The Department of Psychology and Center for Neural Science at NYU invite applications for a joint, tenure-track position at the assistant professor level to study the neural basis of cognition. The appointment is expected to begin September 1, 2024 apply.interfolio.com/130190

New research led by Alexandra Wormley suggests that using a Bifactor model can improve moral foundations theory. This model accounts for two kinds of items in the Moral Foundations Questionnaire: judgment and relevance. Read more in #PSPB: ow.ly/zKPC50PAQyt

An eye on the future: NYU Psychology study, backed by NEI, shows how our visual system transforms what we see into what we subsequently do.

Are we basically selfish or generous ? Here's a link directly to the study that is the subject of my latest in the WSJ, fascinating research where people across multiple countries got 10,000.00 each. They spent much of it on others, including strangers. journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.117…

Lovely interview with the amazing @rach_lesh time.com/6308910/kids-b… about our recent work on how kids think about structural inequality. Thank you Janell Ross!

Large pay disparity in organizations can create distinct social identities: The “haves” versus the “have nots" journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… This disparity is associated with lower organizational identification, higher workplace conflict & higher leader toxicity

TOMORROW (Tuesday) at 4 PM: Growing Up in Science (NYU but public) with Kenway Louie Kenway Louie. Register on growingupinscience.org. Kenway's unofficial stories are here: cns.nyu.edu/events/growing…

Congratulations to Prof. Madalina Vlasceanu (@vlasceanu_mada) for winning the APA Division 21 “Raymond S. Nickerson Best Paper of the Year in Journal of Experimental Psychology Applied” Award. apadivisions.org/division-21/aw…

my lab in New York City is accepting graduate students interested in computational cognitive science! i have lots of info on the website about how to apply but the deadline is Dec 1! we maximize fun while maximizing science! gureckislab.org/getinvolved.ht…

MONDAY at 2 PM: Growing up in Science Global, with Deepu Murty Vishnu Murty. Online only. Register and read unofficial stories on growingupinscience.org.

I’m recruiting PhD students to help launch the Exploration, Learning, and Mind Lab at University of New Hampshire Psych in Fall 2024! Check out our lab website at liquinlab.github.io for more info, and feel free to get in touch if you’re interested in applying!

Congratulations to Dr. Alec Marantz (Alec Marantz) who was inducted as a Fellow of the Linguistics Society of America at its 100th anniversary meeting. The organization of the LSA in the US 100 years ago marks the recognition of Linguistics as an independent field of study.

The American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS) has elected Dr. John Jost as their 2024 James S. Jackson Fellow in recognition of the contributions that they have made to the advancement of social science and to public understanding of the human condition.

Congratulations to Dr. Emily Balcetis Emily Balcetis who was just awarded an Arts and Science Teaching Innovation Award. This award recognizes new collaborative learning approaches that Emily has implemented in her Research Methods in Social and Personality Psychology class.

Congratulations to Dr. Jon Winawer, who was just awarded an NYU 2024 Golden Dozen Award in recognition of excellence in undergraduate teaching!

An exciting idea in cognitive neuroscience is the brain approximates the Bayesian computations. Is it enough to ask if we follow Bayesian? Our new paper PLOS Comp Biol developed a novel measure to examine patterned deviations from Bayesian Decision Theory journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/a…

Today, we are excited to highlight some of the child scientists that have participated in "Find Another"! If you know a 3- or 6-year-old who would be excited to participate in our fun, 30-minute activities at our lab near Washington Square Park, go to labdevelopingmind.com/inperson

El honor fue mío! Thank you to all of you who attended, and especially to the three of you for the constructive and challenging symposium covering psychological and ideological colonial logics (i.e., coloniality) throughout Oceania, South America, and the Caribbean.

Attention all prospective psychology graduate students! We are hosting a webinar for anyone interested in the NYU Cognition and Perception program. Read more and sign up here: as.nyu.edu/departments/ps…

Applying to our PhD program in Cognition & Perception? Join one of our webinars (on Oct 27 or Nov 6) to learn about the program and how to craft your application. Read more and sign up here: as.nyu.edu/departments/ps…