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SPSP strives to advance the study, teaching, and application of social and personality psychology. Links, RTs ≠ endorsement. Monitored 9am ET - 5pm ET, Mon-Fri.
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Joined January 2012
Congratulations again to @edyong209, winner of the Excellence in Science Journalism Award. More about the award:
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Thank you for raising this. We have removed this poster from our presentation schedule and it has been removed from Whova. We will be evaluating our review processes.
I don't even know how to react to this. Genuinely, I am appalled and in tears as I write this. @SPSPnews
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#Flourish- a post-SPSP retreat for pre-tenure social/personality psychologists of color- kicks off today!! We'll be taking over the @SPSPnews account for the next few hours. First up: a mentoring lunch with distinguished guest @siminevazire
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#BlaSPR - Black Social and Personality Psychologists Retreat - building community among SPSP's Black Membership. A space where young Black scholars come together in professional development, fellowship, and fun. When one scholar wins, we all do. #BlackScholarsMatter
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Good morning! Today, #BlaSPR will be posting on SPSP’s Twitter! The Black Social/Personality Psychologists Retreat was created 3 years ago to connect the field’s next Black social psychologists for two days of resource sharing, workshops, and panels. Follow along with us!
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In a new #openaccess study, researchers investigate how the complexity of the social environment (more vs. less groups) influences attitude formation. Read more in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin:
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"He found that from 45 empirical articles, only four went beyond participants answering questions or filling in surveys; overall, only 6 per cent of the analysed studies measured actual behaviour." via @ResearchDigest.
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How can behavioral science boost #COVID19 vaccine uptake? SPSP members @NeilLewisJr, @RobbWiller, @jayvanbavel, and @katy_milkman tackled this challenge during a @WhiteHouse briefing in March:
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"married people…who said they had at least two close friends—meaning at least one besides their spouse—had higher levels of life satisfaction and self-esteem and lower levels of depression than spouses who did not have close friends outside their marriage
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Please join us in congratulating @Dr_DSanchez of @RutgersU, who has been elected 2025 president of SPSP! She will serve as president-elect in 2024, president in 2025, and past president in 2026. Learn more:
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Each year at #BlaSPR, we do a data blitz. This serves as a space for us to receive feedback on our current projects and share our research with other graduate students of color who have similar interests. Many collaborations have began from these data blitzes in the past!
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The #BlaSPR x #Flourish2020 dinner connected pre-tenure professors of color with graduate students and postdocs of color. We discussed different paths to the professoriate and issues like parenting, debt, relationships, teaching, and more!
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This #MemberMonday, we're congratulating Franki Kung on receiving an @NSF CAREER Award! Read about his project, "Mechanistic Dehumanization of Asians: Identifying Causes, Consequences, and Countermeasures for a More Inclusive STEM Workforce," below. 🔗:
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Congratulations to the recipients of this year's SAGE Early Career Trajectory Award - @CydneyDupree, @JimACEverett, #ErikaHall, @mmuthukrishna, and @Ivuoma! Learn more:
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"Humans not only cooperate, but also compete more with in-group members than with out-group members and strangers" via @physorg_com.
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Applications are now open for the Jenessa Shapiro Diversity Research Award, up to $1,000 to help graduate students from underrepresented backgrounds conduct social and personality research:
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Congratulations to SPSP's Sage Young Scholar Winners. SPSP will be honoring these award recipients at #SPSP2020 in New Orleans: Louis Tay, William Chopik , Amy Muise , Ed O’Brien, Lara Aknin, Sander van der Linden , Joey Cheng and Aneeta Rattan:
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Please join us in congratulating the winners of the 2021 SAGE Emerging Scholar Award! This year's awardees are @william__brady, @tjjimenez_, @JessieSunPsych, and @sarahwardsp. Learn more:
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We're honoring the FPSP 2017 SAGE Young Scholar Award recipients tomorrow in Atlanta. Congrats to @mjbsp, @mollycrockett, @NourKteily, @mwkraus, & Kristin Laurin. We added their pics to our Facebook page: #SPSP2018 @SAGEpsychology.
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SPSP is now accepting applications for the 2023 Summer Institute for Social and Personality Psychology, set to take place at @OhioState in July 2023. Learn more about SISPP 2023 and apply before December 21:
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We asked the 2022 SPSP Early Career Award winners to share their secrets to success and advice to junior psychologists. Here's what they had to say:
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In our latest SPSP Member Spotlight, @FrankiKung of @Purdue_PsychSci discusses his research on conflicts and offers advice for those who want to pursue a career in personality and social psychology. Learn more:
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💡New Research💡 Social class influences masculinity stereotypes more than gender, while gender influences femininity stereotypes more than social class. Read more in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin:
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“People with low self-esteem tend to seek support in ways that actually hinder their partner’s ability to provide support, which in turn is has detrimental consequences for how support seekers feel about the relationship,” via @PsyPost.
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In case you missed it: We are excited to welcome @DrDSanchez of @RutgersU as 2025 President of SPSP! She will serve as president-elect in 2024 and past president in 2026. Get to know Dr. Sanchez below. 🔗:
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SPSP is excited to announce the winners of our 2021 Annual Awards. We'll be spotlighting individual awardees in the coming days but please join us in congratulating the full group!
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Congratulations to the recipient of Diener Award in Personality Psychology Verónica Benet-Martínez @mosaicultural. SPSP will be honoring the award recipients at the Awards Ceremony during #SPSP2020 in New Orleans. @UPFBarcelona
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Congratulations to @SamGoslingPsych, the 2017 recipient of the Diener Award in Personality Psychology: Congratulate him in person at #SPSP2018
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Save the date: .Racial Bias, Use of Force, and Policing: A Discussion of Social Psychological Considerations.Wednesday June 10th, 1 PM ET/ 10 AM PT.With Jack Glaser, Kim Kahn, and Malik Boykin.Link to attend to come.@JackGlaserPhD.
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We ended the day by discussing the always important topic of money management 💰💵💸. Now having a joint dinner with the Black Personality and Social Psychology Retreat (#BlaSPR)! #Flourish2020
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Congratulations to winners of the 2017 Robert B. Cialdini Prize David Broockman and Joshua Kalla for their paper, “Durably Reducing Transphobia: A Field Experiment on Door-to-Door Canvassing." More info:
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It's another marvelous #MemberMonday! Mark the occasion by congratulating @freemanjb for winning an Early Career Impact Award from @FABBS. The award recognizes his major contributions to psychology and his advocacy for LGBTQ+ scientists. Learn more:
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"people started to experience a decrease in satisfaction with their dating options as they saw more possible partners, and they also became less and less confident in their own likelihood of dating success" - @tilapronk
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It's #PsychologyWeek! We're joining @APA and marking the occasion by posting quotes from SPSP members. To kick off the week, @SFU Associate Professor @YuthikaGirme shares why she became a psychologist. Learn more about #PsychologyWeek here:
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Congratulations to Dr. Dolores Albarracin (@dalbarra), of @PsychIllinois and @giesbusiness, who has been elected the 2023 President of SPSP! Learn more:
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Diversity Science: Environment & Inequality.• How can social psychology contribute to understanding and improving social relations between diverse groups? .@mwkraus #diversity #diversityscience
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Reminder for in-person #SPSP2023 attendees: Please note that we will be requiring masks for attendees during the convention, except when actively eating or drinking. If you need a mask, we will have a limited supply available at the registration desk!.
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We know silence can be deafening. This isn't a perfect response, but it's a start: SPSP statement against racism.
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Congrats to 2017 Wegner Theoretical Innovation Prize awardees @wgervais, @JoHenrich, @GuessRita, Ara Norenzayan, @azimshariff, @slingerland20, & @aiyanakoka for their paper "The Cultural Evolution of Prosocial Religions." More about the award:
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Here's the specific clip. Thank you @jaricheson and interviewer Sophie Trawlater for an excellent Out of the Lab session!. Keep an eye on our Instagram, spsp_news, for more clips from #SPSP2023.
"I'm drinking from wells I did not dig, I'm enjoying shade from trees that I did not plant. I hope against all odds that the wells I'm digging and the trees I'm planting will benefit someone else." - @jaricheson at #SPSP2023. Watch the full interview:
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"people tend to spontaneously infer ideological categories… from simple behavioral descriptions. The research suggests these ideological judgments are remarkably robust, often persisting even when alternative explanations are presented." via @PsyPost.
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"people see it as more acceptable to make passionate employees do extra, unpaid, and more demeaning work than they did for employees without the same passion." via @physorg_com.
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Please join us in congratulating the winners of SPSP's 2021 Outstanding Research Awards - Yalda Daryani (@UnivOfTehran), @e_kremeti (Julius Maximilian University Würzburg), @jowylie2 (@GC_CUNY), @jeewon_oh (@michiganstateu), and @HWaldfogel (@KelloggSchool)!
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"when people socialize with a range of conversation partners — family members, coworkers, friends, and strangers — on a given day, they report feeling happier than those who converse with fewer 'categories' of people." via @voxdotcom.
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"those who lived in less-equal societies felt like they had less control and were more accepting of unethical behavior" via @KelloggSchool.
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"Research actually suggests that people who ask more questions are better liked by their conversation partners than people who ask fewer questions." via @NBCNewsBETTER.
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"If your child can have conversation with you, they are old enough to start having conversations about race. As early as preschool, children start showing racial group favoritism." - @sylviapperry via @NorthwesternU.
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"Latin Americans expressing positive emotions seem to be more about fostering connections and strengthening social bonds rather than asserting individuality" via @physorg_com.
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#SPSP2023 Update: Annual Convention submission notifications have now been sent out, with the exception of undergrads who will be notified by the end of this week. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to submit and to our reviewers for their help throughout the process!.
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"we found stricter gender rules for men than women: Most people rated it more desirable for men to be agentic than for women to be communal, and more undesirable for men to be weak than for women to be dominant." - @jenbosson & Mariah Wilkerson
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Trying to do research with underrepresented samples? Join us a week from today for our #SPSPchat with Chanel Meyers (@chanelkmeyers), Mona El-Hout (@maelhout), and Eva Pietri (@EvaSPietri) - Monday, December 7th from 1-2pm ET. #phdchat
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"Black and White children and adults categorize racially ambiguous faces differently. White people more often see Multiracial faces as Black, whereas Black people more often see Multiracial faces as White." via @physorg_com.
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Did you miss this year's Summer Institute for Social and Personality Psychology or just want to relive the SISPP magic? Check out this recap, provided by @hitchtheory. Thanks to all who shared their #SISPP2023 experiences!. 🔗:
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Congratulations to the recipient of Diener Award in Social Psychology John T. Jost @JohnJost1. SPSP will be honoring the award recipients at the Awards Ceremony during #SPSP2020 in New Orleans. @NYUCAS
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Five scholars represented SPSP at this year's @easpinfo Summer School Program. In an article for the SPSP website, @OfosuEugene and his fellow cohort members reflect on their fortnight in Wroclaw, Poland!. Read more:
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"scholars will often control for factors like education, income, health status or occupation. But all these variables are 'post-treatment,' or downstream, of race, in the sense that race itself can shape how a person is raised, educated and employed"
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"The scientific evidence suggests that we need a variety of kinds of relationships in our lives, and that different kinds of relationships or social roles can fulfill different kinds of needs,” via @TheAtlantic.
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SPSP is excited to introduce the 2023-2024 Student Committee! The group runs year-round programs, resources, and events for the SPSP student community. Get to know them below and follow @SPSPGSC for updates on the committee's work!. 🔗:
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"'As soon as you think that independence is “a thing”, or interdependence is “a thing”, then you’re edging along the wrong route.’ Each is an abstract collection of variables that, as the research shows, don’t always go together." via @psyche_the_mag.
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“Even if and when you succeed in persuading someone that something is true, they may be relatively unwilling to pass that information along if it undermines their ideological, partisan, or other political commitments,” - @EkstromPierce via @PsyPost.
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"We analyzed data from over 6,000 college students across the United States and found that programs designed to prevent sexual assault by increasing onlookers' interventions do have a meaningful effect on bystander behavior." via @medical_xpress.
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📢#SPSP2023 Update📢 We're excited to announce the return of Out of the Lab - in-depth conversations with personality and social psychologists. Join our first session on February 24 as Sophie Trawlater (@UVA) interviews @jaricheson (@Yale). More info:
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"To debunk a false belief, it may be better to target a person's system of beliefs rather than trying to change the false belief itself" via @physorg_com.
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Congratulations to everyone accepted to #SISPP2019! Support SISPP/Graduate Student Training: .
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We're sad that #SISPP 2023 is coming to a close but we love the photos that the participants are sharing - keep them coming! Cheers to the students, instructors, and staff who made this year's Summer Institute for Social and Personality Psychology such a success.
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Congratulations to @jaricheson, who will serve on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology! We're proud to have Dr. Richeson as an SPSP member. Learn more:
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Join us in celebrating #SPSPHeritage honoree Dr. Patricia Devine, who has made profound contributions to psychology of prejudice and intergroup relations!. Learn about Dr. Devine and consider donating to our Heritage Initiative to support future scholars:
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Now begins our #blaSPR writing workshop, where students have round-table discussions to provide feedback on grants, manuscripts, or other documents they are currently working on. The more feedback, the better! We are creating space for people to get as much feedback as possible
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Questions about Setting Up and Managing a Psychology Lab? We have a chat for that! Join us and @lbaknin, @sylviaperry, and @mwkraus December 11, 2019, 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET. Use #SPSPchat to ask questions and join. Past chats:
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"When people discover that they don’t know as much as they thought they did [about a policy], something interesting happens: their political attitudes become less extreme." via @behscientist.
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#BlackinPsychWeek is officially under way. Make sure to follow @BlackinPsych and check out the graphic ⬇️⬇️⬇️ for a preview of the content and conversations that you can expect throughout the week! #BeingBlackinPsych #PsychTwitter
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"Nature near home and nature viewed from the windows contributed to higher levels of well-being, and being in nature on the preceding day was associated with higher levels of positive affect." - Keren Kaplan Mintz & Ofira Ayalon
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"talking with strangers can make us happier, more connected to our communities, mentally sharper, healthier, less lonely, and more trustful and optimistic" via @TheAtlantic.
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"analysed three decades of psychology papers and found that a whopping 40% of p-values between 0.05 and 0.1 – i.e. those not significant according to conventional thresholds – were described by experimenters as 'marginally significant'." @ResearchDigest.
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New research suggests that the demographic growth of LGBT and nonreligious groups can increase symbolic threat and prejudice among majority group members. Lead author: @CameronDMackey1 . Read more in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin:
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Thank you for raising this. We have removed this poster from our presentation schedule and it has been removed from Whova. We will be evaluating our review processes.
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"I'm drinking from wells I did not dig, I'm enjoying shade from trees that I did not plant. I hope against all odds that the wells I'm digging and the trees I'm planting will benefit someone else." - @jaricheson at #SPSP2023. Watch the full interview:
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"We found almost no differences in the behavior of men and women. Yet women weren’t advancing and men were."
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We are honored to have @NeilLewisJr deliver the keynote presentation, "Realizing the Promise of Social and Personality Psychology for Health Disparities," during this year's Summer Psychology Forum. More details: #SPF2022
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