Psychological Scientist, some training in History. Views are my own. Social Cognition | (Asymmetric) Joint Action | Conflict | Cognitive Control | Obedience.
Having presented well over 1,000 episodes of the much-loved BBC Radio 4 series, Melvyn Bragg has made the decision to step down from In Our Time following the series which aired earlier this year
Read more ➡️ https://t.co/vEKXGAbLR5
Scientists and entrepreneurs urge the EU to secure a strong, independent budget for Research & Innovation—separate from the Competitiveness Fund. Sign the open letter: https://t.co/sHfDgVBcvF
What are the consequences of long-term population loss? In a new paper for German Politics, @BenHoeh, Hendrik Träger and I find that East German places more affected by depopulation provided stronger support for the AfD in recent state elections.🧵👇 https://t.co/N7uYwHIzci
Thrilled our team could be part of it! 🙂
Huge thanks to @JasminaDaria, @PMontasser, Robert Summerfield & the TerraXplore + Bilderfest teams. 🙏
Special thanks to Marvin Albert for the “destruction machine” and to my collaborators Andreas Eder & Vanessa Mitschke. 🙏
When are we obedient—and why? In a new #ZDF#TerraXplore documentary 📺,@JasminaDaria Neudecker explores whether obedience nowadays remains a matter of "blind submission", or whether it can also embody thoughtfulness and cooperation.
https://t.co/NGapCkgdqK…
#Psychology
Wann sind wir gehorsam -und warum eigentlich? @JasminaDaria Neudecker spürt in einer neuen #TerraXplore-Doku 📺 der Frage nach, ob Gehorsam heute immer noch "blind" erfolgt - oder auch für Umsicht & Kooperation stehen kann.
#Doku#Psychologie
🔗 https://t.co/NGapCkgdqK 🎬
@OGenschow The end-state comfort effect: Tell everyone to place their bottles on the floor and shout "stop" the moment they touch the bottle. Then ask them why they grabbed it at the top.
Proud to be part of the radio program/podcast WDR Zeitzeichen, one of the longest-running German-language history shows, in a tribute to Stanley Milgram on the anniversary of his passing in 1984. Many thanks to Ulrich Biermann, Veronika Bock & Matti Hesse
https://t.co/qSu0K7iSja
Key takeaway: Action selection is modulated by anticipating the effects of others' actions.
#ideomotor#sociomotor#jointaction
Here is the link to the publication:
https://t.co/oG5MoeikfO
What do you do when your co-actor occasionally violates your action-effect expectations? Our new paper shows: You repeat your goal choice - but only when your co-actor mostly follows your lead. ☝️
Procedure:
Learning block --> Co-actor always continues ppt's target movements.
Test block(s) --> Co-actor continues ppt's target movements in 50% vs. 80% of the trials.
E1: 1 test block (between-ppts).
E2 & 3: 2 test blocks (within-ppt).
E3: Co-actor changes between blocks.
🥁🥁🥁 ... and here it is!! After three years of work, my new book is now available for pre-order! I’m so, so excited about it. Because this time it's not just a book, but also a movement we’re launching – and everyone is invited to join.
Very excited to see this: a National Geographic documentary about one of the biggest frauds in social science—the Stanford Prison Experiment.
Based on all the new evidence. Thibault Le Texier in particular deserves major credit for his work uncovering the truth.