The show is taking a little break for the holidays. No new episode this month, but keep an eye out for a fresh one in early January!

Two Psychologists Four Beers Episode 125: Citation Diversity Statements? (with Mickey Inzlicht) Mickey is back and fired up about citation diversity statements. We discuss a recent editorial from Nature Reviews Psychology encouraging authors to include a "citation diversity statement" in their a...

New episode! @minzlicht.bsky.social is back and fired up about citation diversity staments. We discuss the much-criticised Nature Reviews Psychology editorial encouraging authors to include them in their articles, as well as Mickey's very problematic beer tastes. share.fireside.fm/episode/Ah1O...

Does anyone know how much it costs to publish in Nature Reviews Psychology? Their APC doesn't seem to be listed on the web anywhere.

Two Psychologists Four Beers Episode 124: Civic Honesty Around the Globe (with David Tannenbaum) David Tannenbaum joins the show to talk about one of Yoel's favorite papers: a massive field study of honesty in 40 countries that had some unexpected results. We also talk about hiking and David chug...

New episode! David Tannenbaum joins the show to talk about one of Yoel's favorite papers: a massive field study of honesty in 40 countries that had some unexpected results. Also, we talk about hiking and David actually drinks two beers. share.fireside.fm/episode/Ah1O...

From this paper:

(Holy Cow! Reminds me also of how Bullshit Receptivity items can glom together!)

When to Quit (with Paul Bloom) Paul Bloom takes over the show to interview Yoel about loss of faith: when to give up on a theory, and which of his own findings he no longer believes.

Very cool discussion between @yoelinbar.net and @paulbloomatyale.bsky.social on when to quit theories, usually either too soon or too late

Super relevant for criminology, where it’s rare to see any crim theory truly put to rest

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A Multilab Replication of the Induced-Compliance Paradigm of Cognitive Dissonance - David C. Vaidis, Willem W. A. Sleegers, Florian van Leeuwen, Kenneth G. DeMarree, Bjørn Sætrevik, Robert M. Ross, Ka... According to cognitive-dissonance theory, performing counterattitudinal behavior produces a state of dissonance that people are motivated to resolve, usually by...

Listening to the episode now and the section on cognitive dissonance pushed me to share this paper of ours: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Reasons to be skeptical of cognitive dissonance theory!

Two Psychologists Four Beers Episode 122: When to Quit (with Paul Bloom) Paul Bloom takes over the show to interview Yoel about loss of faith: when to give up on a theory, and which of his own findings he no longer believes.

New episode!
@paulbloomatyale.bsky.social
interviews Yoel about when to give up on a theory, and which of his own findings he no longer believes. But it's not all doom and gloom! We also talk about findings we think are solid, and, of course, Sydney Sweeney. share.fireside.fm/episode/Ah1O...

Folks, it's time to submit your papers to PCI Psychology. Here is our invitation to you, taken from our editorial osf.io/preprints/ps...

Ha! Always happy to have you back (and I've published a PCI-RR), so definitely a fan of the concept.

Two Psychologists Four Beers Episode 120: Transparent Replications (with Spencer Greenberg) Returning guest Spencer Greenberg joins the show to talk replications, what psychologist think of terror management theory (and other controversial topics), and a machine-learning tool he developed to...

New episode! Returning guest Spencer Greenberg (spencrgreenberg.bsky.social) joins the show to talk replications, what psychologist think of controversial topics, and an AI tool he developed to predict correlations between psychological traits and survey questions.

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Moral Opposition to AI Although executives push “AI‑first” for efficiency, new research shows most resistance stems from moral gut reactions, not cost‑benefit math. Research from Victoria Oldemburgo de Mello, Reem Ayad, Élo...

And some more on moral opposition to AI @yoelinbar.net @hellovic.bsky.social @reemayad.bsky.social @eloisecote.bsky.social @minzlicht.bsky.social

www.nuancebehavior.com/article/mora...

Have campus DEI programs failed Jewish students after Oct. 7? This academic says 'yes' Diversity initiatives were made for accepting diverse viewpoints—not resolving conflict between them.

FINALLY got to chat with @yoelinbar.net about everything Jews-and-DEI. thecjn.ca/news/campus/...

Two Psychologists Four Beers Episode 119: The Future of DEI in Higher Ed (with Amori Mikami) It's been a tumultuous time for DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) efforts in higher education. Whether due to political pressure, internal dissension, or both, many prominent institutions are rev...

New episode! UBC's Amori Mikami rejoins the show to talk to Yoel about DEI. Many prominent universities are rethinking DEI policies that once seemed unquestionable. So what is the future of DEI in higher ed, and what should it be? share.fireside.fm/episode/Ah1O...

Two Psychologists Four Beers Episode 118: Do We Have a Purity Problem? (with David Pizarro) Moral psychologist David Pizarro joins the show to talk about "purity." When moral psychologists ask people about their judgments of sex with chickens, smearing yourself with cat feces, and sibling in...

New episode! David Pizarro (@peez.bsky.social) joins the show to talk about the concept of "purity" in moral psychology. Is there really a unified psychology of handwashing, pet-eating, and baby Jesus buttplugs, or is purity just a chimera? share.fireside.fm/episode/Ah1O...

Really proud of this new work out @psychscience.bsky.social. Led by the amazing but bluesky-less Amanda Geiser and with @deborahsmall.bsky.social.

We show that when comparing moral wrongs, people are (much) more willing to “scale up” than to “scale down” condemnation and punishment…

Measurement error, Nobel Prize winning research, friendly disagreements, and more....
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Two Psychologists Four Beers Episode 117: Good News for the Chronics (with Mickey Inzlicht) On-again off-again co-host Mickey Inzlicht joins the show to debrief about the recent SPSP conference, dissect a new paper purporting to show working memory deficits in heavy cannabis users, and evalu...

New episode!
@minzlicht.bsky.social is back to talk about cannabis research, empathic AI, and some stuff we saw at SPSP. share.fireside.fm/episode/Ah1O...

Yeah, it’s a truly obnoxious habit and people should knock it off.

I’d guess more likely she just didn’t know who you are. But still a good illustration of the appeal to authority snobbery you see too often.

Should we care more about shrimp?

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At @spspnews.bsky.social, many asked for guidelines on using LLMs in the social sciences. Our new paper in AMPPS addresses exactly that! We provide a primer for evaluating LLMs in social science research, focusing on methodological rigor, replicability, and validity: osf.io/preprints/ps...

There will be no new episode in February (mostly because of travel)--but we'll be back in March with a special guest!

Dawn and the School Spirit War: “Go Back to California, You Weirdo” (ft. Dr. Yoel Inbar!) — THE STUCK IN STONEYBROOK PODCAST RBF Dawn.

In case you woke up today thinking "I really need to hear Yoel Inbar talk about a Baby-Sitters Club book"--I have some good news for you. Thanks to my old friend Esme Schaller and new friend @emilykcrandall.bsky.social for having me on!

www.stuckinstoneybrook.com/episodes/daw...

If you are looking for a distraction, tune in to me and @yoelinbar.net chatting about a topic totally unrelated to current events.

Better late than never, it’s out! share.fireside.fm/episode/Ah1O...

January's episode will be late due to Yoel packing the wrong mic to Vancouver 🤦‍♂️

The episode (featuring @syeducation.bsky.social) will be out by Monday the 20th. Sorry about the delay, all!

A Love Letter to The Big Lebowski Merry Christmas everyone.

New Substack: My Christmas Day love letter to The Big Lebowski. A celebration of its absurdity, profanity, and the genius of The Dude. Plus, a contest: drop your most obscure Lebowski line and the best two win a 3-month paid subscription. 🎳🕶️

Think hard, Achievers!

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Excellent post on the lack of empirical support for stereotype threat, from someone deeply involved in the research.

Also, importantly, "stereotype threat isn't real" != "stereotypes are not threatening." These are very different claims, but the former is often taken to mean the latter.