Javier Granados Samayoa

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Fully funded Ph.D. Opportunity - Behavioral Neuroscience @ TCU (Fall 2026)
We study how social environments and experiences shape brain function and behavior.
How to apply: through TCU’s Experimental Psychology Ph.D. program (graduate.catalog.tcu.edu/colleges/eng...).
Deadline: Jan 1, 2026

Submit your abstract for a single presenter or data blitz presentation here: t.co/E7NAz4xvsn

📢The 2026 edition of the SPSP Misinformation & Belief Science preconference will be held virtually on Tuesday, February 24.🎉 Submit an abstract for either a single presenter or data blitz presentation by October 23 (link below) and don’t forget to register to attend by February 13!

Why Misinformation Must Not Be Ignored

Quite proud of this paper, which just received the journal's APA Editor's Choice award 😊

Big thanks to my coauthors Li Qian Tay, Jon Roozenbeek,
@profsanderlinden.bsky.social, John Cook, @naomioreskes.bsky.social, and @lewan.bsky.social

Please share with anyone interested in studying social cognition, attitudes, and behavior change! See my profile for a link to my website and feel free to contact me at j.granadossamayoa@tcu.edu to chat about potential fit.

I’m recruiting a PhD student in Social Psychology @ TCU for this application cycle!
My lab examines how beliefs and attitudes form, generalize, & shape behavior. We apply this general interest to the study of misinformation, conspiracy theories, and health behavior.

Truth discernment may not help to overcome misinformation Nature Climate Change - Scientists increasingly assess interventions against misinformation mainly via truth discernment. However, pursuing truth discernment may not be sufficiently beneficial to...

In this new Commentary in @natclimate.nature.com, I reflect on the recent focus on truth discernment in #misinfo research and argue that this outcome alone may not be beneficial to society if interventions do not improve behaviour and other outcomes because... 1/

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Misinformation-Based Beliefs Can Have Behavioral Consequences Published in Psychological Inquiry: An International Journal for the Advancement of Psychological Theory (Vol. 36, No. 1, 2025)

Glad to see this out!

Misinformation-Based Beliefs Can Have Behavioral Consequences

A commentray on a thought-provoking article on belief-behavior correspondence by
@jgranadossamayoa.bsky.social &
@dalbarra.bsky.social

www.tandfonline.com/eprint/ZC6SF...

Additional thanks to @ulliecker.bsky.social, @emilyspearing.bsky.social , @lewan.bsky.social, @kyrahamilton.bsky.social, and @martinhagger.bsky.social for their commentaries on our target article.

🚨 New @psychinquiry Issue 36:1 just dropped!
Target article: Understanding Belief-Behavior Correspondence by @jgranadossamayoa.bsky.social & @dalbarra.bsky.social.
Why don’t beliefs always drive actions? 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/toc/hpli20/3...