Iris Berent
@iberent.bsky.social
I'm a Professor of Psychology at Northeastern. I study human nature, and why we (laypeople) often don’t get it right.
Many people claim they are intuitive physicalists. We decided to test using brief import association task. Results showed strong tacit dualism.
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Are You a Closet Dualist? Evidence From Brief Implicit Association Task
Abstract. Do people tacitly contrast minds and bodies? To find out, here, we gauge Dualism using a brief implicit association task. Participants were asked to determine whether a target word belonged ...
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August 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Many people claim they are intuitive physicalists. We decided to test using brief import association task. Results showed strong tacit dualism.
direct.mit.edu/opmi/article...
direct.mit.edu/opmi/article...
Great symposium on consciousness intuitions and the “hard problem” with @davidchalmers.bsky.social, @matanmazor.bsky.social, and @ccolomb.bsky.social at the ASSC, Crete. Thank you Matan and Clara for organizing!
July 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Great symposium on consciousness intuitions and the “hard problem” with @davidchalmers.bsky.social, @matanmazor.bsky.social, and @ccolomb.bsky.social at the ASSC, Crete. Thank you Matan and Clara for organizing!
Iris Berent
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Is #dualism shaped by experiences? This new paper shows that #transgender people are far more likely to align the self with the mind than cisgender individuals. We conclude that the #sex-#gender contrast is partly a mind-body contrast.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Is #dualism shaped by experiences? This new paper shows that #transgender people are far more likely to align the self with the mind than cisgender individuals. We conclude that the #sex-#gender contrast is partly a mind-body contrast.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The gender-sex incongruence is partly a mind–body incongruence - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - The gender-sex incongruence is partly a mind–body incongruence
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March 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Iris Berent
@berent_iris
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Is #dualism shaped by experiences? This new paper shows that #transgender people are far more likely to align the self with the mind than cisgender individuals. We conclude that the #sex-#gender contrast is partly a mind-body contrast.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@berent_iris
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Is #dualism shaped by experiences? This new paper shows that #transgender people are far more likely to align the self with the mind than cisgender individuals. We conclude that the #sex-#gender contrast is partly a mind-body contrast.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
How could #consciousness arise from physical brains?
Here is why this "hard problem" is difficult. The reasons are demonstrably psychological.
A new piece in Nautilus.
nautil.us/consciousnes...
Here is why this "hard problem" is difficult. The reasons are demonstrably psychological.
A new piece in Nautilus.
nautil.us/consciousnes...
Consciousness Has a Psychology Problem
The biases that shape our understanding of the mind.
nautil.us
November 28, 2024 at 12:21 PM
How could #consciousness arise from physical brains?
Here is why this "hard problem" is difficult. The reasons are demonstrably psychological.
A new piece in Nautilus.
nautil.us/consciousnes...
Here is why this "hard problem" is difficult. The reasons are demonstrably psychological.
A new piece in Nautilus.
nautil.us/consciousnes...