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mark brandt @mjbsp.bsky.social · Dec 14

Two political psych starter packs!

Both have been around, but 2 has had a lot more people added.

Check them out if you haven’t already

1: go.bsky.app/T2Uc2Bx
2: go.bsky.app/43FXWwj

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Political Psychology @ispp-pops.bsky.social · 4h

How do we decide if we can trust another group? Wei et al.'s article in our October issue shows that trust is a complex dynamic, not built on one trait alone. They find that warmth towards an outgroup only boosts trust when also seen as competent.

Read more online: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

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Reposted by Stephen P. Jenkins, Mark J. Brandt

American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · 6h

Sociologists! Consider applying for the Kohli Fellowship for Sociology, which provides financial support for a two-year postdoctoral stay at the WZB in Berlin. Deadline is Nov. 16. bit.ly/4opl1ms

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Reposted by Simon Hix, Lisa W. Fazio, Brendan Nyhan , and 9 more Simon Hix, Lisa W. Fazio, Brendan Nyhan, Mark J. Brandt, Caroline Krafft, John Holbein, Janne Tukiainen, David R. Miller, Nazita Lajevardi, Nikolay Marinov, Georg Weizsäcker, Anita Gohdes

Sumitra Badrinathan @sumitra.bsky.social · 7h

🚨 out at @apsrjournal.bsky.social 🚨

➡️ We ran a large media literacy experiment to fight misinformation
➡️ 13,500 students, 583 villages in Bihar, India
➡️Created custom misinfo curriculum of 4 months
➡️Partnered w the government to roll it out as an official course in classrooms

hopeful findings👇🏽

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Michaelle DiMaggio-Potter @michaelle.bsky.social · 21h

Duke University is holding virtual office hours for students to get feedback on their psychology PhD applications!

Due October 31st!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Virtual Office Hours For Psychology PhD Applicants - Registration Form

To broaden the pool of applicants in psychology PhD programs across the country, Duke University's Department of Psychology & Neuroscience is holding our 6th Annual Virtual Office Hours Program. All a...

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mark brandt @mjbsp.bsky.social · 1d

It seems like another way of showing that political knowledge and interest moderates things?

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Gordon Pennycook @gordpennycook.bsky.social · 1d

FYI: The deadline to apply for this is coming up! (Oct 23rd)

Gordon Pennycook @gordpennycook.bsky.social · 23d

Excited to announce our amazing lineup of speakers for the 2026 JDM preconference at SPSP!

Conference date: Feb 26th
Location: Chicago
Deadline to apply: Oct 23rd.

Application link: spsp.wufoo.com/forms/2026-p...

cc: @sdellavi.bsky.social, @hirshmansam.bsky.social, @vinisingh.bsky.social

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Michael W. Kraus @mwkraus.bsky.social · 1d

This #SPSP preconference 1st happened in January of 2016 when the area was 'emerging'. It's more arrived than emerging these days. I will talk about how to approach inequality scholarship (be it central or peripheral to your research question) from a functional perspective: rdcu.be/eBHv8

Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington @jsskeffington.bsky.social · 2d

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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The Association for Research in Personality @arpposts.bsky.social · 1d

@jfealy.bsky.social, Joesphine Fealy, investigated how genetics were associated with personality trait develolent after stressful life events. Find out more in our upcoming newsletter and on our Instagram!

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Reposted by Robb Willer, Mark J. Brandt, Steven S. Smith , and 3 more Robb Willer, Mark J. Brandt, Steven S. Smith, Justin H. Kirkland, Brian Keegan, Matt Grossmann

Ben Yoel @benyoel.bsky.social · 2d

@liampert.bsky.social, @mattgrossmann.bsky.social, and I are thrilled to launch SenateData, a new repository pertaining to the US Senate. We have variables on facets like bills, and members, including original data on senator characteristics and an associated R package. github.com/IPPSR/Senate...

GitHub - IPPSR/SenateData: SenateData: A Functional Tool for the SenateData Dataset

SenateData: A Functional Tool for the SenateData Dataset - IPPSR/SenateData

github.com

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Meltem Yucel @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social · 5d

Parents of 0- to 12-year-olds, come do science with us!

We run short, game-like studies with kids. We offer in-person and online options, flexible scheduling (weekdays & weekends), and sessions that are fun for children and easy for caregivers.

Moral Minds Lab - CHILDatabase Signup

redcap.link

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Reposted by Mark J. Brandt, Caroline Krafft, Maarten Vink , and 4 more Mark J. Brandt, Caroline Krafft, Maarten Vink, Efrén O. Pérez, Mirya R. Holman, Peter K. Enns, Frank C. Thames

Drew Engelhardt @amengel.bsky.social · 6d

Working on a dissertation in American political behavior and need money for survey research? Apply for a grant worth up to $15,000 from the Rapoport Family Foundation. They’re planning on awarding up to 15 grants this cycle.

Deadline Oct. 22.

www.rapoportfamilyfoundation.com/phdgrant

Rapoport Doctoral Dissertation Grants

Supporting projects for PhD students doing political science research, democracy and social justice.

www.rapoportfamilyfoundation.com

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Lusine Grigoryan @grigolus.bsky.social · 6d

It is often assumed that conformity is higher in collectivist cultures. In our new study that just came out in JCCP, we show that emotional conformity is actually higher in individualistic cultures, replicating earlier findings across 28 nations journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Which Cultural Dimensions Predict Variations in Emotional Conformity? An Extension of Vishkin et al. (2023) Across 28 Nations - Peter B. Smith, Alexander Kirchner-Häusler, Lusine Grigoryan, Vivian Miu...

Despite being a classic social psychology topic, cultural variability in conformity has only been examined systematically in the last few decades. Vishkin et al...

journals.sagepub.com

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Eric Hehman @erichehman.bsky.social · 8d

McGill psych is hosting a panel for under rep minority folks possibly interested in attending grad school on Oct 20.

Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/246051...

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Reposted by Mark J. Brandt, Laura K. Taylor

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

📣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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Reposted by Linda J. Skitka, Mark J. Brandt

Diego Reinero, Ph.D. @diegoreinero.bsky.social · 8d

🚨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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Reposted by Gordon Hodson, Mark J. Brandt, Nazita Lajevardi

Nour Kteily @nourkteily.bsky.social · 8d

@elijfinkel.bsky.social
& I are recruiting a postdoc in the #LitowitzCenter for Enlightened Disagreement at Northwestern University. We seek research excellence regarding navigating conflict.

Application deadline: Nov. 17.

Salary: ~$80k.

facultyrecruiting.northwestern.edu/apply/MjQzNw==

Northwestern Faculty Search -

facultyrecruiting.northwestern.edu

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Reposted by Mark J. Brandt, Jill A. Jacobson

Ruben C. Arslan @ruben.the100.ci · 9d

We're looking for an experimental psychologist in Witten. Contact me if you have questions about the job (I'm not on the commission, so can talk freely :-)
uni-wh.softgarden.io/job/59638545...

Universitätsprofessur für Experimentelle Psychologie (W2-analog) bei Universität Witten/Herdecke

Wir suchen: Universitätsprofessur für Experimentelle Psychologie (W2-analog) (Vollzeit) • Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50, 58455 Witten, Deutschland

uni-wh.softgarden.io

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Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Robb Willer, Mark J. Brandt

Eli Finkel @elijfinkel.bsky.social · 10d

📢POSTDOC POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT📢

@nourkteily.bsky.social & I are recruiting a postdoc in the #LitowitzCenter for Enlightened Disagreement. We seek research excellence regarding navigating conflict.

Application deadline: Nov. 17.

Salary: ~$80k.

facultyrecruiting.northwestern.edu/apply/MjQzNw==

Northwestern Faculty Search -

facultyrecruiting.northwestern.edu

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mark brandt @mjbsp.bsky.social · 12d

The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod is what these people want

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Felix M. Simon @felixsimon.bsky.social · 12d

🗞️ 🤖 Weekend reading anyone? For the launch of @transformernews.ai as a standalone publication, they invited me to contribute a piece on what persuasive AI might mean for democracy and elections.

Here’s the result…

buff.ly/OJsNmpK

AI is persuasive, but that’s not the real problem for democracy

Opinion: Felix M Simon argues that AI is unlikely to significantly shape election results in the near future, but warns that it could damage democracy through a steady erosion of institutional trust.

www.transformernews.ai

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Political Psychology @ispp-pops.bsky.social · 12d

October is here and so is the latest issue of Political Psychology! This issue is jam-packed with 25 original articles. Check it out online here: buff.ly/cxAMGba

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Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 13d

Who else do I know here who is working on LLM coding of open ends and is interested in working on a panel on the topic for AAPOR 2026?

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Reposted by Mark J. Brandt, Ian Hussey, Jill A. Jacobson

Rich Lucas @richlucas.bsky.social · 13d

We already know that lagged effects in CLPMs are likely to be upwardly biased, but just how easy is it to find significant effects? Way too easy. I tested CLPMS in 100 randomly selected pairs of correlated variables and found significant effects in 98 of them. New preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...

OSF

osf.io

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Meltem Yucel @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social · 14d

Does anyone use #RedCap for child participant database management? If so, would you be willing to share screenshots etc. of what your user interface looks like or share the template, whichever is easier.

#PsychSciSky #socialpsyc #devpsyc #AcademicSky #cogsci

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Reposted by Mark J. Brandt, Aleksandra Cichocka

ISPP @polpsyispp.bsky.social · 14d

ISPP Small Grants are back for 2026! 💡 $50k total available; request up to $5k for research or network/workshop projects. Open to current ISPP members. Proposals due Dec 1, 2025. Selection uses a lottery among proposals that meet all criteria. Apply: ispp.org/funding/smal...

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Tyler T Reny @tylerreny.bsky.social · 14d

📢 New paper w @mfroman.bsky.social and Ben Newman: Why do some conservative White Americans support abortion? It's not gender or religion. They want to slow the growth of disliked out-groups. bit.ly/4mFYYXd

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Brian Nosek @briannosek.bsky.social · 14d

Two open positions on COS's research team!

Project Coordinator: Undergraduate degree in research, or equivalent experience ats.rippling.com/cos-careers/...

Program Manager: 10 yrs of project management experience or 2+ program management ats.rippling.com/cos-careers/...

Please share w/colleagues

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Reposted by Mark J. Brandt, Alexander Wuttke, Robert Huber , and 1 more Mark J. Brandt, Alexander Wuttke, Robert Huber, Markus Wagner

JEPP Journal @jeppjournal.bsky.social · 14d

🤝 @jochemvanagt.bsky.social, Katrin Praprotnik, @luanarusso.bsky.social, and @markuswagner.bsky.social show that when the mainstream right signals openness to govern with the far right, it eases tensions on the right but amplifies antipathy on the left 👇

🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Partisan affect and political tolerance in the context of shifting norms: the effect of coalition signals towards the radical right

Mainstream political actors in many countries face the challenging decision of how to engage with radical-right parties. While some systematically exclude them from power, others accept them as coa...

www.tandfonline.com

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Reposted by David Lazer, Mark J. Brandt, Miranda J. Lubbers

Zachary Neal @zpneal.bsky.social · 14d

Want to promote transparency and clarity in network research by helping develop 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 (𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃)?

Sign up to get involved here: tinyurl.com/help-with-GR...

▪️ All career stages welcome
▪️ All fields welcome
▪️ Be compensated for your time

GRAND Recruitment

Complete this short questionnaire to help develop Guidelines for Reporting About Network Data (GRAND).

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Reposted by Hugo Mercier, Mark J. Brandt, David Darmofal

Joe Noonan @joenoonan.se · 15d

My department is hiring a PhD student in Political Science with an orientation towards Politics & AI.

This is part of WASP-HS, an interdisciplinary research cluster on AI’s impact on people and society.

Come and be my colleague!

Submission date: 15 Nov. 2025

su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

PhD student in Political Science with an orientation towards Politics & AI

The Department of Political Science is a dynamic and strong education and research department at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Stockholm University. The Department aims to be nationally leading an

su.varbi.com

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