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Let's talk about "grumpy lab person". Many labs have them. With an eye to keeping science at its most rigorous, they cross the line into criticism that's too harsh. They are the ones who risk killing your scientific spirit. They are reviewer 2. /1

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[1/4] Did you know that the School of Psychology at the University of Aberdeen is the oldest psychology department in the UK? @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social

Hi Will! Yes it is essentially a preview effect, but it occurs only if the flankers have the potential to be ungrouped at longer durations (i.e., it seems to be gated by grouping processes).

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This project took over a decade to complete and I could not be more proud to be part of it...congrats @martinamorea.bsky.social! We show visual perception relies on time-consuming grouping mechanisms. Hope you enjoy the thread!

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Using AI for peer reviewing is like using a microwave to reheat an old meal - Pascal Mamassian, 2025

"As appealing as they can be, Large Language Models are as useful to scientific research as microwaves are to fine
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Having said this, I totally agree priming effects in social psychology are very hard to find (if they exist at all). Maybe in your case the term "priming effects in social psychology" would be more on point to discuss implications for that field?

Thank you for clarifying. The term "priming" in vision science is based on behavioural experiment (different reaction times, accuracy, etc.) and it can manifest on multiple levels of action, perception, decision-making and memory effects. These effects exist and they have been fully characterized.

I have a general question. When you refer to priming, do you refer to social psychology? Or to psychology in general? In vision science, priming/serial dependence/serial effects are still very much alive with convincing evidence (I just published a meta-analysis on it on >100 studies)

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#ECVP2025 submission deadline extended by two weeks! It's a miracle that keeps repeating every year...thank you @ecvp.bsky.social 😂

A New Hope.

@vssmtg.bsky.social , I am sure this must be a mistake...there is no reason to tone down your EDI statement, right? Right?? #visionscience

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New video from OK Go just dropped, with some cool instances of holistic face perception

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