💖This paper has been ~11 years in the making - and probably my favorite project of all time. Thrilled to see it in @PNASNews! I'm so lucky that Zach decided to do a 2nd PhD and join my lab @PsychIllinois back in 2014 - a fabulous scientist & human!
https://t.co/nLVuMkJCen
New #SPSPblog: How Social Support Relates to Children’s Political Ambition—Especially Girls’ by Rachel Leshin, @AndreiCimpian, & @Reut_Shachnai https://t.co/E47HfbxIG7
Full paper + supplement: https://t.co/MSMG7n8ojf
Huge thanks to amazing 1st author Bethany Lassetter + co-authors Natalie Hutchins and @lucaspbutler
11/11
🧵 New preprint: Adults often agree with their ingroup even when evidence says otherwise. Why?
To find out, we studied kids, who show the same tendency but *before* political identities take hold.
https://t.co/MSMG7n8ojf
1/11
This matters for understanding misinformation and polarization.
If partisan endorsement starts as social signaling, it may gradually become genuine belief through repetition and self-perception. What begins as fitting in may end as sincere conviction.
10/11
🚨 Postdoc opportunity at Uni of Edinburgh: work with a terrific young PI (Zach Horne) on topics pertaining to partisanship and hostility on social media 👇
https://t.co/VSdXlho2N3
🚨 Our colleagues @NYUAbuDhabi are hiring! Looking for someone to bridge social and dev perspectives to study topics related to social cognition, attitudes, stereotypes, political psych. Not-to-be missed opportunity to join an excellent group! Apply: https://t.co/9SkTLo31r3
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Join one of our webinars (on Oct 27 or Nov 6) to learn about the program and how to craft your application.
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💖This paper has been ~11 years in the making - and probably my favorite project of all time. Thrilled to see it in @PNASNews! I'm so lucky that Zach decided to do a 2nd PhD and join my lab @PsychIllinois back in 2014 - a fabulous scientist & human!
https://t.co/nLVuMkJCen