Julia M. Smith
@julia-m-smith.bsky.social
Social psychologist studying morality and the self.
Postdoc in the Mind and Culture Lab @dukemaclab.bsky.social at Duke University.
Postdoc in the Mind and Culture Lab @dukemaclab.bsky.social at Duke University.
Importantly, although past work has suggested that adults prefer the opposite (guessing first), we find no reversal of this trend with age. This suggests that adults' uncertainty preferences may be more dependent on context than previously believed.
October 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Importantly, although past work has suggested that adults prefer the opposite (guessing first), we find no reversal of this trend with age. This suggests that adults' uncertainty preferences may be more dependent on context than previously believed.
If you could win a prize by guessing the number on a die 🎲 hidden under a cup, would you want to guess before the die was rolled, or after?
The odds of winning are the same in both, but they can feel different. 🧵
The odds of winning are the same in both, but they can feel different. 🧵
October 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If you could win a prize by guessing the number on a die 🎲 hidden under a cup, would you want to guess before the die was rolled, or after?
The odds of winning are the same in both, but they can feel different. 🧵
The odds of winning are the same in both, but they can feel different. 🧵