Tylor Cosgrove @tylorcos.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Agreed! And this is one of the difficulties in studying this topic & a common criticism. Everyone has a threshold for what they deem to be plausible, which is really what we often measure in conspiracy research. People conspire - the best we can do is look at likelihood based on available evidence. 020
Tylor Cosgrove @tylorcos.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Sure! That particular conspiracy theory is just an example. The measures of conspiracy belief included the BCTI, which includes that item among others. I also used another conspiracy measure that does not use specific conspiracy theories, rather it measures how often people believe others conspire. 121
Reposted by Tylor CosgroveCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 29/11/2024How outrage drives the spread of online misinformation. New work from @killianmcloughlin.bsky.social with Bluesky luminaries @klonick.bsky.social, @mjcrockett.bsky.social, @williambrady.bsky.social and colleagues. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adl2829science.orgMisinformation exploits outrage to spread onlineWe tested a hypothesis that misinformation exploits outrage to spread online, examining generalizability across multiple platforms, time periods, and classifications of misinformation. Outrage is high... 9352116
Reposted by Tylor CosgroveDaniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 22/03/2024My paper "When and How to Deviate from a Preregistration" is now in press at Collabra Psychology. I sincerely hope it will help people to 1) transparently report deviations from their preregistration, and 2) carefully evaluate the consequences of each deviation. osf.io/preprints/ps... #metascienceosf.ioOSF 14523
Reposted by Tylor CosgroveKai Ruggeri @ruggeri.bsky.social · 13/12/2023Behavioral science policy recommendations early in the pandemic were *largely correct*. Our global collaboration of 80+ experts covers 747 studies (average sample size over 16,000!) & supports 16 of 19 claims. Many lessons for science & policy. Out today in Nature: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 39249
Tylor Cosgrove @tylorcos.bsky.social · 08/11/2023Welcome! If you hit the search button and scroll down to the “in your network” section you should see some more familiar names! It improves as you are connected with more people as well. 110
Tylor Cosgrove @tylorcos.bsky.social · 29/09/2023A great summary of our recent research featured in Forbesforbes.comThis Personality Trait Draws Educated Minds To Conspiracy TheoriesWhile education often deters belief in conspiracy theories, recent research finds educated narcissists more prone to such beliefs. 050
Reposted by Tylor CosgroveSteve Rathje @steverathje.bsky.social · 27/09/2023🚨 Now out in Perspectives on Psychological Science 🚨 People engage with divisive and negative content online. But, does this mean that people *like* divisive content? No! We find that people across the political spectrum do not want divisive content to spread. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 14218
Reposted by Tylor CosgroveLiz Simpson @simpson.bsky.social · 27/09/2023X users require Elon Musk to pay them to keep using it ☠️newyorker.comX Users to Require Elon Musk to Pay Them to Keep Using ItAdditionally, users will demand that Musk set aside billions of dollars to compensate them for any psychiatric or other medical expenses incurred as a result of exposure to the platform. 061
Reposted by Tylor CosgroveRoss Dahlke @rossdahlke.bsky.social · 22/09/2023Who falls for misinformation around the globe? Individuals with high analytic cognitive style, accuracy motivations, and valuing of democracy are better at discerning misinformation from true claims. Really fascinating paper that looks at 16 countries across 6 continents. 614067