Alysson Light
alylight.bsky.social
Alysson Light
@alylight.bsky.social
Social Psych undergrad-teaching @uchicago studying Self-Concept Clarity, Goal Support, and ~*miscellaneous*~
..minus the number in your group who miss it.
I realize the problem with this game is that it doesn't cost anything, although it might be good to have a mechanic that restricts categories or something. Anyway, no one around here wants to hear my great idea, but y'all can have it for free.
November 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
So, improvement: divide into two groups based on age-- you decide the cutoffs. Each person takes turns trying to come up with a trivia question that everyone in your age group knows, but no one in the other group will know. Score points for # in the other group who are stumped...
November 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The social psychologists' take is that this particular book was never the bedrock of cognitive dissonance as a theory. We have a wealth of better controlled research under girding the theory, and the cult observations are just a cute story we tell in lectures.
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Student speech around Gaza was mercilessly crushed and mocked by authority figures. Of course they aren't motivated to join in larger protest movements-- no one is affirming the movements they've started or assuring that their voices will be listened to.
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Dark Jim Sidanius meme might be the thing that gets me through this year
November 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Right?! Though actually I think that's pretty common, too, despite the fact that it is bizarre to me.
November 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
We've had students use that as an excuse-- they'll say "I asked my mom to help with my paper, and she must have used ChatGPT!"
November 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Actually, there's currently a crank conspiracy podcast peddling the claim that children with autism have telekinesis, and it apparently has gained a lot of popularity, so unfortunately there are people who would believe this...
November 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Welp, that's gonna be a cautionary tale in my Research Methods final exam.
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
And also please report claims denials here: careovercost.org
Care Over Cost can provide support including legal support if it gets to that level, and can use stories (with your permission) to lobby for laws requiring insurance companies to fix their shit.
CARE OVER COST
careovercost.org
November 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Name and shame. I've seen insurance companies get their act together when they get called out by someone with a platform.
November 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Welp, that's gonna find its way into my research methods class.
November 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM