BIAS Lab director studying prejudice, discrimination, dehumanization, speciesism, intergroup contact, generalized prejudice. Confirmed Boffin. #PrejudiceResearch #WhyWeLoveAndExploitAnimals (does not online-bicker).
Gordon Hodson is a psychology professor at Brock University, where he directs the Brock Lab of Intergroup Processes. He is known for his research on political ideology and its relationship to prejudice, intelligence, and climate change denial. .. more
Comment by Gordon Hodson (@gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social)
Web: go.nature.com/4jfAzXo
PDF: rdcu.be/ef9y5
✳️ systematic biases (e.g., racism, sexism)
✳️ poor construct validity
✳️ undermine standards and learning
We should evaluate teaching as seriously as we do research. Or don't do teaching evaluations.
Well, this one caught me off guard.
I'd have put money on Dunning-Kruger effects in political knowledge.
But then it gets all meta, as kids say, bc now I'm not confident in my political psychology knowledge 😁
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New #PrejudiceResearch paper.
Latent factor tapping cultural racism from various correlated indicators
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The hardest thing for academics, me included (me especially?) to keep in mind as we try to prioritize exercise:
It's NOT a waste of time.
It's an EXCELLENT use of time.
Better health, clearer thinking.
Put it this way: you advise *others* to make time for it, right?
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It's so rewarding watching students progress as scientists.
In particular, watching their growing ability to see patterns in data that they couldn't previously see (or even think to observe)
I also just read this paper of yours... it's very good & accessible
Kay Montoya, A. (2024). Combining statistical and causal mediation analysis. doi.org/10.1017/9781...
They're a bit vague, but this from appendix
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I'm not a fan of Taylor Swift.
But wait! Sexists dislike Taylor??
But I dislike sexists!
Now (about-face in action)... I'm a Swiftie!
Social psychologists, show us a fun ** Balance Theory** example relevant to you.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Dear Predatory Journals:
Please put more energy into making your journal legitimate
(and less energy into conning researchers into legitimizing your "journal").
Yours,
Science
doi.org/10.1098/rsif...
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Who knew the 27th state, consisting of mostly geologically young, low-lying plains, had such strong feelings about Christmas?
In intro grad class, I still (yes) have students read Baron & Kenny(1986)
Make sure all get mediation vs moderation
But it's awfully dated, especially statistically. (Sobels; tested in sep regressions)
Recommendation for new Masters students to read & discuss in class?
Setting aside my class needs....
It often seems that measurement of mediation models are biased...
... but that the alternatives often don't formally test an indirect effect.
Two different problems.
Thoughts?
Also, should psychologists simply abandon mediation tests?
I feel that students need to understand how the field thinks about, and tests, mediation, in order to be able to critique them for themselves and when they read the work of others.
In intro grad class, I still (yes) have students read Baron & Kenny(1986)
Make sure all get mediation vs moderation
But it's awfully dated, especially statistically. (Sobels; tested in sep regressions)
Recommendation for new Masters students to read & discuss in class?
Guess I only earned A+++ on that one.
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social does a nice job highlighting the ridiculous nature, and highly politicized and lobby-driven nature, of food labels.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
(no one fusses that there's no butter in peanut butter, or milk in coconut milk, after all)
Maybe an editor wants the feedback to be more hands off, so they're not accused of, or seen to be, biased.
For the former, the paper isn't always (enough) in your wheelhouse, so you'd prefer an expert to weigh in on revision
Or a stats pro.
But, like you, I find it exasperating.
Especially given that editors struggle so much to find reviewers.
We shouldn't tie reviewers up in the revisions stage so much (or change the defaults on this).
#AcademicSky
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"I actually don’t believe that gravity is true. Maybe that just makes me crazy and that’s totally OK.”
Gulp.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...