Robert Böhm

doi.orgPromoting health information-seeking behaviour prior to vaccination decisionsPrevious research consistently links vaccination knowledge with increased vaccination intention and uptake. However, many health campaigns rely on one-way communication, limiting patient engagement...

🚨 New in @science.org: CDC communication undermines trust in vaccines Link to the publication: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... I’m excited to share this paper, which I wrote together with @schneali.bsky.social, @corneliabetsch.bsky.social & @laulilleholt.bsky.social (1/5)

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Rian Gross

@riangross.bsky.social

New paper in Psychology & Health: "Promoting health information-seeking behaviour prior to vaccination decisions" Together with @elisie.bsky.social, @corneliabetsch.bsky.social, @robertboehm.bsky.social, Lars Korn, and Ana Santana 🔗 Open access link: doi.org/10.1080/0887... (1/6)

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Alina Schneider

@schneali.bsky.social

I really enjoyed writing this blog post with @miroslavsirota.bsky.social, Lars Korn, and @robertboehm.bsky.social for Character & Context about our study on willful ignorance in antibiotic prescribing. Be sure to check out this and other posts from SPSP's Character & Context blog: ow.ly/lUM950ZPNlR

Society for Personality and Social Psychology@spspnews.bsky.social

"When people can easily avoid information, they may be more likely to choose the option that serves their immediate interest—even when that choice carries hidden costs for others." - Alina Schneider, Miroslav Sirota, Lars Korn, & Robert Böhm https://ow.ly/lUM950ZPNlR

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Jamie Cummins

@jamiecummins.bsky.social

1 Aug

Psychological Science is running a special issue on "Advancing Psychological Science using Large Language Models", co-edited by me and @ruben.the100.ci. Check out the calls for submissions below! www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...

psychologicalscience.orgSpecial Issue Call for Submissions: “Advancing Psychological Science using Large Language Models”Editors: Jamie Cummins and Ruben C. ArslanPsychological Science invites submissions for a special issue on psychological science involving large language models. We welcome theoretically and empirical...

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Dalmeet Singh Chawla

@dalmeet.bsky.social

29 July

Papers with publicly available peer-review reports are less likely to be retracted than are those without public reports, a new study has found. My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @aidybarnett.bsky.social, @jeroenson.bsky.social, @jessicapolka.bsky.social

nature.comPapers with open peer-review reports are less likely to be retractedResearchers say that transparent publishing practices could be associated with research quality, but more evidence is needed.

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Alina Schneider

@schneali.bsky.social

28 July

🚨 New in @jexpsocpsych.bsky.social: Willful ignorance in the context of antibiotic prescribing New paper together with @miroslavsirota.bsky.social, @riangross.bsky.social, Lars Korn, @elisie.bsky.social, @corneliabetsch.bsky.social, and @robertboehm.bsky.social! Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.je...

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Lenni

@leonhardreiter.bsky.social

11 July

1/ 🚨 New preprint 🚨 How can governments implement effective—but often unpopular—policies without triggering public backlash? We investigated whether involving citizens in policymaking can reduce resistance to system-level policies. 🧵 Preprint: lnkd.in/dQGy47u4

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Anne Eich

@anneic.bsky.social

8 July

New Preprint! osf.io/preprints/ps... New working paper with @qinyuxiao.bsky.social , @hannesrusch.bsky.social and @robertboehm.bsky.social . In our new study we compare two approaches to measuring parochialism. (1/5)

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Qinyu Xiao

@qinyuxiao.bsky.social

31 May

New working paper with @robertboehm.bsky.social: it is an early version likely needing significant revision, so feedback is very much appreciated. We review multi-level games: a family of economic games that capture tensions within and between groups simultaneously. (1/5) doi.org/10.31234/osf...

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European Association of Personality Psychology (EAPP)

@eapp-official.bsky.social

29 May

❗️A new blog post on collective punishment -Is it effective? Read the blog post: ejp-blog.com/blog/2026/5/... Read the article: doi.org/10.1177/0890... Authors: @schildchristoph.bsky.social, @laulilleholt.bsky.social, @robertboehm.bsky.social and Ingo Zettler

ejp-blog.comWhen everyone pays for the wrongdoings of a few: Does collective punishment work? — The EJP BlogA guest post by Christoph Schild A handful of football fans light flares or storm the pitch. In response, the governing body bans all supporters of that team from attending the next match. A few in...

15 May

A wonderful evening with my team at our summer event…celebrating our wins, reflecting on our lessons, and appreciating the people who make it all possible. #BestTeam #ThisIsVienna

open.spotify.com Was hat ein Psychologe mit Antibiotikaresistenzen zu tun? | Prof. Dr. Robert Böhm

3 May

Ich hatte große Freude mit @pellegrinivalentin.bsky.social für seinen Podcast "Wissenswirt" über unsere verhaltenswissenschaftliche Forschung zu sozialen Herausforderungen zu sprechen. Hört doch mal in diese und andere Folgen des Podcasts rein: open.spotify.com/episode/5Kk9...

@univie.ac.at @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social @unierfurt.bsky.social @cphsodas.bsky.social #ScienceResearch #PublicHealth #HealthCommunication #Vaccination #ScienceCommunication #Psychology #BehavioralScience #Misinformation #TrustInScience (5/5)

1 May

Link to preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Participants who read the uncertainty-based (vs. consensus-based) CDC message saw vaccine side effects as more likely, felt less certain about vaccine safety, reported lower willingness to vaccinate, trusted the CDC less, and more strongly endorsed science-denial strategies. (3/5)

This suggests that the CDC communication shapes not only individual perceptions and behavioral intentions, but also how people evaluate scientific information more broadly. When uncertainty is emphasized despite expert consensus, it may act less as transparency and more as a cue for doubt. (4/5)

Despite scientific consensus that vaccines are not linked to autism, the myth persists in public debate. In November 2025, the CDC amplified that debate by changing its communication, emphasizing uncertainty and calling for further investigation into an alleged vaccine–autism link. (2/5)

In a large-scale experiment with a quota-representative sample of nearly 3,000 U.S. adults, we compared public responses to the revised uncertainty-based CDC communication vs. the previous consensus-based CDC communication. There was also a control group that received no message. (3/5)

🚨NEW PREPRINT🚨 together with Jürgen Huber & Michael Kirchler: “Massaging Significance in the Age of Open Science: A Satirical Tutorial,” which is a public service for anyone unwilling to let inconvenient data get in the way of a compelling narrative. 😉 Link to preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...

We warn of dark times ahead for the creatively empirical: 1. Preregistrations that become too specific 2. Journals insist on clearly labeling confirmatory vs. exploratory analyses 3. Standards for reproducible workflows 4. Routine comp. reproducibility checks 5. Mandatory study registration

To be very clear: this article is satire. But the point is serious. As long as academic incentives reward neat, significant, publication-friendly stories more than rigor, transparency, and reproducibility, the creatively empirical will keep finding room to maneuver. #OpenScience #MetaScience

Good news for the creatively empirical: despite the rise of preregs, open data, RRs, and other regrettable obstacles to tidy storytelling, there may still be ways to produce the kind of clean, significant results that journals, reviewers, and conference audiences have learned to love.

We outline 3 promising strategies for the modern significance massager: 1. Treat preregistration as a menu 2. Dress exploration in confirmatory clothing 3. Practice opaque openness

doi.orgAntibiotikaeinsatz: Psychologische Einflussfaktoren auf die Wahrnehmung und das Verhalten von Ärzt*innen und Patient*innen - Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - GesundheitsschutzAntibiotic resistance threatens the effectiveness of standard therapies. The dynamics of antibiotic resistance are substantially affected by inappropriate antibiotic use. Therefore, this article place...

🚨NEUER ARTIKEL🚨 im #Bundesgesundheitsblatt zusammen mit @riangross.bsky.social, Lars Korn, @schneali.bsky.social, @elisie.bsky.social & @corneliabetsch.bsky.social doi.org/10.1007/s001... (1/4)

In unserem narrativen Überblick zeigen wir, dass nicht nur Wissen zählt. Auch Unsicherheit, Entscheidungsprozesse, soziale Normen und die Kommunikation zwischen Ärzt*innen und Patient*innen spielen eine zentrale Rolle beim Antibiotikaeinsatz. (3/4)

Wir diskutieren evidenzbasierte Ansatzpunkte, wie Antibiotic-Stewardship-Initiativen durch psychologische Interventionen gestärkt werden können. #Antibiotikaresistenz #AMR #AntibioticStewardship #Gesundheitskommunikation #PublicHealth #OneHealth #Verhaltenswissenschaft (4/4)

🚨NEUER ARTIKEL🚨 im #Bundesgesundheitsblatt zusammen mit @riangross.bsky.social, Lars Korn, @schneali.bsky.social, @elisie.bsky.social & @corneliabetsch.bsky.social doi.org/10.1007/s001... (1/4)

Antibiotikaresistenz ist nicht nur ein mediz. Problem, sondern auch ein psychologisches. Um die Ausbreitung von Antibiotikaresistenz wirksam einzudämmen, muss menschliches Verhalten stärker in den Mittelpunkt rücken, sowohl bei der Verschreibung als auch bei der Einnahme von Antibiotika. (2/4)

25 Jan

It‘s ball season in Vienna. We had a great time at the Science Ball #Wissenschaftsball @schneali.bsky.social @anneic.bsky.social @riangross.bsky.social and many more

9 Jan

New paper led by @leonhardreiter.bsky.social titled "Country-level differences in socio-economic development and cultural dimensions are associated with workers' economic expectations of AI" out now in Computers in Human Behavior Reports 👇

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🚀 My first PhD paper is out! I'm glad to share my first PhD publication: "Country-level differences in socio-economic development and cultural dimensions are associated with workers' economic expectations of AI", published in Computers in Human Behavior Reports (OA: doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...).

🎄 New paper in the Journal of Environmental Psychology (early Christmas gift!) 🎄 "Engaging the unengaged: Differential effects of AI-driven climate communication across audiences" together with Adéla Plechatá and Guido Makransky. doi.org/10.1016/j.je... (1/5) 🧵👇

💡 Takeaway: One-size-fits-all climate communication doesn’t work. AI isn’t a magic bullet, but it can help reach people who would otherwise disengage from climate information altogether. If we want broader impact, we need smarter, audience-sensitive communication strategies. (4/5)

We hope that the findings will help to improve and tailor climate-related communication for the public. Thanks for the financial support @undp.org & Tryg Fonden (5/5)

🔍Aim: Across two preregistered studies, we examined how different communication formats—relying either on information-based or experience-based communication—affect climate-friendly behavior and engagement with climate information. (2/5)

@sabrinanorwood.bsky.social

📊 Findings: Both communication formats can promote behavioral intentions and engagement. However, people who are less curious and less concerned about climate change are more likely to engage when information is delivered through interactive, AI-based formats (e.g., smartphone apps). (3/5)

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Sabrina Norwood

16 Dec 2025

Did you know that from tomorrow, Qualtrics is offering synthetic panels (AI-generated participants)? Follow me down a rabbit hole I'm calling "doing science is tough and I'm so busy, can't we just make up participants?"

1 Dec 2025

🚨NEW PUBLICATION🚨 together with @schildchristoph.bsky.social, @laulilleholt.bsky.social, and Ingo Zettler: "Testing the effectiveness and endorsement of collective punishment." Published in the European Journal of Personality, find it here: doi.org/10.1177/0890...

1 Dec 2025

🚨NEW PAPER🚨 led by @qinyuxiao.bsky.social, with @simoncolumbus.bsky.social and me: "Self-serving intergroup aggression escalates and prevails over parochial cooperation." It's now published in Evolution and Human Behavior by @humbehevosoc.bsky.social. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🚨NEW PUBLICATION🚨 in @cp-iscience.bsky.social l together with @lukeglowacki.bsky.social, @hannesrusch.bsky.social and Isabel Thielmann: “Untangling altruism and parochialism in human intergroup conflict” doi.org/10.1016/j.is... (1/7)

Taken together, we present a new toolkit for measuring individual- and group-level social preferences, show that both are shaped by conflict experiences and perceptions, and demonstrate that they predict conflict engagement across diverse samples and group memberships. (6/7)

csl.mpg.deHow Parochialism and Altruism Shape Our Conflict BehaviorDiscover how a novel instrument developed by researchers measures altruism and parochialism, shedding light on intergroup conflict behavior.

Here is a summary report of the paper: csl.mpg.de/892188/how-p... (7/7)

Study 4 employed a lab-in-the-field approach with members of the Nyangatom, a small-scale society in Ethiopia engaging in cross-border conflicts. We find that higher conflict experience is related to higher levels of altruism, particularly among participants with higher levels of parochialism. (4/7)

In a quasi-experimental Study 5 among US participants, we show that parochialism is elevated in high- relative to low-conflict group pairings, whereas altruism appears comparatively less depended on perceived conflict intensity. (5/7)

Classic “parochial altruism” models assume two distinct preferences drive conflict participation: 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗺: helping one’s ingroup at a personal cost, 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺: favoring ingroups over outgroups. We develop a toolkit for measuring these individual- and group-level social preferences. (2/7)