Helen Devine
@helenldevine.bsky.social
Lab manager in the Deepest Beliefs Lab at Ohio State. 🧠 Michigan '24. 🎓 Psychology & law, social influence, morality. ⚖️ she/her
Full preprint: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Great project to work on w/ @danicajdillion.bsky.social & @kurtjgray.bsky.social !
(with all of that being said... this is my [s̶o̶u̶l̶m̶a̶t̶e̶] dog Finn. 😆)
Great project to work on w/ @danicajdillion.bsky.social & @kurtjgray.bsky.social !
(with all of that being said... this is my [s̶o̶u̶l̶m̶a̶t̶e̶] dog Finn. 😆)
August 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Full preprint: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Great project to work on w/ @danicajdillion.bsky.social & @kurtjgray.bsky.social !
(with all of that being said... this is my [s̶o̶u̶l̶m̶a̶t̶e̶] dog Finn. 😆)
Great project to work on w/ @danicajdillion.bsky.social & @kurtjgray.bsky.social !
(with all of that being said... this is my [s̶o̶u̶l̶m̶a̶t̶e̶] dog Finn. 😆)
Study 3: Surprisingly, even some non-dog owners chose dogs > people in our moral dilemmas.
Valuing and treating dogs as soulmates may be an element of our culture: whether you own a dog or not.💡
Valuing and treating dogs as soulmates may be an element of our culture: whether you own a dog or not.💡
August 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Study 3: Surprisingly, even some non-dog owners chose dogs > people in our moral dilemmas.
Valuing and treating dogs as soulmates may be an element of our culture: whether you own a dog or not.💡
Valuing and treating dogs as soulmates may be an element of our culture: whether you own a dog or not.💡
(cont.) Those who saw their dog as a soulmate were more likely to choose dogs > people in every moral dilemma we presented--giving dogs food, money, and saving their life over humans. ⚖️
This effect was stronger for childfree dog owners. 🚫👶
This effect was stronger for childfree dog owners. 🚫👶
August 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
(cont.) Those who saw their dog as a soulmate were more likely to choose dogs > people in every moral dilemma we presented--giving dogs food, money, and saving their life over humans. ⚖️
This effect was stronger for childfree dog owners. 🚫👶
This effect was stronger for childfree dog owners. 🚫👶
Study 2: About 3 out of 4 dog owners we surveyed (73%) viewed their dog as a primary emotional soulmate.
When presented with a moral dilemma, more than one in five owners (21%) chose to save a puppy's life over a human stranger. 😳
When presented with a moral dilemma, more than one in five owners (21%) chose to save a puppy's life over a human stranger. 😳
August 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Study 2: About 3 out of 4 dog owners we surveyed (73%) viewed their dog as a primary emotional soulmate.
When presented with a moral dilemma, more than one in five owners (21%) chose to save a puppy's life over a human stranger. 😳
When presented with a moral dilemma, more than one in five owners (21%) chose to save a puppy's life over a human stranger. 😳
Study 1: National spending on pets is strongly negatively correlated with the birth rate (r = -.93; controlling for GDP). This replicated at the county level.
Less babies born = more 💸 spent on pets, which may suggest a caregiving trade-off.
Less babies born = more 💸 spent on pets, which may suggest a caregiving trade-off.
August 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Study 1: National spending on pets is strongly negatively correlated with the birth rate (r = -.93; controlling for GDP). This replicated at the county level.
Less babies born = more 💸 spent on pets, which may suggest a caregiving trade-off.
Less babies born = more 💸 spent on pets, which may suggest a caregiving trade-off.
2) We find evidence that people who worry more about crime 😨 are more likely to blame victims. 🫵 This may be a self-protective strategy to gain control over potential victimhood.
Poster: tinyurl.com/devineposter...
w/ @kurtjgray
Poster: tinyurl.com/devineposter...
w/ @kurtjgray
March 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
2) We find evidence that people who worry more about crime 😨 are more likely to blame victims. 🫵 This may be a self-protective strategy to gain control over potential victimhood.
Poster: tinyurl.com/devineposter...
w/ @kurtjgray
Poster: tinyurl.com/devineposter...
w/ @kurtjgray
1) When facing intrusive consent requests: people think they'd be MORE LIKELY to comply with a friend (and they'd say no 🙅♀️ when alone), but almost EVERYONE COMPLIES (in our study: 100% alone, 97% with a friend).
Full talk: tinyurl.com/devinetalksp...
w/ Amie Gordon & @margem_
Full talk: tinyurl.com/devinetalksp...
w/ Amie Gordon & @margem_
Helen Devine - Keep your friends close, but your rights closer: Social
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March 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
1) When facing intrusive consent requests: people think they'd be MORE LIKELY to comply with a friend (and they'd say no 🙅♀️ when alone), but almost EVERYONE COMPLIES (in our study: 100% alone, 97% with a friend).
Full talk: tinyurl.com/devinetalksp...
w/ Amie Gordon & @margem_
Full talk: tinyurl.com/devinetalksp...
w/ Amie Gordon & @margem_
@sampratt99 's previous thread does a great job summarizing our newest Substack on this story:
www.moralunderstandingnewsletter.com/p/the-assass...
www.moralunderstandingnewsletter.com/p/the-assass...
The Assassination of a CEO
Why some celebrate the pain of the powerful
www.moralunderstandingnewsletter.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
@sampratt99 's previous thread does a great job summarizing our newest Substack on this story:
www.moralunderstandingnewsletter.com/p/the-assass...
www.moralunderstandingnewsletter.com/p/the-assass...
Read more here: www.moralunderstandingnewsletter.com/p/moving-for...
Moving Forward
The 2024 Election and the Curse of the Curse of Knowledge
www.moralunderstandingnewsletter.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Read more here: www.moralunderstandingnewsletter.com/p/moving-for...
Very excited to share this as my first newsletter I've worked on in the lab. More to come! ☺️
March 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Very excited to share this as my first newsletter I've worked on in the lab. More to come! ☺️
We unpack the "tightness-looseness" of different cultures and people (work led by @MicheleJGelfand).
Understanding differences on this trait can assuage moral divides—one sees someone cutting in line as no biggie, while another sees it as the beginning of a social breakdown.
Understanding differences on this trait can assuage moral divides—one sees someone cutting in line as no biggie, while another sees it as the beginning of a social breakdown.
March 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
We unpack the "tightness-looseness" of different cultures and people (work led by @MicheleJGelfand).
Understanding differences on this trait can assuage moral divides—one sees someone cutting in line as no biggie, while another sees it as the beginning of a social breakdown.
Understanding differences on this trait can assuage moral divides—one sees someone cutting in line as no biggie, while another sees it as the beginning of a social breakdown.