Our paper (below) showed that AI auto-complete writing assistants can shift your attitude about the topics you write about. But @advaitmb.bsky.social was wondering: what in the writing process triggers this shift? He set out to investigate in our 🥁new #chi2026 paper🥁. Spoiler: mental hijacking. 1/

Narrative scholars will appreciate this study

These are great!

The Measurement Album | Module 3 Study Songs | COM 382 - YouTube Six study songs covering the core measurement concepts from Module 3 of COM 382: Quantitative Research Methods in Communication at the University of Washingt...

I made AI-generated study songs for my research methods class.
Measurement playlist:
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Hi all, its your friendly neighborhood retired therapist here to remind you that the horrors persist and so do we!

Have you:
-had a glass of water or something liquid that is not caffeinated recently?
-used any calming or grounding techniques you like?
-eaten a food?

If not, do that now. 💜

Poster reads "AI and Social Research: Empathic AI, Metascience, and Methodology." The QR code links to the webinar registration. Sponsors are listed at bottom. Wed June 3 and Thurs June 4, Penn State Innovation Hub. Image shows a pair of eyes looking out at the user amidst various graphical images.

I'm excited to announce one of the two big Consortium on Moral Decision-Making conferences for spring 2026. In June, we're collaborating with Penn State Center for Social Data Analytics to host "AI and Social Research: Empathic AI, Metascience, and Methodology" here on campus and hybrid on Zoom.

Popcorn and Easter eggs KU study finds when people spot Easter eggs in their movies, their enjoyment and fan behaviors are heightened.

My university had a nice write up of my recent research investigating audience enjoyment of easter eggs. Check it out here #commsky
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My students are conducting a survey for a class project to understand perceptions of media literacy and training they may have received. Please take this short survey, which closes today. #medialiteracy #AI #tech #phonebans #digitalliteracy

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Interracial vs. Interspecies Interactions: Parent and Child Responses to Anthropomorphic vs. Human Characters Involving Racially Coded Themes A preregistered online experiment was conducted with Black and White parent–child dyads (N = 381) to investigate children’s (ages 4–7) and parents’ evaluations of storybook content with human vs. a...

Thanks to the research cultivation grant from the National Communication Association, my latest study investigates the relationship between anthropomorphic characters & socioemotional lessons, which are often found in children's media. Read the study for more info www.tandfonline.com/eprint/7SNG9...

This is the reality behind every CV. I recently received two rejects in one day. Onwards and upwards!

Please consider taking this survey about your opinions on media literacy and social media use for my senior students who are designing a campaign to increase the visibility of media literacy week. #medialiteracy #ai #socialmedia
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How strong is the threat to academic freedom? If you are a publishing psychologist, please help us get a better understanding of the threats due to external pressure and self-censorship in the publication process by taking our 5-10 min anonymous survey: t1p.de/t1qof
Results will be shared here!

Commenting to get the goodies!

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Please consider submitting to our special issue on mobile disconnection in @mobilemediacomm.bsky.social! Check out the call for papers below, with extended abstracts due on 31 July 2026. With Mora Matassi and @trinesy.bsky.social

📴📵🪩

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As an elder millennial, this is the best way to learn stats

"Searching the Psyche through Cinema: Get Out" Sunday, February 15, 2pm, Kansas City Public Library Plaza Branch

Kansas City locals! I'm giving a talk tomorrow, February 15, 2pm, at the KC Public Library Plaza Branch on Get Out, through the GKCPI "Searching the Psyche through Cinema" series. I'll be talking about Frantz Fanon, "letter-perfect" racism, and the logic of fantasy. Get Out of the house and come by.

Thanks for sharing it with your student. I hope they find it useful!

Harvesting easter eggs: An exploratory study of enjoying transnarrative media Transnarrative storytelling, or fragmented narratives, has been undertheorized yet is increasingly more common in entertainment. An exploratory study guided by entertainment enjoyment theories explore...

Check out my latest research conducted with the wonderful and brilliant Hannah Wing. We examined whether audiences search for "easter eggs" in entertainment and whether finding them contributes to their enjoyment.
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Introducing the Theory-Based Predictions in Social Science Preregistration Template: Q&A with Andrew Cesare Miller Interview with Andrew Cesare Miller, developer of the new Theory-Based Predictions in Social Science preregistration template on the Open Science Framework (OSF).

Developed by political scientist Andrew Cesare Miller & now available on OSF, the new Theory-Based Predictions in Social Science template helps researchers document theories, variables, outcomes, & conditions—making predictions transparent & testable.

Learn more in our Q&A:

I need to say this so very, very loudly:

👏 null 👏results 👏 are 👏 not 👏 no 👏 results 👏

👏 null 👏 findings 👏 are 👏 not 👏 unfortunate 👏

👏 null 👏 results 👏 are 👏 not 👏 errors 👏

👏 null 👏 findings 👏 do 👏 not 👏 need 👏 to 👏 be 👏 "fixed 👏 with 👏 "more data" 👏

We really need to sort this, y'all.

Program for Rocky Mountain Methodology Academy in Calgary in July 2026.

Rocky Mountain Methodology Academy in Calgary, July 2026, is now enrolling. Seven courses in behavioural science design and analysis. Seats are limited. A trip to Banff is included. haskayne.ucalgary.ca/ccram/academy
And CCRAM is coming to Toronto! May 2026. haskayne.ucalgary.ca/ccram/sessions

Sometimes you see a new paper and stop everything you are doing to read it. This is one of those papers. All-star work by an all-star team!

The screenshot reads, "Craik would have developed his sketch into a thoroughgoing theory and tested its empirical consequences. But, on the eve of VE day in 1945, he was cycling in Cambridge when a car door opened in front of him and he was thrown into the path of a lorry. He was 31 years old. It was left to others to follow up his ideas.

When you're digging around into the history of a theory and come across an interesting note about the origins of the academic who developed the theory. My goodness, mental models indeed!

Australia social media ban: Get rid of harmful content instead of us, say teens From 10 December, social media firms must ensure Australians aged under 16 cannot have accounts.

"Ban harmful content from social media instead of us, say Australian teens" www.bbc.com/news/article...

Happy "let's circle back in the New Year" season to all who celebrate.

Call for Papers: AI, Public Opinion, and Democratic Resilience Special Issue of the International Journal of Public Opinion Research Guest Editors: Homero Gil de Zuñiga and Hugo Marcos-Marne Editor-In-Chief: Porismita Bora

Call for papers:

IJPOR has a call for a special issue on AI, public opinion and democratic resilience.

1000 word initial abstract submission

🗓️: deadline February 15, 2026

@ddc-sdu.bsky.social @aimediademlab.bsky.social @algosoc.org @polcomm.bsky.social #commsky

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Uses and gratifications theory (2025 update)

#commsky

Friends— here it is. Updated & expanded thanks to the space afforded to me in the @therumpus.net & the guidance of the brilliant @roxanegay.bsky.social’s edits. The win centers Muslims humanity — but what does that mean in a country that rejects that?

therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...