Geoff Cohen

Professor of psychology and education, Stanford University; author, BELONGING: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides

[Geoff Cohen @GeoffCohen]

It was a delight to present on Belonging to Soetie Generale, a European leader in financial services for over 150 year

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We're hiring a research associate for a project on the psychology & neuroscience of open-mindedness in politics. Ideal for someone research-oriented with skills in Python/MATLAB. Motivated, curious minds encouraged to apply!

https://t.co/G63zn9fAij

[Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel]

The partisan brain effect is extremely robust!

The “concordance-over-truth” bias persisted across education levels, analytic reasoning ability, and partisan groups, with a stronger effect among Trump supporters.

Extreme Trump attitudes are the strongest predictor:

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Delighted to talk about belonging @Northeastern

[Stanford Psychology Podcast @StanfordPsyPod]

NEW EPISODE OUT!
@anjie_cao chats with @michaelschwalbe and @GeoffCohen on their most recent work on our biases in consuming political news!

https://t.co/DM0am76KEB

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The real divide may be “between those who believe they know the truth and those who remain open to the possibility that th ey might be mistaken.”

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@michaelschwalbe and I wrote a timely op-ed about our appetite for politically convenient lies and our aversion to inconvenient truths. The issue isn’t just the lies; it’s our willingness to believe them.

https://t.co/MS5YcSgKUD

[Geoff Cohen @GeoffCohen]

In research led by @michaelschwalbe of our lab, partisan bias trumped truth in people’s belief and sharing of real + fake news— an effect that held across ideology, education level, and cognitive ability. Critical thinking begins with being critical of our own minds.

[Catherine Thomas @catcthomas]

Fascinating (and frightening) work by @michaelschwalbe et al: Resistance to true news that didn’t align w political beliefs was greater than susceptibility to fake news that did. This means it may be harder to spread truth in today’s media climate than we thought..

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@hakeemjefferson I’ll need something stronger.

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I’m learning a lot from Dr. Bettina Love’s book, Punished for Dreaming. Love’s book shows how many school reforms have undermined the opportunity, potential, and belonging of millions of Black children. https://t.co/gmIxynwtdT

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Focusing on effect size may offer a way to pursue this important research while maintaining rigor.

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A new meta-analysis led by Xingyu Li finds that effect size, not sample size (N), predicts the replicability in psychological science.
https://t.co/Ygtord5pbx

#Psychology #Research

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The N-heuristic may incentivize large, fast, non-behavioral online studies, and deter research on underrepresented
populations, immersive in-person studies, group dynamics, and long-term change.

[Deadline @DEADLINE]

For many this election season is already filled with a combination of dread and dismay, but the second season of Breaking Bread may calm some nerves in an anxiety ridden environment by mixing food and politics
https://t.co/0lZVP8rt1a

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Grateful to Greater Good Science Center for their good work and this interview about the science of belonging. https://t.co/rvg3VVaBpX
@GreaterGoodSC

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Using Twitter may satisfy the need to belong as junk food satisfies hunger, leaving you feeling worse and disgusted.

[Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel]

Twitter use is related to decreases in well-being + increases in sense of belonging, polarization, outrage, and boredom.

Doomscrolling was related to the drop in well-being, using it for entertainment was linked to the increase in polarization: https://t.co/1EDVbCgJkW

[AIR @AIRmedia]

#NewVoices23 Spotlight ⭐️ Meet Rainier Harris, a writer & audio-maker from NYC! He has work published in The New York Times, PBS NewsHour, Business Insider, and more. He has reported for NPR's WNYC and their national afternoon show, Here & Now.

https://t.co/YNc346GPrn

[edutopia @edutopia]

Group learning got you puzzled? Try jigsaw! 🧩

Social psychologist @GeoffCohen explains the benefits:

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a refreshing and inspirational approach to campus disagreement. “Disagreement does not mean erasure of the other side.” https://t.co/loWt5VCUDO