Casey Lewry

There are many moral setbacks in the world: wars, violence, harmful policies. Yet, many of us still try to create change. Why? Now out in Cognitive Science, with @TaniaLombrozo and Sana Asifriyaz! doi.org/10.1111/cogs.7…

Are you a grad student who wants to give a talk at Princeton’s Department of Psychology (in-person or on Zoom, your call), expenses paid? Nominate yourself or a colleague here! forms.gle/WN2ybYMuZiW3re… Priority given to non-ivy schools and students from diverse backgrounds. International applicants welcome! The deadline for nominations is Feb 6!

Most existing research focuses on judgments of who or what caused inequality to exist. Far less examines how people decide who can or should help reduce it going forward. We use this framework to organize existing findings, identify gaps, and provide guidance for future research

I am thrilled to announce that this framework is out! Who is responsible for inequality? @TaniaLombrozo and I show that answers depend on whether people are judging causes or obligations, and the past vs the future. doi.org/10.1177/174569…

A special thanks to @TaniaLombrozo, my advisor, without whom this wouldn't be possible, for all the guidance and all she taught me! And shout-out to all my lab mates for their invaluable feedback: @Keremoktar @LewryCasey @Huang_Ham Read more here: nature.com/articles/s4156…

Across 9 experiments (+6600 participants), we explored a paradox: How do non-experts judge scientific explanations they can’t fully understand? We found that scientific jargon can increase people’s satisfaction with explanations, even though it makes them less comprehensible. 2/9

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When do others' opinions shape our beliefs? Do ⭐ ratings guide purchases, ❤️ likes guide shares, and 📊 polls guide votes? Our new review covers 300+ studies (!) across psych, phil, & poli sci w/ @TaniaLombrozo Article: go.nature.com/40lJX56 PDF: rdcu.be/d5tor

Is AI capable of self-correction? #PrincetonU's @tanialombrozo reviews this concept of learning by thinking. bit.ly/3Bk7uZW (via @SciTechDaily)

New ManyBabies large scale replication study fails to find support for a classic finding by Hamlin and colleagues from 2007 that babies prefer characters that show prosocial behavior. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/de…

@PeretzLange this gives me a lot of ideas for assignments 😅

uh oh the helper-hinderer lit has gone public thanks to AI and apparently no one on Twitter ever took developmental psych

Emily is the BEST! Go work with her!

@xphilosopher I think university/department resources go a long way here. At least for myself and several others I know who are in a similar position (funding, advisor and community support) grad school is the best because it offers a huge amount of fulfillment, freedom, and flexibility

There's lots of discussion about how miserable people tend to be during grad school (I certainly felt that way myself), but the results of this poll seem to point to a more complicated picture I'd be really curious to hear any further thoughts people might have about this issue

Are you a psych grad student who wants to give a talk at Princeton, expenses paid? Nominate yourself or a colleague here! forms.gle/WN2ybYMuZiW3re… Priority given to non-ivy schools and students from diverse backgrounds.

@cruz_fcorreia yes please 😂

@LewryCasey 🔜🔜 in audiobook, to please the people!

Five-star beach read 🏖️

Compositional generalization, kinematic modulation, pragmatic intrusion: I bet you have mixed feelings about the jargon in #CogSci2024's talk titles! Want to know why? Stop by my poster (P2-LL-503) tomorrow to learn how (lay)people react to jargon in scientific explanations!

Come see us today! @sydneymlevine will now be giving our first talk

This week at @cogsci_soc! Who is responsible for collective action? We ask this question from computer science, psychology, and philosophy perspectives, with Lio Wong, @tobigerstenberg, and @BonicalziSofia