Dr. White's Psy 2440 Psy of Getting What You Want

Inspired by @PaulHWhitePhD's Psy 2440 course @ U of Utah. RTs do not equal endorsement. Not speaking for the U. or any other group. Use at your own risk!

[Dr. Zil Roars (@drzilwhite.bsky.social)🖖🏿 @Dr_Zil_White]

Thank you, Dr. Malik Starx! You do The Ancestors well & carry on the legacy of your parents. Great getting to meet you & glad we walked over for our lunch! Peace, and keep striving forward, shining the light for us to follow.

https://t.co/gJgSfP5dBN

[Dr. White's Psy 2440 Psy of Getting What You Want @DrGetWhatUWant]

Got this from a student in an assignment.

Jeunemaitre, A. M. (2024). 6 ways psychology explains Black Friday shopping. Retrieved from https://t.co/UvNTRXGV2R

[Dr. White's Psy 2440 Psy of Getting What You Want @DrGetWhatUWant]

Fall 2024 class has heard many of the ideas (e.g., conformity, groupthink, find good sources) raised in this interview from me, the textbook, or guest speakers (e.g., Dir & Asst. Dir of Utah Elections; Axios journalist; Dem & GOP Utah State House Reps).

https://t.co/Snk1NL92ol

[Dr. White's Psy 2440 Psy of Getting What You Want @DrGetWhatUWant]

We are over on BlueSky, too.

Come visit the clean air (for now)

@drgetwhatuwant.bsky.social

[Dr. White's Psy 2440 Psy of Getting What You Want @DrGetWhatUWant]

Sounds very interesting!

https://t.co/5j0EjIbPoB

[Dr. White's Psy 2440 Psy of Getting What You Want @DrGetWhatUWant]

Report from @APA about misinformation

https://t.co/rfrZKbAO2L

[Dr. White's Psy 2440 Psy of Getting What You Want @DrGetWhatUWant]

4/4 when we had the honor of hosting Lt. Gov. Henderson (it was 61.22% eligible). In 2020, the numbers were the highest with 97.92%/95.92% voting rate with many talking about what happened in 2016, plus being eligible to vote for the first time, & the statewide mail-in ballots!

[Dr. White's Psy 2440 Psy of Getting What You Want @DrGetWhatUWant]

We have the percentage results from this semester's Voting paper. Students saying they were going to vote this year was 60.87% (eligible) & 57.14 (overall). The eligible number is the 2nd lowest since I started tracking in 2012 (32.65% in 2014) but close to last year's /1

[Dr. White's Psy 2440 Psy of Getting What You Want @DrGetWhatUWant]

3/ Shelly Jackson (Dep. Director of Elections) & Brooke Taylor (Elections Coordinator) from Lt. Gov. @DeidreHenderson's office for coming to class. Yes, we will need to have y'all come earlier in the semester next Fall! BTW, the overall number is higher than last year's (55.56%),

[Paul H. White (@drzilwhite.bsky.social) @PaulHWhitePhD]

A @PPPLabUWhite alum, Dr. Jonathan Amburgey, did work on creating a better environmental attitude scale years ago.

[PPPLabU @PPPLabUWhite]

From the "Real Life Likes To Mess With Our Research" files . . .

https://t.co/3kgeobCVR4

[Dr. White's Psy 2440 Psy of Getting What You Want @DrGetWhatUWant]

I have an illustration of this from about 15 years ago . . .

https://t.co/VLZaXOqNIV

[Dr. Zil Roars (@drzilwhite.bsky.social)🖖🏿 @Dr_Zil_White]

This does seem a bit deceptive & aimed at using certain folks' names without full permission. Maybe needs a special "label" to say which are "gifted" accounts. Good old fashioned balance theory type of approach (e.g., Heider, 1946) but risk backfiring.

https://t.co/wWMRrL9ucf

[Paul H. White (@drzilwhite.bsky.social) @PaulHWhitePhD]

.@RCAggie @LGHendersonUtah, I did find my sticker in my ballot from Salt Lake County! Great design. Thank you!
#GetInformed #GetInvolved #Vote
#BetterYou2022

One more week for mail-in ballots for postmark (Nov. 7). You can drop off until 8:00 pm Nov. 8. Same day registration!

[Paul H. White (@drzilwhite.bsky.social) @PaulHWhitePhD]

This thread is not an endorsement of any political candidate or party. It is just a call for us to be more aware of what we read/hear in news, hallways, social media, etc.

When you are a hammer, everything is a nail. When a scientist, everything is something to discover.

[Lt. Gov. Deidre M. Henderson @LGHendersonUtah]

Had a great morning with the PSY 2440 class at the U. I joined Utah director of elections Ryan Cowley to talk about vote by mail, election security, the pandemic of loneliness, and the importance of surrounding yourself with people who think differently than you.

[Paul H. White (@drzilwhite.bsky.social) @PaulHWhitePhD]

Thank you @LGHendersonUtah & #RyanCrowley for coming to @UUtah & speaking to my @UofUCSBS Psy @DrGetWhatUWant class today. The students & I found it very informative & inspiring. We have some ideas! If I can be of service, let me know. #GetInformed #GetInvolved #Vote

[Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel]

I am concerned that we are swimming in a sea of bullshit on social media.

Alas, the attention economy does not reward accuracy and our reactions to bullshit often amplify it within newsfeed algorithms.

[Dr. White's Psy Intergroup Relations @DrPsyIRIRL]

Good tips here. As students (& others) find out, I attempt to get folks thinking about these issues (e.g., language, using primary sources, realizing not everything is 50/50, honing critical thinking skills & not what to think but how, tie to real life).

https://t.co/2gCqF34pzD