Begüm Babür
@begumbabur.bsky.social
Social Psych PhD Student @USC | interested in how we learn about others in interactions and form social connections 👥🧠
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Very excited to share that my first paper, with Peter Mende-Siedlecki and @leorhackel.bsky.social, is out now in @commspsychol.nature.com! ☺️
Can getting more rewards make you feel more skilled, even if your performance doesn't change?
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Can getting more rewards make you feel more skilled, even if your performance doesn't change?
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Rewards bias self-evaluations of ability - Communications Psychology
People often receive rewards for good performance, but what happens when rewards do not reflect ability? Two behavioral studies suggest that rewards can impact how we evaluate our own ability, above and beyond the impact of actual performance.
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October 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Very excited to share that my first paper, with Peter Mende-Siedlecki and @leorhackel.bsky.social, is out now in @commspsychol.nature.com! ☺️
Can getting more rewards make you feel more skilled, even if your performance doesn't change?
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Can getting more rewards make you feel more skilled, even if your performance doesn't change?
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Excited to be featured on #TheAcademicMinute during @dornsife.usc.edu Scholars Week!
I discuss our research on how our brains learns from social rejection. Check it out if you’ve got a minute👇
bit.ly/BBaburAM
I discuss our research on how our brains learns from social rejection. Check it out if you’ve got a minute👇
bit.ly/BBaburAM
Begüm G Babür, University of Southern California Dornsife - Your Brain Learns From Rejection - The Academic Minute
On this Student Spotlight during University of Southern California Dornsife Week: What does your brain learn from rejection? Begüm G Babür, Ph. D student in social psychology, analyzes the results. Be...
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September 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Excited to be featured on #TheAcademicMinute during @dornsife.usc.edu Scholars Week!
I discuss our research on how our brains learns from social rejection. Check it out if you’ve got a minute👇
bit.ly/BBaburAM
I discuss our research on how our brains learns from social rejection. Check it out if you’ve got a minute👇
bit.ly/BBaburAM
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New paper out in Journal of Experimental Social Psychology! 🎉
How do we figure out who will accept or reject us in a new group?
We show that people generalize relational value across friendship ties—forming a network gradient of approach & avoidance.
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lq3x51f8w...
How do we figure out who will accept or reject us in a new group?
We show that people generalize relational value across friendship ties—forming a network gradient of approach & avoidance.
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lq3x51f8w...
September 24, 2025 at 5:28 AM
New paper out in Journal of Experimental Social Psychology! 🎉
How do we figure out who will accept or reject us in a new group?
We show that people generalize relational value across friendship ties—forming a network gradient of approach & avoidance.
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lq3x51f8w...
How do we figure out who will accept or reject us in a new group?
We show that people generalize relational value across friendship ties—forming a network gradient of approach & avoidance.
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lq3x51f8w...
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So excited to share that my first first-author paper is out in
@commspsychol.nature.com
🎉
In a mini-meta analysis of seven studies, we looked at whether loneliness is related to altered expectations of one’s own and others' emotion transitions.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
(1/4)
@commspsychol.nature.com
🎉
In a mini-meta analysis of seven studies, we looked at whether loneliness is related to altered expectations of one’s own and others' emotion transitions.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
(1/4)
August 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
So excited to share that my first first-author paper is out in
@commspsychol.nature.com
🎉
In a mini-meta analysis of seven studies, we looked at whether loneliness is related to altered expectations of one’s own and others' emotion transitions.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
(1/4)
@commspsychol.nature.com
🎉
In a mini-meta analysis of seven studies, we looked at whether loneliness is related to altered expectations of one’s own and others' emotion transitions.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
(1/4)
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🥳Excited to share that our new paper is live at Psychological Science @psychscience.bsky.social! We show that Pavlovian learning can grow empathy for another person. 🧵👇
July 30, 2025 at 12:35 AM
🥳Excited to share that our new paper is live at Psychological Science @psychscience.bsky.social! We show that Pavlovian learning can grow empathy for another person. 🧵👇
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Rejection can be emotionally painful, but it can also teach us something. A social psychology researcher shows how rejection can serve as a learning signal – shaping how people navigate relationships and decide whom to attempt to connect with in the future.
Your brain learns from rejection − here’s how it becomes your compass for connection
Rejection can feel physically painful. It also provides a lesson for your brain on whom to connect with and how.
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June 10, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Rejection can be emotionally painful, but it can also teach us something. A social psychology researcher shows how rejection can serve as a learning signal – shaping how people navigate relationships and decide whom to attempt to connect with in the future.
I wrote about our new research on how the brain learns from social rejection — and why that matters for connection
👉 theconversation.com/your-brain-l...
👉 theconversation.com/your-brain-l...
Your brain learns from rejection − here’s how it becomes your compass for connection
Rejection can feel physically painful. It also provides a lesson for your brain on whom to connect with and how.
theconversation.com
June 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I wrote about our new research on how the brain learns from social rejection — and why that matters for connection
👉 theconversation.com/your-brain-l...
👉 theconversation.com/your-brain-l...
That’s a wrap on #SANS2025! Had a great time presenting my work on how our brains learn from rejection & how loneliness relates to patterns in our daily language
April 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
That’s a wrap on #SANS2025! Had a great time presenting my work on how our brains learn from rejection & how loneliness relates to patterns in our daily language
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A secondary but neat finding in our new work: We find neural evidence for rewards biasing social perception.
We’ve previously found that rewards lead people to see others in a more positive light. We’ve argued this reflects a kind of affect-as-information…
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
We’ve previously found that rewards lead people to see others in a more positive light. We’ve argued this reflects a kind of affect-as-information…
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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November 27, 2024 at 4:12 PM
A secondary but neat finding in our new work: We find neural evidence for rewards biasing social perception.
We’ve previously found that rewards lead people to see others in a more positive light. We’ve argued this reflects a kind of affect-as-information…
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
We’ve previously found that rewards lead people to see others in a more positive light. We’ve argued this reflects a kind of affect-as-information…
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
🥳 Exciting news! My first paper is out now in @pnas.org
This work was a great collaboration between @ycleong.bsky.social , Chelsey Pan, & @leorhackel.bsky.social
We examined how the brain learns from experiences of social acceptance and rejection🧵👇
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
This work was a great collaboration between @ycleong.bsky.social , Chelsey Pan, & @leorhackel.bsky.social
We examined how the brain learns from experiences of social acceptance and rejection🧵👇
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
November 26, 2024 at 8:48 PM
🥳 Exciting news! My first paper is out now in @pnas.org
This work was a great collaboration between @ycleong.bsky.social , Chelsey Pan, & @leorhackel.bsky.social
We examined how the brain learns from experiences of social acceptance and rejection🧵👇
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
This work was a great collaboration between @ycleong.bsky.social , Chelsey Pan, & @leorhackel.bsky.social
We examined how the brain learns from experiences of social acceptance and rejection🧵👇
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...