Killian McLoughlin
@killianmcloughlin.bsky.social
Psychology and social policy PhD candidate at Princeton. Curious about technology, morality, and misinformation. Data Scientist. Baker. www.killianmcloughlin.com
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✨New preprint! Why do people express outrage online? In 4 studies we develop a taxonomy of online outrage motives, test what motives people report, what they infer for in- vs. out-partisans, and how motive inferences shape downstream intergroup consequences. Led by @felix-chenwei.bsky.social 🧵👇
November 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
✨New preprint! Why do people express outrage online? In 4 studies we develop a taxonomy of online outrage motives, test what motives people report, what they infer for in- vs. out-partisans, and how motive inferences shape downstream intergroup consequences. Led by @felix-chenwei.bsky.social 🧵👇
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New preprint! We developed new measurement tools to examine moralization in ~2B Twitter/X & Reddit posts and ~5M traditional media texts.
Key finding: moralization increased markedly on social media from 2013-2021; more than traditional media; associated with multiple user dynamics
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Key finding: moralization increased markedly on social media from 2013-2021; more than traditional media; associated with multiple user dynamics
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July 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
New preprint! We developed new measurement tools to examine moralization in ~2B Twitter/X & Reddit posts and ~5M traditional media texts.
Key finding: moralization increased markedly on social media from 2013-2021; more than traditional media; associated with multiple user dynamics
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Key finding: moralization increased markedly on social media from 2013-2021; more than traditional media; associated with multiple user dynamics
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Grateful for the chance to share my thoughts on responsible use of LLMs in psychology research @spspnews.bsky.social #spsp2025. Here's a summary of my presentation for those who missed it. Thanks to @ashwinia.bsky.social for organizing this panel!
How should LLMs be used in psychology research? 🧵
How should LLMs be used in psychology research? 🧵
February 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Grateful for the chance to share my thoughts on responsible use of LLMs in psychology research @spspnews.bsky.social #spsp2025. Here's a summary of my presentation for those who missed it. Thanks to @ashwinia.bsky.social for organizing this panel!
How should LLMs be used in psychology research? 🧵
How should LLMs be used in psychology research? 🧵
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👀New preprint! In 3 prereg experiments we study how engagement-based algorithms amplify ingroup, moral and emotional (IME) content in ways that disrupt social norm learning (and test one solution!) w/ @joshcjackson.bsky.social and my amazing lab managers
@merielcd.bsky.social
& Silvan Baier 🧵👇
@merielcd.bsky.social
& Silvan Baier 🧵👇
February 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
👀New preprint! In 3 prereg experiments we study how engagement-based algorithms amplify ingroup, moral and emotional (IME) content in ways that disrupt social norm learning (and test one solution!) w/ @joshcjackson.bsky.social and my amazing lab managers
@merielcd.bsky.social
& Silvan Baier 🧵👇
@merielcd.bsky.social
& Silvan Baier 🧵👇
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How politicians communicate shapes online discourse in ways we might overlook.
Our new paper shows that their choice between a fact-based (evidence-driven) and a belief-based (sincerity-driven) honesty creates a "contagion" effect, influencing how users engage and respond. ⬇️(1/8)
Our new paper shows that their choice between a fact-based (evidence-driven) and a belief-based (sincerity-driven) honesty creates a "contagion" effect, influencing how users engage and respond. ⬇️(1/8)
February 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
How politicians communicate shapes online discourse in ways we might overlook.
Our new paper shows that their choice between a fact-based (evidence-driven) and a belief-based (sincerity-driven) honesty creates a "contagion" effect, influencing how users engage and respond. ⬇️(1/8)
Our new paper shows that their choice between a fact-based (evidence-driven) and a belief-based (sincerity-driven) honesty creates a "contagion" effect, influencing how users engage and respond. ⬇️(1/8)
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Is it Bad to leave Twitter? No. Here are 7+ years of insights from my lab’s research that explain why.
Featuring work w/ @williambrady.bsky.social @killianmcloughlin.bsky.social
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Featuring work w/ @williambrady.bsky.social @killianmcloughlin.bsky.social
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December 1, 2024 at 10:48 PM
Is it Bad to leave Twitter? No. Here are 7+ years of insights from my lab’s research that explain why.
Featuring work w/ @williambrady.bsky.social @killianmcloughlin.bsky.social
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Featuring work w/ @williambrady.bsky.social @killianmcloughlin.bsky.social
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New paper out in @ScienceMagazine! In 8 studies (multiple platforms, methods, time periods) we find: misinformation evokes more outrage than trustworthy news, when it does it's shared more + ppl are less likely to read before sharing. w/ @killianmcl1 @Klonick @mollycrockett 🧵👇
November 28, 2024 at 7:07 PM
New paper out in @ScienceMagazine! In 8 studies (multiple platforms, methods, time periods) we find: misinformation evokes more outrage than trustworthy news, when it does it's shared more + ppl are less likely to read before sharing. w/ @killianmcl1 @Klonick @mollycrockett 🧵👇
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lol messed up the tags here...This is with: @mjcrockett.bsky.social @klonick.bsky.social @killianmcloughlin.bsky.social
New paper out in @ScienceMagazine! In 8 studies (multiple platforms, methods, time periods) we find: misinformation evokes more outrage than trustworthy news, when it does it's shared more + ppl are less likely to read before sharing. w/ @killianmcl1 @Klonick @mollycrockett 🧵👇
November 28, 2024 at 7:12 PM
lol messed up the tags here...This is with: @mjcrockett.bsky.social @klonick.bsky.social @killianmcloughlin.bsky.social