JESP
JESP features research in social psychology that use experimental or quasi-experimental methods or findings that push existing theories in new and needed directions!
- Moral framing has long been proposed as a way to shift attitudes. @marlenevoit.bsky.social @mtwardawski.bsky.social & Moritz Fischer tested this with conservatives who are often skeptical about climate change and found it didn’t work. Thus, there are understudied limits of moral reframing.
- New work by Mohamed Hussein, Zakary Tormala, & S Christian Wheeler shows that when political issues become identity-relevant, people favor radical candidates. Identity—not just policy—drives polarization. @columbiauniversity.bsky.social @stanforduniversity.bsky.social www.psypost.org/linking-pers...
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- This @psychologytoday.com piece by @rossgwhite.com explores what fuels dehumanization, citing past work by Francesca Prati, Richard Crisp, & Monica Rubini showing that counter-stereotype exposure reduces prejudice and helps re‑humanize others. 🧠💙 www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
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- On holiday break this week? Some new reading below!! ⬇️⬇️
- New paper out in @jexpsocpsych.bsky.social ! We (@kwinter.bsky.social, @kaiepstude.bsky.social , Bob Fennis and I) found that encouraging counterfactual thinking reduces engagement with conspiracy theories (i.e., clicks on, and reading times for, conspiracy articles). A 🧵 1/n
- Ever wonder if saying “thank you” makes people more likely to help? Results are mixed. Gratitude, whether for a kind act or character, sometimes increased generosity but wording didn’t matter. The appreciation itself is what counts @greatergoodedu.bsky.social greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...
- Even when we try to think harder, we still excuse ourselves. 🧠 A new study by Katarzyna Miazek & Konrad Bocian finds that the self-interest bias—judging bad acts as less wrong when they benefit us—persists even under time pressure or mental load. Fixing it may require awareness, not just willpower.
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- 🚨 New paper alert, at @jexpsocpsych.bsky.social: Classic person perception models argue that group information (e.g., group valence) dominates impression formation, especially in less-than-optimal conditions. But is this really the case? 👉 Read the full paper authors.elsevier.com/a/1m66p51f8w...
- Why do we feel good when a star athlete or coach stumbles? 🏈 This article cites a past study showing people enjoy others’ setbacks—especially when they seem hypocritical or undeserving. Even in sports, our sense of “justice” fuels schadenfreude. ⚖️ thedebrief.org/why-we-love-...
- Thanks to everyone who joined us on our @spspnews.bsky.social free form session! The recording will be up on SPSP soon. @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social would love to hear from anyone interested in submitting an idea for a special issue! Hooray for science!
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- Can reading one article change your belief in free will? New studies say maybe—but the effect doesn’t last. Our beliefs might be more resilient than they seem New work by @olivergenschow.bsky.social @protzko.bsky.social @sebraem.bsky.social 💡
- Read the actual science here! @olivergenschow.bsky.social @protzko.bsky.social @sebraem.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- Why does talking about our good deeds feel bad? New research @cornelluniversity.bsky.social @utoronto.ca finds people expect shame, not pride, when sharing altruism—worried it’ll seem performative. Maybe Oscar Wilde was right: the best good deeds are quiet ones. news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
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- Ever wondered how special issues at JESP come together? 🤔 Join @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social @sarahegaither.bsky.social & Nick Rule Nov 7 (2–3pm) for a @spspnews.bsky.social Free Form Friday session on what editors look for! Open to everyone! spsp.org/professional...
- Some @theguardian.com coverage! Women use exclamation marks 3x more than men—not from extra joy, but to avoid sounding unfriendly 😬 Online, neutrality reads as hostility, so warmth is outsourced to punctuation!! BUT it boosts likability and can hurt credibility www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
- Read the actual science here by Yidan Yin, @gilappel.bsky.social and Cheryl Jan Wakslak @pennstateuniv.bsky.social @usc.edu www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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- Do messages claiming free will doesn’t exist actually shift people's beliefs? Our @jexpsocpsych.bsky.social paper finds believe reductions over a week—but only when the context of reporting beliefs is the same as when reading text. w/ @protzko.bsky.social @sebraem.bsky.social tinyurl.com/yb3y4ahs
- No tricks here! Just a reminder that our call for our upcoming special issue on social dilemmas is Nov 30th!! Send us your science!!! www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
- Looking to run more? A new paper by Emily Balcetis, Jordan Daley, Bradley Tao, & Bryce Lexow highlights how to best finish that race! The takeaway? Runners get to the finish line by focusing on subgoals rather than the larger goal of completing the race www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
- Some new coverage of Sarah Mohammadi & Andrew Hale's recent work testing social exclusion and experiencing schadenfreude (finding pleasure in someone's misfortune) or glückschmerz (those who are snubbed enjoy others’ good fortune less) @olemiss.bsky.social olemiss.edu/news/2025/09...
- Check out some more coverage of a recent paper we published by @mikeybiddlestone.bsky.social @unikent.bsky.social & colleagues about how to beat misinformation! holistic.news/en/recognizi...
- And here is a link to the paper itself again too! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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- Do you sometimes feel torn when making decisions, like whether to eat unhealthy food or recycle? This is called felt ambivalence: a psychological discomfort from having mixed feelings about something. Check out our new work to know how people resolve such conflicts: doi.org/10.1016/j.je... 🧠💥 1/10
- Want help protecting yourself from misinformation? Check out coverage of a new paper by @mikeybiddlestone.bsky.social @unikent.bsky.social & colleagues showing reading a message that prompts open-minded thinking can work as a “cognitive vaccine” against disinformation! tech.news.am/eng/news/601...
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- Still looking for some new readings for you syllabi for the fall? 🔖Check out our July/August issue!! 📖 Packed with all kinds of new science! @spspnews.bsky.social @spssi.bsky.social @apajournals.bsky.social @psychscience.bsky.social @improvingpsych.org
- Some @psychologytoday.com coverage by @Madeleine Fugère featuring a recently published article in JESP! We also recently covered this paper here, so clearly it is great science! #psychology www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dati...
- Brand new work by Sierra Peters, Jon Maner, & Andrea Meltzer showing that sexual desire underlies why we may prioritize attractiveness in long-term partners! They even shift this motivation around experimentally! #psychology
- Looking for some summer reading?? 🌞📖 Or new science as you start to prep those syllabi!?! 👀 Here is our May 2025 issue which includes to the intro to our special issue all about gossip! @spspnews.bsky.social @spssi.bsky.social @apajournals.bsky.social @psychscience.bsky.social @improvingpsych.org
- "In a 2018 study John Petrocelli defined bu|lsh!t in eloquentacademic terms: “Communications that result from little to no concern for truth, evidence and/or established semantic, logical, systemic, or empirical knowledge.” Cited in this write up! #psychology news.clearancejobs.com/2025/06/17/w...
- Ever wonder if people can change? New work by Jinseok Chun & Michael North show moral fixedness (beliefs that moral traits change less than competence or warmth) really is fixed! We assume morality reflects a person's core more than other traits!
- Another paper for your summer 🌞 reading 📑 A new review by Alice Eagly & Judith Hall tests for gender stereotype accuracy across published work and finds strong evidence for gender stereotype accuracy due to the extensive exposure men and women have to other men and women in daily life. #psychology
- Some new science in our journal!!! ⬇️⬇️
