Paige Amormino
@amormino.bsky.social
NIH T32 Postdoctoral Fellow at Penn State in Dr. Daryl Cameron’s Empathy & Morality Lab
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Paige Amormino
@amormino.bsky.social
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Social discounting and anti-/pro-sociality: A meta-analysis and (short-form) replication
Early research in behavioral sciences emphasized situational and contextual factors as key drivers of prosocial behavior, with individual differences …
www.sciencedirect.com
This paper grew out of my undergrad seminar: students collaborated on the replication project (Study2) & all earned co-authorship—it was a rare opportunity for undergrads to engage in journal-quality empirical work in the classroom & it’s a win for open science www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Wintry walk with the EMP Lab
@amormino.bsky.social @jokretz.bsky.social @farvk.bsky.social @jdweng.bsky.social
@psuliberalarts.bsky.social
@prcpennstate.bsky.social
@ssripennstate.bsky.social
@rockethics.bsky.social
@amormino.bsky.social @jokretz.bsky.social @farvk.bsky.social @jdweng.bsky.social
@psuliberalarts.bsky.social
@prcpennstate.bsky.social
@ssripennstate.bsky.social
@rockethics.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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First paper with post doc @amormino.bsky.social! Policy as applied moral psychology. We discussed how motivated empathy & moral pluralism matter, for the public-facing FABBS Policy Insights journal. An opportunity to cross disciplines with health policy scholar Joel Segel
@prcpennstate.bsky.social
@prcpennstate.bsky.social
Empathy & moral judgment are motivated by many different values. To understand the role that empathy & morality can play in policy, we consider how constituents & policymakers balance costs & benefits of moral emotions & regulate themselves & each other.
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@dcameron.bsky.social
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@dcameron.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
First paper with post doc @amormino.bsky.social! Policy as applied moral psychology. We discussed how motivated empathy & moral pluralism matter, for the public-facing FABBS Policy Insights journal. An opportunity to cross disciplines with health policy scholar Joel Segel
@prcpennstate.bsky.social
@prcpennstate.bsky.social
Empathy & moral judgment are motivated by many different values. To understand the role that empathy & morality can play in policy, we consider how constituents & policymakers balance costs & benefits of moral emotions & regulate themselves & each other.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
@dcameron.bsky.social
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@dcameron.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Empathy & moral judgment are motivated by many different values. To understand the role that empathy & morality can play in policy, we consider how constituents & policymakers balance costs & benefits of moral emotions & regulate themselves & each other.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
@dcameron.bsky.social
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@dcameron.bsky.social
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The team: @stysyropoulos.bsky.social, Bren O’Connor, @amormino.bsky.social, @drcharlie.bsky.social, Brock Bastian, Abigail Marsh & @lianeleeyoung.bsky.social
August 5, 2025 at 8:29 AM
The team: @stysyropoulos.bsky.social, Bren O’Connor, @amormino.bsky.social, @drcharlie.bsky.social, Brock Bastian, Abigail Marsh & @lianeleeyoung.bsky.social
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Across 6 European countries, people feel more responsible to protect future generations than to directly reduce climate change. Both forms of responsibility predict climate policy support.
🔗 authors.elsevier.com/a/1lcgHzzKDP...
New paper w/ Zhaoquan Wang, @stysyropoulos.bsky.social, & many others.
🔗 authors.elsevier.com/a/1lcgHzzKDP...
New paper w/ Zhaoquan Wang, @stysyropoulos.bsky.social, & many others.
August 17, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Across 6 European countries, people feel more responsible to protect future generations than to directly reduce climate change. Both forms of responsibility predict climate policy support.
🔗 authors.elsevier.com/a/1lcgHzzKDP...
New paper w/ Zhaoquan Wang, @stysyropoulos.bsky.social, & many others.
🔗 authors.elsevier.com/a/1lcgHzzKDP...
New paper w/ Zhaoquan Wang, @stysyropoulos.bsky.social, & many others.
Reposted by Paige Amormino
The (stellar) team behind this work: David Markowitz, Thomas Mazzuchi, @stysyropoulos.bsky.social, me, and @lianeleeyoung.bsky.social
August 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The (stellar) team behind this work: David Markowitz, Thomas Mazzuchi, @stysyropoulos.bsky.social, me, and @lianeleeyoung.bsky.social
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Taken together, obituaries show how societies remember the dead by encoding values, responding to cultural upheavals, and reinforcing scripts of age and gender. They are cultural time capsules that reveal what we believe makes a life well lived.
August 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Taken together, obituaries show how societies remember the dead by encoding values, responding to cultural upheavals, and reinforcing scripts of age and gender. They are cultural time capsules that reveal what we believe makes a life well lived.
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With @jowylie.bsky.social, Gordon Kraft-Todd, @nathanliang.bsky.social, @lianeleeyoung.bsky.social, and @stysyropoulos.bsky.social!
October 3, 2025 at 7:36 AM
With @jowylie.bsky.social, Gordon Kraft-Todd, @nathanliang.bsky.social, @lianeleeyoung.bsky.social, and @stysyropoulos.bsky.social!
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Practically, if people expect their own virtue to be judged more favorably, this could (potentially) make them more willing to act publicly, which may support norm setting. Still, the consistent discounting of public relative to private virtue suggests those acts may carry a credibility cost.
October 3, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Practically, if people expect their own virtue to be judged more favorably, this could (potentially) make them more willing to act publicly, which may support norm setting. Still, the consistent discounting of public relative to private virtue suggests those acts may carry a credibility cost.
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Public displays of virtue like donating or speaking up can set norms, but they’re often met with skepticism (“virtue discounting”). Our new paper asks: do people expect their own public virtue to be judged differently than others’ similar actions?
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
<em>British Journal of Social Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library
Public acts of virtue can promote prosocial norms yet are often met with moral scepticism – a phenomenon known as virtue discounting. What psychological processes might underlie people's propensity t....
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Public displays of virtue like donating or speaking up can set norms, but they’re often met with skepticism (“virtue discounting”). Our new paper asks: do people expect their own public virtue to be judged differently than others’ similar actions?
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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🪦 New in @pnas.org: we analyzed 38 million U.S. obituaries to ask what signals a life well lived:
What values are people most remembered for?
How do legacies shift with cultural events?
How do age and gender shape what it means to have lived well?
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
What values are people most remembered for?
How do legacies shift with cultural events?
How do age and gender shape what it means to have lived well?
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
An exploration of basic human values in 38 million obituaries over 30 years | PNAS
How societies remember the dead can reveal what people value in life. We analyzed
38 million obituaries from the United States to examine how perso...
www.pnas.org
August 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
🪦 New in @pnas.org: we analyzed 38 million U.S. obituaries to ask what signals a life well lived:
What values are people most remembered for?
How do legacies shift with cultural events?
How do age and gender shape what it means to have lived well?
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
What values are people most remembered for?
How do legacies shift with cultural events?
How do age and gender shape what it means to have lived well?
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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As a reminder, the Moral Psychology Research Group online 2025 fall meeting starts today at 4pm EST on Zoom. Open to all! Details below (and note that the Zoom link has been updated). @amormino.bsky.social from the EMP Lab will be talking tomorrow at 11am EST.
sites.google.com/view/mprg/on...
sites.google.com/view/mprg/on...
MPRG - Online Events
An Online Gathering for Moral Psychology -- Fall 2025*
Friday, November 7th: 4:00pm to 7:00pm (EST)
Saturday, November 8th: 11:00am to 3:15pm (EST)
sites.google.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
As a reminder, the Moral Psychology Research Group online 2025 fall meeting starts today at 4pm EST on Zoom. Open to all! Details below (and note that the Zoom link has been updated). @amormino.bsky.social from the EMP Lab will be talking tomorrow at 11am EST.
sites.google.com/view/mprg/on...
sites.google.com/view/mprg/on...
Which kids with early ODD/CD symptoms will grow out of them, and which may struggle long-term?
Our ML models predict risk 3 years later with >90% accuracy. The strongest protective factor? Prosocial behavior—helping, sharing, caring.
doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...
Open Access report out now in JCPP
Our ML models predict risk 3 years later with >90% accuracy. The strongest protective factor? Prosocial behavior—helping, sharing, caring.
doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...
Open Access report out now in JCPP
October 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Which kids with early ODD/CD symptoms will grow out of them, and which may struggle long-term?
Our ML models predict risk 3 years later with >90% accuracy. The strongest protective factor? Prosocial behavior—helping, sharing, caring.
doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...
Open Access report out now in JCPP
Our ML models predict risk 3 years later with >90% accuracy. The strongest protective factor? Prosocial behavior—helping, sharing, caring.
doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...
Open Access report out now in JCPP
Reposted by Paige Amormino
Check out the Moral Psychology Research Group online conference in November! EMP Lab and @prcpennstate.bsky.social post-doc @amormino.bsky.social will be talking about her work. A lot of great talks scheduled, a treat for folks who enjoy interdisciplinary work
sites.google.com/view/mprg/on...
sites.google.com/view/mprg/on...
MPRG - Online Events
An Online Gathering for Moral Psychology -- Fall 2025*
Friday, November 7th: 4:00pm to 7:00pm (EST)
Saturday, November 8th: 11:00am to 3:15pm (EST)
sites.google.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Check out the Moral Psychology Research Group online conference in November! EMP Lab and @prcpennstate.bsky.social post-doc @amormino.bsky.social will be talking about her work. A lot of great talks scheduled, a treat for folks who enjoy interdisciplinary work
sites.google.com/view/mprg/on...
sites.google.com/view/mprg/on...
This paper grew out of my undergrad seminar: students collaborated on the replication project (Study2) & all earned co-authorship—it was a rare opportunity for undergrads to engage in journal-quality empirical work in the classroom & it’s a win for open science www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Social discounting and anti-/pro-sociality: A meta-analysis and (short-form) replication
Early research in behavioral sciences emphasized situational and contextual factors as key drivers of prosocial behavior, with individual differences …
www.sciencedirect.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This paper grew out of my undergrad seminar: students collaborated on the replication project (Study2) & all earned co-authorship—it was a rare opportunity for undergrads to engage in journal-quality empirical work in the classroom & it’s a win for open science www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This paper grew out of my undergrad seminar: students collaborated on the replication project (Study 2) & all earned co-authorship—it was a rare opportunity for undergrads to engage in journal-quality empirical work in the classroom & it’s a win for open science www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Social discounting and anti-/pro-sociality: A meta-analysis and (short-form) replication
Early research in behavioral sciences emphasized situational and contextual factors as key drivers of prosocial behavior, with individual differences …
www.sciencedirect.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
This paper grew out of my undergrad seminar: students collaborated on the replication project (Study 2) & all earned co-authorship—it was a rare opportunity for undergrads to engage in journal-quality empirical work in the classroom & it’s a win for open science www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Paige Amormino
We are excited to welcome @amormino.bsky.social to the Prevention Research Center as a postdoctoral scholar in our Prevention and Methodology Training program! Her PAMT mentors will be @dcameron.bsky.social and Joel Segel. For more about PAMT for pre- and postdoctoral scholars, visit pamt.psu.edu.
August 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are excited to welcome @amormino.bsky.social to the Prevention Research Center as a postdoctoral scholar in our Prevention and Methodology Training program! Her PAMT mentors will be @dcameron.bsky.social and Joel Segel. For more about PAMT for pre- and postdoctoral scholars, visit pamt.psu.edu.
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It's been great to welcome @amormino.bsky.social here to Penn State, she's already brought wonderful energy to the EMP Lab, the social psych area, and to @rockethics.bsky.social. Looking forward to her working with us as part of our team!
@prcpennstate.bsky.social @psuliberalarts.bsky.social
@prcpennstate.bsky.social @psuliberalarts.bsky.social
We are excited to welcome @amormino.bsky.social to the Prevention Research Center as a postdoctoral scholar in our Prevention and Methodology Training program! Her PAMT mentors will be @dcameron.bsky.social and Joel Segel. For more about PAMT for pre- and postdoctoral scholars, visit pamt.psu.edu.
August 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
It's been great to welcome @amormino.bsky.social here to Penn State, she's already brought wonderful energy to the EMP Lab, the social psych area, and to @rockethics.bsky.social. Looking forward to her working with us as part of our team!
@prcpennstate.bsky.social @psuliberalarts.bsky.social
@prcpennstate.bsky.social @psuliberalarts.bsky.social
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A snapshot of our last summer meeting of the EMP Lab. A Happy Valley welcome to new members, graduate student
@jokretz.bsky.social & post-doc @amormino.bsky.social, & farewell to alum @rachelbuterbaugh.bsky.social, who's off to grad school. With @jdweng.bsky.social @farvk.bsky.social, a great team!
@jokretz.bsky.social & post-doc @amormino.bsky.social, & farewell to alum @rachelbuterbaugh.bsky.social, who's off to grad school. With @jdweng.bsky.social @farvk.bsky.social, a great team!
August 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A snapshot of our last summer meeting of the EMP Lab. A Happy Valley welcome to new members, graduate student
@jokretz.bsky.social & post-doc @amormino.bsky.social, & farewell to alum @rachelbuterbaugh.bsky.social, who's off to grad school. With @jdweng.bsky.social @farvk.bsky.social, a great team!
@jokretz.bsky.social & post-doc @amormino.bsky.social, & farewell to alum @rachelbuterbaugh.bsky.social, who's off to grad school. With @jdweng.bsky.social @farvk.bsky.social, a great team!
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Welcome, Paige! 💙
Excited to announce that @amormino.bsky.social has joined the EMP Lab as a post-doctoral fellow through @prcpennstate.bsky.social Prevention and Methodology Training Program! Excited to work with her on prosociality, moral judgments, & prevention science. Check out her work below, cheers to Paige!
Paige Amormino
Hi, I'm Paige Amormino. I am currently in the fifth and final year of my Psychology Ph.D. program working with Dr. Abigail Marsh in the Laboratory on Social...
www.paigeamormino.com
June 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Welcome, Paige! 💙
Reposted by Paige Amormino
Excited to announce that @amormino.bsky.social has joined the EMP Lab as a post-doctoral fellow through @prcpennstate.bsky.social Prevention and Methodology Training Program! Excited to work with her on prosociality, moral judgments, & prevention science. Check out her work below, cheers to Paige!
Paige Amormino
Hi, I'm Paige Amormino. I am currently in the fifth and final year of my Psychology Ph.D. program working with Dr. Abigail Marsh in the Laboratory on Social...
www.paigeamormino.com
June 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Excited to announce that @amormino.bsky.social has joined the EMP Lab as a post-doctoral fellow through @prcpennstate.bsky.social Prevention and Methodology Training Program! Excited to work with her on prosociality, moral judgments, & prevention science. Check out her work below, cheers to Paige!
Reposted by Paige Amormino
We asked over 8,700 people in 6 countries to think about future generations in decision-making, and this is what we found theconversation.com/we-asked-ove... @stysyropoulos.bsky.social
We asked over 8,700 people in 6 countries to think about future generations in decision-making, and this is what we found
When people reflect on how their actions shape the future, they are more likely to support solutions to present-day issues like poverty and inequality.
theconversation.com
June 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
We asked over 8,700 people in 6 countries to think about future generations in decision-making, and this is what we found theconversation.com/we-asked-ove... @stysyropoulos.bsky.social
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Excited to share
@seoyeonbae211.bsky.social's first preprint—an ambitious global study of human motivation!
Using data from 900,000+ people in 100+ countries, we find altruistic motives consistently outweigh egoistic ones across cultures.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
@seoyeonbae211.bsky.social's first preprint—an ambitious global study of human motivation!
Using data from 900,000+ people in 100+ countries, we find altruistic motives consistently outweigh egoistic ones across cultures.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
June 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Excited to share
@seoyeonbae211.bsky.social's first preprint—an ambitious global study of human motivation!
Using data from 900,000+ people in 100+ countries, we find altruistic motives consistently outweigh egoistic ones across cultures.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
@seoyeonbae211.bsky.social's first preprint—an ambitious global study of human motivation!
Using data from 900,000+ people in 100+ countries, we find altruistic motives consistently outweigh egoistic ones across cultures.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Reposted by Paige Amormino
Inspired by research from @mattiwilks.bsky.social @amormino.bsky.social @shawnrhoadsphd.bsky.social @eranhalperin75.bsky.social and others: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mora...
The Pope Intuitively Understood Aspects of Moral Psychology
J.D. Vance has promoted a parochial view of moral obligations. Pope Francis provided a corrective that also receives support from psychological science.
www.psychologytoday.com
April 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Inspired by research from @mattiwilks.bsky.social @amormino.bsky.social @shawnrhoadsphd.bsky.social @eranhalperin75.bsky.social and others: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mora...
Hoping that the Social Discounting Task - Short Form (SDT-SF) Resource Page on osf will be an accessible implementation & analysis guide for all levels of researchers, from professors to undergrads.
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April 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Hoping that the Social Discounting Task - Short Form (SDT-SF) Resource Page on osf will be an accessible implementation & analysis guide for all levels of researchers, from professors to undergrads.
osf.io/nsv3k/files/...
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