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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 11h

📣Join our next PUI Invited Research Talk, highlighting outstanding research from Primarily Undergraduate Institutions!

On October 22, Lupita Gonzalez will present her research on the effects of social identities on how exonerees are perceived.

Sign up: ow.ly/HhYE50Xb8WQ

SPSP PUI Invited Research Talk
Title: Guilty Despite Proven Innocent? Intersectional Effects of Social Identities on Perceptions of Exonerees

Speaker: Lupita Gonzalez
Institution: State University of New York (SUNY) at Purchase

When: 2-3 PM ET, October 22
Where: Virtual

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Manikya Alister @manikyaalister.bsky.social · 1d

A little while ago I wrote a blog post about this work for @spspnews.bsky.social 🧑‍🤝‍🧑👫👭 Check it out here: spsp.org/news/charact...

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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 16h

Did you know? #SPPS research found that in-person events where you actively participate with others are powerful for social connection. Across 1,500+ people, these factors mattered more than personality or baseline loneliness.

Learn more: ow.ly/7kXP50Xb9uR

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Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington @jsskeffington.bsky.social · 1d

SPSP Economic Inequality & Social Class Preconference is back! Speakers include:
@mwkraus.bsky.social @andreicimpian.bsky.social @frederiqueautin.bsky.social @celbaek.bsky.social
Submit flash talk: tinyurl.com/2r79dwrr
With @sebastiengoudeau.bsky.social, Bruno Gabriel S Casara, Ivan Cano, Paul Piff

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Rebecca Peretz-Lange @rebeccaperetzlange.bsky.social · 1d

TEN DAYS left to submit your work to the Origins of the Social Mind Preconference at #SPSP2026! 👶🐒🌍

This year, our morning timeslot is compatible with a variety of fantastic afternoon preconferences (e.g., Social Cognition, Gender, Economic Inequality). See you there!

spsp.org/events/annua...

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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 4d

🏆Please join SPSP in congratulating Ed O'Brien (University of Chicago Booth School of Business), the winner of our 2025 Wegner Theoretical Innovation Prize! This honor celebrates his research on a flexible threshold theory of change perception.

Learn more: ow.ly/hFa450X9IF8

Congrats to SPSP’s 2025 Wegner Theoretical Innovation Prize Winner!

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Duke Identity and Diversity Lab @dukeidlab.bsky.social · 4d

The lab is headed to Chicago officially @spspnews.bsky.social Congrats to Esha and @kirbylam.bsky.social for having their symposia accepted focusing on social intervention outcomes and gender norms! Hopefully good news on posters soon too!

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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 4d

New #SPPS research reveals how adults think about teenagers. The study identifies three key dimensions: openness intentions, negative beliefs, and positive emotions. Understanding these attitudes could improve intergenerational relationships.

Read more: ow.ly/fFjS50X9J6c

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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 4d

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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 4d

*Frantically putting the hyphen back in*

Erin Westgate @erinwestgate.bsky.social · 7d

My undergrads think the Diener Mid-Career Award is hilarious because to them it sounds like it’s for having a “mid” career 🫠

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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 5d

🎓Student members! Our Resource Hub has everything from peer advising opportunities to writing groups.

Whether you're prepping for #SPSP2026 or looking for community, we've gathered resources to support your career in personality and social psych: ow.ly/igiC50X97CY

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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 5d

🏆Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 SPSP Cialdini Prize! This year's prize goes to Madalina Vlasceanu, Kim Doell, and their co-authors who conducted groundbreaking research on addressing climate change with behavioral science.

Learn more: ow.ly/BVwA50X989m

Congratulations to SPSP’s 2025 Cialdini Prize Recipients!

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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 5d

💡Our latest SPSP Member Spotlight features Christopher Barlett of Kansas State University! Christopher studies aggression, cyberbullying, and the personality variables that enhance or mitigate aggression after provocations.

Learn more about his work: ow.ly/Vffl50X96S3

SPSP Member Spotlight
Christopher Barlett
Kansas State University

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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 6d

SPSP joined 50+ scientific societies in signing a letter to Congress raising concerns about the August 7 Executive Order on federal grantmaking. The letter urges protection of merit-based peer review and research integrity.

Read: ow.ly/f1n250X8vJF

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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 6d

We're excited to announce the recipients of the SPSP Outstanding Single Contribution Awards! Congratulations to Cialdini Prize winners Madalina Vlasceanu and Kim Doell, and Ed O'Brien - winner of the Wegner Theoretical Innovation Prize.

Learn more: ow.ly/gEto50X8v6H

Announcing Winners of SPSP’s Outstanding Single Contribution Awards

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Diego Reinero, Ph.D. @diegoreinero.bsky.social · 7d

🚨Excited to announce the full-day Moral Psychology pre-conference at #SPSP2026!

We sold out last year, and with this year’s incredible speaker lineup, we expect the same.

Submit your poster or data blitz abstract by Oct. 23! spsp.wufoo.com/forms/2026-p... There’s a best poster award!

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Matt Lindauer @mattlindauer.bsky.social · 6d

Very much looking forward to giving a talk at this year's SPSP Moral Psych preconference! #spsp2026 #moralpsychology #philsky

Diego Reinero, Ph.D. @diegoreinero.bsky.social · 7d

🚨Excited to announce the full-day Moral Psychology pre-conference at #SPSP2026!

We sold out last year, and with this year’s incredible speaker lineup, we expect the same.

Submit your poster or data blitz abstract by Oct. 23! spsp.wufoo.com/forms/2026-p... There’s a best poster award!

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 7d

I'm excited to share the news that our climate change project won the @spspnews.bsky.social Robert Cialdini Prize for a "paper that uses field methods and demonstrates the relevance of social psychology to outside groups and communities"!

You can read it here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 7d

📊New #SPPS research validates how we judge others. Five major psychology models measured social perceptions from 2002-2023, confirming two key dimensions (competence and warmth) and four facets (ability, assertiveness, morality, friendliness).

Read more: ow.ly/x6NQ50X7KzU

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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 7d

📣Calling undergrad and early grad students studying psychology: Want to connect with advanced grad students who can share advice and help you navigate academia? Apply to join the SPSP Peer Advising Program!

Apply here before October 28: ow.ly/Nb0W50X7L9s

SPSP
Get Advised by Grad Students and Postdocs: Apply as an Advisee in SPSP's Peer Advising Program
Application Deadline: October 28

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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 8d

This #MemberMonday, check out the outstanding work done by SPSP members @jimaceverett.bsky.social (also an SPSP Board member) and Claudia Manzi on the European Association of Social Psychology's Summer School! Congrats to all the scholars who made this event a success!

📰: ow.ly/SFMW50X73J0

A group of psychology researchers take a picture while participating in the European Association of Social Psychology's Summer School.

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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 8d

📣SPSP Members: Don't miss our next Op-Ed Office Hours session! Dave Nussbaum will offer guidance on transforming complex psychological findings into accessible, engaging prose that captures readers' attention.

📆October 8, 3-4 PM ET

✍️RSVP here: ow.ly/xhrV50X75Ye

Graphic promoting Op-Ed Office Hours session on crafting messages from research to public readability, hosted by Dave Nussbaum, scheduled for October 8, 3-4 PM ET, virtual event.

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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 11d

In July, SPSP hosted the 2025 Summer Institute for Social and Personality and Social Psychology - an immersive learning and networking experience for postdocs.

Hear reflections from students and instructors: spsp.org/news/newsle...

Photo Credit: SISPP 2025 Politics and Gender Course Students

Students and Instructors Reflect on Immersive Learning Experiences at SISPP 2025

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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 11d

As the week winds down, we're sharing a quick reminder that #SPSP2026 preconference submissions close on October 23!

Don't miss your chance to showcase your research at the SPSP 2026 Annual Convention in Chicago.

Learn more + submit here: ow.ly/Ne0R50X68hp

SPSP 2026 Annual Convention
Chicago, February 26-28

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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 11d

New study shows people seriously underestimate the degree to which people understand humans are driving climate change. In reality, 71-88% of people get this. But people “feel” it’s much lower. Good News: We are more willing to pitch in when they understand the consensus:
spsp.org/news/charact...

What Most People Get Wrong About Climate Change | SPSP

It’s not the science people doubt—it’s each other.

spsp.org

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