Moral Minds Lab
@moralmindslab.bsky.social
• Moral Minds Lab @msupsychology.bsky.social
• Lab director: @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social
• https://www.moralmindslab.com/
• email: moralmindslab@msu.edu
• Lab director: @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social
• https://www.moralmindslab.com/
• email: moralmindslab@msu.edu
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Parents of 0- to 12-year-olds, come do science with us!
👉 Sign up to hear about our upcoming studies: redcap.link/MoralMindsLab
👉 To learn more about us: www.moralmindslab.com/participate-...
👉 Sign up to hear about our upcoming studies: redcap.link/MoralMindsLab
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Missed yesterday's #MPRG2025 talks? No worries. You can watch the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nei1...
Though you should probably hold of on watching us and hop on the Zoom call for Day 2 instead! sites.google.com/view/mprg/on...
Though you should probably hold of on watching us and hop on the Zoom call for Day 2 instead! sites.google.com/view/mprg/on...
November 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Missed yesterday's #MPRG2025 talks? No worries. You can watch the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nei1...
Though you should probably hold of on watching us and hop on the Zoom call for Day 2 instead! sites.google.com/view/mprg/on...
Though you should probably hold of on watching us and hop on the Zoom call for Day 2 instead! sites.google.com/view/mprg/on...
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Two great scholars doing work on moral (@drmeltemyucel.bsky.social) & personality (@tedmond.bsky.social) development & change are recruiting PhD students this year @msupsychology.bsky.social!
Your grad office could be across the hall from my office!*
*not necessarily a selling point, just a fact
Your grad office could be across the hall from my office!*
*not necessarily a selling point, just a fact
Come work with us @msupsychology.bsky.social!
I promise, we don’t match *all* the time @tedmond.bsky.social
I promise, we don’t match *all* the time @tedmond.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Two great scholars doing work on moral (@drmeltemyucel.bsky.social) & personality (@tedmond.bsky.social) development & change are recruiting PhD students this year @msupsychology.bsky.social!
Your grad office could be across the hall from my office!*
*not necessarily a selling point, just a fact
Your grad office could be across the hall from my office!*
*not necessarily a selling point, just a fact
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Come work with us @msupsychology.bsky.social!
I promise, we don’t match *all* the time @tedmond.bsky.social
I promise, we don’t match *all* the time @tedmond.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Come work with us @msupsychology.bsky.social!
I promise, we don’t match *all* the time @tedmond.bsky.social
I promise, we don’t match *all* the time @tedmond.bsky.social
We hosted our first external speaker at our lab meeting! Many thanks to @kaitlynmwerner.bsky.social for telling us about her cool work on emotion regulation!
November 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
We hosted our first external speaker at our lab meeting! Many thanks to @kaitlynmwerner.bsky.social for telling us about her cool work on emotion regulation!
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Meet Dr. Meltem Yucel, our new moral psychologist!
Dr. Yucel has a passion for understanding why people behave the way they do. Her research focuses on how children and adults understand rules, group identity, & moral development.
psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...
@drmeltemyucel.bsky.social
Dr. Yucel has a passion for understanding why people behave the way they do. Her research focuses on how children and adults understand rules, group identity, & moral development.
psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...
@drmeltemyucel.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Meet Dr. Meltem Yucel, our new moral psychologist!
Dr. Yucel has a passion for understanding why people behave the way they do. Her research focuses on how children and adults understand rules, group identity, & moral development.
psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...
@drmeltemyucel.bsky.social
Dr. Yucel has a passion for understanding why people behave the way they do. Her research focuses on how children and adults understand rules, group identity, & moral development.
psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...
@drmeltemyucel.bsky.social
Parents of 0- to 12-year-olds, come do science with us!
👉 Sign up to hear about our upcoming studies: redcap.link/MoralMindsLab
👉 To learn more about us: www.moralmindslab.com/participate-...
👉 Sign up to hear about our upcoming studies: redcap.link/MoralMindsLab
👉 To learn more about us: www.moralmindslab.com/participate-...
October 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Parents of 0- to 12-year-olds, come do science with us!
👉 Sign up to hear about our upcoming studies: redcap.link/MoralMindsLab
👉 To learn more about us: www.moralmindslab.com/participate-...
👉 Sign up to hear about our upcoming studies: redcap.link/MoralMindsLab
👉 To learn more about us: www.moralmindslab.com/participate-...
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👉 Sign up to hear about our upcoming studies: redcap.link/MoralMindsLab
👉 To learn more about us: www.moralmindslab.com/participate-...
#PsychSciSky #socialpsyc #devpsyc #AcademicSky #cogsci
👉 To learn more about us: www.moralmindslab.com/participate-...
#PsychSciSky #socialpsyc #devpsyc #AcademicSky #cogsci
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October 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
👉 Sign up to hear about our upcoming studies: redcap.link/MoralMindsLab
👉 To learn more about us: www.moralmindslab.com/participate-...
#PsychSciSky #socialpsyc #devpsyc #AcademicSky #cogsci
👉 To learn more about us: www.moralmindslab.com/participate-...
#PsychSciSky #socialpsyc #devpsyc #AcademicSky #cogsci
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Parents of 0- to 12-year-olds, come do science with us!
We run short, game-like studies with kids. We offer in-person and online options, flexible scheduling (weekdays & weekends), and sessions that are fun for children and easy for caregivers.
We run short, game-like studies with kids. We offer in-person and online options, flexible scheduling (weekdays & weekends), and sessions that are fun for children and easy for caregivers.
Moral Minds Lab - CHILDatabase Signup
redcap.link
October 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Parents of 0- to 12-year-olds, come do science with us!
We run short, game-like studies with kids. We offer in-person and online options, flexible scheduling (weekdays & weekends), and sessions that are fun for children and easy for caregivers.
We run short, game-like studies with kids. We offer in-person and online options, flexible scheduling (weekdays & weekends), and sessions that are fun for children and easy for caregivers.
Did you hear the news? New interview dropped!
Meet @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social in her interview with @msupsychology.bsky.social!
Learn about her research interests, how to get involved, and the @psychresearchlist.bsky.social website.
psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...
Meet @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social in her interview with @msupsychology.bsky.social!
Learn about her research interests, how to get involved, and the @psychresearchlist.bsky.social website.
psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...
October 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Did you hear the news? New interview dropped!
Meet @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social in her interview with @msupsychology.bsky.social!
Learn about her research interests, how to get involved, and the @psychresearchlist.bsky.social website.
psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...
Meet @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social in her interview with @msupsychology.bsky.social!
Learn about her research interests, how to get involved, and the @psychresearchlist.bsky.social website.
psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...
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Come join the Moral Minds Lab as a grad student at MSU! Brand-new lab equipped for child & adult testing, with motivated undergrads in a happy department. 🤩
Learn more: www.moralmindslab.com/join-our-tea...
(P.S. @tedmond.bsky.social is also taking a student!) @msupsychology.bsky.social
Learn more: www.moralmindslab.com/join-our-tea...
(P.S. @tedmond.bsky.social is also taking a student!) @msupsychology.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Come join the Moral Minds Lab as a grad student at MSU! Brand-new lab equipped for child & adult testing, with motivated undergrads in a happy department. 🤩
Learn more: www.moralmindslab.com/join-our-tea...
(P.S. @tedmond.bsky.social is also taking a student!) @msupsychology.bsky.social
Learn more: www.moralmindslab.com/join-our-tea...
(P.S. @tedmond.bsky.social is also taking a student!) @msupsychology.bsky.social
Thrilled to share that our newest undergraduate research assistant, Avery, has been awarded funding through the 2025 Pathways to Research Program @michiganstateu.bsky.social! 🚀🚀
@msupsychology.bsky.social
@msupsychology.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Thrilled to share that our newest undergraduate research assistant, Avery, has been awarded funding through the 2025 Pathways to Research Program @michiganstateu.bsky.social! 🚀🚀
@msupsychology.bsky.social
@msupsychology.bsky.social
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Honored to be among a fantastic lineup of moral psychologists!
The Moral Psychology Research Group will host an Online Gathering this fall November -- all are welcome! Speakers include Joshua Greene, Meltem Yucel, and Paul Bloom as inaugural recipient of the The Stephen P. Stich Award for Career Achievement in Moral Psychology
sites.google.com/view/mprg/on...
sites.google.com/view/mprg/on...
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)
sites.google.com
September 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Honored to be among a fantastic lineup of moral psychologists!
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New pub alert ‼️
🚨New paper: Do young children think about environmental actions as moral?🌎
We find that children's environmental moral reasoning strengthens with age & predicts their pro-environmental choices in a trade-off task...
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www.tandfonline.com/eprint/II3SE... @cogdevsoc.bsky.social
We find that children's environmental moral reasoning strengthens with age & predicts their pro-environmental choices in a trade-off task...
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www.tandfonline.com/eprint/II3SE... @cogdevsoc.bsky.social
Environmental Moral Cognition in Children and Adults
How does environmental moral cognition emerge in childhood? The present research examined individuals’ moral judgments of environmental actions and their choices in an environmental trade-off task ...
www.tandfonline.com
August 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
New pub alert ‼️
We just had our first ever lab meeting!! Excited to meet everyone in person and to kick off a wonderful semester with wonderful scientists!
Big news, Spartans! 💚🤍 The Moral Minds Lab has officially opened its doors @michiganstateu.bsky.social! We can’t wait to kick off our very first semester of research on how we become moral beings. Here’s to new beginnings!
@msupsychology.bsky.social
@msupsychology.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
We just had our first ever lab meeting!! Excited to meet everyone in person and to kick off a wonderful semester with wonderful scientists!
Big news, Spartans! 💚🤍 The Moral Minds Lab has officially opened its doors @michiganstateu.bsky.social! We can’t wait to kick off our very first semester of research on how we become moral beings. Here’s to new beginnings!
@msupsychology.bsky.social
@msupsychology.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Big news, Spartans! 💚🤍 The Moral Minds Lab has officially opened its doors @michiganstateu.bsky.social! We can’t wait to kick off our very first semester of research on how we become moral beings. Here’s to new beginnings!
@msupsychology.bsky.social
@msupsychology.bsky.social
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💥 New preprint out:
"Ideological (A-)Symmetries in Moral Judgments of Online Hate"
with Meltem Yucel, Lindsay Hahn, Tobias Rothmund & myself.
How do liberals & conservatives morally evaluate online hate?
👉 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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"Ideological (A-)Symmetries in Moral Judgments of Online Hate"
with Meltem Yucel, Lindsay Hahn, Tobias Rothmund & myself.
How do liberals & conservatives morally evaluate online hate?
👉 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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July 30, 2025 at 6:17 PM
We are hiring research assistants for Fall 2025!
Are you an @msupsychology.bsky.social undergraduate interested in gaining hands-on experience in developmental and social psychology research?
Fill out the interest form and we’ll be in touch soon!
www.moralmindslab.com/join-our-tea...
Are you an @msupsychology.bsky.social undergraduate interested in gaining hands-on experience in developmental and social psychology research?
Fill out the interest form and we’ll be in touch soon!
www.moralmindslab.com/join-our-tea...
July 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
We are hiring research assistants for Fall 2025!
Are you an @msupsychology.bsky.social undergraduate interested in gaining hands-on experience in developmental and social psychology research?
Fill out the interest form and we’ll be in touch soon!
www.moralmindslab.com/join-our-tea...
Are you an @msupsychology.bsky.social undergraduate interested in gaining hands-on experience in developmental and social psychology research?
Fill out the interest form and we’ll be in touch soon!
www.moralmindslab.com/join-our-tea...
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We also ran confirmatory experiments to see if people correctly estimate others' preferences.
Results? People tend to overestimate how much others enjoy being gossiped about—but only when the gossip is positive.
Check out the full study here:
#PsychSciSky #socialpsyc #devpsyc #AcademicSky
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Results? People tend to overestimate how much others enjoy being gossiped about—but only when the gossip is positive.
Check out the full study here:
#PsychSciSky #socialpsyc #devpsyc #AcademicSky
4/4
Openness to being gossiped about: understanding gossip from the target’s perspective
It is often assumed that, if given the choice, people would prefer not to be gossiped about. We address this assumption by investigating reactions to gossip from the perspective of its potential ta...
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February 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We also ran confirmatory experiments to see if people correctly estimate others' preferences.
Results? People tend to overestimate how much others enjoy being gossiped about—but only when the gossip is positive.
Check out the full study here:
#PsychSciSky #socialpsyc #devpsyc #AcademicSky
4/4
Results? People tend to overestimate how much others enjoy being gossiped about—but only when the gossip is positive.
Check out the full study here:
#PsychSciSky #socialpsyc #devpsyc #AcademicSky
4/4
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However, some individuals stand out: A meta-analytic summary revealed that men and those higher in narcissism are more likely to want to be gossiped about, even negatively.
Meanwhile, older adults showed a lower preference for positive gossip about themselves.
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Meanwhile, older adults showed a lower preference for positive gossip about themselves.
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February 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
However, some individuals stand out: A meta-analytic summary revealed that men and those higher in narcissism are more likely to want to be gossiped about, even negatively.
Meanwhile, older adults showed a lower preference for positive gossip about themselves.
3/4
Meanwhile, older adults showed a lower preference for positive gossip about themselves.
3/4
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Using two nationally representative samples, we found that, in general, people dislike being talked about—unless the gossip is positive.
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February 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Using two nationally representative samples, we found that, in general, people dislike being talked about—unless the gossip is positive.
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March 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Yes. Women tend to infer gossipiness at higher rates than men, may have their information sharing perceived more as gossip, and may sometimes suffer likability penalities for gossiping. However, context matters. (3/3) @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social #EPatSPSP2025 #SPSP2025
February 23, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Yes. Women tend to infer gossipiness at higher rates than men, may have their information sharing perceived more as gossip, and may sometimes suffer likability penalities for gossiping. However, context matters. (3/3) @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social #EPatSPSP2025 #SPSP2025
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Today's the day! See you all at 4:10 pm MT at the Evolutionary Psychology preconference to hear about our (@erinwestgate.bsky.social) work on gendered lay beliefs of #gossip!
#SPSP2025
#SPSP2025
February 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Today's the day! See you all at 4:10 pm MT at the Evolutionary Psychology preconference to hear about our (@erinwestgate.bsky.social) work on gendered lay beliefs of #gossip!
#SPSP2025
#SPSP2025
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Gossip has many useful functions from info spreading to norm enforcement. Men & women tend to info share at similar rates. But are there gendered differences in what we perceive as gossip, & our social perceptions of gossipers? Does context matter? (2/3) @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social #EPatSPSP2025
February 23, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Gossip has many useful functions from info spreading to norm enforcement. Men & women tend to info share at similar rates. But are there gendered differences in what we perceive as gossip, & our social perceptions of gossipers? Does context matter? (2/3) @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social #EPatSPSP2025