Good pod that I recommend to anyone interested in psych. That said, I was disappointed in this ep's discussion of Milgram. David & Paul were too credulous of Milgram's work which has largely been discredited in recent yrs as fraudulent (1/11)
For ex: @GinaPerry's investigative work exposed Milgram's "studies" & the legend surrounding them as largely built on Milgram's own lies. He hid results he didn't like, distorted the ones he actually reported, & his methodology was clownishly sloppy (2/11) amazon.com/Behind-Shock-M…
Feb 4, 2021 • 15 tweets • 5 min read
Excited to announce our new paper showing that persuasive BSers are more susceptible to falling for misleading information is now published in British Journal of Social Psychology! That is, you CAN “bullshit a bullshitter.” #bullshitting#bullshit 1/ bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…
First, I’m actually kinda shocked I got that title through review but, hey, it’s official now! Being a potty mouth is a legitimate scientific endeavour now. 😉 Now, on to the show… 2/
Jul 14, 2020 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
I keep seeing this study shared lately as some sort of proof that "people who don't socially distance are dumb! lulz." It's been hyped as supporting important link btwn working memory capacity and social distancing.
Let's look at why it really doesn't... pnas.org/content/early/…
Let's look at a specific claim by the authors, that their results show that WM capacity plays a key role in social distancing and possible route for intervention strategies...
