Shree Vallabha
@shreevallabha.bsky.social
PhD @ Michigan State University | social, moral, political psychology
Website: https://shreevallabha.wixsite.com/shree-vallabha
Website: https://shreevallabha.wixsite.com/shree-vallabha
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Moral conformity in a digital world: Human and nonhuman agents as a source of social pressure for judgments of moral character | PLOS One
Moral conformity in a digital world: Human and nonhuman agents as a source of social pressure for judgments of moral character
Could judgments about others’ moral character be changed under group pressure produced by human and virtual agents? In Study 1 (N = 103), participants first judged targets’ moral character privately…
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April 26, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Moral conformity in a digital world: Human and nonhuman agents as a source of social pressure for judgments of moral character | PLOS One
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(PDF) Essential moral self remains unchallenged: Successful replication of Strohminger and Nichols (2014) with extensions comparing morality to ideology and religion www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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April 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
(PDF) Essential moral self remains unchallenged: Successful replication of Strohminger and Nichols (2014) with extensions comparing morality to ideology and religion www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Despite all the upheavals, some bright spots!
Yesterday, @shreevallabha.bsky.social successfully defended her dissertation; approved with no revisions! 🎉
Dr. Vallabha’s dissertation work is the most comprehensive study of moral humility to date 👀
Yesterday, @shreevallabha.bsky.social successfully defended her dissertation; approved with no revisions! 🎉
Dr. Vallabha’s dissertation work is the most comprehensive study of moral humility to date 👀
April 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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What predicts religious disbelief? Is it primarily about thinking deeply on religion & finding claims incredible? Not really. Authors find it's mostly about a lack of credible religious examples (parents not attending worship, being good religious role models). In other words, mostly socialization.
March 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
What predicts religious disbelief? Is it primarily about thinking deeply on religion & finding claims incredible? Not really. Authors find it's mostly about a lack of credible religious examples (parents not attending worship, being good religious role models). In other words, mostly socialization.
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New Preprint!
We find that close and distant future generations get less moral concern than even the most neglected human and non-human groups today. This is noted for boundless and zero-sum moral trade-offs.
🔗https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/c9p8f_v1
#FutureGenerations#MoralPsychology#Psychology
We find that close and distant future generations get less moral concern than even the most neglected human and non-human groups today. This is noted for boundless and zero-sum moral trade-offs.
🔗https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/c9p8f_v1
#FutureGenerations#MoralPsychology#Psychology
March 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
New Preprint!
We find that close and distant future generations get less moral concern than even the most neglected human and non-human groups today. This is noted for boundless and zero-sum moral trade-offs.
🔗https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/c9p8f_v1
#FutureGenerations#MoralPsychology#Psychology
We find that close and distant future generations get less moral concern than even the most neglected human and non-human groups today. This is noted for boundless and zero-sum moral trade-offs.
🔗https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/c9p8f_v1
#FutureGenerations#MoralPsychology#Psychology
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Nice article about fertility technology — really appreciate the framing that isn’t “something gotta give” but rather “society loses out if women can’t have it all.” Featuring Kleven’s child penalties in a very pretty plot!
worksinprogress.co/issue/fertil...
worksinprogress.co/issue/fertil...
March 19, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Nice article about fertility technology — really appreciate the framing that isn’t “something gotta give” but rather “society loses out if women can’t have it all.” Featuring Kleven’s child penalties in a very pretty plot!
worksinprogress.co/issue/fertil...
worksinprogress.co/issue/fertil...
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And this personal experience has also blended into research, and with Brian Earp and colleagues, we actually have a new pre-print on this exact topic on how we judge people who lose weight by both typical and "artificial" means
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Even with Diet and Exercise, Ozempic Use Reduces Perceived Effort and Praiseworthiness of Resulting Weight Loss
PDF | The injectable medication Ozempic (semaglutide) has demonstrated unprecedented effectiveness in promoting significant weight loss. However, its... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...
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March 15, 2025 at 9:50 AM
And this personal experience has also blended into research, and with Brian Earp and colleagues, we actually have a new pre-print on this exact topic on how we judge people who lose weight by both typical and "artificial" means
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Imagine a person who acts one way online (by email, on social media) but a different way in person. Which of the two is more revealing of their true self?
Our new paper: This seemingly simple question shows something about how people see certain environments as ‘natural’
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Our new paper: This seemingly simple question shows something about how people see certain environments as ‘natural’
osf.io/preprints/ps...
March 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Imagine a person who acts one way online (by email, on social media) but a different way in person. Which of the two is more revealing of their true self?
Our new paper: This seemingly simple question shows something about how people see certain environments as ‘natural’
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Our new paper: This seemingly simple question shows something about how people see certain environments as ‘natural’
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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New paper out in SPPS w/
@jaimiekrems.bsky.social
(open access)
doi.org/10.1177/1948...
People who oppose abortion typically suggest that their position is motivated by concern for the unborn. But is there more going on?
@jaimiekrems.bsky.social
(open access)
doi.org/10.1177/1948...
People who oppose abortion typically suggest that their position is motivated by concern for the unborn. But is there more going on?
March 17, 2025 at 11:31 AM
New paper out in SPPS w/
@jaimiekrems.bsky.social
(open access)
doi.org/10.1177/1948...
People who oppose abortion typically suggest that their position is motivated by concern for the unborn. But is there more going on?
@jaimiekrems.bsky.social
(open access)
doi.org/10.1177/1948...
People who oppose abortion typically suggest that their position is motivated by concern for the unborn. But is there more going on?
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🚨 Excited to share work in collaboration with Sarah Seraj, Andreas Weyland, @ryanboyd.io , @radamihalcea.bsky.social, @ashwinia.bsky.social, and Jamie Pennebaker out now in Scientific Reports! 🚨
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Analysis of social media language reveals the psychological interaction of three successive upheavals - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Analysis of social media language reveals the psychological interaction of three successive upheavals
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February 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
🚨 Excited to share work in collaboration with Sarah Seraj, Andreas Weyland, @ryanboyd.io , @radamihalcea.bsky.social, @ashwinia.bsky.social, and Jamie Pennebaker out now in Scientific Reports! 🚨
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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How do LLMs shape writing? Our research shows they make language more uniform, reducing diversity and altering how personal traits appear in text. These shifts have big implications for identity, culture, and fairness.
#LLMs #NLProc
arxiv.org/abs/2502.11266
#LLMs #NLProc
arxiv.org/abs/2502.11266
February 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
How do LLMs shape writing? Our research shows they make language more uniform, reducing diversity and altering how personal traits appear in text. These shifts have big implications for identity, culture, and fairness.
#LLMs #NLProc
arxiv.org/abs/2502.11266
#LLMs #NLProc
arxiv.org/abs/2502.11266
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Hey all - I’ll be giving a talk this year at SPSP that’s part of a symposium exploring novel work on conspiratorial beliefs.
Would be great for anyone attending to come see me, alongside some other remarkable researchers!
Would be great for anyone attending to come see me, alongside some other remarkable researchers!
February 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Hey all - I’ll be giving a talk this year at SPSP that’s part of a symposium exploring novel work on conspiratorial beliefs.
Would be great for anyone attending to come see me, alongside some other remarkable researchers!
Would be great for anyone attending to come see me, alongside some other remarkable researchers!
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Re-upping this once more before the conference. I’ll be presenting some work on the relationships between conspiracy mentality, counterfactuals, and free will/det beliefs on Saturday at SPSP! Come by, listen, say hello!
Also, I’m on the market, looking for post-docs - keep me in mind!
Also, I’m on the market, looking for post-docs - keep me in mind!
Hey all - I’ll be giving a talk this year at SPSP that’s part of a symposium exploring novel work on conspiratorial beliefs.
Would be great for anyone attending to come see me, alongside some other remarkable researchers!
Would be great for anyone attending to come see me, alongside some other remarkable researchers!
February 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Re-upping this once more before the conference. I’ll be presenting some work on the relationships between conspiracy mentality, counterfactuals, and free will/det beliefs on Saturday at SPSP! Come by, listen, say hello!
Also, I’m on the market, looking for post-docs - keep me in mind!
Also, I’m on the market, looking for post-docs - keep me in mind!
Super duper cool work on moralization by my superstar labmate @abbycassario.bsky.social 😍. Check it out at @spspnews.bsky.social !
How do attitudes become moralized? We find that moral conviction spreads between connected attitudes over time. + Those with highly connected belief systems (ideologues) have highly moralized belief systems!
Come see us at the moral psych pre-con poster session @spspnews.bsky.social to learn more😃
Come see us at the moral psych pre-con poster session @spspnews.bsky.social to learn more😃
February 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Super duper cool work on moralization by my superstar labmate @abbycassario.bsky.social 😍. Check it out at @spspnews.bsky.social !
Reposted by Shree Vallabha
How do attitudes become moralized? We find that moral conviction spreads between connected attitudes over time. + Those with highly connected belief systems (ideologues) have highly moralized belief systems!
Come see us at the moral psych pre-con poster session @spspnews.bsky.social to learn more😃
Come see us at the moral psych pre-con poster session @spspnews.bsky.social to learn more😃
February 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
How do attitudes become moralized? We find that moral conviction spreads between connected attitudes over time. + Those with highly connected belief systems (ideologues) have highly moralized belief systems!
Come see us at the moral psych pre-con poster session @spspnews.bsky.social to learn more😃
Come see us at the moral psych pre-con poster session @spspnews.bsky.social to learn more😃
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Join us for our SPSP symposium! We present research on responses to personal, blatant, systemic, and historical racial prejudice. Featuring 3 in-person talks & a recorded session from Keith on Whova.
#SPSP2025
#SPSP2025
February 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Join us for our SPSP symposium! We present research on responses to personal, blatant, systemic, and historical racial prejudice. Featuring 3 in-person talks & a recorded session from Keith on Whova.
#SPSP2025
#SPSP2025
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Friends tend to agree if you're ready or not for a long-term, committed relationship. Friends are important for forming/maintaining relationships, so that can be either good OR horrible for you/your relationship.
Congrats Hyewon Yang on her first first-author paper!
doi.org/10.1177/0265...
Congrats Hyewon Yang on her first first-author paper!
doi.org/10.1177/0265...
February 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Friends tend to agree if you're ready or not for a long-term, committed relationship. Friends are important for forming/maintaining relationships, so that can be either good OR horrible for you/your relationship.
Congrats Hyewon Yang on her first first-author paper!
doi.org/10.1177/0265...
Congrats Hyewon Yang on her first first-author paper!
doi.org/10.1177/0265...
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Currently putting together SRCD SECC Conversation Hour "Building Your Career: Postdoc and Academic Job Market Insights" to take place during the conference.
Who has been on the postdoc and/or job market **this** year and can talk about their experiences and will be at the SRCD conference?
Who has been on the postdoc and/or job market **this** year and can talk about their experiences and will be at the SRCD conference?
January 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Currently putting together SRCD SECC Conversation Hour "Building Your Career: Postdoc and Academic Job Market Insights" to take place during the conference.
Who has been on the postdoc and/or job market **this** year and can talk about their experiences and will be at the SRCD conference?
Who has been on the postdoc and/or job market **this** year and can talk about their experiences and will be at the SRCD conference?
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Latest from @mjbsp.bsky.social et al.
With a lovely title that tells us the effect, meaning I don't need to write about their findings here!
(folks, I'm sure that also helps people cite your work!)
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
With a lovely title that tells us the effect, meaning I don't need to write about their findings here!
(folks, I'm sure that also helps people cite your work!)
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
January 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Latest from @mjbsp.bsky.social et al.
With a lovely title that tells us the effect, meaning I don't need to write about their findings here!
(folks, I'm sure that also helps people cite your work!)
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
With a lovely title that tells us the effect, meaning I don't need to write about their findings here!
(folks, I'm sure that also helps people cite your work!)
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Our lab's new paper #SPPS, w/ PhD student Hanna Puffer
Using nationally representative data 2004-2020, asked: generalized prejudice (GP) remained invariant or evolved in US?
Answer: Evolved.
Answer: And it has become more politically affiliated.
#PrejudiceResearch #AcademicSky
January 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Our lab's new paper #SPPS, w/ PhD student Hanna Puffer
Using nationally representative data 2004-2020, asked: generalized prejudice (GP) remained invariant or evolved in US?
Answer: Evolved.
Answer: And it has become more politically affiliated.
#PrejudiceResearch #AcademicSky
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New open-access paper in Annual Review of Psychology with @mjbsp.bsky.social: “Ideology: Psychological Similarities and Differences Across the Ideological Spectrum Reexamined”
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Ideology: Psychological Similarities and Differences Across the Ideological Spectrum Reexamined | Annual Reviews
A key debate in the psychology of ideology is whether leftists and rightists are psychologically similar or different. A long-standing view holds that left-wing and right-wing people are meaningfully ...
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January 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
New open-access paper in Annual Review of Psychology with @mjbsp.bsky.social: “Ideology: Psychological Similarities and Differences Across the Ideological Spectrum Reexamined”
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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Check out my recently published commentary where my collaborators and I discuss how those tapped to do DEI work is disproportionately placed on individuals with minoritized identities. We also briefly discuss how to improve this.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The unequal burden of DEI bans | Industrial and Organizational Psychology | Cambridge Core
The unequal burden of DEI bans - Volume 17 Issue 4
www.cambridge.org
November 19, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Check out my recently published commentary where my collaborators and I discuss how those tapped to do DEI work is disproportionately placed on individuals with minoritized identities. We also briefly discuss how to improve this.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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The problems w/ two-wave cross-lagged models are becoming widely known. Some proposed a "triangulation method" (2nd screenshot) to identify spurious effects in such designs
We show that this test doesn't work in plausible situations. It shouldn't be used.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
We show that this test doesn't work in plausible situations. It shouldn't be used.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
November 3, 2024 at 11:53 PM
The problems w/ two-wave cross-lagged models are becoming widely known. Some proposed a "triangulation method" (2nd screenshot) to identify spurious effects in such designs
We show that this test doesn't work in plausible situations. It shouldn't be used.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
We show that this test doesn't work in plausible situations. It shouldn't be used.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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I’ve said it before (as have others) and I’ll say it again, there’s no such thing as a non-causal mediation analysis.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
October 17, 2024 at 6:44 PM
I’ve said it before (as have others) and I’ll say it again, there’s no such thing as a non-causal mediation analysis.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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I’ve got a lot of new followers, so I wanted to introduce myself a bit!
I’m a 5th year doctoral candidate, looking for post-docs. I am primarily an identity researcher, with a focus on how political identity affects misinformation belief, exacerbates polarization, and impacts DEI pushback.
I’m a 5th year doctoral candidate, looking for post-docs. I am primarily an identity researcher, with a focus on how political identity affects misinformation belief, exacerbates polarization, and impacts DEI pushback.
October 18, 2024 at 1:29 PM
I’ve got a lot of new followers, so I wanted to introduce myself a bit!
I’m a 5th year doctoral candidate, looking for post-docs. I am primarily an identity researcher, with a focus on how political identity affects misinformation belief, exacerbates polarization, and impacts DEI pushback.
I’m a 5th year doctoral candidate, looking for post-docs. I am primarily an identity researcher, with a focus on how political identity affects misinformation belief, exacerbates polarization, and impacts DEI pushback.