Myelin Achemon (Psychology VTuber)

See you at 5pm Eastern!

[Let's Read Part 2!] Are conspiracy theorists more accepting of violence? We're reading this paper today: https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550626142117 Koster, J., Dou, F., Dol, N., Ning, Y., & van Prooijen, J. W. (2026). The Roles of Conspiracy Theories and Political Participat...

Theory Thursdays is back!

Today we're reading Koster et al., 2026: The Roles of Conspiracy Theories and Political Participation on Justifying Violence in the Capitol Hill Riots

Information in post.

🟠 Weekly Schedule - 2-8 March 2026 (all times UTC+0) 🟠

Unfortunately I won't be able to stream much due to personal obligations, but the stream is a good one!!!

📙 Saturday 7th at 17:00: Room reviews with @myelinachemon.bsky.social!! Can you make two psychologists say "wow bro you live like that?"

Do You Agree? Do You Strongly Agree? The Effect of the Number of Response Categories on Response Processes and Verification of Substantive Hypotheses Abstract. This study investigates how the number and labeling of response categories in survey scales affect respondent behavior, psychometric properties,

This is consistent with earlier psychometric work that suggests 5-7 is the best response scale options, but good to see that the finding holds up in contemporary research. Also, good to see that labeling scales whether anchored or not has little impact on findings. academic.oup.com/ijpor/articl...

What kind of video would y'all like me to make next?
You can vote over here: youtube.com/post/UgkxgEu...

🔔CALLING ALL SCIENCE VTUBERS🔔

Are you a science communicator looking to join a group of passionate creators? Applications are open from 3/1-3/31!

Apply here: forms.gle/DtRbrnNDtjZH...

This year’s SPSP was absolutely incredible, as per usual! I saw so many incredible talks and posters, and met so many incredible people!
I also got one of most coveted items: SONA Systems promotional Tabasco sauce

Psydere sat on a Minecraft bed in a shoddy room. There are Neuro-sama plushies and cans of beans in the room.

Ever wanted a psychologist to analyse what your room says about you? Now's your chance!

@myelinachemon.bsky.social and I will be reviewing your rooms! Submissions are open until Friday 6th March!

🔗 Submission form: forms.gle/xqS3xQXygGFS...

🎨: AstralAtropos and EggyTheNugget

NYU is hiring two postdocs at the Center for Social Media, AI & Politics:
csmapnyu.org/jobs

And a grant manager in Sociology with the Social Science Research Hub:
uscareers-nyu.icims.com/jobs/15327/g...

I'm part of both groups--please share with anyone who is interested!

Is Nursing a STEM discipline?

This argument has become a point of contention in academic circles, labor, & policy creation. Why is this recognition important?

Let's talk this Saturday, 2/28 with @dr-ekelus.bsky.social' 2026 Science Vtuber Symposium! Event starts at 6pm EST. See you there!

#vtuber

No Theory Thursdays this week, as I'll be at a conference!

I have my own agenda of course, but are there any research topics you'd like me to keep an eye out for? I'm excited to tell you all about all the cool new stuff I've learned when I get back!

It's happening! I won't be streaming this one, but if you want to watch you can watch with Captain Beezy and @psydere.com

See you in four minutes!

The Big 5 test is about twice as accurate as the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator for predicting life outcomes, placing the usefulness of the MBTI test halfway between science and astrology.

Any psychologist will tell you, the Meyers-Briggs is mostly bullshit.
powerofusnewsletter.com/p/why-are-we...

Social Identities Shape Belief in True & False Information

In our new paper (N=1,459), people randomly assigned to a minimal groups were more likely to trust + believe ingroup members. This was only true among people who valued their ingroup or had a strong need to belong.
osf.io/preprints/ps...

Be there or be square

We're going to continue reading this paper today! Same time! Excited to get to Studies 2 and 3!

A new article in Nature Medicine found that social connections were a surprisingly powerful predictor of a long life.

Living with a partner was roughly as beneficial as exercise.
www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/debunking-...

A spiky shape in green on a black background

A blobby shape in green on a black background

Roses are red
I bet you'll agree
Which one is bouba
And which is kiki

Today we're reading "Have beliefs in conspiracy theories increased over time?" by Uscinski et al. (2022). doi.org/10.1371/jour...
See you in about an hour and a half!

We're checking interest for recruiting a new generation of VTheorem members!

Trust in leadership is essential to success

A new study found that PhD students who had greater trust in their graduate advisor finished their first year more motivated, higher in well-being, and more academically successful than those with lower advisor trust.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a wall of fire . ALT: elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a wall of fire .

Dr. Talhelm is doing a talk at SPSP this year.

I am so ready. I was born for this.

Announcing Theory Thursdays!
Starting this week, I'll be reading scientific papers (most) Thursdays at 5pm Eastern.
Let's get educated!

If there are no suggestions, we're gonna go back to conspiracy theory belief. 8D

I think I'll do another paper reading stream soon! Any requests for the topic or paper?

Created with the sole purpose of getting a blackout bingo on Willo_VT(on Twitter)'s VTuber Bingo.
I think it turned out pretty cute

There she is... John VTuber......

If he was lying to eat his lunch in peace though I get it.

When I was an undergrad I saw who I thought was my teacher in the dining hall. So I went up to him and said "hi," and he said "Oh. No. I'm not your teacher. I'm his twin. I'm a graduate student in a different department."
and to this day I don't know if he was telling the truth