Eric W. Dolan

Founder of @PsyPost

[Eric W. Dolan @EWDolan]

@WilliamMcNall18 @SteveStuWill They do not use the definition of diversity from the literature. "An individual can be categorized as ‘diverse’ if they are assigned to, or self-identify as a member of, a minority." By this logic, I can "self-identify" as a minority and my research would then be "diverse."

[Eric W. Dolan @EWDolan]

@CarlosEAlvare17 @SteveStuWill No one has ever considered that "diversity." Not the cited papers. Not the broader literature. Not DEI programs. That is called homogeneity.

[Koenfucius 🔍 @koenfucius]

Higher IQ is correlated with success, but that is often confounded by incentives at school or work (intelligent people might also be working harder).

New research suggests high-IQ people are successful also when incentives don’t matter, writes @ewdolan:

https://t.co/g35GKSS0e5

[Koenfucius 🔍 @koenfucius]

Research suggests that people with lower socioeconomic status are less likely to negotiate their compensation and benefits, and more likely to experience a social backlash when they do, writes @ewdolan:

https://t.co/SEObdFZ5LL

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A comprehensive new analysis of friends with benefits relationships reveals that these casual arrangements offer greater sexual variety and lower rates of relationship violence, but come with increased sexual health risks and slightly higher mental… https://t.co/XnYDsQ9wyr

[Eric W. Dolan @EWDolan]

You can learn more here: https://t.co/V0hxkCJuBH

[Eric W. Dolan @EWDolan]

Anyone can check the study themselves. Only 3.1% of the sample prioritized social equity over truth. The majority prioritized truth. But it was a slim majority... 40.5% said "it's complicated."

[Crémieux @cremieuxrecueil]

This is really sad:

When psychology professors are asked whether they'd put the truth before social equity concerns, 66.4% of male professors said yes, but fewer than half of female professors (43%) agreed.

In both groups, too many put equity before truth.

[Eric W. Dolan @EWDolan]

@cremieuxrecueil Important to note that only 3.1% of the entire sample prioritized social equity over truth.

[Eric W. Dolan @EWDolan]

@MackenMurphy Social justice advocates have known this and openly endorsed it as a tactic since at least the 60s. (The strategy of presenting the "Sunday Best", focusing on Rosa Parks instead of Claudette Colvin, etc.)

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Do women really multitask better than men? Researchers put both sexes through a rigorous real-world simulation. While they scored the same on most metrics, one difference emerged that explains why men often look like they are struggling. https://t.co/eKAizzSKCd

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Does making a behavior illegal actually make it immoral? According to new research, yes. Simply labeling an action as illegal makes people judge it as more morally wrong even if the law was broken accidentally. https://t.co/lIKmMWl3Fj

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When crypto traders are feeling optimistic, they pay less attention to the economy: A study of minute-by-minute crypto trading finds that prices and volume react instantly to U.S. economic reports, but that bullish investor sentiment tends to mute those… https://t.co/tJJHcaH1gh

[Eric W. Dolan @EWDolan]

@PatLoweryNY @Tyler_A_Harper An example: https://t.co/PYHAXETtFN ... Note the lack of uproar, lack of media attention, and the professor is still employed at the university despite engaging in the very same behavior as Arday

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When a politician is caught in a sex scandal, their spouse’s reaction can shape the public fallout. A new experiment reveals that voters judge unfaithful candidates far more harshly if their spouse decides to end the marriage. https://t.co/iaEPeCc4Ou

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A large study of young men in Denmark reveals that growing up with a parent who has a mental illness is linked to slightly lower cognitive scores, but this association shifts dramatically depending on other family hardships. https://t.co/Grxfv4e8on

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A new study finds that higher maternal body fat during pregnancy increases systemic inflammation, which in turn predicts greater ADHD symptoms in toddlers. The findings highlight gestational inflammation as a potential pathway shaping early brain… https://t.co/W11X39AYeA

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When humans learn new rules, our brains use the exact same evidence-gathering process to make decisions as they do when processing basic physical sensations. A recent study shows that decision-making brain waves adapt to track arbitrary, newly learned… https://t.co/Dq3CgadWJW

[Eric W. Dolan @EWDolan]

@wokal_distance A small group of men have successfully monopolized the wealth and opportunity, leaving the rest of the male population destitute and unfuckable. An old tale.

[Eric W. Dolan @EWDolan]

@GreenPlusAnE This is just wrong. Old Spaghetti Factory is clearly a right-wing institution and far more powerful than the entire village of Hewlett Neck