G. Prodromitis

Professor of Experimental Social Psychology
Department of Psychology
Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences
Athens, Greece

[lolos marios @lolosmarios]

Pink Moon
The full moon rises above the Ancient Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion.
#fullmoon
13-4-25

[Chris Avramidis @chris_avramidis]

Δεν πέφτει καρφίτσα μέσα και έξω από την Πάντειο στην μεγάλη εκδήλωση.
Δικαιοσύνη για τα #Τεμπη

#τεμπη_εγκλημα

[Chris Avramidis @chris_avramidis]

Η Πάντειος καταχειροκροταει τους ομιλητές και την ομιλήτρια της μεγάλης εκδήλωσης

#Τεμπη #τεμπη_έγκλημα

[Niκoς Smyrnaios @smykos]

Στις 25 Φεβρουαρίου είμαι προσκεκλημένος του @ENA_Institute στην Αθήνα. Παρέα με την Δώρα Κοτσακά Θα προσπαθήσω να ανασυνθέσω την πολιτική εξέλιξη των ελίτ της Silicon Valley μέχρι τον ακροδεξιό εκτροχιασμό τους

[EFSYN @EFSYNTAKTON]

Αυτό το Σαββατοκύριακο, 25-26/1, με την Εφημερίδα των Συντακτών ένα βιβλίο για το πρώτο αριστερό πείραμα στη μεταπολιτευτική ιστορία της χώρας "Πρώτη φορά Αριστερά". Ακόμη πολυσέλιδο αφιέρωμα στα δέκα χρόνια από τη νίκη του Σύριζα και μεγάλη έρευνα του Ινστιτούτο ΕΝΑ. #efsyn #adv

[G. Prodromitis @GProdromitis]

New paper out
The Who is Who of ‘Meaning‐Hunters’: Α Four‐Level Socio‐Psychological Analysis of Life Meaning‐Making - Tsitseli - Asian Journal of Social Psychology - Wiley Online Library

[Βιοπαλαιστίνιος @FallingStarman]

Μετά το τέλος της βροχής συνηθίζω να σταματάω περαστικούς για να τους πω ότι Ένας ανάλαφρος αποβροχάρης έσπρωχνε τα σύννεφα προς το βοριά και έκανε να θροΐζουν τα κιτρινιασμένα καλαμπόκια, μια φράση από Τα Σταφύλια της Οργής που πάντα ήθελα να χρησιμοποιήσω.

[Robb Willer @RobbWiller]

If you had to pick *1* measure of racial attitudes to predict white Americans' Trump support, we find opposition to anti-racism (agreement w/ statements like "People these days can’t speak their minds without someone accusing them of racism") is most correlated

https://t.co/4AY74giDCd

[G. Prodromitis @GProdromitis]

New Paper out : "Towards an integration of different approaches to social influence: from thought-listing to source-message evaluation"
https://t.co/J7UKYD8mQ6

[𝐷𝑖𝑛𝑜.𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑠( ) @JustaNormalDino]

In a lot of cases, #polarization is seen as "moving towards more extreme positions" while in some other cases as some form of "simplification of the system" (i.e. in a "simple" system if you are a Republican you can only hold Republican attitudes).

In this figure (from the study below) you can see a network where the nodes (i.e. the circles) are political attitudes in the US. Furthermore, two nodes are connected if they are held by the same people.

What is striking is that in 2000 the network resembled more like a sphere, where attitudes from different political sides could still be held together (i.e. there were still a lot of people holding a mixture of Rep and Dem attitudes).
But over the years, this started to break.
Indeed, in 2020, we do not see any resemblance of this circular structure anymore, but we end up with a simple "linear" structure (i.e. if you hold a Dem attitude, you'll likely only hold other Dem attitudes).

This image shows how, even at attitudes level, the interconnections broke down resulting in a "simplified" system.
You can check out the full preprint here 👇
https://t.co/eXMgeCo0ib

Also, thanks to @yijingch for this wonderful work!

[Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel]

In the summer of 1971, one of the most famous experiments in the history of psychology was conducted inthe Stanford Psychology Department basement.

The lesson about the study, distilled, simplified, and retold in countless lectures, textbooks, documentaries, and movies, seemed clear: people slip naturally into social roles. Guards become terrifying psychopaths by virtue of donning a uniform and aviator glasses, and prisoners become compliant when they are stripped of their identities in a prison environment.

In our view, this constitutes one of the biggest myths in the history of the field.

We explain how audiotapes from the Stanford archives and new experiments overturn this lesson.

Instead, the language of the research team clearly sanctioned abuse among the guards at numerous phases of the Stanford Prison Experiment. This came across in how they oriented the guards. And, if individual guards did not comply, they pressured them aggressively behind the scenes. This is hardly a case of guards automatically adopting a new role.

This new evidence suggests that adopting a role or entering a system of brutality is not sufficient to produce cruel behavior. Perhaps the role is necessary, but not sufficient for brutality—it requires identity leadership to tip people over the edge.

There is also a hidden story here about dissent. It is not only time for a radical rethink of one of psychology’s most influential experiments, but also for recognition that our most famous studies on cruelty, conformity and obedience have critical lessons to teach us about leadership and resistance.
https://t.co/JPJNUVf7Wb

[Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWill]

Psychologists have posited hundreds of cognitive biases over the years. A fascinating new paper argues that they all boil down to one of a handful of fundamental beliefs coupled with confirmation bias. https://t.co/uZTVbGnH3d

[G. Prodromitis @GProdromitis]

... Πάει ο εκσυγχρονισμένος αγγλοσαξων στο ροκ μπάρ και παραγγέλνει αμαρετο με μπειλις..και μετά αναρωτιόμαστε για .. πολιτισμικές απειλές

[Kalampalikis Nikos @kalampalikis.bsky.social @kalampalikis]

La 17ème CIRS sera organisée du 8 au 11 juillet 2025 en France à Brest par le Laboratoire de Psychologie LP3C avec le soutien du Réseau Mondial Serge Moscovici (REMOSCO) https://t.co/RR4CZvEpPD

[Kalampalikis Nikos @kalampalikis.bsky.social @kalampalikis]

The 17th ICSR will be organised from 8 to 11 July 2025 in Brest (France) by the LP3C Psychology Lab with the support of the Serge Moscovici World Network (REMOSCO) https://t.co/RR4CZvEpPD

[Philosophy Matters @PhilosophyMttrs]

Today's Reminder

[Aris Chatzistefanou @xstefanou]

Η νέα «Χιονάτη» της Ντίσνεϊ προκάλεσε αντιδράσεις από την anti-woke άκρα Δεξιά μέχρι τη φιλοπαλαιστινιακή Αριστερά.
https://t.co/ehnNXXXlSk

[Verso Books @VersoBooks]

Bertolt Brecht died on this day in 1956

"Art is not a mirror with which to reflect reality but a hammer with which to shape it"

[Spencer Greenberg 🔍 @SpencrGreenberg]

Does astrology work? We tested the ability of 152 astrologers to see if they could demonstrate genuine astrological skill.

Here is how the study was designed and what we found (including a result that really surprised me):

🧵

[The Psychologist @psychmag]

For the distinction between protest and racist rioting, seek out media comment etc from social psychologists such as Stephen Reicher, @ProfJohnDrury, @DrChrisCocking, @cliffordstott etc. We collected many of their past contributions for us here https://t.co/tVFh3zuEYz