Mark Haselgrove
@markhaselgrove.bsky.social
Professor of Experimental Psychology at the University of Nottingham. Interested in associative learning, and its application to all manner of stuff. Not really interested in brains. He/him.
https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=fObPQPsAAAAJ&hl=en
https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=fObPQPsAAAAJ&hl=en
It was a gorgeous day to be out in the woods...
November 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
It was a gorgeous day to be out in the woods...
If Thorndike had trained cats to press a lever to get into a box, rather than escape from one, then early studies would have regarded acquisition of instrumental conditioning as very fast indeed...
November 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
If Thorndike had trained cats to press a lever to get into a box, rather than escape from one, then early studies would have regarded acquisition of instrumental conditioning as very fast indeed...
Eventually UK society will become sufficiently sophisticated that a member of the royal family can be investigated by the police for their actions.
However, for the time being, we are still at "Move him from one massive free house to another, and OMG who will look after the dogs?" levels.
However, for the time being, we are still at "Move him from one massive free house to another, and OMG who will look after the dogs?" levels.
October 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Eventually UK society will become sufficiently sophisticated that a member of the royal family can be investigated by the police for their actions.
However, for the time being, we are still at "Move him from one massive free house to another, and OMG who will look after the dogs?" levels.
However, for the time being, we are still at "Move him from one massive free house to another, and OMG who will look after the dogs?" levels.
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn’t from “Star Wars,” “Star Trek,” “Dr. Who,” or “Transformers.”
(Kudos if you can name the film it's from)
(Kudos if you can name the film it's from)
October 31, 2025 at 4:31 AM
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn’t from “Star Wars,” “Star Trek,” “Dr. Who,” or “Transformers.”
(Kudos if you can name the film it's from)
(Kudos if you can name the film it's from)
Excellent talk by @katepeters3.bsky.social, who visited us at @notts-psych.bsky.social today to speak about "Effects of environmental enrichment in reducing food seeking and the role of corticolimbic circuits"
October 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Excellent talk by @katepeters3.bsky.social, who visited us at @notts-psych.bsky.social today to speak about "Effects of environmental enrichment in reducing food seeking and the role of corticolimbic circuits"
October Schmocktober, i'm going in...
October 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
October Schmocktober, i'm going in...
Psychic night with Eileen.
Tickets must be purchased in advance, because otherwise how else would a psychic know how many chairs to put out?
Tickets must be purchased in advance, because otherwise how else would a psychic know how many chairs to put out?
October 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Psychic night with Eileen.
Tickets must be purchased in advance, because otherwise how else would a psychic know how many chairs to put out?
Tickets must be purchased in advance, because otherwise how else would a psychic know how many chairs to put out?
Unable to move due to high levels of Alfie cuteness.
October 17, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Unable to move due to high levels of Alfie cuteness.
Always nice to see papers out in the wild.
Opening the batting in this month's @qjep.bsky.social is "Apparent statistical inference in crows may reflect simple reinforcement learning"
By @davidgeorge.bsky.social, Dominic Dwyer, Me & @mikelepelley.bsky.social
share.google/0IoZwV3sne1N...
Opening the batting in this month's @qjep.bsky.social is "Apparent statistical inference in crows may reflect simple reinforcement learning"
By @davidgeorge.bsky.social, Dominic Dwyer, Me & @mikelepelley.bsky.social
share.google/0IoZwV3sne1N...
October 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Always nice to see papers out in the wild.
Opening the batting in this month's @qjep.bsky.social is "Apparent statistical inference in crows may reflect simple reinforcement learning"
By @davidgeorge.bsky.social, Dominic Dwyer, Me & @mikelepelley.bsky.social
share.google/0IoZwV3sne1N...
Opening the batting in this month's @qjep.bsky.social is "Apparent statistical inference in crows may reflect simple reinforcement learning"
By @davidgeorge.bsky.social, Dominic Dwyer, Me & @mikelepelley.bsky.social
share.google/0IoZwV3sne1N...
Haselgrove's cat knows a good book when she sees one...
October 5, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Haselgrove's cat knows a good book when she sees one...
Last day of the Spanish Comparative Psychology Society conference in San Sebastian, and with these excellent people.
Pictures of the conference over the years can be seen here:
sepc.org.es/congresos/
Pictures of the conference over the years can be seen here:
sepc.org.es/congresos/
October 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Last day of the Spanish Comparative Psychology Society conference in San Sebastian, and with these excellent people.
Pictures of the conference over the years can be seen here:
sepc.org.es/congresos/
Pictures of the conference over the years can be seen here:
sepc.org.es/congresos/
An amazing social event on the second evening of the International Congress of the Spanish Society for Comparative Psychology.
Superb Basque-country food at the Saizar Cider House who opened up their barrels for us to drink their cider ad libitum.
Superb Basque-country food at the Saizar Cider House who opened up their barrels for us to drink their cider ad libitum.
October 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
An amazing social event on the second evening of the International Congress of the Spanish Society for Comparative Psychology.
Superb Basque-country food at the Saizar Cider House who opened up their barrels for us to drink their cider ad libitum.
Superb Basque-country food at the Saizar Cider House who opened up their barrels for us to drink their cider ad libitum.
Tolerable venue for a conference.
In San Sebastian for the International Congress of the Spanish Society for Comparative Psychology
In San Sebastian for the International Congress of the Spanish Society for Comparative Psychology
September 30, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Tolerable venue for a conference.
In San Sebastian for the International Congress of the Spanish Society for Comparative Psychology
In San Sebastian for the International Congress of the Spanish Society for Comparative Psychology
Outright lie in the mail here (below the picture)
In actual fact the report deacribes an r =.56, which with an N of 137 universities p<.00001
In actual fact the report deacribes an r =.56, which with an N of 137 universities p<.00001
September 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Outright lie in the mail here (below the picture)
In actual fact the report deacribes an r =.56, which with an N of 137 universities p<.00001
In actual fact the report deacribes an r =.56, which with an N of 137 universities p<.00001
* the methodology isn't that comprehensive...
September 27, 2025 at 9:32 AM
* the methodology isn't that comprehensive...
Pretty amazing they got that headline from a graph (taken from the research* they cite) that demonstrates pretry much the opposite.
September 27, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Pretty amazing they got that headline from a graph (taken from the research* they cite) that demonstrates pretry much the opposite.
It's impressive how the mail got their headline, considering this graph is in the report...
September 27, 2025 at 9:12 AM
It's impressive how the mail got their headline, considering this graph is in the report...
I followed the link in reference to the previous years report. Maybe their methodology is more complete?
No.
No.
September 27, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I followed the link in reference to the previous years report. Maybe their methodology is more complete?
No.
No.
Took me a while to find this "woke" list but finally found it here:
share.google/CA6nkfbgDU5e...
Here is their methodology...
share.google/CA6nkfbgDU5e...
Here is their methodology...
September 27, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Took me a while to find this "woke" list but finally found it here:
share.google/CA6nkfbgDU5e...
Here is their methodology...
share.google/CA6nkfbgDU5e...
Here is their methodology...
The irony is that every single email from them is adorned with this header by outlook...
September 20, 2025 at 6:48 AM
The irony is that every single email from them is adorned with this header by outlook...
Still getting reference requests. Today's strategy is a block of 15 email replies all saying the same thing...
September 20, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Still getting reference requests. Today's strategy is a block of 15 email replies all saying the same thing...
Go home weather, you're drunk
September 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Go home weather, you're drunk
Are you having an actual laugh?
Four effing pounds and 9 effing pence?
Four effing pounds and 9 effing pence?
September 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Are you having an actual laugh?
Four effing pounds and 9 effing pence?
Four effing pounds and 9 effing pence?
September 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM