With his pioneering work in Primatology, Ethology, and beyond, Frans de Waal had a large influence on how Scientists think about the evolution and expression of empathy. His writing has influenced my thinking and work. R.I.P. to Dr. de Waal.
Sad new: Frans de Waal has passed away. I've read most of his work. Engaging, thoughtful. I've long argued he understood psychology, as a primatologist, better than many/most psychologists. news.emory.edu/features/202...
🚨Out in Nature Human Behaviour!🚨 Effort is costly - how can we learn to value doing effortful things? Reward effort, not outcomes/performance! Registered report led by the incomparable Hause Lin shows people can learn to prefer doing effortful tasks doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Here are the comparison effect sizes for each lab, first comparing high-choice versus low-choice, then comparing counter-attitudinal to neutral essays. At the bottom is the average effect size, d = -0.03 and d = 0.26, respectively.
📢 Cognitive dissonance multi-lab results! doi.org/10.1177/2515... I was part of a team (39 labs🌍) testing the induced compliance paradigm of cognitive dissonance. We assessed attitudes toward a tuition raise in 4,898 students. ~2 weeks later, we had them write an essay📝 and reassessed attitudes...
My lab recently completed a multi-study project attempting to replicate a widely-cited social media use time-limit intervention. Read on to find out how every study failed to replicate any well-being improvements, notably because participants struggled to achieve dramatic time reductions:
Calling psychology and other social science Bluesky folks: what do you think are the must-read articles or resources for anyone who is reviewing papers in the social sciences? 📝
Grading papers and I have 3 tips I think may help some University students. 1) Use paragraph breaks. New idea = new par. If in doubt space it out. 2) Keep the source in the citation. Replace "A study shows X (cite)" with "X (cite)". 3) Use simple words when you can. Good luck, you got this! 📝