Two Psychologists Four Beers

Originally, Yoel and Alexa set out to discuss a study examining stress and decision-making during the pandemic. However, they get sidetracked by the ways that data are packaged - first by APA, and then by NPR - into a newsworthy account that may not tell the whole story. They identify ways in which the summary statements and headlines may exaggerate or twist the data into a more interesting narrative. Despite their skepticism, they consider NPR's advice about how to improve day-to-day decision-making. In a particularly humble moment, Yoel concedes that he should have known better than to buy a car without air conditioning.Sponsored By:FindingFive: Link and promo code for users in the European Union Promo Code: FF-EU-2P4BFindingFive: FindingFive is a non-profit web platform where academic researchers can create and run online behavioral research studies in the cloud. Promo Code: FF-US-2P4BLinks:Two Psychologists F. on UntappdAndrew Heiss 🇺🇦 on TwitterA ‘Stunning’ Level of Student DisconnectionStress and decision-making during the pandemicSharpen your decision making skills : Life Kit : NPRTalking Heads - Tentative decisions - YouTube

Alexa and Yoel fight some more, this time over whether or not science should be value free. They consider a position taken by W. E. B. Du Bois, who argued that social change was only possible if scientists focused solely on finding truth. In the process, they consider whether scientists should ever keep findings to themselves, and discuss the merits of leaving the value judgments to the politicians. In the end, they somehow conclude that it is fine that they never justify their alphas. Next time, Alexa promises to find out what's happening on UA frat house lawns.Sponsored By:FindingFive: Link and promo code for users in the European Union Promo Code: FF-EU-2P4BFindingFive: FindingFive is a non-profit web platform where academic researchers can create and run online behavioral research studies in the cloud. Promo Code: FF-US-2P4BLinks:Two Psychologists F. on UntappdDu Bois’ democratic defence of the value free ideal | SpringerLinkThe SAT Isn’t What’s Unfair - The Atlantic

Yoel and Alexa discuss the "grand challenges" of psychological science, as identified in a recent survey of APS members. While usually nauseatingly agreeable, the two find many points of contention when it comes to psychology's shortcomings - from the kinds of diversity worth wanting to the value of decolonizing your syllabus. In the end, they make amends by agreeing that psychological science is, unfortunately, unlikely to solve climate change. And, along the way they express their appreciation for winter sports, tax advice, and alcoholic seltzers without artificial sweeteners.Sponsored By:FindingFive: Link and promo code for users in the European Union Promo Code: FF-EU-2P4BFindingFive: FindingFive is a non-profit web platform where academic researchers can create and run online behavioral research studies in the cloud. Promo Code: FF-US-2P4BLinks:Two Psychologists F. on UntappdThe Grand Challenges of Psychological Science – Association for Psychological Science – APSSpring Break: Family Friendly Things To Do In HoustonRETRACTED ARTICLE: The association between early career informal mentorship in academic collaborations and junior author performance | Nature CommunicationsMerchants of Doubt by Naomi Oreskes & Erik Conway — BURDOCK BOOK COLLECTIVETwo Psychologists Four Beers Episode 58: Sexism and Racism on Campus (with Anne Wilson)Andrew Bird - Souverian - YouTube

Yoel and Alexa embrace their credulous sides and consider concepts from psychology that have importance for people in their private and public lives. Each of us lists the three social psychological ideas that we think are most relevant to people's lives - the kinds of things we would teach if we could give just one lecture. There are areas of consensus, but at some point Alexa wonders what Yoel has against insurance. We also discuss our inability to meaningfully discuss international politics.Sponsored By:FindingFive: Link and promo code for users in the European Union Promo Code: FF-EU-2P4BFindingFive: FindingFive is a non-profit web platform where academic researchers can create and run online behavioral research studies in the cloud. Promo Code: FF-US-2P4BLinks:Two Psychologists F. on UntappdWhat do economic scholars consider powerful economic knowledge of importance for people in their private and public lives? Implications for teaching and learning economics in social studiesHow dozens of managers were conned into illegally strip-searching their employees - VoxPersonal experiences bridge moral and political divides better than facts | PNASModest Mouse - Float On (Official Music Video) - YouTubeSazerac Rye

Alexa moonlights as a guest and answers Yoel's questions about her recent paper, in which she argues that the criminal justice system should abandon retribution. Alexa claims that when we ask if someone is blameworthy, we are asking social scientific questions: Were they rational? Were they being coerced? Were they acting out of character? We discuss some aspects of the social scientific evidence - from vignettes about soaping windows to group-to-individual inference - and consider whether it can provide satisfying answers. And, Yoel challenges Alexa to consider whether her utopian vision might have unintended consequences. Plus, we talk about Canadian truckers, and Alexa keeps her valentine's day collage shrouded in mystery.Links:Two Psychologists F. on UntappdPsyArXiv Preprints | The limitations of social science as the arbiter of blame: An argument for abandoning retributionSpa Packages | Relaxation & Well-being | Bota Bota, spa on a boatWas Canada Trucker Protest a Blip, or the Start of Something Bigger? - The New York Times

Personality psychologist and methodologist Julia Rohrer joins the show to talk about causal claims, strategic ambiguity, and how tough it is to tell what empirical claims many psychology papers are making. To illustrate, we subject Yoel's first paper, "Conservatives are more easily disgusted than liberals," to some vigorous post-publication peer review. We also discuss what makes Julia most hopeful about psychology, as well as the recent progress in alcohol-free beer.Special Guest: Julia Rohrer.Links:Two Psychologists Four Beers on UntappdWho would win, 100 duck-sized strategic ambiguities vs. 1 horse-sized structured abstract? – The 100% CIPsyArXiv Preprints | The Only Thing That Can Stop Bad Causal Inference Is Good Causal InferenceThe C-Word: Scientific Euphemisms Do Not Improve Causal Inference From Observational Data | AJPH | Vol. 108 Issue 5Conservatives are more easily disgusted than liberals: Cognition and Emotion: Vol 23, No 4

Alexa and Yoel talk authenticity. What is it? Is it good to have it? And why does Alexa score higher on it than Yoel? We talk about a draft paper examining how people infer authenticity in themselves and others, and a recently-published paper suggesting that supposedly highly authentic people might just be motivated to present themselves that way. Plus, Alexa drinks some listener-supplied beer, with favorable results, and we discuss who the most famous academic is.Links:Two Psychologists Four Beers on UntappdJordan Peterson: Why I am no longer a tenured professor at the University of Toronto | National PostHow the Self Became a Problem - Roy BaumeisterThe authentic personality: A theoretical and empirical conceptualization and the development of the Authenticity Scale. - PsycNETTo be or to appear to be: Evidence that authentic people seek to appear authentic rather than be authentic | Request PDFThe New York Dolls - Personality Crisis (YouTube)

Alexa and Yoel are back with more amateur philosophy of science. This time, we do a deep dive into a paper by the legendary Paul Meehl: "Appraising and Amending Theories: The Strategy of Lakatosian Defense and Two Principles that Warrant It." What can this classic paper tell us about how to do better research? We also talk about lactose, tandem bicycles, and New Year's resolutions (not in that order).Links:Two Psychologists Four Beers on UntappdAppraising and Amending Theories: The Strategy of Lakatosian Defense and Two Principles that Warrant It: Psychological Inquiry: Vol 1, No 2Albertine Sarges - Fish (YouTube)

Alexa and Yoel tackle Paul Feyerabend, the wild man of philosophy of science. What can we learn from his "anything goes" argument for methodological anarchy? We go deep on the first five chapters of Feyerabend's most famous work, "Against Method," and discuss his (maybe not entirely serious) arguments for extreme theory proliferation, ignoring the data, and Chinese herbal medicine. Also, we discuss which Christmas album is superior: Sia or Dolly Parton.Links:Two Psychologists Four Beers on UntappdSia's Christmas AlbumDolly Parton's Christmas AlbumBaller Christmas TreeGreenwald's Paper on Theory Controversies

Alexa and Yoel talk about objections to preregistration. Does preregistration imply that researchers can't be trusted? Does it mean that they can't use their best judgment? When might preregistration be unhelpful? We also discuss researcher degrees of freedom in a recent paper testing Cardi B's maxim that "hoes don't get cold." Plus: ketchup on ice cream, and Alexa's controversial replacement for Daylight Savings Time.Links:The political war around daylight saving time takes a nasty turn - POLITICOQuantitude S3E07: In Defense of Researcher Degrees of FreedomWhen looking 'hot' means not feeling cold: Evidence that self-objectification inhibits feelings of being coldTwo Psychologists Four Beers on Untappd