Štěpán Bahník
@bahniks.bsky.social
psychologist interested in judgment & decision making, methodology, programming; associate professor at the Prague University of Economics and Business
In a new paper with Michael Arntz, we show that larger gifts, monetary gifts, and gifts given in a purely professional relationship are more likely to be perceived as bribes: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
October 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
In a new paper with Michael Arntz, we show that larger gifts, monetary gifts, and gifts given in a purely professional relationship are more likely to be perceived as bribes: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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In a new short conceptual/review paper with @petrhoudek.bsky.social, we describe how groups or organizations can become corrupt due to selection and sorting effects, socialisation, institutional capture, and norm entrenchment: authors.elsevier.com/c/1ltb3,rU~O...
October 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
In a new short conceptual/review paper with @petrhoudek.bsky.social, we describe how groups or organizations can become corrupt due to selection and sorting effects, socialisation, institutional capture, and norm entrenchment: authors.elsevier.com/c/1ltb3,rU~O...
In a new short conceptual/review paper with @petrhoudek.bsky.social, we describe how groups or organizations can become corrupt due to selection and sorting effects, socialisation, institutional capture, and norm entrenchment: authors.elsevier.com/c/1ltb3,rU~O...
October 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
In a new short conceptual/review paper with @petrhoudek.bsky.social, we describe how groups or organizations can become corrupt due to selection and sorting effects, socialisation, institutional capture, and norm entrenchment: authors.elsevier.com/c/1ltb3,rU~O...
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I argue that the time is right for widespread adoption of open review platforms like PREreview (prereview.org) and Review Commons (www.reviewcommons.org) and reject the arbitrary administrative overhead imposed on us by the publication industry.
October 14, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I argue that the time is right for widespread adoption of open review platforms like PREreview (prereview.org) and Review Commons (www.reviewcommons.org) and reject the arbitrary administrative overhead imposed on us by the publication industry.
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Nice post from Matti on preprints and the nonsense of journals. This paragraph is outstanding.
October 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Nice post from Matti on preprints and the nonsense of journals. This paragraph is outstanding.
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10 years ago?! Holy smokes.
August 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
10 years ago?! Holy smokes.
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🪦 New in @pnas.org: we analyzed 38 million U.S. obituaries to ask what signals a life well lived:
What values are people most remembered for?
How do legacies shift with cultural events?
How do age and gender shape what it means to have lived well?
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
What values are people most remembered for?
How do legacies shift with cultural events?
How do age and gender shape what it means to have lived well?
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
An exploration of basic human values in 38 million obituaries over 30 years | PNAS
How societies remember the dead can reveal what people value in life. We analyzed
38 million obituaries from the United States to examine how perso...
www.pnas.org
August 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
🪦 New in @pnas.org: we analyzed 38 million U.S. obituaries to ask what signals a life well lived:
What values are people most remembered for?
How do legacies shift with cultural events?
How do age and gender shape what it means to have lived well?
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
What values are people most remembered for?
How do legacies shift with cultural events?
How do age and gender shape what it means to have lived well?
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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🧌This "bestiary" can be a vital resource for researchers, educators, and reviewers to recognize, understand, and mitigate QRPs, ultimately raising the standard of psychological research. Read the full article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Bestiary of Questionable Research Practices in Psychology - Tamás Nagy, Jane Hergert, Mahmoud M. Elsherif, Lukas Wallrich, Kathleen Schmidt, Tal Waltzer, Jason W. Payne, Biljana Gjoneska, Yashvin Seet...
Questionable research practices (QRPs) pose a significant threat to the quality of scientific research. However, historically, they remain ill-defined, and a co...
journals.sagepub.com
July 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
🧌This "bestiary" can be a vital resource for researchers, educators, and reviewers to recognize, understand, and mitigate QRPs, ultimately raising the standard of psychological research. Read the full article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Our new paper on self-selection effects in dishonesty with @petrhoudek.bsky.social, @marekhudik.bsky.social, and Nicolas Say is out now: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lMN67tbfH...
July 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Our new paper on self-selection effects in dishonesty with @petrhoudek.bsky.social, @marekhudik.bsky.social, and Nicolas Say is out now: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lMN67tbfH...
Research on processing fluency used to be very popular with publications in Psychological Science, PNAS, etc. Now there are several prominent failed replications of fluency effects. A newest one: bsky.app/profile/dani... >
New paper by my PhD student @semihaktepe.bsky.social now published 🚀
"Revisiting the effect of discrepant perceptual fluency on truth judgments" tinyurl.com/2eepue5y
--> Two experiments & a meta-analysis indicate that high visual contrast does not lead to higher truth judgments.
"Revisiting the effect of discrepant perceptual fluency on truth judgments" tinyurl.com/2eepue5y
--> Two experiments & a meta-analysis indicate that high visual contrast does not lead to higher truth judgments.
June 13, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Research on processing fluency used to be very popular with publications in Psychological Science, PNAS, etc. Now there are several prominent failed replications of fluency effects. A newest one: bsky.app/profile/dani... >
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Does ChatGPT help with students' learning performance, learning perception, and higher-order thinking? We re-analyzed a recently published meta-analysis and found that the original conclusion is almost entirely driven by publication bias.
May 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Does ChatGPT help with students' learning performance, learning perception, and higher-order thinking? We re-analyzed a recently published meta-analysis and found that the original conclusion is almost entirely driven by publication bias.
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Submissions for our 2025 ESA European Meeting are now open!
Send your abstract by May 5 and join us in September in Brno
@econmuni.bsky.social More info:👇 esa2025.econ.muni.cz #econtwitter #econsky
Send your abstract by May 5 and join us in September in Brno
@econmuni.bsky.social More info:👇 esa2025.econ.muni.cz #econtwitter #econsky
2025 European Meeting of the Economic Science Association in Brno, Czech Republic | 2025 ESA European Meeting
Join the European Meeting of the Economic Science Association 2025 at Masaryk University.
esa2025.econ.muni.cz
March 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Submissions for our 2025 ESA European Meeting are now open!
Send your abstract by May 5 and join us in September in Brno
@econmuni.bsky.social More info:👇 esa2025.econ.muni.cz #econtwitter #econsky
Send your abstract by May 5 and join us in September in Brno
@econmuni.bsky.social More info:👇 esa2025.econ.muni.cz #econtwitter #econsky
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🧵Three years ago, when Russia invaded Ukraine, EU, UK and other nations vowed to wage economic war, via the toughest sanctions in history.
So... how's that going?
We've spent months documenting what ACTUALLY happened. Here's a thread of our investigations on the REAL story on sanctions... 👇
So... how's that going?
We've spent months documenting what ACTUALLY happened. Here's a thread of our investigations on the REAL story on sanctions... 👇
February 24, 2025 at 8:46 AM
🧵Three years ago, when Russia invaded Ukraine, EU, UK and other nations vowed to wage economic war, via the toughest sanctions in history.
So... how's that going?
We've spent months documenting what ACTUALLY happened. Here's a thread of our investigations on the REAL story on sanctions... 👇
So... how's that going?
We've spent months documenting what ACTUALLY happened. Here's a thread of our investigations on the REAL story on sanctions... 👇
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Friends, I have written you a book on forensic metascience.
It is free. You can have it. Happy St. Valentine's Day.
If you wish to give me a gift back, you can use it to cause trouble - the greatest gift of all.
open.substack.com/pub/jamescla...
It is free. You can have it. Happy St. Valentine's Day.
If you wish to give me a gift back, you can use it to cause trouble - the greatest gift of all.
open.substack.com/pub/jamescla...
I Have Written You A Book On Forensic Metascience
Use it to cause trouble
open.substack.com
February 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Friends, I have written you a book on forensic metascience.
It is free. You can have it. Happy St. Valentine's Day.
If you wish to give me a gift back, you can use it to cause trouble - the greatest gift of all.
open.substack.com/pub/jamescla...
It is free. You can have it. Happy St. Valentine's Day.
If you wish to give me a gift back, you can use it to cause trouble - the greatest gift of all.
open.substack.com/pub/jamescla...
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Which findings should we replicate? Isager et al propose a 'replication value', defined as the maximum expected utility gain when conducting a replication. It is a function of (1) the value of being certain about the claim, and (2) uncertainty about the claim. osf.io/preprints/me...
January 31, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Which findings should we replicate? Isager et al propose a 'replication value', defined as the maximum expected utility gain when conducting a replication. It is a function of (1) the value of being certain about the claim, and (2) uncertainty about the claim. osf.io/preprints/me...
Last week to apply for a postdoctoral position to work with me, @lubomircingl.bsky.social, and @petrhoudek.bsky.social: bsky.app/profile/bahn...
Salary is competitive, position potentially for up to 3 years, projects are interesting, Prague is great to live in, and application process is easy.
Salary is competitive, position potentially for up to 3 years, projects are interesting, Prague is great to live in, and application process is easy.
We are hiring up to 3 postdoctoral researchers in economics, psychology, or organizational studies to join our interdisciplinary group at the Prague University of Economics and Business: im.vse.cz/cevyz/englis...
We are hiring!
The Faculty of Business Administration, Prague University of Economics and Business is inviting applications for the following positions: Up to 3 positions of Postdoctoral Researchers in the fields of...
im.vse.cz
January 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Last week to apply for a postdoctoral position to work with me, @lubomircingl.bsky.social, and @petrhoudek.bsky.social: bsky.app/profile/bahn...
Salary is competitive, position potentially for up to 3 years, projects are interesting, Prague is great to live in, and application process is easy.
Salary is competitive, position potentially for up to 3 years, projects are interesting, Prague is great to live in, and application process is easy.
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We are hiring up to 3 postdoctoral researchers in economics, psychology, or organizational studies to join our interdisciplinary group at the Prague University of Economics and Business: im.vse.cz/cevyz/englis...
We are hiring!
The Faculty of Business Administration, Prague University of Economics and Business is inviting applications for the following positions: Up to 3 positions of Postdoctoral Researchers in the fields of...
im.vse.cz
January 13, 2025 at 7:43 AM
We are hiring up to 3 postdoctoral researchers in economics, psychology, or organizational studies to join our interdisciplinary group at the Prague University of Economics and Business: im.vse.cz/cevyz/englis...
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Our department at @umsbe.bsky.social has an opening for a PhD position. The focus is on Marketing but defined broadly.
Please spread the word!
www.academictransfer.com/nl/348321/ph...
Please spread the word!
www.academictransfer.com/nl/348321/ph...
PhD Position at the Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management
Are you passionate about advancing marketing research and eager to pursue a PhD in a dynamic, internationally oriented academic environment? Join us at Maastricht University! Job Description The Depar...
www.academictransfer.com
January 13, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Our department at @umsbe.bsky.social has an opening for a PhD position. The focus is on Marketing but defined broadly.
Please spread the word!
www.academictransfer.com/nl/348321/ph...
Please spread the word!
www.academictransfer.com/nl/348321/ph...
We are hiring up to 3 postdoctoral researchers in economics, psychology, or organizational studies to join our interdisciplinary group at the Prague University of Economics and Business: im.vse.cz/cevyz/englis...
We are hiring!
The Faculty of Business Administration, Prague University of Economics and Business is inviting applications for the following positions: Up to 3 positions of Postdoctoral Researchers in the fields of...
im.vse.cz
January 13, 2025 at 7:43 AM
We are hiring up to 3 postdoctoral researchers in economics, psychology, or organizational studies to join our interdisciplinary group at the Prague University of Economics and Business: im.vse.cz/cevyz/englis...
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Check out our latest working paper, "Understanding Appointment Decisions: Do Material Interests Trump the Ethical Imperatives?" with @bahniks.bsky.social @petrhoudek.bsky.social and Nicolas Say. 1/5
January 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Check out our latest working paper, "Understanding Appointment Decisions: Do Material Interests Trump the Ethical Imperatives?" with @bahniks.bsky.social @petrhoudek.bsky.social and Nicolas Say. 1/5
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Some time ago I set out to try to answer a simple question: are there ANY minerals or metals we humans have well and truly mined into exhaustion?
Months later, I think I have an answer edconway.substack.com/p/hang-on-ar...
Months later, I think I have an answer edconway.substack.com/p/hang-on-ar...
Hang on, are there ANY lost minerals?
I’m rapidly coming to the conclusion that the answer is: probably not
edconway.substack.com
December 23, 2024 at 11:31 AM
Some time ago I set out to try to answer a simple question: are there ANY minerals or metals we humans have well and truly mined into exhaustion?
Months later, I think I have an answer edconway.substack.com/p/hang-on-ar...
Months later, I think I have an answer edconway.substack.com/p/hang-on-ar...
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New post on The 100% CI: I read @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social's and @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social's book on the alleged teen mental health crisis and social media's role in it. Then, I tried to make up my own mind, with limited success.
www.the100.ci/2024/12/10/t...
www.the100.ci/2024/12/10/t...
The Hare-Brained Generation: Teen mental health crisis or lacklustre record keeping?
In The Anxious Generation, Jon Haidt argues that social media is driving a mental health crisis among teens. It's a compelling thesis, widely discussed in the media, mostly accepted by my students and...
www.the100.ci
December 10, 2024 at 1:45 PM
New post on The 100% CI: I read @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social's and @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social's book on the alleged teen mental health crisis and social media's role in it. Then, I tried to make up my own mind, with limited success.
www.the100.ci/2024/12/10/t...
www.the100.ci/2024/12/10/t...
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We’re hiring multiple postdoctoral researchers in empirical #labour and #health #economics at Masaryk University #MUNI in the Czech Republic!
Labour Economics: is.muni.cz/go/labour
Health Economics I: is.muni.cz/go/health1
Health Economics II: is.muni.cz/go/health2
#EconSky #Postdoc
Labour Economics: is.muni.cz/go/labour
Health Economics I: is.muni.cz/go/health1
Health Economics II: is.muni.cz/go/health2
#EconSky #Postdoc
Post-doctoral Researcher in Empirical Economics - Labour Economics | Masaryk University
is.muni.cz
November 12, 2024 at 12:40 AM
We’re hiring multiple postdoctoral researchers in empirical #labour and #health #economics at Masaryk University #MUNI in the Czech Republic!
Labour Economics: is.muni.cz/go/labour
Health Economics I: is.muni.cz/go/health1
Health Economics II: is.muni.cz/go/health2
#EconSky #Postdoc
Labour Economics: is.muni.cz/go/labour
Health Economics I: is.muni.cz/go/health1
Health Economics II: is.muni.cz/go/health2
#EconSky #Postdoc
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if you are interested in real vs. hypothetical choices and/or Taking Games (a version of Dictator Game), we have a super brief paper showing that hypothetical decisions are not always more prosocial / ethical than the real ones authors.elsevier.com/a/1k0dEc5GSa... / t.co/cfuUTxJeAl
December 7, 2024 at 8:52 PM
if you are interested in real vs. hypothetical choices and/or Taking Games (a version of Dictator Game), we have a super brief paper showing that hypothetical decisions are not always more prosocial / ethical than the real ones authors.elsevier.com/a/1k0dEc5GSa... / t.co/cfuUTxJeAl
Material World by Ed Conway was one of the best books I have read this year. Here is a glimpse at its content: bsky.app/profile/edco...
That’s me in the hard hat, in front of the bucket of a terrifyingly enormous digger.
What you can’t really tell from the picture is that my head was spinning.
I’d just had one of those moments that change your life forever.
It would set me off on a journey around the world…!🧵
What you can’t really tell from the picture is that my head was spinning.
I’d just had one of those moments that change your life forever.
It would set me off on a journey around the world…!🧵
November 15, 2024 at 8:56 AM
Material World by Ed Conway was one of the best books I have read this year. Here is a glimpse at its content: bsky.app/profile/edco...