This Wednesday February 25! Dr. Michael Treadway (Emory University) is presenting in
@motcogmeet.bsky.social series: "Effort-Based Decision-Making and Its Discontents: Precision medicine approaches for understanding the pathophysiology and treatment of motivational deficits in mental illness" 1/
📣 Applications for the 23rd Summer Institute on Bounded Rationality are now open!
✨Join us in Berlin @arc-mpib.bsky.social June 08–16, 2026, to explore the topic of “Decision Making in the Age of AI”.
✏️ More details + application form (deadline: March 16): www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/research/res...
🎉 The data of the Berlin Aging Study (BASE) are now accessible via the Research Data Center of the Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID) @zpid.bsky.social.
This is a unique longitudinal data set with great potential – also for young scientists.
👉 www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/base-data-av...
Check out our Spring 2026 lineup!
ICYMI: Here's a recording of today's talk www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5ae...
@sebastianshorn.bsky.social
@kendraseaman.bsky.social
@kimberlychiew.bsky.social
@colleencfrank.bsky.social
@zitamayer.bsky.social
@cvlneuro.bsky.social
Online talk on value-directed remembering coming up Dec 9!
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Next week there will be an online talk by @loeckenhoff.bsky.social … looking forward to it! More info attached:
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Coming up on October 28! Dr. Allie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social (UPenn/Rice) will be presenting in @motcogmeet.bsky.social series: "Motivational States Bias Choices, Information Consumption, and Memory" 1/
We have three (online) talks on motivated cognition this fall, everyone interested is very welcome to join… schedule here:
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Position (80%) at the Cognitive Psychology Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Zurich. The ideal start date would be January 1st, 2026 but could be somewhat earlier or later. The position is for initially 3 years, with possible renewal for another 1.5 years. The successful applicant will work with the head of the Cognitive Psychology Unit, Prof. Dr. Klaus Oberauer, and the Cognitive Psychology team. The post involves research and teaching (one course per semester). Research at the Zurich Cognitive Psychology Unit focuses on capacity limits of cognition, in particular working memory, long-term memory, and attention, which we investigate with experimental, individual-differences and aging studies and computational modeling. For further information see: https://www.psychology.uzh.ch/en/areas/nec/allgpsy.html We offer: - An attractive research environment with close collaboration within the team - Excellent lab infrastructure - Salary according to Cantonal regulations We expect: - a PhD in psychology or a related discipline - experience with experimental research - excellent method knowledge and skills - very good command of English - interest in pursuing an academic career in cognitive psychology In addition, it would be desirable if you had: - experience with publishing in international journals - programming skills - experience with mathematical / computational modeling Please send applications including your CV and motivation letter no later than September 10, 2025 electronically as a single PDF to: Michaela Oestmann, michaela.oestmann@psychologie.uzh.ch For questions about the position please contact Klaus Oberauer, k.oberauer@psychologie.uzh.ch
🚨 PostDoc Opening 🚨 The lab of Klaus Oberauer is looking for a new postdoc, starting end of this/beginning next year. Research focus is #cognition, #workingmemory, #methods and #computationalmodeling or anything in that direction. I cannot highlight ENOUGH how great it is to work in this lab 🥰🤓
I'm hiring a full-time #labmanager for my new Lab for Infant Learning and Cognition (LILAC) at UCSB! The start date is flexible, but could be as early as August 1, 2025. Application review begins July 17th and will continue until the position is filled 👶🪴
recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02992
#academicjobs
Our lab is on a big recruitment drive @tcdpsychology.bsky.social please share !
Postdoc position open in Zurich -- Prof. Martin Tomasik and I have a joint SNF project on interpretable neural network approaches for large scale, complex item / temporal structure, online learning / cognitive development data.
Please retweet.
tinyurl.com/PostdocGNNSNF
ICYMI: You can watch Matthias Gruber's talk on How Curiosity Shapes Spatial Exploration and Cognitive Map Formation here: youtu.be/GA16g5p47Ns
Interested in curiosity and metacognition in childhood and adolescence? Join us at Cardiff University (UK) for a Postdoc position in an international collaboration with @yanafandakova.bsky.social (Germany) and @pyoudeyer.bsky.social (France). Please repost! #DevPsych #PsychSciSky #neuroskyence
How do changes in memory and experience across the lifespan shape our judgments and decisions? Together with @yeeleeshing.bsky.social @yanafandakova.bsky.social we have edited a special issue on the theme, check it out here: tinyurl.com/EPSpecial @dr-julia-nolte.bsky.social @loeckenhoff.bsky.social
Registration for #ESCOP2025 in Sheffield, UK, opens today at 10 am BST! 📣 The first 50 ECRs (PhD students & postdocs) registering for either of the two 2-day workshops can secure 🤩free accommodation🤩 for the entire ESCOP programme! @escop.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @vmloaiza1.bsky.social
A talk notification for the Motivated Cognition Meeting series. Dr. Patricia Lockwood Computational Approaches to Prosocial Behavior --- How and When Do We Help Other People? Tuesday, April 8, 2025 11:00 EDT New York 16:00 GMT London 17:00 CEST Zurich
If you're interested in motivation, you might want to attend this April 8 talk by @thepsychologist.bsky.social. It's FREE. The Zoom link & future talk information is available here:
tinyurl.com/yfmar5h5
I enjoyed the last talk in this series by @ashenhav.bsky.social & look forward to this one, too.
Two Weeks from Today: Dr. Patricia Lockwood @thepsychologist.bsky.social tells us about Computational Approaches to Prosocial Behavior–How and When Do We Help Other People?
ICYMI: Here is the recording from today's talk with Amitai Shenhav - youtu.be/V9PhiAjRIfc @shenhavlab.bsky.social
Looking forward to the upcoming online talk this Wed on the "affective gradient hypothesis" @shenhavlab.bsky.social Interested researchers/students are very welcome to join! @imprs-life.bsky.social @kendraseaman.bsky.social @colleencfrank.bsky.social@kimberlychiew.bsky.social @zitamayer.bsky.social
🚨Job alert (in German)
We're seeking a student assistant for developmental studies on deliberate ignorance @arc-mpib.bsky.social, @mpib-berlin.bsky.social!
Please see the link for details (deadline: January 17). We look forward to receiving your application!
www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/1952948/stud...
Yay!!! 🎉 Excited to join #Bluesky! 🌟 We're sharing the latest updates on cutting-edge research and fresh insights into human development. Let's connect, learn, and explore together! 🚀 #Science #MaxPlanck
Bewusste Ignoranz: Wann wir lieber wegsehen – und warum das manchmal sinnvoll ist
🔍 Was steckt hinter diesem psychologischen Konzept? Nadine Zeller im SWR-Gespräch mit dem Psychologen Ralph Hertwig @arc-mpib.bsky.social
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I'm compiling types of manipulations in psychology:
1) Vignette study
2) Autobiographical ("Remember a time you ...")
3) Confederate acts some way
4) Watch video inducing emotion
5) Behavioral instruction ("talk to a stranger")
6) Prime a construct
7) Framing outcomes
To contribute, reply
Please shout this from the rooftops!
If the “right answer” is 3% and the average response is 30%, this doesn’t mean people are “wrong” and actually believe it’s 30%.
They might just not be paying attention to your survey and/or are guessing randomly.
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Dear all
I'm hiring a PhD candidate (3 years) to work in Active Sensing, EEG & Interoception! 🧠🫀🫁
This is a great opportunity: beautiful campus, novel research. In collab. with the Max Planck Inst. -> @mgblr.bsky.social
Deadline: 22/11/24
+info: alexgalvezpol.com/joinlab/
PleaseRT
The *registration* for this year's satellite meeting of the Society of Mathematical Psychology at Psychonomics in New York City will *close Sunday, November 10!* If you plan to attend, register by Sunday for free on the meeting website: mathpsych.org/conference/17/
