What does it mean for culture to “shape” cognition?
In our new TiCS paper, @benjaminpitt.bsky.social & I offer a typology of four possible effects: culture
can Privilege one cognitive process over others, Prune out disfavored ones, Produce new ones, or have no effect.
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Can anyone point me to research on student AI use and perceptions of its usefulness *in a specific course*, rather than across their academic lives in general? Like, "I used AI to help me write in this course, and I believe it [helped/hurt] my grade." NOT "I use AI a lot and find it helpful."
Why do otherwise rational people disagree about the same evidence? Our new paper finds that group membership is a deeply rooted influence on how we form beliefs, leading even preschoolers to bias their evidential standards and form inaccurate beliefs.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
When my son was 3, his Ped and Dentist both women (and his mom a prof): "Mom, can boys be doctors, too?" 😂💕
Cool study - manipulating gender composition in jobs can move gender stereotypes in kids 6-10 - interesting implications for early intervention to expand access to occupational feasibility.
New paper accepted at JEP:G with @sakierahudson.bsky.social, Brandon Kinsler, & former students Ian Davis and Alissa Vandenbark!
Come for the opening Aladdin quote, stay for a developmental perspective on SDO!
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When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same.
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
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Obviously X is a nightmarish hellscape now. But tbh, I don’t find Bluesky to be much more useful. It still feels like a political echo chamber, rather than a place to share science and connect. Prove me wrong?
I had 4 recently too, and it took over 6 months to receive the reviews each time!
I wrote a piece for @sciam.bsky.social about why White parents should be talking to their kids about race and racism. It was so great to work with @megha.bsky.social on this piece! Please share! www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
I agree - ok to split as long as you are super transparent about it.
Parents: What are your most memorable moments when your kid did something you had no idea they could do? (Question inspired by such a moment that happened the other day.)
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🎉Postdoc Alert! I am recruiting a postdoc to start Summer 2025 in the Mind & Morality Lab at Brown. If you're interested, please send a CV, cover letter, and names of at least two references to julia_marshall1@brown.edu by 2/28. If you have questions, don't hesitate to reach out!
In my first couple years this number was low bc I tended to say yes to student ideas without being discerning enough. Then I raised my standards and now most of the projects I start will prob be publishable, although on a much slower timescale than if I had a bigger lab at a bigger institution.
Congrats, Allison!! Feeling this 🧵 super hard.
Hi I never met you
And this is crazy
But here’s my paper
Review it maybe
Image of Harlow’s monkey experiment with wire monkey labelled as “twitter” and cloth monkey labelled as “bluesky”. Baby monkey hugs cloth monkey because they live in a liberal echo chamber.
Give me your recs for a device to read papers on. Should be easy to hold and not feel like staring at a screen. Annotation ability is a bonus, but not necessary.
a tiny brown dachshund puppy with tan a snoot and eyebrows, and adorably wrinkly ankles sits on a black countertop. next to him is a chalk sign that reads, "My first visit at Vets 4 Paws in Irvine." the sign indicates the wide-eyed puppy's name is Otis, he is 2.2 kilograms, and he's 10 weeks old.
This is Otis. He just had his very first vet appointment. Even got to take a picture like it was his first day of school. 12/10 we're proud of you, Otis
At this point I have accounts on both sites but don’t actively use either. Neither one scratches the itch that Twitter did in the good old days. 🤷🏻♀️
100% accurate.
What's your favorite site for doing in-class polls and/or quizzes and showing results immediately? I use kahoot but find the interface annoying.
You saw the headline, now look at what happened when scientists actually evaluate the headline
Assigning my first group project this semester! Anyone have advice on establishing accountability in groups and/or helping group projects go smoothly?
I’ve been extremely surprised by the whole university presidents Congressional hearing debacle. First, I’m surprised by the number of people who think Rep. Stefanik was somehow acting in good faith or is some sort of friend of Jewish people. She wasn’t and she isn’t.
Is there any work on whether *completing measures of bias* can actually increase participants' levels of bias? Context: someone is outraged after participating in a study on bias against a specific group - they claim that the questions are putting biased ideas into participants' heads. Response?
Yes please! lisa.chalik@skidmore.edu. And thanks for the info. I am both excited and scared to try it.
Anyone who’s taught an ungraded class - wanna share a syllabus with me?
Is this real? And if so, how do we get it going in the US?