Javier Granados Samayoa
jgranadossamayoa.bsky.social
Javier Granados Samayoa
@jgranadossamayoa.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Psychology @TCU |
Ohio State Social Psychology PhD. |
jgranadossamayoa.com
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📢The 2026 edition of the SPSP Misinformation & Belief Science preconference will be held virtually on Tuesday, February 24.🎉 Submit an abstract for either a single presenter or data blitz presentation by October 23 (link below) and don’t forget to register to attend by February 13!
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Fully funded Ph.D. Opportunity - Behavioral Neuroscience @ TCU (Fall 2026)
We study how social environments and experiences shape brain function and behavior.
How to apply: through TCU’s Experimental Psychology Ph.D. program (graduate.catalog.tcu.edu/colleges/eng...).
Deadline: Jan 1, 2026
November 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
📢The 2026 edition of the SPSP Misinformation & Belief Science preconference will be held virtually on Tuesday, February 24.🎉 Submit an abstract for either a single presenter or data blitz presentation by October 23 (link below) and don’t forget to register to attend by February 13!
October 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Reposted by Javier Granados Samayoa
Why Misinformation Must Not Be Ignored

Quite proud of this paper, which just received the journal's APA Editor's Choice award 😊

Big thanks to my coauthors Li Qian Tay, Jon Roozenbeek,
@profsanderlinden.bsky.social, John Cook, @naomioreskes.bsky.social, and @lewan.bsky.social
Why #misinformation must not be ignored - A new, open access article by @ulliecker.bsky.social and colleagues, published in American Psychologist bit.ly/4pJ20fY
September 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I’m recruiting a PhD student in Social Psychology @ TCU for this application cycle!
My lab examines how beliefs and attitudes form, generalize, & shape behavior. We apply this general interest to the study of misinformation, conspiracy theories, and health behavior.
September 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Reposted by Javier Granados Samayoa
In this new Commentary in @natclimate.nature.com, I reflect on the recent focus on truth discernment in #misinfo research and argue that this outcome alone may not be beneficial to society if interventions do not improve behaviour and other outcomes because... 1/

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Truth discernment may not help to overcome misinformation
Nature Climate Change - Scientists increasingly assess interventions against misinformation mainly via truth discernment. However, pursuing truth discernment may not be sufficiently beneficial to...
www.nature.com
September 8, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Reposted by Javier Granados Samayoa
Glad to see this out!

Misinformation-Based Beliefs Can Have Behavioral Consequences

A commentray on a thought-provoking article on belief-behavior correspondence by
@jgranadossamayoa.bsky.social &
@dalbarra.bsky.social

www.tandfonline.com/eprint/ZC6SF...
Misinformation-Based Beliefs Can Have Behavioral Consequences
Published in Psychological Inquiry: An International Journal for the Advancement of Psychological Theory (Vol. 36, No. 1, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
May 15, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Reposted by Javier Granados Samayoa
🚨 New @psychinquiry Issue 36:1 just dropped!
Target article: Understanding Belief-Behavior Correspondence by @jgranadossamayoa.bsky.social & @dalbarra.bsky.social.
Why don’t beliefs always drive actions? 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/toc/hpli20/3...
May 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM