Levi Baker
@levirbaker.bsky.social
Research Director | Close Relationships Lab | UNC Greensboro
#MUBB | #RollTide | #WeirEverywhere
www.levirbaker.com
#MUBB | #RollTide | #WeirEverywhere
www.levirbaker.com
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new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
November 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
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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...
journals.sagepub.com
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/...
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We are accepting submissions for data blitz and poster presentations for our 🎉FULL DAY🎉 2026 SPSP Close Relationships Preconference! We encourage presenters to select both data blitz and poster options due to high volumes of submissions. Submit no later than 10/23: spsp.wufoo.com/forms/2026-p...
2026 Preconference Submission Portal
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September 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
We are accepting submissions for data blitz and poster presentations for our 🎉FULL DAY🎉 2026 SPSP Close Relationships Preconference! We encourage presenters to select both data blitz and poster options due to high volumes of submissions. Submit no later than 10/23: spsp.wufoo.com/forms/2026-p...
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Submit your data blitz and poster presentations and join us for our FULL DAY Close Relationships Preconference!! 🥳
We are accepting submissions for data blitz and poster presentations for our 🎉FULL DAY🎉 2026 SPSP Close Relationships Preconference! We encourage presenters to select both data blitz and poster options due to high volumes of submissions. Submit no later than 10/23: spsp.wufoo.com/forms/2026-p...
2026 Preconference Submission Portal
Use this submission form for all preconference submissions. Select your preconference first as this may change submission fields. The submission guide can be found here .
You may submit to multi...
spsp.wufoo.com
September 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Submit your data blitz and poster presentations and join us for our FULL DAY Close Relationships Preconference!! 🥳
Post a GIF of who you wanted to be as a kid!
July 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Post a GIF of who you wanted to be as a kid!
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Are SONA and Experimetrix (now owned by SONA) the only alternatives for managing research participant pools? I can't find any obvious competitors online.
June 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Are SONA and Experimetrix (now owned by SONA) the only alternatives for managing research participant pools? I can't find any obvious competitors online.
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@drandreahoward.bsky.social, hold my beer..
Latent class growth models are worse than useless, and we've known this for more than 20 years.
(See Bauer 2007)
Latent class growth models are worse than useless, and we've known this for more than 20 years.
(See Bauer 2007)
i’m not going to write a thread today about problems with latent class growth analyses nope nope NOPE i won’t do it
June 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
@drandreahoward.bsky.social, hold my beer..
Latent class growth models are worse than useless, and we've known this for more than 20 years.
(See Bauer 2007)
Latent class growth models are worse than useless, and we've known this for more than 20 years.
(See Bauer 2007)
Honest question: Can anyone explain why registered reports aren't the default in psychology? Are there good reasons why publications, and the rewards that come from publishing, are tied to the obtained results rather than the ideas and methods?
May 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Honest question: Can anyone explain why registered reports aren't the default in psychology? Are there good reasons why publications, and the rewards that come from publishing, are tied to the obtained results rather than the ideas and methods?
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Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.
April 15, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.
Pro tip: go see your local cover band. Although some are meh, the vast majority are really great and some are better than the originals. They are typically a blast and cheap (~$20). We all bitch about ticket prices for big acts but you often get a better show from a <$30 show.
March 21, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Pro tip: go see your local cover band. Although some are meh, the vast majority are really great and some are better than the originals. They are typically a blast and cheap (~$20). We all bitch about ticket prices for big acts but you often get a better show from a <$30 show.
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If you're looking to do a postdoc studying research methods in the close relationships/sexuality space, you can apply to work with me or @johnsakaluk.bsky.social or both!
www.uwo.ca/research/fun...
www.uwo.ca/research/fun...
Western Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.
www.uwo.ca
March 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
If you're looking to do a postdoc studying research methods in the close relationships/sexuality space, you can apply to work with me or @johnsakaluk.bsky.social or both!
www.uwo.ca/research/fun...
www.uwo.ca/research/fun...
This is an absolute must read for any relationships researcher. Glad to see @datingdecisions.bsky.social, @pauleastwick.bsky.social, and @davekhera.bsky.social raising these important issues!
A Credibility Revolution for Relationship Science: Where Can We Step Up Our Game?
The discipline of psychology is undergoing a credibility revolution whereby researchers are critically evaluating and improving their research practices. In this review, we consider how the field of ...
compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This is an absolute must read for any relationships researcher. Glad to see @datingdecisions.bsky.social, @pauleastwick.bsky.social, and @davekhera.bsky.social raising these important issues!
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Job Alert! UNC Greensboro PSY dept is hiring a T/T faculty member whose research aligns with 1 of our 4 pgm areas (clinical, cognitive, developmental, social) & who will teach grad & undergrad stats/methods courses. Search comm chair: bscassid@uncg.edu
spartantalent.uncg.edu/postings/31067
spartantalent.uncg.edu/postings/31067
Assistant Professor of Psychology
The Department of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro invites applications for a tenure-track position (Open Area of Specialization; Assistant Professor level) to begin August...
spartantalent.uncg.edu
January 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Glad to see one of my favorite translational papers got attention. Great work by Impett, Park, and Muise!
"Despite the popularity of Chapman’s book The 5 Love Languages, there is a paucity of empirical work on love languages"
"Despite the popularity of Chapman’s book The 5 Love Languages, there is a paucity of empirical work on love languages"
A Year in Review: Announcing the Top Research From APS’s Journals
The most downloaded psychological science research published in APS's six peer-reviewed research journals in 2024 cover a broad range of topics about our understanding of ourselves and others.
www.psychologicalscience.org
January 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Glad to see one of my favorite translational papers got attention. Great work by Impett, Park, and Muise!
"Despite the popularity of Chapman’s book The 5 Love Languages, there is a paucity of empirical work on love languages"
"Despite the popularity of Chapman’s book The 5 Love Languages, there is a paucity of empirical work on love languages"
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Have you seen this, by @elijfinkel.bsky.social ? www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/23/o...
Eli J. Finkel: Can universities take the fear out of debate in our hostile climate?
What if the core problem with the Chicago Principles is not that they permit too much speech, but that they foster too little?
www.chicagotribune.com
December 14, 2024 at 1:41 AM
Have you seen this, by @elijfinkel.bsky.social ? www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/23/o...
I know we all like to complain about bad reviewers and editors but I want to stop and gives thanks for the super helpful (yet challenging!) one that I just got.
November 25, 2024 at 7:56 PM
I know we all like to complain about bad reviewers and editors but I want to stop and gives thanks for the super helpful (yet challenging!) one that I just got.