Jason Lam
@jasonlam.bsky.social
PhD student in Moral/Social Psychology | Mayflower Scholar | University of Southampton
Studies metaethical attitudes and agents, moral psychology of AI, conflict resolution, moral ambivalence, intellectual humility, and wisdom.
Studies metaethical attitudes and agents, moral psychology of AI, conflict resolution, moral ambivalence, intellectual humility, and wisdom.
Scholars will give talks in the Moral Psychology Research Group over the next two days. Among other excellent talks, I will present my working paper in the data blitz: "Incongruent metaethical stance amplifies the perceived warmth-competence trade-off between relativistic and objectivistic targets."
MPRG - Online Events
An Online Gathering for Moral Psychology -- Fall 2025*
Friday, November 7th: 4:00pm to 7:00pm (EST)
Saturday, November 8th: 11:00am to 3:15pm (EST)
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November 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Scholars will give talks in the Moral Psychology Research Group over the next two days. Among other excellent talks, I will present my working paper in the data blitz: "Incongruent metaethical stance amplifies the perceived warmth-competence trade-off between relativistic and objectivistic targets."
Our new research with Elena Brandt and Paul Conway shows that when leaders expressed genuine emotional concern for those being harmed, their ratings for warmth, moral character, and leadership all increased—even when they still made the tough call.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
October 22, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Our new research with Elena Brandt and Paul Conway shows that when leaders expressed genuine emotional concern for those being harmed, their ratings for warmth, moral character, and leadership all increased—even when they still made the tough call.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Jason Lam
1️⃣ Hot off the press! 🎉 Wisdom = story toolbox + smart shortcuts + metacognition. (Free PDF below.)
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(PDF) Cultivating Wisdom Through Metacognition: A New Frontier in Decision-Making Under Radical Uncertainty
PDF | General Audience Summary Traditional decision-making methods fall short in the real world when we face problems without clear solutions—such as... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...
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August 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
1️⃣ Hot off the press! 🎉 Wisdom = story toolbox + smart shortcuts + metacognition. (Free PDF below.)
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Reposted by Jason Lam
So grateful for the chance to attend the EASP Summer School organized by @jimaceverett.bsky.social. Huge thanks to @jimaceverett.bsky.social and @mgreinecke.bsky.social for your mentorship in the Moral Psych of AI workstream, and to all of the other amazing students I had the chance to learn from!
August 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
So grateful for the chance to attend the EASP Summer School organized by @jimaceverett.bsky.social. Huge thanks to @jimaceverett.bsky.social and @mgreinecke.bsky.social for your mentorship in the Moral Psych of AI workstream, and to all of the other amazing students I had the chance to learn from!
Reposted by Jason Lam
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🚨 New article out!
How robust is the psychology of social class?
Together with Nicolas Sommet and @frederiqueautin.bsky.social, we conducted large-scale replications of 35 hypotheses across four countries.
Published in Nature Human Behaviour:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🚨 New article out!
How robust is the psychology of social class?
Together with Nicolas Sommet and @frederiqueautin.bsky.social, we conducted large-scale replications of 35 hypotheses across four countries.
Published in Nature Human Behaviour:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
July 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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🚨 New article out!
How robust is the psychology of social class?
Together with Nicolas Sommet and @frederiqueautin.bsky.social, we conducted large-scale replications of 35 hypotheses across four countries.
Published in Nature Human Behaviour:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🚨 New article out!
How robust is the psychology of social class?
Together with Nicolas Sommet and @frederiqueautin.bsky.social, we conducted large-scale replications of 35 hypotheses across four countries.
Published in Nature Human Behaviour:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...