PhD student at Princeton studying causal reasoning, moral judgments, and learning • @BU_tweets alum
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There are many moral setbacks in the world: wars, violence, harmful policies.
Yet, many of us still try to create change. Why?
Now out in Cognitive Science, with @TaniaLombrozo and Sana Asifriyaz!
doi.org/10.1111/cogs.70018
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Are you a grad student who wants to give a talk at Princeton’s Department of Psychology (in-person or on Zoom, your call), expenses paid?
Nominate yourself or a colleague here! forms.gle/WN2ybYMuZiW3req38
Priority given to non-ivy schools and students from diverse backgrounds. International applicants welcome!
The deadline for nominations is Feb 6!
I am thrilled to announce that this framework is out!
Who is responsible for inequality?
@TaniaLombrozo and I show that answers depend on whether people are judging causes or obligations, and the past vs the future.
doi.org/10.1177/174569162513…
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A special thanks to @TaniaLombrozo, my advisor, without whom this wouldn't be possible, for all the guidance and all she taught me!
And shout-out to all my lab mates for their invaluable feedback: @Keremoktar @LewryCasey @Huang_Ham
Read more here: nature.com/articles/s41562-0…
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Across 9 experiments (+6600 participants), we explored a paradox: How do non-experts judge scientific explanations they can’t fully understand? We found that scientific jargon can increase people’s satisfaction with explanations, even though it makes them less comprehensible.
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When do others' opinions shape our beliefs?
Do ⭐ ratings guide purchases,
❤️ likes guide shares, and 📊 polls guide votes?
Our new review covers 300+ studies (!) across psych, phil, & poli sci
w/ @TaniaLombrozo
Article: go.nature.com/40lJX56
PDF: rdcu.be/d5tor
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Is AI capable of self-correction?
#PrincetonU's @tanialombrozo reviews this concept of learning by thinking. bit.ly/3Bk7uZW (via @SciTechDaily)
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New ManyBabies large scale replication study fails to find support for a classic finding by Hamlin and colleagues from 2007 that babies prefer characters that show prosocial behavior. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Emily is the BEST! Go work with her!
I’ll be considering applications for a PhD student to start in Fall 2025! I’ve been having a blast starting up the Exploration, Learning, and Mind Lab at @UofNH this fall, and I’m excited to grow our lab community. App review begins 1/15. Learn more: liquinlab.github.io
ALT Additional info about available PhD position (start date: Fall 2025) in the ELM Lab at the University of New Hampshire. We study: what triggers and satisfies people's curiosity, how exploration changes with development and experience, how people seek information from and alongside others, and more!
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Are you a psych grad student who wants to give a talk at Princeton, expenses paid?
Nominate yourself or a colleague here! forms.gle/WN2ybYMuZiW3req38
Priority given to non-ivy schools and students from diverse backgrounds.
Five-star beach read 🏖️
With summer vacation right around the corner, why not pick up my latest paper as summer read? ⛱️😎📜
"Self-serving beliefs about science: Science justifies my weaknesses (but not other people’s)"
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Compositional generalization, kinematic modulation, pragmatic intrusion: I bet you have mixed feelings about the jargon in #CogSci2024's talk titles!
Want to know why? Stop by my poster (P2-LL-503) tomorrow to learn how (lay)people react to jargon in scientific explanations!
Come see us today! @sydneymlevine will now be giving our first talk
This week at @cogsci_soc!
Who is responsible for collective action?
We ask this question from computer science, psychology, and philosophy perspectives, with Lio Wong, @tobigerstenberg, and @BonicalziSofia
This week at @cogsci_soc!
Who is responsible for collective action?
We ask this question from computer science, psychology, and philosophy perspectives, with Lio Wong, @tobigerstenberg, and @BonicalziSofia
🚨New preprint!🚨
People who believe that humans drive moral progress (rather than it being inevitable) are more likely to view their own actions as needed to correct moral setbacks—and they're more likely to donate!
w/ Sana Asifriyaz & @TaniaLombrozo
osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/bh…
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New lab paper led by @LewryCasey on ethical explanations!
"Slavery ended because slavery is morally wrong." Is this a good explanation?
@lewrycasey , George Tsai, and @tanialombrozo find that our moral commitments influence which explanations we prefer and whether we believe something is an explanation at all.
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Our latest paper is now out in Cognition!
"Slavery ended because slavery is morally wrong." Is this a good explanation?
@lewrycasey , George Tsai, and @tanialombrozo find that our moral commitments influence which explanations we prefer and whether we believe something is an explanation at all.
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…