Joseph A. Vitriol

Does providing personalized feedback about implicit bias lead to increased awareness and change in attitudes or behavior? In a recent paper, in Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (@ELSpsychology), Gordon Moskowitz and I address this question. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… (1/7)

The TPUSA Halftime Show reviews are in!

I’m excited to share that our election legitimacy data brief is now available online! @Prof_Vitriol @CFarhart and I put together two great panel datasets with plenty of measures on perceived electoral legitimacy and political attitudes and behavior! nature.com/articles/s4159…

We’re building the Group Dynamics & Social Change Lab at Lehigh University! Our research explores the psychology of social change, combining computational and empirical methods and collaborating with local and global communities—stay tuned for updates! sites.google.com/lehigh.edu/gro…

@JakeMGrumbach Professor Grumbach-- who can even enforce Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act if not DOJ and POTUS?

haters STAY MAD that we're causing a CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS with our CRIMES hehe

The Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act makes unauthorized inspection or browsing of federal taxpayer information (what Elorn Mursk is doing right now) a felony Rule of law on life support in the US

Why are some American racial/ethnic groups seen as more "American"? In a new paper w/ @TesCharlesworth @thdevos & @banaji, we explore predictors of the American=White/Asian=Foreign stereotype and whether stereotypes have dropped over the past 17 years doi.org/10.1038/s41598… 1/n

@ALDragovich @basinmusic @mattyglesias yes. The market is largely supportive of DEI, and most companies and organizations are pursuing these policies precisely because of the competitive advantage it gives them.

@Prof_Vitriol @basinmusic @mattyglesias Doesn’t the McKinsey article make a case against DEI mandates/initiatives? If diversity is actually as large a contributor to business success as they suggest why would anyone not do it. Competition and ROI would drive diversity naturally.

@adrianbignyc1 @ramcdk @J0654275591881 @mattyglesias It's literally an opinion-piece from a right-wing think tank. And it is not at all persuasive nor original, either.

@adrianbignyc1 @ramcdk @J0654275591881 @mattyglesias These aren't studies, but diatribes published in right wing outlets. You use words you do not understand.

@adrianbignyc1 @J0654275591881 @mattyglesias If you actually read those articles, instead of immediately dismissing anything that vaguely threatens your dogmatic worldview, you'd know that they are either peer-reviewed scientific papers or summaries of peer-reviewed scientific papers. But you're an unserious troll.

@adrianbignyc1 @J0654275591881 @mattyglesias Cool story.

@smithkl42 @moderatetex512 @mattyglesias Everything I have said is well supported by empirical evidence. I encourage you to spend time learning about the topic, with an open mind, if you actually want to ground yourself in the "real world".

@Prof_Vitriol @moderatetex512 @mattyglesias That's a very interesting theory. I think what folks want to know is whether that theory holds water in the real world. Lots of theories sound good. Let's see how they actually work. So far, from what I can tell, the empirical evidence is that this one doesn't.

@smithkl42 @moderatetex512 @mattyglesias And also, the status quo clearly damages and hurts minorities already, and undermines the success of organizations, more generally. Bias and prejudice in the workplace are very real things that organizations would be remiss to ignore; doing so undermines their own interests.

@smithkl42 @moderatetex512 @mattyglesias DEI programs have widespread support in the general public: pewresearch.org/short-reads/20… And, I have already shared sources demonstrating that DEI programs are needed, effective, and beneficial, for individuals and organizations, even if sometimes done poorly or shallowly.

@moderatetex512 @smithkl42 @mattyglesias What a bad faith interpretation of what I’ve said. That some programs are ineffective or poorly done does not at all mean these programs aren’t needed or can’t be done well. On the contrary, DEI is absolutely necessary for modern organizations and can be done well.

@Prof_Vitriol @smithkl42 @mattyglesias So DEI is sort of like “real” communism, “Real DEI” has never been tried before You can’t blame the abundant failures on the theory, it’s the fault of the inept implementation

@BlatantlyDumb @smithkl42 @mattyglesias Sure, I would love for DEI programs or really any policy change, in government or elsewhere, to be evaluated. But sadly, that is very costly and difficult, and time consuming and therefore very rare. This is not unique to DEI, nor government.

@Prof_Vitriol @smithkl42 @mattyglesias Don't you find it a bit odd that they haven't been subject to empirical evaluation? Wouldn't it have been prudent to conduct such an evaluation if you were convinced they had measurable benefits?

@J0654275591881 @mattyglesias Absolutely. Just a handful below. hbr.org/2021/05/5-stra… knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/elevat… psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-45… pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC36…

@SF_Truth_Seeker @mattyglesias DEI programs, when done well, accomplish a lot, and are necessary for modern organizations to succeed, lead, and innovate. But effective DEI programs require more then good intentions and shallow, empty gestures.

@Prof_Vitriol @mattyglesias so they accomplish absolutely nothing?

@smithkl42 @mattyglesias I doubt these federal programs have been subject to empirical evaluation. However, sometimes DEI programs fail or backfire in many orgs, for a variety of reasons, often because the programs lack meaningful support from leadership or are implemented in a shallow way.

@Prof_Vitriol @mattyglesias My understanding from various NYTimes articles and what-not is that there was basically no evidence these things helped, and reasonably convincing evidence they hurt.

@basinmusic @mattyglesias yes: mckinsey.com/featured-insig…

@Prof_Vitriol @mattyglesias Do you have any links to papers that prove they are better for the bottom line? That was an unbased assertion in some paper the early 80s that got cited like a game of telephone for a few decades and treated as gospel since.