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Beth Visser

@bethvisser.bsky.social

Personality Psychologist at Lakehead University studying psychopathy, victimization, and measurement. Cat lady. Will nod along as you give your conference talk.

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Did they care in the slightest that we Canadians have no desire to he annexed?

14.03.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I received an email from a student who wanted me to supervise their PhD. Subject line was "URGENT".

02.01.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My friend has an autoreply on her personal email that says she is on a "creative break' and will reply when she can. I'm so envious.

21.12.2024 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Doing them with bacon sounds amazing! I always end up with more than I know what to do with so I'll give that a try.

16.12.2024 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have oodles of Jerusalem artichokes (I've always called them sun chokes) after planting them once. I'm not sure what do to with them aside from putting them in stew. Your meal looks delicious!

16.12.2024 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Empathic Concern and Perspective-Taking Have Opposite Effects on Affective Polarization | Journal of Experimental Political Science | Cambridge Core Empathic Concern and Perspective-Taking Have Opposite Effects on Affective Polarization

Can we reduce polarization with empathy? Just published a new (replication) study with @mrooduijn.bsky.social and Matthijs Gillissen showing that different components of empathy have quite different effects [1/5] www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

16.12.2024 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 76    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 5

I just got called out for setting the oven to 358 degrees. If I wrote a cookbook (don't worry, I won't), the whole thing would consist of instructions like, "bake for 33 minutes at 412 degrees."

08.12.2024 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Preregistration is a floor, not a ceiling: Use it to specify initial analyses with the understanding that you can and should go further when you see unexpected patterns in the data.

Gelman & Brown

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01.12.2024 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

That was supposed to be tested not rested. Obviously new parents are not rested!

25.11.2024 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's a sad story. I wish they'd given more information about the test items and how parents are failing (and are both parents rested or just mothers?)

25.11.2024 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Also, I just said "he" because I realize I have no idea how to how to make foreign language accent marks on my phone.

22.11.2024 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cats are gonna cat. It would be trickier if he was trying to keep the cat out of the box. Photo evidence that my cats will also eat boxes.

22.11.2024 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent advice!

18.11.2024 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm smelling the fresh bread just reading this!

18.11.2024 11:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I adopted these two (brother and sister) in the summer.

17.11.2024 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Canadian here. Second and third read were also confusing.

17.11.2024 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Help Alexander find his people!

16.11.2024 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you. I feel seen.

16.11.2024 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! I'm absolutely besotted with them, but try not to pull out the phone full of pictures without some sort of invitation. πŸ˜€

16.11.2024 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I adopted these two over the summer and I take any post like this as an invitation to show them off (yes, they're on a high chair).

16.11.2024 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds fascinating! Following.

15.11.2024 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Full disclosure - I haven't tried this yet, but I will.

15.11.2024 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Ex-McDonald's employee awarded $6.1 million after strip search hoax | CBC News McDonald's Corp has been ordered to pay a 21-year-old woman $6.1 million after she was strip searched and sexually abused at one of their restaurants as part of a phone hoax.

I haven't for a few years because there's so much other content for the topic. And for Milgram, I give the basics then we dive into the McDonalds strip search caller situation www.cbc.ca/news/world/e...

15.11.2024 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Way off topic, but im so envious that there are editors who manage to find FOUR reviewers!

15.11.2024 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Department of Psychology (1) Lakehead University is your place to live and learn. Dynamic, modern, and highly learner-centred, we acknowledge all of our students as valued leaders of tomorrow, whose education and success are most...

We're hiring a clinical psychologist! This position is on our Thunder Bay campus. You'd be part of a friendly, Psychologydepartment.

www.lakeheadu.ca/programs/fac...

15.11.2024 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Had a paper accepted but they never sent page proofs or responded. Finally withdrew & submitted elsewhere. Student co-author asked "why there?" I gave lengthy explanation of fit. Student said, "no, I mean they already desk rejected this paper years ago." Student is now in charge of remembering.

15.11.2024 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you want an account that will just cheer you up, I highly recommend Eli.

15.11.2024 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is there a cat lady starter pack? Asking for a friend. Also, in my friend's head, men can definitely be cat ladies.

15.11.2024 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Right? I'm afraid they'll just ignore me or I'll get "um, no." On the other hand, I don't know why YOU are worried about it!

15.11.2024 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My great great grandfather is a character in this book! (Sabine Baring-Gould).

15.11.2024 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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