Does the culture you grow up in shape the way you see the world? In a new Psych Review paper, Chaz Firestone & I tackle this centuries-old question using the Müller-Lyer illusion as a case study. Come think through one of history's mysteries with us🧵(1/13):

Roy Baumeister called ego depletion "one of the most replicable findings in social psychology." As someone who spent 20 years studying it—and ultimately had to admit it wasn't real—I have to respectfully disagree. Here's my perspective of what went so wrong.

It's a privilege to engage with an expert like Joe Henrich on a question as important and foundational as the role of culture in perception. But Dorsa Amir and I think this thread gets several key details wrong, both bigger-picture and finer-grained. Here's how (🧵):

I will give a talk on my work on valuing happiness and well-being at CiNet (in-person & online hybrid) on 7 March. Please check: cinet.jp/english/event/…

"People who are prone to nostalgia have more close friends and put more effort into maintaining their friendships and other relationships than less sentimental sorts." ow.ly/ZcUh50VhHMX via Phys.org

一般的信頼が嘘検知と関わるという Carter & Weber (2010) を追試したら案の定一般的信頼と嘘検知は関係なかったよという研究。/ A Registered Conceptual Replication and Extension of Carter and Weber (2010): Generalized Trust, Lie Prevalence, and Deception… journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

日本語のプレスリリースが出ました！ 懐かしさを感じやすい人ほど親しい友人が多い―約1,500人を対象とした国際調査で判明― kyoto-u.ac.jp/ja/research-ne…

JST Science Portal に私のノスタルジアに関する研究を取り上げていただき、ありがとうございます！

Check out my article in Scientific American about our research on the role of nostalgia in social networks. scientificamerican.com/article/how-no…

関係流動性が低いと，社会的拒絶に敏感になり，その結果対人場面での意思決定を避けたり，意思決定が難しくなったりする（対人的優柔不断になる）よという研究。/ Low Relational Mobility Fosters Interpersonal Indecision Through Increased Sensitivity to Social… journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

社会経済的地位が高いとコントロール感を持ちやすいという関係が，関係流動性の低い国で特に強いことを発見したよという研究。流動性の低い国では低地位の人のコントロール感がより低くなるため。流動性を実験的に変えても結果を再現。/ Social Class, Control, and Culture journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

日本社会心理学会で口頭発表します。1日目の14:45〜のセッションです。#jssp2025 O0802 援助要請場面における関係性への過剰懸念 ―日本と米国の友人ペアデータを用いた検討―

🚨 The SPSP Culture Pre-Conference has a new format this year! 🚨 It'll be the evening BEFORE most pre-conferences. Get info, register, and submit your research here: sites.google.com/view/culture-p…