Garvin Brod
@garvinbrod.bsky.social
Prof. of Psychology at DIPF & Goethe University, Frankfurt.
For in psychology there are experimental methods and conceptual confusion.
For in psychology there are experimental methods and conceptual confusion.
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You can read both the manifesto and the report here: www.dejongeakademie.nl/en/news/3148... and some coverage in e.g. the @foliacivitatis.bsky.social here www.folia.nl/en/actueel/1...
Universities should be more ambitious in the climate transition, according to The Young Academy - De Jonge Akademie
News
www.dejongeakademie.nl
November 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
You can read both the manifesto and the report here: www.dejongeakademie.nl/en/news/3148... and some coverage in e.g. the @foliacivitatis.bsky.social here www.folia.nl/en/actueel/1...
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Thrilled to see this paper out! It's the culmination of a project begun in the depths of the pandemic with Sabrina Karjack and @zoengo.bsky.social . We continue our exploration of how children generalize when their episodic memory is not yet mature.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The dependence of children’s generalization on episodic memory varies with age and level of abstraction - Nature Communications
Children’s ability to generalize from episodic memories varies by both age and the level of abstraction. Here, the authors show that lower level generalization increasingly depends on episodic memory with age, whereas higher level generalization shows no such relationship.
www.nature.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Thrilled to see this paper out! It's the culmination of a project begun in the depths of the pandemic with Sabrina Karjack and @zoengo.bsky.social . We continue our exploration of how children generalize when their episodic memory is not yet mature.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
You can learn better by making your own predictions than by watching someone else's predictions, even if they are the same as yours. New computational approach to show the benefits of active/generative learning developed together with the fabulous @ebonawitz.bsky.social rdcu.be/eILdR
Do it yourself: discerning the effects of self-directed activity on conceptual learning
npj Science of Learning - Do it yourself: discerning the effects of self-directed activity on conceptual learning
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October 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
You can learn better by making your own predictions than by watching someone else's predictions, even if they are the same as yours. New computational approach to show the benefits of active/generative learning developed together with the fabulous @ebonawitz.bsky.social rdcu.be/eILdR
A core assumption of adaptive/personalized education is that different learners thrive under different instructional conditions. Leo Tetzlaff examined the expertise-reversal effect and found some support for this, but it's complicated (asymmetry, moderators) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A cornerstone of adaptivity – A meta-analysis of the expertise reversal effect
Different learners thrive under different instructional conditions, thus requiring adaptivity. Such differential effects became known as aptitude-trea…
www.sciencedirect.com
April 28, 2025 at 10:15 AM
A core assumption of adaptive/personalized education is that different learners thrive under different instructional conditions. Leo Tetzlaff examined the expertise-reversal effect and found some support for this, but it's complicated (asymmetry, moderators) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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A new paper is out in @edpsychjournal.bsky.social with @luisevk.bsky.social! In educational psychology, motivation theories have not really changed since I was a ph. D. student (20y ago) and same theories are still dominant. Do you find it strange? If so, read it!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A critical analysis of the current motivation theories in educational psychology: Why the same theories continue to dominate
Although empirical research on motivation has been growing, one remarkable observation is that the same major theories continue to dominate the field, and the constellation of motivation theories h...
www.tandfonline.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A new paper is out in @edpsychjournal.bsky.social with @luisevk.bsky.social! In educational psychology, motivation theories have not really changed since I was a ph. D. student (20y ago) and same theories are still dominant. Do you find it strange? If so, read it!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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In case you needed more evidence that social media may not be the thing we should be obsessing about when it comes to wellbeing…another meta-analysis of experimental data showing no link.
New meta-analysis of experiments of social media use reduction finds no evidence that reducing social media use improves mental wellness: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I've only taken a quick look thus far but this replicates my own meta-analysis from last year. Always nice to see.
I've only taken a quick look thus far but this replicates my own meta-analysis from last year. Always nice to see.
The effects of social media abstinence on affective well-being and life satisfaction: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - The effects of social media abstinence on affective well-being and life satisfaction: a systematic review and meta-analysis
www.nature.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
In case you needed more evidence that social media may not be the thing we should be obsessing about when it comes to wellbeing…another meta-analysis of experimental data showing no link.
Thank you, @amiyake.bsky.social
This Breitwieser et al. article (from @garvinbrod.bsky.social's group) discusses & illustrates the benefits of mobile interventions for education (e.g., timely intervention, ecological validity, considering situational factors). Important for offering personalized interventions. tinyurl.com/4rras9k5
March 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Thank you, @amiyake.bsky.social
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Excellent post on the lack of empirical support for stereotype threat, from someone deeply involved in the research.
Also, importantly, "stereotype threat isn't real" != "stereotypes are not threatening." These are very different claims, but the former is often taken to mean the latter.
Also, importantly, "stereotype threat isn't real" != "stereotypes are not threatening." These are very different claims, but the former is often taken to mean the latter.
Stereotype threat: a once-dominant idea in social psychology that shaped how we think about identity and performance. But what happens when the evidence crumbles? A deep dive into the failed replications, the myths, and what it all means. Read my latest essay: open.substack.com/pub/michaeli...
Revisiting Stereotype Threat
A Reckoning for Social Psychology
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December 18, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Excellent post on the lack of empirical support for stereotype threat, from someone deeply involved in the research.
Also, importantly, "stereotype threat isn't real" != "stereotypes are not threatening." These are very different claims, but the former is often taken to mean the latter.
Also, importantly, "stereotype threat isn't real" != "stereotypes are not threatening." These are very different claims, but the former is often taken to mean the latter.
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We desperately need new ways to conceptualise social media's impact on the mind & brain. Formal computational modelling could be a way to do this. Georgia spent 2+ years of her PhD further developing this approach.
More details below, its worth a read ⬇️
More details below, its worth a read ⬇️
🚨New preprint 🚨
**A computational model of reward learning and habits on social media**
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We develop a computational reward learning model of real-world social media data, which infers the separate goal-directed and habitual cognitive processes driving posting...
**A computational model of reward learning and habits on social media**
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We develop a computational reward learning model of real-world social media data, which infers the separate goal-directed and habitual cognitive processes driving posting...
November 18, 2024 at 11:46 AM
We desperately need new ways to conceptualise social media's impact on the mind & brain. Formal computational modelling could be a way to do this. Georgia spent 2+ years of her PhD further developing this approach.
More details below, its worth a read ⬇️
More details below, its worth a read ⬇️
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I'm so grateful to @jeffgreene.bsky.social for my experience being a part of this! I learned so much about theory development and about the editor role from working with the topical collection authors and from Jeff's truly excellent mentorship & collaboration. link.springer.com/collections/... 1/3
November 11, 2024 at 3:29 PM
I'm so grateful to @jeffgreene.bsky.social for my experience being a part of this! I learned so much about theory development and about the editor role from working with the topical collection authors and from Jeff's truly excellent mentorship & collaboration. link.springer.com/collections/... 1/3
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I'm thrilled to share this new article with @krisarob.bsky.social that provides commentary and reflections on the topical collection we guest edited for Educational Psychology Review on The Past, Present, and Future of Theory Development in Educational Psychology! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Bold, Humble, Collaborative, and Virtuous: The Future of Theory Development in Educational Psychology - Educational Psychology Review
Throughout 2023 and 2024, we served as co-guest editors of a topical collection in Educational Psychology Review on The Past, Present, and Future of Theory Development in Educational Psychology. In th...
link.springer.com
November 11, 2024 at 1:07 PM
I'm thrilled to share this new article with @krisarob.bsky.social that provides commentary and reflections on the topical collection we guest edited for Educational Psychology Review on The Past, Present, and Future of Theory Development in Educational Psychology! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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I don't think anyone has started a Learning Scholars starter pack, so here we go! Let me know if you'd like to be added, removed, etc. Please share!
go.bsky.app/CBPm1dV
go.bsky.app/CBPm1dV
October 18, 2024 at 4:56 PM
I don't think anyone has started a Learning Scholars starter pack, so here we go! Let me know if you'd like to be added, removed, etc. Please share!
go.bsky.app/CBPm1dV
go.bsky.app/CBPm1dV
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Interesse an empirischer Bildungsforschung, Daten(management) und einer unbefristete E14-Stelle mit Dienstsitz Frankfurt?👇
Eine*n wissenschaftliche*n Mitarbeiter*in für die Koordination des Verbund Forschungsdaten Bildung ...
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February 5, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Interesse an empirischer Bildungsforschung, Daten(management) und einer unbefristete E14-Stelle mit Dienstsitz Frankfurt?👇
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This is just a brief reminder that we have this nice Open Access quantitative methods journal running. There are no fees whatsoever. We'd be happy to receive your submission at QCMB: Quantitative and Computational Methods in Behavioral Sciences qcmb.psychopen.eu/index.php/qcmb
February 1, 2024 at 8:16 AM
This is just a brief reminder that we have this nice Open Access quantitative methods journal running. There are no fees whatsoever. We'd be happy to receive your submission at QCMB: Quantitative and Computational Methods in Behavioral Sciences qcmb.psychopen.eu/index.php/qcmb
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IMBES 10 – 12 July 2024 in Leuven. Distinguished keynote speakers for this event, namely Stanislas Dehaene (Unicog, Paris), Jennie Grammer (University of California LA, US), and Duncan Astle (University of Cambridge, UK). imbes2024.org
imbes2024.org
November 9, 2023 at 1:37 PM
IMBES 10 – 12 July 2024 in Leuven. Distinguished keynote speakers for this event, namely Stanislas Dehaene (Unicog, Paris), Jennie Grammer (University of California LA, US), and Duncan Astle (University of Cambridge, UK). imbes2024.org
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Registration and submissions for the 2024 IMBES meeting are both open! You can register at the Early Bird rate until May 1st, 2024 (imbes2024.org/registration/). Abstract submission deadline is February 1st, 2024. Come join us in Leuven!
January 18, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Registration and submissions for the 2024 IMBES meeting are both open! You can register at the Early Bird rate until May 1st, 2024 (imbes2024.org/registration/). Abstract submission deadline is February 1st, 2024. Come join us in Leuven!
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A hum-dinger of a Table of Contents for the latest issue of Educational Psychology Review. Articles on procrastination, active learning, learning with tech, retrieval practice, pretesting, and much more - oh my! #edusky #academicsky #PsychSciSky
link.springer.com/journal/1064...
link.springer.com/journal/1064...
Educational Psychology Review | Volume 35, issue 4
Volume 35, issue 4 articles listing for Educational Psychology Review
link.springer.com
January 15, 2024 at 2:02 PM
A hum-dinger of a Table of Contents for the latest issue of Educational Psychology Review. Articles on procrastination, active learning, learning with tech, retrieval practice, pretesting, and much more - oh my! #edusky #academicsky #PsychSciSky
link.springer.com/journal/1064...
link.springer.com/journal/1064...
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🚨 New preprint with @schu.etze.co & @stephanyrea.bsky.social
In this paper, we lay out ways in which instructors might be able to support students' use of effective, but difficult, learning strategies both in and out of the classroom and directions for future research.
#psychscisky #edusky
In this paper, we lay out ways in which instructors might be able to support students' use of effective, but difficult, learning strategies both in and out of the classroom and directions for future research.
#psychscisky #edusky
Becoming Better Learners, Becoming Better Teachers: Augmenting Learning via Cognitive and Motivational Theories: http://osf.io/jfpxh/
November 28, 2023 at 12:07 AM
🚨 New preprint with @schu.etze.co & @stephanyrea.bsky.social
In this paper, we lay out ways in which instructors might be able to support students' use of effective, but difficult, learning strategies both in and out of the classroom and directions for future research.
#psychscisky #edusky
In this paper, we lay out ways in which instructors might be able to support students' use of effective, but difficult, learning strategies both in and out of the classroom and directions for future research.
#psychscisky #edusky
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Been saving this for my first post here. As part of a new Research Training Group on Curiosity to be established at Göttingen (www.uni-goettingen.de/de/681631.html), we advertise a PhD position in developmental curiosity research in my group. More details here: www.uni-goettingen.de/de/document/...
November 22, 2023 at 1:44 PM
Been saving this for my first post here. As part of a new Research Training Group on Curiosity to be established at Göttingen (www.uni-goettingen.de/de/681631.html), we advertise a PhD position in developmental curiosity research in my group. More details here: www.uni-goettingen.de/de/document/...
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NEW: Open Letter on the Need for Preregistration Transparency in Peer Review
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
To work as intended, preregistration needs to be part of peer review process. We make commitments to doing so as authors, editors, & reviewers.
Please sign and share widely with colleagues!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
To work as intended, preregistration needs to be part of peer review process. We make commitments to doing so as authors, editors, & reviewers.
Please sign and share widely with colleagues!
November 16, 2023 at 1:38 PM
NEW: Open Letter on the Need for Preregistration Transparency in Peer Review
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
To work as intended, preregistration needs to be part of peer review process. We make commitments to doing so as authors, editors, & reviewers.
Please sign and share widely with colleagues!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
To work as intended, preregistration needs to be part of peer review process. We make commitments to doing so as authors, editors, & reviewers.
Please sign and share widely with colleagues!
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Should we question the empirical evidence on active learning pedagogies? Find out in my latest Substack!
#edusky #academicsky #PsychSciSky
open.substack.com/pub/bemusing...
#edusky #academicsky #PsychSciSky
open.substack.com/pub/bemusing...
Are active learning pedagogies really a "big deal"?
Martella et al (2023) call into question the empirical research on active learning pedagogies.
open.substack.com
November 8, 2023 at 12:25 PM
Should we question the empirical evidence on active learning pedagogies? Find out in my latest Substack!
#edusky #academicsky #PsychSciSky
open.substack.com/pub/bemusing...
#edusky #academicsky #PsychSciSky
open.substack.com/pub/bemusing...
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Learning to Imagine: The Science of Discovering New Possibilities (www.amazon.com/Learning-Ima...) is coming out Nov. 14!
To celebrate, I will be posting an image and caption from each chapter over the next several days. Here’s the table of contents to start things off.
To celebrate, I will be posting an image and caption from each chapter over the next several days. Here’s the table of contents to start things off.
November 2, 2023 at 3:56 PM
Learning to Imagine: The Science of Discovering New Possibilities (www.amazon.com/Learning-Ima...) is coming out Nov. 14!
To celebrate, I will be posting an image and caption from each chapter over the next several days. Here’s the table of contents to start things off.
To celebrate, I will be posting an image and caption from each chapter over the next several days. Here’s the table of contents to start things off.
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woo, several chapters now available from upcoming book
"Bayesian Models of Cognition: Reverse Engineering the Mind":
1) Theory of mind and inverse decision-making (Chapter 14):
www.tomerullman.org/papers/BBB_c...
"Bayesian Models of Cognition: Reverse Engineering the Mind":
1) Theory of mind and inverse decision-making (Chapter 14):
www.tomerullman.org/papers/BBB_c...
November 3, 2023 at 1:04 PM
woo, several chapters now available from upcoming book
"Bayesian Models of Cognition: Reverse Engineering the Mind":
1) Theory of mind and inverse decision-making (Chapter 14):
www.tomerullman.org/papers/BBB_c...
"Bayesian Models of Cognition: Reverse Engineering the Mind":
1) Theory of mind and inverse decision-making (Chapter 14):
www.tomerullman.org/papers/BBB_c...
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November 3, 2023 at 1:06 PM
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Come work with me as a Project Scientist for the UC/CSU Collaborative!
Assistant / Associate Project Scientist (Collaborative)
University of California, Los Angeles is hiring. Apply now!
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November 3, 2023 at 2:43 AM
Come work with me as a Project Scientist for the UC/CSU Collaborative!