Social Issues @UL

We replicated one of the oldest experiments in Psychology (Triplett, 1898) as a registered report. Children completed a task faster in pairs than when they were alone.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A replication of Triplett’s ‘social facilitation experiment’ Scientific Reports - A replication of Triplett’s ‘social facilitation experiment’

Arising out of discussions in @csi-research.bsky.social we conducted a Registered Report replicating Triplett’s (1898) experiment with over 400 children, showing children completed the task faster when paired with a coactor, compared to competing the task alone rdcu.be/eQwAE 1/3

Assistant Professor in Psychology (2-year fixed term) – Department of Psychology, University of Limerick.
Closing date: 4th January 2024. Full job details, and application details, can be found on www.ul.ie/hrvacancies/, see also www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DEP501/a...
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Huge congrats to lab member Michael Quayle @mikeq.bsky.social on being awarded a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant (project ID-COMPRESSION). Read more about this exciting project on social identity, social information, & social polarisation: www.ul.ie/news/new-uni...
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Postdoc position in Limerick Ireland for 3yrs; part of an ERC funded project examining the role of group processes for people affected by trauma. (closing date 12.12.23) - see "Psychology, Groups and Stress Re-ad" ul.ie/hrvacancies/ #academicsky #PsychSciSky #socialpsyc #CogSci #AffectSci #psychjobs

Most recent publication (and the 1st publication of Dearbhla Moroney's PhD!) w/ co-author Sarah Jay. The findings highlight a concerning lack of LGBTQ+ education in Irish mental health programmes, this research emphasises the need for specific LGBTQ+ training among mental health professionals.

New book chapter by lab member @cillianmchugh.bsky.social on moral judgments, featured in the Moral Judgments for the Encyclopedia of Heroism Studies: link.springer.com/referencewor...

Looking through the ton of poster submissions for our Moral Psychology Preconference at SPSP2024 in San Diego and OMG do @cillianmchugh.bsky.social and I have a hard job now! So much fascinating work being done in this space ❤️💪

PhD positions available at the Dept of Psychology, University of Limerick, Ireland, including a stipend and an EU-fee wavier. Join our beautiful campus! www.ul.ie/psychology/n... - closing date: November 16th at 5pm (Irish Standard Time). #academicsky #PsychSciSky #socialpsyc #CogSci #AffectSci