Linda Skitka
@lindaskitka.bsky.social
Emerita Distinguished Professor, U of Illinois Chicago | Michigan & Cal-Berkeley Grad | Social, Political, and Moral Psychologist | Endlessly Curious | https://sites.google.com/view/lindaskitka
Pumpkin, with a homemade caramel base, cherry-berry, and apple. May skip dinner and head straight for dessert!
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Pumpkin, with a homemade caramel base, cherry-berry, and apple. May skip dinner and head straight for dessert!
I guess in that vein— the challenges that LLM etc. will present for on-line data collection might create the incentives we need to return to our roots: behavioral research in the lab and field.
November 24, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I guess in that vein— the challenges that LLM etc. will present for on-line data collection might create the incentives we need to return to our roots: behavioral research in the lab and field.
It belatedly occurs to me, Kate, that so much in these kids’ lives is utterly dystopian. If you’re going to have the challenges discussion, can you balance it with a good news/exciting frontiers counterpoint? We have to give young people more hope than (waves hands) all of this.
November 24, 2025 at 12:49 AM
It belatedly occurs to me, Kate, that so much in these kids’ lives is utterly dystopian. If you’re going to have the challenges discussion, can you balance it with a good news/exciting frontiers counterpoint? We have to give young people more hope than (waves hands) all of this.
The increasing difficulty of getting high quality data given contaminated samples, something that is about to get much worse than it already is (see www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...)
The potential existential threat of large language models to online survey research | PNAS
The advancement of large language models poses a severe, potentially existential threat
to online survey research, a fundamental tool for data coll...
www.pnas.org
November 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The increasing difficulty of getting high quality data given contaminated samples, something that is about to get much worse than it already is (see www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...)
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So there you have it, twin study estimates were greatly inflated, and molecular data sets the record straight. I walk through possible counter-arguments, but ultimately the uncomfortable truth is that genes contribute to traits much less than we always thought.
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
So there you have it, twin study estimates were greatly inflated, and molecular data sets the record straight. I walk through possible counter-arguments, but ultimately the uncomfortable truth is that genes contribute to traits much less than we always thought.
OMG. Sending empathy and care.
November 22, 2025 at 12:26 PM
OMG. Sending empathy and care.
The Schadenfreude of watching conservative punditry lose their f*cking minds over this will be a short term endorphin hit as well ;-).
November 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The Schadenfreude of watching conservative punditry lose their f*cking minds over this will be a short term endorphin hit as well ;-).
Pretty welcome comedic relief in an otherwise dystopian timeline.
November 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Pretty welcome comedic relief in an otherwise dystopian timeline.
When violent crimes were related to protesting abortion access, moral disagreement affected procedural and outcome fairness judgments of punishment (more fair), but agreement did not (Mullen & Skitka, 2006, JPSP). Crime severity may be an imp moderator.
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
When violent crimes were related to protesting abortion access, moral disagreement affected procedural and outcome fairness judgments of punishment (more fair), but agreement did not (Mullen & Skitka, 2006, JPSP). Crime severity may be an imp moderator.