Reposted by Thomas MeyerJulia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 13/09/2026“The only thing that can stop a bad guy with an LLM…” 2183
Reposted by Thomas MeyerBerna Devezer @devezer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026all academics know that the best way to start asking a question when a meeting is about to end is to go "i don't want to be the person who asks a question right at the end but..." 3382
Reposted by Thomas MeyerTobias Hauser @tobiasuhauser.bsky.social · 18/08/2026How are you deciding to decide? A much overlooked part of decision making is determining when one should stop gathering information. In our new fMRI preprint, we show that distinct brain networks track decision-critical variables, congregation in dmPFC. For more details, see our thread 👇🏼 0184
Reposted by Thomas MeyerTobias Kube @tobikube.bsky.social · 17/08/2026In this new study published open access in Translational Medicine @springernature.com we show that in a sample of clinically depressed people, higher symptom burden is related to reduced learning from positive prediction errors and aberrant neural response to neg PEs. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comAberrant insula activity to negative and reduced learning from positive feedback underlie maladaptive self-beliefs in depression - Translational PsychiatryTranslational Psychiatry - Aberrant insula activity to negative and reduced learning from positive feedback underlie maladaptive self-beliefs in depression 1194
Reposted by Thomas MeyerWanja Wolff @wanjawolff.bsky.social · 17/08/2026This is a bit of a deviation from my usual effort & boredom research: with Johannes Keyser and @sgluth.bsky.social I have been working on a passion project on what makes a lab good, flexible, and future-proof. Not about AI or stats, but the physical hardware and how devices talk to each other 🤩 🧵 183
Reposted by Thomas MeyerTobias Kube @tobikube.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Is 10% the same as 1 in 10? It is not, our results suggest, at least not in terms of how people respond to such likelihoods when it comes to medical diagnostic information. Results speak to the importance of thoughtful likelihood framing in clinical practice. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti....sciencedirect.comWhen ‘unlikely’ is not the same as ‘likely not’: Effects of likelihood framing and numerical format on patients’ responses to normal diagnostic test resultsCommunicating the results of diagnostic testing is a central task in clinical practice. Even when results are normal, patients may remain concerned, p… 1154
Reposted by Thomas MeyerDaniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 15/08/2026New 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...daniellakens.blogspot.comWhich 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... 4197111
Reposted by Thomas MeyerMichael Inzlicht @minzlicht.bsky.social · 22/07/2026I p-hacked my early work on prejudice. It never felt like cheating. I now wonder if that's because I believed the cause was good. New essay on why scholar-activism is a dangerous turn for social psychology. If justice comes first, truth is what gets sacrificed. open.substack.com/pub/michaeli...open.substack.comMy P-Hacking Felt Like TruthI became a social psychologist because I wanted to make the world a better place. 13813
Reposted by Thomas MeyerTobias Kube @tobikube.bsky.social · 15/07/2026So ist es. www.zeit.de/2026/31/gesu...zeit.deGesundheitsreform: Klares Signal: Stellt euch nicht so an!Die Gesundheitsreform könnte ausgerechnet die Psychotherapeuten am härtesten treffen. Hält die Bundesregierung ihre Bürger für verweichlicht? Das wäre ein Fehler. 161
Reposted by Thomas MeyerMichael Witthöft @michaelwitthoeft.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Cognitive-behavioral therapy for post COVID-19 condition: A pilot randomized controlled trial authors.elsevier.com/c/1nQIj55zZe... 021
Reposted by Thomas MeyerClaas Gefroi @claasgefroi.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Sie machen einfach immer weiter. Auf Kosten der Schwächsten der Schwachen.zeit.deAlleinerziehende Eltern: Anspruch auf Unterhaltsvorschuss soll laut Prien mit 15 Jahren endenWenn unterhaltspflichtige Väter nicht zahlen, springt der Staat ein. Wegen hoher Kosten will Familienministerin Karin Prien den Anspruch darauf zeitlich beschränken. 63794266
Reposted by Thomas MeyerPhilipp Kanske @kanske.bsky.social · 08/07/2026www.psychotherapieverbund.de/todesstosspsychotherapieverbund.deJetzt mitzeichnen: Der Todesstoß – CDU/CSU und SPD entziehen Psychotherapiepraxen die ExistenzgrundlageEin Änderungsantrag soll mit der Streichung der Angemessenheitsprüfung die wirtschaftliche Grundlage psychotherapeutischer Praxen vernichten. Am 10. Juli fällt die Entscheidung. 045
Reposted by Thomas MeyerEiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Did a 90 minute webinar workshop for APA on depression measurement. They were kind enough to allow me to share this on youtube. youtu.be/5OwYjWao1hsyoutu.beWhat Scale is Best? Understanding Sources of Validity Evidence for Depression MeasurementYouTube video by Eiko Fried 36920
Reposted by Thomas MeyerTim Kaiser @tkaiser.science · 12/05/2026Fellow Europeans, did you know about this alternative to COS/OSF? They have upload templates for the usual academic formats, but also data and even Bachelor's /Master's theses. www.psycharchives.org/enpsycharchives.orgHome | PsychArchivesPsychArchives is a disciplinary repository for psychological science and neighboring disciplines. 22414
Thomas Meyer @thmeyer.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Here we gooo 🤡🤡 Zahlenakrobatik vom Feinsten: Wenn man die Wartezeit erst ab Sprechstunde zählt, nur erfolgreiche Verläufe nimmt, und Probatorik als Therapie verkauft, dann werden aus 6 Monaten 14 Tage. Magie! 🪄📉 #Psychotherapie #Wartezeiten #vdek @tkaiser.science www.aerzteblatt.de/news/kassen-...aerzteblatt.deKassen sehen Handlungsbedarf bei Wartezeiten für Psychotherapeuten – Deutsches Ärzteblatt 043
Thomas Meyer @thmeyer.bsky.social · 19/06/2026My 4yo looked me in the eyes, next to his mother, and said: “Mama, I love you most.” Social comparison only hurts with prediction error. I am a well-calibrated dad. 010
Reposted by Thomas MeyerThomas Meyer @thmeyer.bsky.social · 27/05/2026🚨🚨 Our article is now finally out in SCAN! 🚨🚨 doi.org/10.1093/scan...doi.orgSpatial encoding of a traumatic virtual reality scene reduces intrusive memoriesAbstract. We tested whether enhanced allocentric spatial memory of a distressing scene can attenuate intrusive memories. Using virtual reality (VR), we dev 033
Reposted by Thomas MeyerEiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Yes yes you've had a tough year, but please spare a thought for the PHQ-9 ... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... 66013
Reposted by Thomas MeyerTobias Kube @tobikube.bsky.social · 15/06/2026🎉🥳📢: New article published in @commspsychol.nature.com! We show that causal attributions regarding success vs. failure modulate the formation and update of self-beliefs and these effects are moderated by self-esteem, pointing to the clinical relevance of the findings. www.nature.com/articles/s44...nature.com 1102
Reposted by Thomas MeyerEiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Been saying this for years: Don't submit to Frontiers. Don't peer-review for Frontiers. It's long been considered a predatory publisher by many in the field, including many who have worked as editor there. 67522
Reposted by Thomas MeyerTobias Kube @tobikube.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Guter Artikel über die Anreizstrukturen, die zu ineffizienter, teurer und nicht besonders guter stationärer psychiatrischer Versorgung führen. Was es bräuchte: mehr ambulante Versorgung, mehr stationsäquivalente Behandlung und flexiblere Abrechnungsmöglichkeiten stationär www.zeit.de/gesundheit/2...zeit.dePsychiatrische Kliniken: Drei Wochen auf Station, dann alleine nach HauseDie deutsche Psychiatrie ist teuer, aber nur mittelgut. Die Regierung will nichts ändern. Das zeigt ein Papier, das der ZEIT vorliegt. Experten wüssten, was zu tun wäre. 031
Reposted by Thomas MeyerMathias Kuhnt @mathias-kuhnt.bsky.social · 09/05/2026(1/20) Aus dem #Sittengemälde zum #WissZeitVG (t1p.de/05lxm): Befristungen [...] führten dazu, dass Studierende unter Dozent A eine Abschlussarbeit begonnen, unter Dozent B verfasst haben und von Dozent C bewertet worden sind – sehr frustrierend sowohl für Dozierende wie auch Studierende...t1p.de 8219
Reposted by Thomas MeyerMathias Kuhnt @mathias-kuhnt.bsky.social · 29/05/2026(14b/20) Aus dem #Sittengemälde zum #WissZeitVG (t1p.de/05lxm): ... die Person lieber entlassen und die Stelle gestrichen wurde, obwohl ihre Arbeit von allen sehr wertgeschätzt wurde und für einen reibungslosen Ablauf enorm wichtig war.t1p.de 142
Thomas Meyer @thmeyer.bsky.social · 27/05/2026🚨🚨 Our article is now finally out in SCAN! 🚨🚨 doi.org/10.1093/scan...doi.orgSpatial encoding of a traumatic virtual reality scene reduces intrusive memoriesAbstract. We tested whether enhanced allocentric spatial memory of a distressing scene can attenuate intrusive memories. Using virtual reality (VR), we dev 033
Reposted by Thomas MeyerTim Kaiser @tkaiser.science · 28/04/2026If you are interested in EMDR, you probably heard the story about Francine Shapiro "discovering" the method during a walk in the park. This story is largely wrong.skepticalinquirer.orgA Photograph Exposes EMDR’s True Origins | Skeptical InquirerSometimes if you keep searching, digging, and sifting, you’ll find a nugget that is bigger than anything you expected. That happened to us when we looked fo ... 2169
Reposted by Thomas MeyerMaren Urner @positivemaren.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Alles, was "man" zum Wal wissen muss, hat @perspectivedirk.bsky.social für @perspective-daily.bsky.social zusammengefasst (inkl. Zitaten von mir;)) perspective-daily.de/article/4449...perspective-daily.deDeutschland und der ProblemwalWalversteherinnen, Schamanen, bedrohte Meeresforschende und Politiker. Haben wir den Verstand verloren? 3 Lektionen aus dem Waldrama. 3207
Reposted by Thomas MeyerDaniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 16/04/2026We are inviting applications for a two-year postdoctoral position in a collaborative meta-science project on the effectiveness of data and code sharing policies in research-performing organizations. www.tue.nl/en/working-a...tue.nlPostdoc In Meta-sciencePersonal type: Scientific staff 15265
Reposted by Thomas MeyerJulia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 14/04/2026Post Doc at Uni Tübingen! 100% position for 3 (+3) years; they're looking for somebody to analyze large-scale longitudinal datasets in education research. Expertise in machine learning is an advantage, commitment to research transparency desirable 😌 proficiency in German beneficial but not requireduni-tuebingen.dePostdoctoral Research Fellow (100%, E 13 TV-L) 25651
Reposted by Thomas MeyerJonas Dora @jonasdora.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Are different desires (e.g., food, sleep, alcohol, cannabis) experienced and regulated the same way? We tested this question in a new preprint with Yang Liu, @minzlicht.bsky.social, @wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social, and @kevinmking.bsky.social: osf.io/preprints/ps... 34921
Reposted by Thomas MeyerDaniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Hope to see you at the Conference on Transparency, Technology and AI in Peer Review on June 5, 2026, which is organized in collaboration with the Center for Humans and Technology at Eindhoven University of Technology. Register at: meta-eindhoven.github.io/events/meta-eindhoven.github.ioMETA/eEvents ## META/e Conference on Transparency, Technology and AI in Peer Review **Eindhoven University of Technology, 5 June 2026** Maximum attendees: 100 **Organizers**: [Vlasta Sikimić](https://vlastasikimic.com/),... 0119
Reposted by Thomas MeyerMaren Urner @positivemaren.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Warum fiebern wir gerade mit einem (!) Wal …?! Während unsere Spezies noch immer hunderte seiner Artgenossen jährlich umbringt und den Lebensraum aller Übriggebliebenen aktiv zerstört? 🧵1/4 www.tagesschau.de/wissen/forsc... 1019750
Reposted by Thomas MeyerLukas Röseler @aufdroeseler.bsky.social · 02/03/2026It's #LoveReplicationsWeek! I'll be posting impressions from the talks all week here. >> You can still sign up for talks since we are sending out invites on the morning for new registrations. forrt.org/LoveReplicat... >> Slides will be shared in our Zenodo Community: zenodo.org/communities/...forrt.orgLove Replications Week 1146
Reposted by Thomas MeyerMichael Inzlicht @minzlicht.bsky.social · 25/02/20261/ New paper in Communications Psychology: Against Frictionless AI. Led by my student Emily Zohar and @paulbloomatyale.bsky.social. The argument: AI's greatest selling point is also its problem. www.nature.com/articles/s44...nature.comAgainst frictionless AI - Communications PsychologyAI’s greatest strength—removing friction from work and relationships—is also a liability. Prioritizing outcome over process, it eliminates desirable difficulties that drive growth. By subtracting effo... 22512
Reposted by Thomas MeyerDan Quintana @dsquintana.bsky.social · 24/02/2026I got very lucky that twitter’s Golden Age and my postdoc period happened to align. I hope to see bluesky reach the same level of utility one day 🤞 1313
Reposted by Thomas MeyerLukas Röseler @aufdroeseler.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Apparently, there is still funding left in academia even though Springer Nature made $489 million profits off of it in 2024. And now they are telling researchers what great news that is. Let me fix this for you... (inspired by arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820) #springernature #closedscience 0175
Reposted by Thomas MeyerLukas Röseler @aufdroeseler.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Ok researchers rise and shine, it's groundhog day - what better way to get you up to date with what has been going on at the FORRT Replication Hub? forrt.org/replication-... 11911
Reposted by Thomas MeyerMartin Plöderl @ploederl.bsky.social · 18/01/2026PISS journals 😂 arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563arxiv.orgThe Issue with Special Issues: when Guest Editors Publish in Support of SelfThe recent exceptional growth in the number of special issues has led to the largest delegation of editorial power in the history of scientific publishing. Has this power been used responsibly? In thi... 052
Reposted by Thomas MeyerLukas Röseler @aufdroeseler.bsky.social · 16/01/2026I am very proud to have published my second file-drawer report at my favourite journal Meta-Psychology together with Lisa Incerti, @tobiasrebholz.bsky.social, Christian Seida, and Frank Papenmeier. It includes four failed attempts to confirm a new hypothesis on #anchoringeffects. 2136
Reposted by Thomas MeyerDaniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 14/01/2026The social constructivist movement in science has provided the fuel for the rise of anti-vaxxers and climate change denial. What is the best paper that provides a historical analysis of these negative consequences of social constructivism? 5175
Reposted by Thomas MeyerMarcella Woud @marcellawoud.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Very pleased to share this meta-analysis on the relationship between interpretation biases and anxiety. This was a huge team effort, and it’s great to see it finally out. Happy reading! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 093
Reposted by Thomas MeyerCollabra: Psychology @collabrapsychology.bsky.social · 11/12/2025How Effortful Is Boredom? Studying Self-Control Demands Through Pupillometry, from Vanessa Radtke, @wanjawolff.bsky.social, and @corimartarelli.bsky.social #RegisteredReport doi.org/10.1525/coll...doi.orgHow Effortful Is Boredom? Studying Self-Control Demands Through PupillometrySelf-control is essential for managing actions, yet its exertion is perceived as effortful. Performing a task may require effort not only because of its inherent difficulty but also due to its potenti... 096
Reposted by Thomas MeyerDaniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 24/11/2025For many social dilemma's in Science (e.g. the slow uptake of diamond open access journals) stronger top down management is necessary. It won't just happen. If scientists will not create this management themselves, someone is going to create it for us. 2164
Reposted by Thomas MeyerLukas Röseler @aufdroeseler.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Just feeding "slow uptake of diamond OA journals" with numbers from Germany: According to OA Monitor (open-access-monitor.de/open-access), which uses WoS, Scopus, and OpenAlex, we are talking about less than 5% (!) of articles being published as Diamond OA. 094
Reposted by Thomas MeyerDan Quintana @dsquintana.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Systematic reviews can very quickly become outdated. Living systematic reviews (LSRs)—which continuously integrate new evidence—offer a solution, but their adoption has been limited to date. In our new preprint, we suggest two approaches that can help facilitate LSR uptake osf.io/preprints/ps... 0186
Reposted by Thomas MeyerTim Kaiser @tkaiser.science · 11/11/2025🚀 New paper (open access) out in Cognitive Therapy & Research: we (@herzog.bsky.social, @evalottabrakemeier.bsky.social, @hudsongolino.bsky.social and me) ask whether group‑level symptom‑change networks in CBT actually capture what happens inside each patient. #Psychology #CBTlink.springer.comMust We Always Go Idiographic? - Cognitive Therapy and ResearchPurpose While psychological change processes are increasingly assumed to be “non-ergodic”, prompting a shift toward idiographic approaches, the assumption of ergodicity is often accepted a priori rath... 54320
Reposted by Thomas MeyerWanja Wolff @wanjawolff.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Very cool to see this one out now in Physiology & Behavior 🤩 - We tracked boredom-related & diffculty-related effort dynamics & assessed how they covary with changes in electrodermal activity Led by Vanessa Radtke & w/ @corimartarelli.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comTask-related effort - distinguishing boredom- and difficulty-related effort via electrodermal activityExerting effort is central to human performance, with the sources of effort varying across tasks. While traditionally linked to task difficulty, effor… 0113
Reposted by Thomas MeyerEiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 01/11/2025Here a paper version rant on this in Nature Reviews Psychology. www.nature.com/articles/s44... (PDF: eiko-fried.com/wp-content/u...)nature.comRevisiting the theoretical and methodological foundations of depression measurement - Nature Reviews PsychologyDepressive disorders are among the leading causes of global disease burden. In this Perspective, Fried et al. argue that limited progress in understanding, predicting and treating depression despite a... 1235
Reposted by Thomas MeyerThomas Meyer @thmeyer.bsky.social · 28/10/2025New Stage 2 Recommendation @pci-regreports.bsky.social: 🧠Unmasking the effort of boredom🧠 Radtke, Wolff, & Martarelli (2025) tested whether subjective effort attributed to boredom is differentially linked to pupil size than effort attributed to difficulty. Find out more: doi.org/10.24072/pci...doi.orgUnmasking the effort of boredom: A deeper look into self-control... 012