Peter Lush
@peterlush.bsky.social
Researcher at University of Sussex working on phenomenological control and demand characteristics.
"How participants create illusory experiences to help experimenters." A new preprint of a multi-study manuscript w/
@zoltandienes.bsky.social, @anilseth.bsky.social & Ryan Scott, extending previous work on demand characteristics & phenomenological control in psychological effects. osf.io/n2ukj
@zoltandienes.bsky.social, @anilseth.bsky.social & Ryan Scott, extending previous work on demand characteristics & phenomenological control in psychological effects. osf.io/n2ukj
December 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
"How participants create illusory experiences to help experimenters." A new preprint of a multi-study manuscript w/
@zoltandienes.bsky.social, @anilseth.bsky.social & Ryan Scott, extending previous work on demand characteristics & phenomenological control in psychological effects. osf.io/n2ukj
@zoltandienes.bsky.social, @anilseth.bsky.social & Ryan Scott, extending previous work on demand characteristics & phenomenological control in psychological effects. osf.io/n2ukj
A thread on a new preprint: "Addressing Demand Artifacts In Psychological Research (And Beyond)".
Thrilled to share this new preprint, co-authored with @peterlush.bsky.social and Chloé Fournier Bernard!
We offer a broad and structured discussion of leading methods developed in the past >60 years to tackle demand artifacts in psychological research and beyond.
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
We offer a broad and structured discussion of leading methods developed in the past >60 years to tackle demand artifacts in psychological research and beyond.
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
OSF
doi.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
A thread on a new preprint: "Addressing Demand Artifacts In Psychological Research (And Beyond)".
Reposted by Peter Lush
In this new research, we found that truth beliefs can be successfully conditioned:
Statements - true and false - are rated as more true after their pairing with positive than negative pictures.
This effect bridges research on evaluative conditioning and misinformation.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Statements - true and false - are rated as more true after their pairing with positive than negative pictures.
This effect bridges research on evaluative conditioning and misinformation.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
November 15, 2025 at 8:10 AM
In this new research, we found that truth beliefs can be successfully conditioned:
Statements - true and false - are rated as more true after their pairing with positive than negative pictures.
This effect bridges research on evaluative conditioning and misinformation.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Statements - true and false - are rated as more true after their pairing with positive than negative pictures.
This effect bridges research on evaluative conditioning and misinformation.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
New preprint: "Belief-reinforcing unusual experiences may arise from phenomenological control". doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Reports a study testing predictions arising from the theory that phenomenological control evolved to promote experiences of a spirit world in order to support religious beliefs.
Reports a study testing predictions arising from the theory that phenomenological control evolved to promote experiences of a spirit world in order to support religious beliefs.
OSF
doi.org
October 31, 2025 at 5:36 PM
New preprint: "Belief-reinforcing unusual experiences may arise from phenomenological control". doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Reports a study testing predictions arising from the theory that phenomenological control evolved to promote experiences of a spirit world in order to support religious beliefs.
Reports a study testing predictions arising from the theory that phenomenological control evolved to promote experiences of a spirit world in order to support religious beliefs.
Reposted by Peter Lush
New article on the potential contribution of experimental demand artifacts to evaluative conditioning effects now published OA in SPPC: compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Evaluative Conditioning has a Vexing Demand Problem
Attitude research has long been concerned with the potential influence of demand characteristics in evaluative conditioning effects. Here, we argue that this concern remains justified and cannot be r...
compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
New article on the potential contribution of experimental demand artifacts to evaluative conditioning effects now published OA in SPPC: compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Peter Lush
NEW: Statement from the PCI RR Managing Board on the withdrawal of Infant and Child Development as a PCI RR-friendly journal, and the decision by Wiley to refuse preprints that have been peer-reviewed by @peercommunityin.bsky.social / @pci-regreports.bsky.social
Read here ➡️ osf.io/tn8mh
Read here ➡️ osf.io/tn8mh
June 17, 2025 at 7:54 AM
NEW: Statement from the PCI RR Managing Board on the withdrawal of Infant and Child Development as a PCI RR-friendly journal, and the decision by Wiley to refuse preprints that have been peer-reviewed by @peercommunityin.bsky.social / @pci-regreports.bsky.social
Read here ➡️ osf.io/tn8mh
Read here ➡️ osf.io/tn8mh
Reposted by Peter Lush
御茶ノ水女子大学の今泉修さん との論文「現象学的制御尺度（Phenomenological Control Scale）の日本語版開発」がNeuroscience of Consciousness誌に掲載されました！ 現象学的制御の個人差にご興味のある方はぜひご覧ください! DOI: doi.org/10.1093/nc/n... (スレッドで解説します👇) #心理学 #現象学的制御
The Japanese version of the Phenomenological Control Scale
Abstract. People vary in their capacity for phenomenological control, which enables them to align their perceptual experiences with their intentions and go
doi.org
May 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
御茶ノ水女子大学の今泉修さん との論文「現象学的制御尺度（Phenomenological Control Scale）の日本語版開発」がNeuroscience of Consciousness誌に掲載されました！ 現象学的制御の個人差にご興味のある方はぜひご覧ください! DOI: doi.org/10.1093/nc/n... (スレッドで解説します👇) #心理学 #現象学的制御
A Stage 1 registered report with Zoltan Dienes: "Reversing the Rubber Hand Illusion with demand characteristics and phenomenological control." A test of whether PC can reverse typical RHI effects, with stronger illusion responses for asynchronous than synchronous conditions.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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May 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
A Stage 1 registered report with Zoltan Dienes: "Reversing the Rubber Hand Illusion with demand characteristics and phenomenological control." A test of whether PC can reverse typical RHI effects, with stronger illusion responses for asynchronous than synchronous conditions.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Reposted by Peter Lush
In this new preprint, we argue that the role of demand artifacts in evaluative conditioning research can't be readily dismissed.
We highlight methodological challenges by discussing three recent articles that addressed that question:
dx.doi.org/10.31219/osf...
We highlight methodological challenges by discussing three recent articles that addressed that question:
dx.doi.org/10.31219/osf...
OSF
dx.doi.org
March 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
In this new preprint, we argue that the role of demand artifacts in evaluative conditioning research can't be readily dismissed.
We highlight methodological challenges by discussing three recent articles that addressed that question:
dx.doi.org/10.31219/osf...
We highlight methodological challenges by discussing three recent articles that addressed that question:
dx.doi.org/10.31219/osf...