt and enraged? Read @chrbuettner.bsky.social's piece for @psyche.co to learn about this and more! #socialpsyc #scicomm ⬇️
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Social Psych Lab Basel @socpsychbasel.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
📣 Research from our lab is covered in the @unibas.ch newsletter! You can read all about @fannylalot.bsky.social and Anna-Marie Bertram's research on #trust in #AI on the link below ⬇️
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Social Psych Lab Basel @socpsychbasel.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
📣 New paper alert! @fannylalot.bsky.social and Marco Giacobbi led this systematic review of the literature on #trust repair techniques in couples. In a 🥜, they highlight 5 key themes: 1️⃣ proactive transparency 2️⃣ active monitoring 3️⃣ remorse/accountability 4️⃣ shared activities 5️⃣ communication of reasons
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