Also, a big and heartfelt thank you to the many advisors, mentors, and friends who helped make this lab a reality ❤️

This moustache needs to be permanent, that’s for sure

If you're going to #SPSP2025, please consider coming to our Friday symposium on false political pessimism!

We're extending out the deadline to submit blitz talks to the Shared Reality Virtual Conference! New deadline is February 26th.

@emmamiller.bsky.social @changlu-cl.bsky.social

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Link to register for the conference and submit blitz here: t.co/TXCq3L724h

We are excited to announce this year's Shared Reality Virtual Conference happening Wednesday March 12 & Thursday March 13, 2025, between 9:50 AM - 1:10 PM ET!

You can register below to receive the Zoom link! Submit a data blitz anytime until Feb 7.
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Finally, we found that experimentally increasing the importance of health and fitness goals increased generalized shared reality with partners instrumental to health and fitness goals.

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We next used a social network paradigm.

Here we found that people tended to have more shared reality with those in their networks who helped them with more (vs. less) of their goals, an effect that we also found at a between-person (network) level.

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We first find evidence of this through an implicit memory measure.

Participants aligned their memory with their partner's attitudes only if that partner was instrumental (vs. not) for their career goals.

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We know that people tend to see the world similarly with ingroup members. But do people share reality with just anyone in their ingroup?

In a 🔥new paper🔥we find that people are specifically motivated to create a shared reality with those who support their goals.

@mrossignacmilon.bsky.social

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In a new paper with Alex Huynh and @igi.bsky.social we find that inviting people to explain contentious political issues promotes open-minded thinking.

Link to paper: authors.elsevier.com/a/1ioyP2Hx2x...

tl;dr Twitter/X thread here: x.com/abdoelnakour...

There is still time to apply for a blitz talk—deadline for blitz submissions has been extended till the 17th! :)

We’re (@mrossignacmilon.bsky.social & @emmamiller.bsky.social) excited to announce the first-ever *free* Shared Reality Virtual Mini-Conference on Feb 21 2024! You can register below to receive the Zoom link. Submit a data blitz anytime until Jan 10!

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