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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 19h

New blog post!

Let's say you have two measures meant to capture the same confounder. They're highly correlated. Can you still proceed with your regression analysis?

(I admit, the title is a bit of a spoiler)

www.the100.ci/2025/10/13/i...

If you have two measures of the same confounder, you can just include both of them in your regression model

Sometimes, researchers worry about multicollinearity in situations where it’s actually a non-issue. Here’s one such scenario. Imagine a situation where you are interested in the effect of X on Y (X...

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Zanna Clay @zannaclay.bsky.social · 22h

Next Friday 24th October at 1pm, I will be giving my Inugural Lecture!
All are extremely welcome. If you would like to attend online (or in person), please can you complete this form? Then I can send you a meeting link and/or if you'd like the recording

forms.gle/UZmAMt5VXNZN...

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Ian Hussey @ianhussey.mmmdata.io · 21h

Make an effect size prediction!

@jamiecummins.bsky.social and I are replicating Balcetis & Dunning's (2010) "chocolate is more desirable than poop" (Cohen's d = 4.52)

Let us known in the replies what effect size you think we'll find. Details of the study in the thread below.

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Brian Nosek @briannosek.bsky.social · 2d

Positive counterprogramming to recent science news

**The OSF is back online with a new interface**

This key milestone makes OSF faster and cleaner. Also, now we can deliver more improvements efficiently and effectively.

Please check it out and send feedback to [email protected]

osf.io

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Thùy Vy T Nguyễn @thuyvytnguyen.bsky.social · 14d

Excited to share my new preprint. My work focuses on solitude, but I am not one to advocate for a "solitude theory"; psych has too many theories so one less would be good. So, what I did the past 2 yrs is talking to people, reading work outside of my literature, essentially to shop for a framework 🧵

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Ronda F. Lo @rondalo.bsky.social · 1d

thanks thomas!!

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Ronda F. Lo @rondalo.bsky.social · 1d

thank you tara!

Ronda F. Lo @rondalo.bsky.social · 2d

psychopy + pavlovia is the way to go, it's affordable, capable to scale up in complexity (psychopy was originally designed for psychophysics so it has capacity for RT task/eye tracking/eeg), and importantly you would be supporting a company that is fundamentally open science! @psychopy.org

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PsychoPy @psychopy.org · 12d

Join us for a 2 day bootcamp!

📅 Dec 16th/17th
📍 Nottingham
👩‍💻 Day 1 - Create experiments in PsychoPy and optimise for EEG
🧠 Day 2 - EEG data collection and ERP analysis strategies
ℹ️ Info and Ticket purchase shorturl.at/DVL8s

In collaboration with @ant-neuro.com

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Ronda F. Lo @rondalo.bsky.social · 2d

thank you!!

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Ronda F. Lo @rondalo.bsky.social · 2d

also happy to say that i am chairing a symposium with several of my sparq colleagues (both current and former) at SESP 2025, Lisbon, Portugal! happening next Saturday Oct 18, at 11:10am-12:20pm. our symposium is about testing the impact of racial representation in media. come by to learn more!!

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Ronda F. Lo @rondalo.bsky.social · 2d

although i will remain with stanford sparq as a faculty affiliate, i will truly miss being a postdoc happily doing research and closely working with such a smart, wise, and fun team! special shoutout to my fellow sparq postdocs❤️ heres the last photo of us altogether before we went our separate ways

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Ronda F. Lo @rondalo.bsky.social · 2d

im very happy to announce that ive transitioned into my new role as an assistant professor at toronto metropolitan university (TMU) and im accepting applications for a graduate student to join my lab starting Fall 2026! joining the psych department at TMU is a literal dream come true 💙💛💙💛

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Lukas Neville @lukasneville.com · 9d

the abstract for williams & jarvis' 2006 "cyberball" paper, which introduced an ostracism manipulation based on being left out of a ball-passing game

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Data & Society @datasociety.bsky.social · 11d

New research shows how AI models default to Western-style directness, missing the cultural cues that govern everyday interactions for millions of Persian speakers worldwide — with the potential to derail negotiations, damage relationships, and reinforce stereotypes. arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/w...

When “no” means “yes”: Why AI chatbots can’t process Persian social etiquette

New study examines how a helpful AI response could become a cultural disaster in Iran.

arstechnica.com

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Association for Psychological Science @psychscience.bsky.social · 19d

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2026 APS James S. Jackson Lifetime Achievement Award for Transformative Scholarship 🎉 Jennifer L. Eberhardt and Diane L. Hughes

APS James S. Jackson Lifetime Achievement Award for Transformative Scholarship

Honoring APS Members for their lifetime of outstanding psychological research that advances understanding of historically disadvantaged racial and ethnic groups and/or understanding of the psychologic...

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Mikaela Spruill @spruill.bsky.social · 14d

The Critical Perspectives in Psychology Preconference is back again for year two!! If your research breaks boundaries in mainstream social psych or you are applying exciting methods to your experimental research, our submissions are open! #SPSP2026

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Ronda F. Lo @rondalo.bsky.social · 14d

presentation submission will still be open til oct 23 right?

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 14d

The culture pre-conference is now full! 😮 We are accepting signups for the waitlist: sites.google.com/view/culture...

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M. Natasha Rajah 🇨🇦 @mnrajah.bsky.social · 16d

#Academicsky #Neurosky Conducting human imaging studies requires an understanding of study design, feasibility, participant experience, planning, coordination,analytic methods, perseverance& team work. 1/

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Ronda F. Lo @rondalo.bsky.social · 16d

hahaha thats hilarious, glad we get to have a meet up in the end. ill definitely be joining!

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John Anderson 🇨🇦 @janderz8.bsky.social · 25d

Hi #canadian researchers - please sign this petition to help ensure funding isn’t cut to tri council agencies (NSERC, SSHRC, and CIHR). We’re looking at potential 15% cuts to ALL federal spending including grants win.newmode.net/canadianasso...

New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore

win.newmode.net

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Ronda F. Lo @rondalo.bsky.social · 17d

wow this is great! im so glad culture is happening after all--was there a reason for the new format?

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 18d

🚨 The SPSP Culture Pre-Conference has a new format this year! 🚨 It'll be the evening BEFORE most pre-conferences. Get info, register, and submit your research here: sites.google.com/view/culture...

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Brian Nosek @briannosek.bsky.social · 24d

Important! The new OSF design is coming on Saturday, October 4th. OSF will be down for several hours that day to deploy it.

More information: www.cos.io/blog/coming-...

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