Amy Governale
@amygov.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Psychology. Mostly posting about Research Methods. Chicago, IL
Who writes the #assessment questions for required sexual harassment trainings? Wondering if there is any research that examines demand characteristics when hypothetical workers talk like they are in Mad Men.
#psychscisky #psychsky
#psychscisky #psychsky
June 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Who writes the #assessment questions for required sexual harassment trainings? Wondering if there is any research that examines demand characteristics when hypothetical workers talk like they are in Mad Men.
#psychscisky #psychsky
#psychscisky #psychsky
I don't understand, I thought we already had a pope from the American midwest?
May 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I don't understand, I thought we already had a pope from the American midwest?
#Nonprofit leaders: Last chance to participate in our survey about your #data practices & challenges!! We look forward to sharing perspectives as part of our symposium at the #SCRAconference in a few weeks. Feel free to share or reach out to me with any question
www.surveymonkey.com/r/Data2025
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Non-profit data collection and utilization in 2025
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March 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
#Nonprofit leaders: Last chance to participate in our survey about your #data practices & challenges!! We look forward to sharing perspectives as part of our symposium at the #SCRAconference in a few weeks. Feel free to share or reach out to me with any question
www.surveymonkey.com/r/Data2025
www.surveymonkey.com/r/Data2025
#Non-profit leaders! Do you have 10 minutes to take a quick survey about your perceptions of #data utilization for program monitoring or evaluation?
www.surveymonkey.com/r/Data2025
Responses are anonymous & will be shared in a conference presentation at #SocietyforCommunityResearchandAction
www.surveymonkey.com/r/Data2025
Responses are anonymous & will be shared in a conference presentation at #SocietyforCommunityResearchandAction
March 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
#Non-profit leaders! Do you have 10 minutes to take a quick survey about your perceptions of #data utilization for program monitoring or evaluation?
www.surveymonkey.com/r/Data2025
Responses are anonymous & will be shared in a conference presentation at #SocietyforCommunityResearchandAction
www.surveymonkey.com/r/Data2025
Responses are anonymous & will be shared in a conference presentation at #SocietyforCommunityResearchandAction
I wonder if this is the type of ground-breaking medical insight Dr. Oz will bring to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
February 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I wonder if this is the type of ground-breaking medical insight Dr. Oz will bring to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
With all the other existential horrors happening this month, this is maybe a relatively small complaint. But I’ve finally taken enough time that I’m ready share a personal research nightmare that occurred last November while using SurveyMonkey for an undergrad’s Senior Capstone project.. a🧵
January 31, 2025 at 9:35 PM
With all the other existential horrors happening this month, this is maybe a relatively small complaint. But I’ve finally taken enough time that I’m ready share a personal research nightmare that occurred last November while using SurveyMonkey for an undergrad’s Senior Capstone project.. a🧵
New year, new headline for #ResearchMethods! This study made the rounds a few weeks ago and is a good example to introduce students to 1) the purpose of peer review, 2) limitations of frequency claims and 3) conflict of interest. if anyone has full report from Meeting Canary, pls share #PsychSciSky
January 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
New year, new headline for #ResearchMethods! This study made the rounds a few weeks ago and is a good example to introduce students to 1) the purpose of peer review, 2) limitations of frequency claims and 3) conflict of interest. if anyone has full report from Meeting Canary, pls share #PsychSciSky
This is a study for students to follow in terms of methodology and analysis. The HuffPost headline still confuses correlation with causation (and you have to scroll to the end of the article for them to talk about confounding variables) but overall not a bad summary! #PsychSciSky #ResearchMethods
December 19, 2024 at 4:14 PM
This is a study for students to follow in terms of methodology and analysis. The HuffPost headline still confuses correlation with causation (and you have to scroll to the end of the article for them to talk about confounding variables) but overall not a bad summary! #PsychSciSky #ResearchMethods
A little old now, but one of my absolute favorites (so good I'm including two articles that discussed this study). Any guesses what makes these headlines & accompanying pictures so misleading? #ResearchMethods #PsychSciSky
December 13, 2024 at 8:13 PM
A little old now, but one of my absolute favorites (so good I'm including two articles that discussed this study). Any guesses what makes these headlines & accompanying pictures so misleading? #ResearchMethods #PsychSciSky
A good example of how sites write clickbait headlines. Have students guess what this "study" actually found, and how they operationalized variables. note, this is not peer-reviewed published research, but the results from a survey conducted for the BBC's #sextakeover #researchmethods #PsychSciSky
December 11, 2024 at 9:33 PM
A good example of how sites write clickbait headlines. Have students guess what this "study" actually found, and how they operationalized variables. note, this is not peer-reviewed published research, but the results from a survey conducted for the BBC's #sextakeover #researchmethods #PsychSciSky
A fun headline to introduce in the beginning of the year, or when students argue #astrology predicts outcomes. See if students can guess the confound why September babies seem smarter! #psychology #psychscisky
Article: www.the-independent.com/life-style/s...
Research: www.nber.org/system/files...
Article: www.the-independent.com/life-style/s...
Research: www.nber.org/system/files...
December 9, 2024 at 5:44 PM
A fun headline to introduce in the beginning of the year, or when students argue #astrology predicts outcomes. See if students can guess the confound why September babies seem smarter! #psychology #psychscisky
Article: www.the-independent.com/life-style/s...
Research: www.nber.org/system/files...
Article: www.the-independent.com/life-style/s...
Research: www.nber.org/system/files...
This exact headline appeared in several places, but I like the conflict of interest disclosure from this journalist. A few methodological points not indicated in the article include self-reporting bias of intelligence & sorting/sample sizes of "dog" vs "cat" people. #psychscisky #ResearchMethods
December 6, 2024 at 4:57 PM
This exact headline appeared in several places, but I like the conflict of interest disclosure from this journalist. A few methodological points not indicated in the article include self-reporting bias of intelligence & sorting/sample sizes of "dog" vs "cat" people. #psychscisky #ResearchMethods
This headline and research is one I assign students to evaluate in #ResearchMethods. A nice one because The Washington Post does a nice job stating the limitations of the research methodology and findings, but you only find out if you read past the headline. #psychscisky #psychology
December 4, 2024 at 5:25 PM
This headline and research is one I assign students to evaluate in #ResearchMethods. A nice one because The Washington Post does a nice job stating the limitations of the research methodology and findings, but you only find out if you read past the headline. #psychscisky #psychology
Here's a good one that garnered a lot of shares from a 2015 Buzzfeed article. This is a good one for folks who like students to critically think about opinions from "authority" or experts, especially when not based on specific research.
December 3, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Here's a good one that garnered a lot of shares from a 2015 Buzzfeed article. This is a good one for folks who like students to critically think about opinions from "authority" or experts, especially when not based on specific research.
I have so many of these... a good one for #researchmethods to evaluate what the headline implies and whether or not it matches methodology of the research.
December 2, 2024 at 9:09 PM
I have so many of these... a good one for #researchmethods to evaluate what the headline implies and whether or not it matches methodology of the research.
A good example for #ResearchMethods how correlation does not equal causation (& as far as I can tell, nowhere in the research is gin even mentioned 🤨). Easy analysis for undergrads to understand!
Article: www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/drin...
Research: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Article: www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/drin...
Research: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 1, 2024 at 1:46 PM
A good example for #ResearchMethods how correlation does not equal causation (& as far as I can tell, nowhere in the research is gin even mentioned 🤨). Easy analysis for undergrads to understand!
Article: www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/drin...
Research: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Article: www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/drin...
Research: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A fun one for #ResearchMethods to investigate conflicts of interest as well as correlation.
Article: consequence.net/2018/04/stud...
Research: news.virginmediao2.co.uk/archive/scie...
Article: consequence.net/2018/04/stud...
Research: news.virginmediao2.co.uk/archive/scie...
November 30, 2024 at 12:30 PM
A fun one for #ResearchMethods to investigate conflicts of interest as well as correlation.
Article: consequence.net/2018/04/stud...
Research: news.virginmediao2.co.uk/archive/scie...
Article: consequence.net/2018/04/stud...
Research: news.virginmediao2.co.uk/archive/scie...
Another good headline & article based on a study that got a lot of attention a few years ago for #researchmethods
News article: www.mother.ly/health-welln...
Research (Dauch et al., 2018): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
News article: www.mother.ly/health-welln...
Research (Dauch et al., 2018): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 29, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Another good headline & article based on a study that got a lot of attention a few years ago for #researchmethods
News article: www.mother.ly/health-welln...
Research (Dauch et al., 2018): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
News article: www.mother.ly/health-welln...
Research (Dauch et al., 2018): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
another #researchmethods headline & news article. #psychology
BI article: www.businessinsider.com/humans-love-...
Research (Levin et al., 2017): brill.com/view/journal...
BI article: www.businessinsider.com/humans-love-...
Research (Levin et al., 2017): brill.com/view/journal...
November 26, 2024 at 2:32 PM
another #researchmethods headline & news article. #psychology
BI article: www.businessinsider.com/humans-love-...
Research (Levin et al., 2017): brill.com/view/journal...
BI article: www.businessinsider.com/humans-love-...
Research (Levin et al., 2017): brill.com/view/journal...
An activity I've been doing for my #ResearchMethods class for a while- Asking students to analyze summaries of psych research described on news sites & social media. Students recognize click-bait headlines, but good practice to learn about research designs, sampling, and effect sizes! #psychology
November 25, 2024 at 5:40 PM
An activity I've been doing for my #ResearchMethods class for a while- Asking students to analyze summaries of psych research described on news sites & social media. Students recognize click-bait headlines, but good practice to learn about research designs, sampling, and effect sizes! #psychology