Gordon Hodson
@gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social
BIAS Lab director studying prejudice, discrimination, dehumanization, speciesism, intergroup contact, generalized prejudice. Confirmed Boffin. #PrejudiceResearch #WhyWeLoveAndExploitAnimals (does not online-bicker).
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It is time to abandon student evaluations of teaching
Comment by Gordon Hodson (@gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social)
Web: go.nature.com/4jfAzXo
PDF: rdcu.be/ef9y5
Comment by Gordon Hodson (@gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social)
Web: go.nature.com/4jfAzXo
PDF: rdcu.be/ef9y5
In this commentary, I argue that student-based teaching evaluations are problematic bc
✳️ 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.
✳️ 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.
#AcademicSky
Going to pay a price, on my student opinion surveys (aka "teaching evaluations")....
....for making my students stick to a deadline they've known about for 10 weeks.
Ain't academia fun?
Going to pay a price, on my student opinion surveys (aka "teaching evaluations")....
....for making my students stick to a deadline they've known about for 10 weeks.
Ain't academia fun?
November 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
#AcademicSky
Going to pay a price, on my student opinion surveys (aka "teaching evaluations")....
....for making my students stick to a deadline they've known about for 10 weeks.
Ain't academia fun?
Going to pay a price, on my student opinion surveys (aka "teaching evaluations")....
....for making my students stick to a deadline they've known about for 10 weeks.
Ain't academia fun?
#AcademicSky
Serious question
Why, in the English language, do we use the term "mirror" to mean both
✳️ reflect back exactly
✳️ reflect back the opposite
And... how did we get here?
Serious question
Why, in the English language, do we use the term "mirror" to mean both
✳️ reflect back exactly
✳️ reflect back the opposite
And... how did we get here?
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
#AcademicSky
Serious question
Why, in the English language, do we use the term "mirror" to mean both
✳️ reflect back exactly
✳️ reflect back the opposite
And... how did we get here?
Serious question
Why, in the English language, do we use the term "mirror" to mean both
✳️ reflect back exactly
✳️ reflect back the opposite
And... how did we get here?
If someone won't cooperate with you when there IS incentive to cooperate...
...it's extremely unlikely that they will later cooperate with you when there ISN'T any incentive.
Just sayin'
...it's extremely unlikely that they will later cooperate with you when there ISN'T any incentive.
Just sayin'
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
If someone won't cooperate with you when there IS incentive to cooperate...
...it's extremely unlikely that they will later cooperate with you when there ISN'T any incentive.
Just sayin'
...it's extremely unlikely that they will later cooperate with you when there ISN'T any incentive.
Just sayin'
I think some people need to see this today.
You know who you are.
You know who you are.
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I think some people need to see this today.
You know who you are.
You know who you are.
Reposted by Gordon Hodson
We are doing a pilot survey about how prospective PhD students in PSYCHOLOGY make decisions about applying to grad programs. If you are thinking of applying to a program in the future, and have 2-5 minutes to spare, could you take this survey? 🫶
northwestern.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
northwestern.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
November 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We are doing a pilot survey about how prospective PhD students in PSYCHOLOGY make decisions about applying to grad programs. If you are thinking of applying to a program in the future, and have 2-5 minutes to spare, could you take this survey? 🫶
northwestern.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
northwestern.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
#AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #PhDLife
When your PhD advisor suggests adding Experiment 17 to truly nail down that already-nailed-down effect
When your PhD advisor suggests adding Experiment 17 to truly nail down that already-nailed-down effect
November 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
#AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #PhDLife
When your PhD advisor suggests adding Experiment 17 to truly nail down that already-nailed-down effect
When your PhD advisor suggests adding Experiment 17 to truly nail down that already-nailed-down effect
November 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky #SocialPsychology
New study out on values & cognitive biases (self-serving biases; halo effects)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
New study out on values & cognitive biases (self-serving biases; halo effects)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
November 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky #SocialPsychology
New study out on values & cognitive biases (self-serving biases; halo effects)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
New study out on values & cognitive biases (self-serving biases; halo effects)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
The people who say that representation doesn't matter....
.... sure go out of their way to make sure that only one representation matters.
.... sure go out of their way to make sure that only one representation matters.
White men make up a minority of the US workforce, but you wouldn't know it based on these images from the US Labor Department.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Labor Department social media campaign depicts a White male workforce
The campaign has drawn scrutiny, with critics saying it is not realistically portraying the country’s diversity and is sending messages that feel exclusionary.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The people who say that representation doesn't matter....
.... sure go out of their way to make sure that only one representation matters.
.... sure go out of their way to make sure that only one representation matters.
I realize this headline is cheeky and provocative, coming from the Guardian.
It's easy to stand up for what you believe in, when you have the power and resources (and privilege) to follow through.
It's easy to stand up for what you believe in, when you have the power and resources (and privilege) to follow through.
Why does everyone keep picking on billionaires? At least they stand up for what they believe in
Why does everyone keep picking on billionaires? At least they stand up for what they believe in
It’s really not fair
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I realize this headline is cheeky and provocative, coming from the Guardian.
It's easy to stand up for what you believe in, when you have the power and resources (and privilege) to follow through.
It's easy to stand up for what you believe in, when you have the power and resources (and privilege) to follow through.
"But if I'm UNPLUGGED, I might miss something"
November 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
"But if I'm UNPLUGGED, I might miss something"
Reposted by Gordon Hodson
Join a fantastic department and school dear to my heart, and a chance to shape a groundbreaking Masters course!
Come and work with my wonderful colleagues @lsepbs.bsky.social!
Assistant Professor in Social #Psychology / Environmental Psychology
#AcademicSky
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Assistant Professor in Social #Psychology / Environmental Psychology
#AcademicSky
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
November 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Join a fantastic department and school dear to my heart, and a chance to shape a groundbreaking Masters course!
Read this as airline offering free fasting onboard.
British Airways to offer free fast onboard wifi to all after Starlink deal
British Airways to offer free fast onboard wifi to all after Starlink deal
Service will be offered to customers in economy, business and first class alike from next month
Passengers on British Airways flights will be able to access fast wifi onboard at no cost after the airline’s parent company signed a deal with Elon Musk’s satellite company.
The carrier said the free “reliable and lightning-fast” wifi from Starlink would be available to customers flying in economy, business or first class from next month. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Read this as airline offering free fasting onboard.
Reposted by Gordon Hodson
🚨 Less than two days left! 🚨
Don’t forget to submit your abstract for the next EASP meeting! ⏰
Deadline is approaching fast — make sure your research gets in!
easp2026strasbourg.com
#EASP #SocialPsychology #CallForAbstracts
Don’t forget to submit your abstract for the next EASP meeting! ⏰
Deadline is approaching fast — make sure your research gets in!
easp2026strasbourg.com
#EASP #SocialPsychology #CallForAbstracts
Get ready to present your research, engage with cutting-edge research in the field, connect with the social psychology community, find new collaborators, expand your network, and much more!
easp2026strasbourg.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
🚨 Less than two days left! 🚨
Don’t forget to submit your abstract for the next EASP meeting! ⏰
Deadline is approaching fast — make sure your research gets in!
easp2026strasbourg.com
#EASP #SocialPsychology #CallForAbstracts
Don’t forget to submit your abstract for the next EASP meeting! ⏰
Deadline is approaching fast — make sure your research gets in!
easp2026strasbourg.com
#EASP #SocialPsychology #CallForAbstracts
This smells of the computers-will-give-us-time-to-relax-and-think argument. You know, "what will people do with their time?"
Doesn't work that way. AI, like computers themselves, will be about ramping up, not slowing down.
Doesn't work that way. AI, like computers themselves, will be about ramping up, not slowing down.
University staff are under pressure to produce more with less. But what if, instead of using #GenAI to save time, we took a slower approach? https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/use-genai-slow-down-and-reflect-more-deeply #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
Use GenAI to slow down and reflect more deeply
University staff are under pressure to produce more with less. But what if, instead of using GenAI to save time, we took a slower approach?
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
This smells of the computers-will-give-us-time-to-relax-and-think argument. You know, "what will people do with their time?"
Doesn't work that way. AI, like computers themselves, will be about ramping up, not slowing down.
Doesn't work that way. AI, like computers themselves, will be about ramping up, not slowing down.
Anyone out there wish that Americans were as focused on democracy as they are on elections?
November 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Anyone out there wish that Americans were as focused on democracy as they are on elections?
Reposted by Gordon Hodson
-- Call for Papers --
Special issue on "Intersectionality in Social Psychology: Perspectives, Methods, and Applications" in the British Journal of Social Psychology.
Abstract submission deadline: 15 December 2025
Special issue on "Intersectionality in Social Psychology: Perspectives, Methods, and Applications" in the British Journal of Social Psychology.
Abstract submission deadline: 15 December 2025
<em>British Journal of Social Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library
<em>British Journal of Social Psychology</em> is an international journal publishing impactful basic and applied social psychological research from all parts of the world.
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM
-- Call for Papers --
Special issue on "Intersectionality in Social Psychology: Perspectives, Methods, and Applications" in the British Journal of Social Psychology.
Abstract submission deadline: 15 December 2025
Special issue on "Intersectionality in Social Psychology: Perspectives, Methods, and Applications" in the British Journal of Social Psychology.
Abstract submission deadline: 15 December 2025
#AcademicSky #PsycSciSky
Did you know....
These Canadian journals are package with APA journals.
Meaning, publish here, and anyone with access to APA journals can access your paper.
Consider your work for these Canadian journals.
Did you know....
These Canadian journals are package with APA journals.
Meaning, publish here, and anyone with access to APA journals can access your paper.
Consider your work for these Canadian journals.
Submit your manuscript to the official journals of @canadianpsychology.bsky.social—Canadian Psychology, Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, and Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology. Papers accepted in English or French! https://bit.ly/3Kplg1Y #PsychSciSky
November 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
#AcademicSky #PsycSciSky
Did you know....
These Canadian journals are package with APA journals.
Meaning, publish here, and anyone with access to APA journals can access your paper.
Consider your work for these Canadian journals.
Did you know....
These Canadian journals are package with APA journals.
Meaning, publish here, and anyone with access to APA journals can access your paper.
Consider your work for these Canadian journals.
#AcademicSky
If you follow me, you know I whinge about academia like the best of 'em.
But today.....working from home on manuscript w/ great collaborator, drinking espresso, w/ Otis Redding on stereo.
#AcademiaRocks
If you follow me, you know I whinge about academia like the best of 'em.
But today.....working from home on manuscript w/ great collaborator, drinking espresso, w/ Otis Redding on stereo.
#AcademiaRocks
November 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
#AcademicSky
If you follow me, you know I whinge about academia like the best of 'em.
But today.....working from home on manuscript w/ great collaborator, drinking espresso, w/ Otis Redding on stereo.
#AcademiaRocks
If you follow me, you know I whinge about academia like the best of 'em.
But today.....working from home on manuscript w/ great collaborator, drinking espresso, w/ Otis Redding on stereo.
#AcademiaRocks
Reposted by Gordon Hodson
Two great scholars doing work on moral (@drmeltemyucel.bsky.social) & personality (@tedmond.bsky.social) development & change are recruiting PhD students this year @msupsychology.bsky.social!
Your grad office could be across the hall from my office!*
*not necessarily a selling point, just a fact
Your grad office could be across the hall from my office!*
*not necessarily a selling point, just a fact
Come work with us @msupsychology.bsky.social!
I promise, we don’t match *all* the time @tedmond.bsky.social
I promise, we don’t match *all* the time @tedmond.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Two great scholars doing work on moral (@drmeltemyucel.bsky.social) & personality (@tedmond.bsky.social) development & change are recruiting PhD students this year @msupsychology.bsky.social!
Your grad office could be across the hall from my office!*
*not necessarily a selling point, just a fact
Your grad office could be across the hall from my office!*
*not necessarily a selling point, just a fact
Reposted by Gordon Hodson
Just bumping this -- I'll be recruiting a new graduate student this cycle, to start in fall 2026. So will my colleagues Karen Gasper and Reg Adams. I'm currently the area coordinator. Reach out if you have questions about Penn State Social Psychology -- WE ARE!
Although most of my photos right now are of State College autumn, here's Happy Valley from the sky this August. It was awe-inspiring to get this view.
So, come join us here! I'll be recruiting a graduate student to the Empathy & Moral Psychology (EMP) Lab during this cycle, to start in fall 2026.
So, come join us here! I'll be recruiting a graduate student to the Empathy & Moral Psychology (EMP) Lab during this cycle, to start in fall 2026.
November 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Just bumping this -- I'll be recruiting a new graduate student this cycle, to start in fall 2026. So will my colleagues Karen Gasper and Reg Adams. I'm currently the area coordinator. Reach out if you have questions about Penn State Social Psychology -- WE ARE!
#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky #Metascience
Yesterday in class, I talked about HARKING (hypothesizing after results are known).
Next....
I brought a little dollar-store bow and arrow (suction cups), to do a demonstration of this idea 👇
Yesterday in class, I talked about HARKING (hypothesizing after results are known).
Next....
I brought a little dollar-store bow and arrow (suction cups), to do a demonstration of this idea 👇
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky #Metascience
Yesterday in class, I talked about HARKING (hypothesizing after results are known).
Next....
I brought a little dollar-store bow and arrow (suction cups), to do a demonstration of this idea 👇
Yesterday in class, I talked about HARKING (hypothesizing after results are known).
Next....
I brought a little dollar-store bow and arrow (suction cups), to do a demonstration of this idea 👇
Reposted by Gordon Hodson
Join me Nov. 11/25 at noon EST as I moderate a webinar by Meera Paleja, Head of Investor Research and Behavioural Insights at the Ontario Securities Commission
Topic: Enhancing the Investor Experience: A Behavioural Science Perspective
Registration link:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c1c7f2...
Topic: Enhancing the Investor Experience: A Behavioural Science Perspective
Registration link:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c1c7f2...
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Join me Nov. 11/25 at noon EST as I moderate a webinar by Meera Paleja, Head of Investor Research and Behavioural Insights at the Ontario Securities Commission
Topic: Enhancing the Investor Experience: A Behavioural Science Perspective
Registration link:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c1c7f2...
Topic: Enhancing the Investor Experience: A Behavioural Science Perspective
Registration link:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c1c7f2...
Reposted by Gordon Hodson
New research on the associations between ideological orientations & commitment to eating animal products, incl dairy, eggs, & fish, not just meat, across dietary groups, incl omnis, flexis, pescis, & veggies
Maria Ioannidou et al
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social
Maria Ioannidou et al
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 6:58 AM
New research on the associations between ideological orientations & commitment to eating animal products, incl dairy, eggs, & fish, not just meat, across dietary groups, incl omnis, flexis, pescis, & veggies
Maria Ioannidou et al
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social
Maria Ioannidou et al
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social