We're looking for a PhD student working on the (mis)perception of social norms in social networks (in collaboration with Vincent Buskens at Utrecht University). Deadline: April 1, 2026. More information here: socion-program.org/vacancy/phd-...
Preprint just accepted by Motivation Science! osf.io/preprints/ps...
Despite decades of research, we do not have a clear or unitary definition of self-control!
In this article, I discuss:
• Is self-control an ability or a personality trait?
• Should habits count as self-control?
[...]
Mein Buch #Einsamkeit erscheint am 25. März! Die ersten Termine für Lesungen stehen bereits fest. (Details im Thread)
📅 17.03.2026 📍München
📅 18.03.2026 📍Berlin
📅 19.03.2026 📍Leipzig
📅 20.03.2026 📍Leipzig
📅 26.03.2026 📍Hannover
www.fischerverlage.de/buch/prof-dr...
#Lesereise #Sachbuch
Pretty proud of this one — it represents 3 years of work!
Our new publication in American Psychologist uses EEG to investigate whether the brains of rescuers respond differently than former perpetrators and bystanders.
@erc.europa.eu @ghentccn.bsky.social
article: psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
@unirdg-psych.bsky.social
@uor-research.bsky.social
New paper from us -- open access! Across 3 studies, we show that early visual attention to tempting or rewarding cues is flexible — and that simply identifying a self‑control conflict can make people inattentive to temptations. Self‑control starts with seeing the conflict.
➡️ doi.org/10.1177/1747...
Photo of Daniel J. Simons with the One World Cognitive Psychology Seminar Series logo against a light blue background with a white globe.
Registration is now open for the upcoming One World Seminar, "Inattentional blindness in and out of the lab," presented by Daniel J. Simons on February 26: buff.ly/Oz2S1Hk
The special issue celebrating John Duncan's retirement is now out! Check out all the gem articles here:
sciencedirect.com/special-issue/10QN6R7VQSM
and the editorial (see next figure in the thread for an entertaining analysis)
doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
At ZPID we are searching for a tenure track assistant professor for Psychological Metascience in joint appointment with @unitrier.bsky.social preferably someone who has conducted quantitative research in metascience in psychology or related disciplines. Questions? Feel free to contact me personally.
🎓Leuphana University Lüneburg (@leuphana.bsky.social) offers 6 PhD scholarships in #psychology with the focus on how psychology connects with sustainable transformation on individual, collective & systemic levels.
Deadline: Oct 1, 2025
ℹ️ Details: www.leuphana.de/en/graduate-...
Announcing our FALL Schedule! Please like and share!
@kendraseaman.bsky.social @colleencfrank.bsky.social @sebastianshorn.bsky.social @kimberlychiew.bsky.social @zitamayer.bsky.social @srndna.bsky.social
If anyone fancies moving to NZ, the @universityofotago.bsky.social are advertising for up to SIX faculty positions in their School of Psychology 👀 www.seek.co.nz/psychology-j...
@unirdg-psych.bsky.social
@uor-research.bsky.social
New research out now!
People don’t automatically attend to emergencies — but making emotional meaning task-relevant (e.g., listening for screams) does guide attention toward those in need. 🆘👀
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#PsychScience #Attention #HelpingBehaviour #EmergencyResponse
#psychjobs
Ireland launches global talent fund! www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob...
If you're a neuroscience professor (assistant/associate/full) and would consider relocating to the vibrant and booming city of Dublin, please get in touch!
Because I know that some of my international friends here might be interested in this: a seminar on how to become a professor in Germany.
www.dhvseminare.de/career_paths...
New article in Journal of Experimental Psychology: General examines what people think about the personalities of "cool" people: psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
nb @pablo.show
We are looking for a Postdoc who loves fMRI, psychophysiology and data analysis 🎉. We run studies on social cognition and related processes with a focus on schizophrenia. German skills could be beneficial, bc the position involves teaching, but not mandatory.
stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/4...
⏰ Only a couple of days left to apply for this exciting funded PhD in Psychology. Apply by 27 June! 👇
Some updates on what we have been up to with our lab in collaboration with some amazing colleagues across Theater, Computer Science and Design: tinyurl.com/2s3ky92d www.wiriproject.com
Just 4 weeks until the abstract deadline for Curiosity, Information Seeking & Exploration - ciseconf.github.io/CISE_2025/
🗓️ 30th Sept-1st Oct
📍 Brown University
👥 Romy Frömer, @hayleydorfman.bsky.social, Ohad Dan, Matt Nassar, Tali Sharot & Jacqueline Gottlieb
👇 Speakers
Please submit & share!
I'm excited to announce that my lab's open textbook on Scientific Computing for Cognitive Neuroscience (v1.0) has just gone live! Our goal is to help mend the gap between the computational skills needed by cognitive neuroscience, and typical curricula that don't yet include it. 1/3
"Thinking time —the time needed to concentrate without interruptions has always been central to scholarly work. It is essential to designing experiments, compiling data, assessing results, reviewing literature and, of course, writing. Yet, [it] is often undervalued."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Memory loss as we age is normal; everyone forgets things now and then!
But what are the indicators of something worse? #Dementia researcher Samrah Ahmed's talk at the @uniofreading.bsky.social #CommunityFestival could help you spot the warning signs.
📍Palmer G10
📆16.15, 17 May
🔗 rdg.ac/3AUYDdZ
Come join us! I have startup funds to hire a postdoc for Fall 2025 at Rutgers to study intergroup relations. The job ad is at jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/249... & evaluations begin in 1 wk (5/16) w rolling evaluation. See 🧵below for a write-up on what I'm looking for in a postdoc. Please share widely!
one clear reason why industry funding is not the holy grail many universities assume it is
🚨 JOB! Full professorship (W3) in Personality Psychology / Interindividual Differences & Psychological Assessment at Uni Bremen. I hold the "sister professorship" is social psych & very much recommend this post. Please apply, share widely & don't hestiate to ask me! www.uni-bremen.de/en/universit...
Hello world! This is our first ever post on Bluesky!
No, this obviously isn't an April Fools'. We may be an academic institution, but we could make a decent joke if we wanted to.
Maarten Derksen considers “Cultures of Trial and Error” in this new peer reviewed blog series on error correction in science hosted by @trialanderror.org
Few quotes follow…
blog.trialanderror.org/replication-...
