Dave Hauser
@davehauser.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Social/Personality Psychology and co-inventor of the t-shirt cannon; posts about academia, dogs, and academic dogs; he/him
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When I was a younger faculty, I kept wavering on whether I should apply for the Rising Star every year. And then when I finally worked up the courage to apply, I was no longer eligible. Lesson here is that you should not miss your shot and just apply! Don’t pray for someone to secretly nominate you!
This designation recognizes researchers whose innovative work has already advanced the field and signals great potential for their continued contributions. #AcademicSky
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APS Rising Stars
The APS Rising Star designation is presented to outstanding APS members in the earliest stages of their research career post-PhD. This designation recognizes researchers whose innovative work has alre...
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September 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
When I was a younger faculty, I kept wavering on whether I should apply for the Rising Star every year. And then when I finally worked up the courage to apply, I was no longer eligible. Lesson here is that you should not miss your shot and just apply! Don’t pray for someone to secretly nominate you!
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Excited to share that I’ll be the incoming Editor of AMPPS. My first priority is building a diverse team of Associate Editors and Editorial Board members. If you’re interested, DM me or add your name via this super simple survey.
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Can large language models stand in for human participants?
Many social scientists seem to think so, and are already using "silicon samples" in research.
One problem: depending on the analytic decisions made, you can basically get these samples to show any effect you want.
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Many social scientists seem to think so, and are already using "silicon samples" in research.
One problem: depending on the analytic decisions made, you can basically get these samples to show any effect you want.
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The threat of analytic flexibility in using large language models to simulate human data: A call to attention
Social scientists are now using large language models to create "silicon samples" - synthetic datasets intended to stand in for human respondents, aimed at revolutionising human subjects research. How...
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September 18, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Can large language models stand in for human participants?
Many social scientists seem to think so, and are already using "silicon samples" in research.
One problem: depending on the analytic decisions made, you can basically get these samples to show any effect you want.
THREAD 🧵
Many social scientists seem to think so, and are already using "silicon samples" in research.
One problem: depending on the analytic decisions made, you can basically get these samples to show any effect you want.
THREAD 🧵
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We often hear from reviewers: "what about demand effects?" So we developed a method to eliminate them. Something weird happened during testing: We couldn’t detect demand effects in the first place! (1/8)
September 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We often hear from reviewers: "what about demand effects?" So we developed a method to eliminate them. Something weird happened during testing: We couldn’t detect demand effects in the first place! (1/8)
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instructors! today is a good day to ask yourself this question again
September 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
instructors! today is a good day to ask yourself this question again
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In a new paper, my colleagues and I set out to demonstrate how method biases can create spurious findings in relationship science, by using a seemingly meaningless scale (e.g., "My relationship has very good Saturn") to predict relationship outcomes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Pseudo Effects: How Method Biases Can Produce Spurious Findings About Close Relationships - Samantha Joel, John K. Sakaluk, James J. Kim, Devinder Khera, Helena Yuchen Qin, Sarah C. E. Stanton, 2025
Research on interpersonal relationships frequently relies on accurate self-reporting across various relationship facets (e.g., conflict, trust, appreciation). Y...
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September 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
In a new paper, my colleagues and I set out to demonstrate how method biases can create spurious findings in relationship science, by using a seemingly meaningless scale (e.g., "My relationship has very good Saturn") to predict relationship outcomes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Kingston folks, cute lemonade stand alert now (Mon Aug 18) on Napier between Brock and Johnson. Kids raising money for refugees. Show your support!
August 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Kingston folks, cute lemonade stand alert now (Mon Aug 18) on Napier between Brock and Johnson. Kids raising money for refugees. Show your support!
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Are there reasons this would be a bad idea? Rather than tell me, give me the time to figure them out on my own, it’s the best way for me to learn
August 14, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Are there reasons this would be a bad idea? Rather than tell me, give me the time to figure them out on my own, it’s the best way for me to learn
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ChatGPT shows signs of the same biases that arise in audit studies of human beings.
When you give ChatGPT resumes, it's biased in how it evaluates minorities.
When you ask ChatGPT to generate resumes for women & minorities, it generates systematically different types of resumes
When you give ChatGPT resumes, it's biased in how it evaluates minorities.
When you ask ChatGPT to generate resumes for women & minorities, it generates systematically different types of resumes
August 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
ChatGPT shows signs of the same biases that arise in audit studies of human beings.
When you give ChatGPT resumes, it's biased in how it evaluates minorities.
When you ask ChatGPT to generate resumes for women & minorities, it generates systematically different types of resumes
When you give ChatGPT resumes, it's biased in how it evaluates minorities.
When you ask ChatGPT to generate resumes for women & minorities, it generates systematically different types of resumes
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Paper drop, for anyone interested in #metascience, #statistics, or #metaanalysis! @clintin.bsky.social and I show in a new paper in JASA that the P-curve, a popular forensic meta-analysis method, has deeply undesirable statistical properties. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 1/?
August 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Paper drop, for anyone interested in #metascience, #statistics, or #metaanalysis! @clintin.bsky.social and I show in a new paper in JASA that the P-curve, a popular forensic meta-analysis method, has deeply undesirable statistical properties. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 1/?
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Is a #PhD worth it?
In data from #Canada, doctoral grads earned less at first because (A) they entered the job market later, but they surpassed others if they (B) got academic jobs and (B) kept them.
So a PhD's value is waning as B and C become harder.
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In data from #Canada, doctoral grads earned less at first because (A) they entered the job market later, but they surpassed others if they (B) got academic jobs and (B) kept them.
So a PhD's value is waning as B and C become harder.
econpapers.repec.org...
August 7, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Is a #PhD worth it?
In data from #Canada, doctoral grads earned less at first because (A) they entered the job market later, but they surpassed others if they (B) got academic jobs and (B) kept them.
So a PhD's value is waning as B and C become harder.
econpapers.repec.org...
In data from #Canada, doctoral grads earned less at first because (A) they entered the job market later, but they surpassed others if they (B) got academic jobs and (B) kept them.
So a PhD's value is waning as B and C become harder.
econpapers.repec.org...
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We’re hiring a tenure track assistant professor in our amazing Vassar cognitive science department! If you have any questions, let me know. I’ll be at Cog Sci in San Francisco all week if you’d like to chat in person
Vassar College is hiring a tenure track assistant professor in cognitive science. vassar.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Vassar...
I'll be at #CogSci2025 - happy to chat about the position and life at Vassar.
I'll be at #CogSci2025 - happy to chat about the position and life at Vassar.
Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science, Tenure Track
Department Cognitive Science Vassar College is dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and welcomes applications from individuals of all backgrounds. Deci...
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July 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
We’re hiring a tenure track assistant professor in our amazing Vassar cognitive science department! If you have any questions, let me know. I’ll be at Cog Sci in San Francisco all week if you’d like to chat in person
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The word “Research” is doing way too much work. We need separate words for “creating new verifiable knowledge” and “looking shit up on the internet”
July 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The word “Research” is doing way too much work. We need separate words for “creating new verifiable knowledge” and “looking shit up on the internet”
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Lack Of Concrete Dinner Plans Leaves Power Vacuum Filled By Radical Pro-Tapas Fanatics theonion.com/lack-of...
July 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Lack Of Concrete Dinner Plans Leaves Power Vacuum Filled By Radical Pro-Tapas Fanatics theonion.com/lack-of...
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Survey invitations often describe the topic of the survey. A simple, classic example of how this biases results: survey recruitment materials about bird watching led to higher estimates of the % of people who engage in bird-watching. doi.org/10.1093/poq/...
July 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Survey invitations often describe the topic of the survey. A simple, classic example of how this biases results: survey recruitment materials about bird watching led to higher estimates of the % of people who engage in bird-watching. doi.org/10.1093/poq/...
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MAYBE DON’T EMAIL ME AT THE WEEKEND, THEN.
July 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
MAYBE DON’T EMAIL ME AT THE WEEKEND, THEN.
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Thinking today about how rich conservatives throw their money at 500 different people doing whatever they want and if 10 payoff they consider it money well spent while rich liberals will make you complete a 35 page proposal to hope to get $15k for certain prescribed activities.
July 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Thinking today about how rich conservatives throw their money at 500 different people doing whatever they want and if 10 payoff they consider it money well spent while rich liberals will make you complete a 35 page proposal to hope to get $15k for certain prescribed activities.
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every year my lab does a re-read + edit of our Handbook, a documentation resource for how we do science
this year we also updated our Public Handbook, an open-access version for folks wanting to improve their own docs
it's at handbook-public.themusiclab.org and available for noncommercial re-use
this year we also updated our Public Handbook, an open-access version for folks wanting to improve their own docs
it's at handbook-public.themusiclab.org and available for noncommercial re-use
June 23, 2025 at 1:33 AM
every year my lab does a re-read + edit of our Handbook, a documentation resource for how we do science
this year we also updated our Public Handbook, an open-access version for folks wanting to improve their own docs
it's at handbook-public.themusiclab.org and available for noncommercial re-use
this year we also updated our Public Handbook, an open-access version for folks wanting to improve their own docs
it's at handbook-public.themusiclab.org and available for noncommercial re-use
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I'm an Associate Editor at Current Directions in Psychological Science and I have a new Special Issue call on Intergroup Allyship. Proposal submissions are due by July 18. Please share widely!
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Call for Manuscript Proposals: Special Issue on Intergroup Allyship
Current Directions in Psychological ScienceEditor: Dr. Sylvia PerryIntergroup allyship–referring to actions taken to support, advocate for, or stand in solidarity with members of marginalized groups b...
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June 18, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I'm an Associate Editor at Current Directions in Psychological Science and I have a new Special Issue call on Intergroup Allyship. Proposal submissions are due by July 18. Please share widely!
www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...
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Pro tip, folks: if you make a figure for a publication, don’t just hand the copyright over to the publisher. Post it on OSF first and then give yourself permission to use it in the first publication and then all future publications. That way, no permissions issues.
June 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Pro tip, folks: if you make a figure for a publication, don’t just hand the copyright over to the publisher. Post it on OSF first and then give yourself permission to use it in the first publication and then all future publications. That way, no permissions issues.
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You wanna see something really scary? open.substack.com/pub/amandagu...
June 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
You wanna see something really scary? open.substack.com/pub/amandagu...
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Social Psychology is calling for Special Issue proposals. We will be reviewing proposals on a rolling basis & foresee multiple Special Issues over the next year or more. For more information about what we are looking for, please see the call here:
osf.io/2f3vp
#socialpsych
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#socialpsych
June 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Social Psychology is calling for Special Issue proposals. We will be reviewing proposals on a rolling basis & foresee multiple Special Issues over the next year or more. For more information about what we are looking for, please see the call here:
osf.io/2f3vp
#socialpsych
osf.io/2f3vp
#socialpsych