BIAS Lab director studying prejudice, discrimination, dehumanization, speciesism, intergroup contact, generalized prejudice. Confirmed Boffin. #PrejudiceResearch #WhyWeLoveAndExploitAnimals (does not online-bicker).
Gordon Hodson is a psychology professor at Brock University, where he directs the Brock Lab of Intergroup Processes. He is known for his research on political ideology and its relationship to prejudice, intelligence, and climate change denial. .. more
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Web: go.nature.com/4jfAzXo
PDF: rdcu.be/ef9y5
✳️ systematic biases (e.g., racism, sexism)
✳️ poor construct validity
✳️ undermine standards and learning
We should evaluate teaching as seriously as we do research. Or don't do teaching evaluations.
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phys.org/news/2025-12...
Neuroscientists have found it physically changes your brain in ways that build resilience and help you handle everyday stress and challenges.
Maybe I can get my GP to write a prescription for me to spend more of my time writing?
No?
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Neuroscientists have found it physically changes your brain in ways that build resilience and help you handle everyday stress and challenges.
Your to-do list will be emptier, bc you get it down & off your desk.
But don't let that Reviewer Guilt mean you need to say yes to the next one simply bc you are at zero.
Pick your target and stick to that (and please, please make it reflect the amount of submissions you're making)
Still loving my decision to review (most) submissions within 7 days of accepting invite. Recommend you try it
If you can't do it within 7 days, don't burden Future-YOU with it!
However
- say yes more frequently
- don't over-say yes (simply bc your "to-do" box is emptier than usual)
I don't know your circumstances, so don't have direct advice.
However, I will share: I've known several people very close to throwing in the towel.... to suddenly have their dreams realized at 11th hour. Hope it works out for you too.
Trying my hardest to be optimistic for 2026.
But boy oh boy, 2025 doesn't leave me much hope for the near future.
Key to remember though:
They want you to collapse in defeat. In fact, they're counting on it. No need to serve that up to them on a silver platter.
New study:
Telling Americans that the rich pay little tax ==> support for taxing the rich
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Seriously?
Americans don't already know that the rich pay little tax??? How is that possible?
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Think you can't make a difference?
Well, consider the 3.5% rule
"if 3.5% of a population protests against a regime, the regime will fail"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Well, this one caught me off guard.
I'd have put money on Dunning-Kruger effects in political knowledge.
But then it gets all meta, as kids say, bc now I'm not confident in my political psychology knowledge 😁
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New #PrejudiceResearch paper.
Latent factor tapping cultural racism from various correlated indicators
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The hardest thing for academics, me included (me especially?) to keep in mind as we try to prioritize exercise:
It's NOT a waste of time.
It's an EXCELLENT use of time.
Better health, clearer thinking.
Put it this way: you advise *others* to make time for it, right?
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It's so rewarding watching students progress as scientists.
In particular, watching their growing ability to see patterns in data that they couldn't previously see (or even think to observe)
I also just read this paper of yours... it's very good & accessible
Kay Montoya, A. (2024). Combining statistical and causal mediation analysis. doi.org/10.1017/9781...
They're a bit vague, but this from appendix
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I'm not a fan of Taylor Swift.
But wait! Sexists dislike Taylor??
But I dislike sexists!
Now (about-face in action)... I'm a Swiftie!
Social psychologists, show us a fun ** Balance Theory** example relevant to you.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Dear Predatory Journals:
Please put more energy into making your journal legitimate
(and less energy into conning researchers into legitimizing your "journal").
Yours,
Science
doi.org/10.1098/rsif...
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Who knew the 27th state, consisting of mostly geologically young, low-lying plains, had such strong feelings about Christmas?
In intro grad class, I still (yes) have students read Baron & Kenny(1986)
Make sure all get mediation vs moderation
But it's awfully dated, especially statistically. (Sobels; tested in sep regressions)
Recommendation for new Masters students to read & discuss in class?
Setting aside my class needs....
It often seems that measurement of mediation models are biased...
... but that the alternatives often don't formally test an indirect effect.
Two different problems.
Thoughts?
Also, should psychologists simply abandon mediation tests?
I feel that students need to understand how the field thinks about, and tests, mediation, in order to be able to critique them for themselves and when they read the work of others.
In intro grad class, I still (yes) have students read Baron & Kenny(1986)
Make sure all get mediation vs moderation
But it's awfully dated, especially statistically. (Sobels; tested in sep regressions)
Recommendation for new Masters students to read & discuss in class?