Thanks to everyone who came to our symposium on moralized politics during the *last session* of @spspnews.bsky.social 2026. We are so grateful for your feedback and questions! And I’m especially grateful to @diegoreinero.bsky.social, Paul Teas and @jakewomick.bsky.social for sharing their cool work!

Goodnight, Chicago! Now the real work: write up the science you presented and submit it. Let’s make sure those great ideas don’t stay in the conference room @spspnews.bsky.social #spsp2026

That’s all, folks! Thank you to everyone who joined us for the SPSP 2026 Annual Convention. You made #SPSP2026 unforgettable. Safe travels home!

@spspnews.bsky.social conference was really fun! I presented on identity dynamics using the #DSMRI; met Dr. Clore (Affect-as-Information) saw @aera-motsig.bsky.social friends; and reconnected with @sarabchadwick.bsky.social, a friend from high school!

my work here is done #SPSP2026 #goals

Day 2 @spspnews.bsky.social! A fun lab breakfast, Hannah presented on gesture and social interactions, Esha discussed gesture and word learning in kids, and @kirbylam.bsky.social highlighted masculinity norm violations! So much science! #spsp2026

Join us today at 4:40 PM for the Final Poster Session and Closing Reception at #SPSP2026. See you on the floor — and safe travels home! Details available here: https://ow.ly/9Uoj50Ynnkq

Proud of Lindsay Ackerman for presenting new data on responsibilism and romantic relationships at SPSP! @spspnews.bsky.social #SPSP2026

Richard Homenya presents an odd finding: why do cultures in sub-Saharan Africa score lower than the West on collectivism? #spsp2026 @spspnews.bsky.social

More @ppplabuwhite.bsky.social at #SPSP2026: Nice job Logan (me), Emma (me), Brittany (Dr. Carol Sansone & me), Inaki (Dr. Lisa Aspinwall). Inaki & I worked on a project together that twisted unexpectedly due to political ideology. #UofUSocialPsychology

Our first EMP Lab dinner! At @spspnews.bsky.social #SPSP2026 I brought together current grad students, affiliates, postdoc, and recent undergrad alumni now doing grad work. It was meaningful to bring together our community and celebrate team science. Thanks to guest @kyleflaw.com for the photos!

And, quick plug for Elon University undergraduate student Dani Rudd’s poster on a theoretical approach to thinking about authenticity in human-AI relations. This is Dani’s first #SPSP2026. She was in my Careers in Psychology class last Fall and is looking at PhD programs and lab manager positions!

Do you want to learn more about children who chose to go vegetarian in meat-eating families and how they compare to family & non-vegetarians? 🌱 Come check out my poster at #SPSP at 4:40PM today! I'm in booth 265, come say hi! 😊 #SPSP2026

If you’re at #SPSP2026 come check out our symposium this afternoon!! Ameliorators and Aggravators of Affective Polarization 🫏 🐘 2-3:10pm in E353A

It is my first-year grad student @jokretz.bsky.social's first @spspnews.bsky.social conference as well! Here we are on a group coffee trek to Dark Matter Coffee. We will have an espresso machine for the lab one day, I do hope. #SPSP2026

#SPSP2026 join us at 12:30 to answer all your questions about registered reports!

Yangyilin Guo presenting on regional personality in Colombia, Japan, and New Zealand. 🇳🇿 @spspnews.bsky.social #SPSP2026

Poster session pt2! This time talking about how we can increase belief in luck pervasiveness and thereby reduce meritocracy illusions in a way that increases life satisfaction and not fatalism. #SPSP2026

Today I’ll be speaking at #SPSP2026! I’ll be on the panel covering misinformation and discussing my research on cross cultural media literacy tools.

@killianmcloughlin.bsky.social social media news especially likely to use villian / victim framing; low quality news especially; more likely to evoke outrage and draw engagement when doing so #spsp

Thank you for sharing this and our apologies for the error! To confirm, “Healthy, Wise, Wealthy, Decision Making” is now taking place in E352 on Level 3 of McCormick Place! We’ve notified all attendees via email and the conference app as well.

Come find us at #SPSP2026 Chicago today 👋 Speak to the team at booth #19 and discover how to use Prolific’s bot detection tools in your academic research. $50 credits offer available for new users! @spspnews.bsky.social | #AcademicSky #SocialPsyc #Research

MOSAIC lab representing at @spspnews.bsky.social preconferences! Sarah presented on the generalizability of minimal groups and Sherlock showcased her racialized emojis project!

Yay for science @spspnews.bsky.social! #spsp2026

Proud of my student @farvk.bsky.social for his first @spspnews.bsky.social experience and poster at #spsp2026. An excellent scholar and an amazing person to talk about and do science with! @psuliberalarts.bsky.social

Day 2 of #SPSP2026 is starting soon! Check out our first poster session of the day in Exhibit Hall D (Level 3, McCormick Place). Check out the agenda here: whova.com/portal/WMg9c...

Celebrating @jdweng.bsky.social's first author paper with me & @minzlicht.bsky.social on choosing human vs LLM empathy, but rating LLM empathy higher. We discussed scientific & public essentialism & moralism about AI & its effects, over some amazing Chicago dim sum #SPSP2026 @spspnews.bsky.social

A belated Day post here @spspnews.bsky.social! @mohammadwiswall.bsky.social and Mariam presented at preconferences their work on racial ambiguity and kid’s generalizations, and Julia presented her poster on random college roommates and flexible thinking outcomes! #spsp2026

Welcome to Day 2 of #SPSP2026! We're finishing strong with a full lineup that includes Poster Session D, roundtables, mentoring events, and more. Check the agenda: https://ow.ly/ry8A50YkpUy

#SPSP2026 join us tomorrow for a workshop on Getting Started with Registered Reports! 12:30 in E253AB. Learn more about #RegisteredReports and how to successfully publish them! @spspnews.bsky.social

Ethan Gilmore and Dylan Young represented the #BullyBlocker team at the @spspnews.bsky.social Conference in Chicago this week! It was great sharing some time with our amazing ASU/Cornell collaborators! #NSFfunded

The first day of #SPSP2026 programming is winding down, but there are still a wide array of meetups and receptions scheduled for this evening! Check our agenda for details: whova.com/portal/spspa...

The sessions may be wrapping up but the night is just getting started! 🎉 Join us for tonight's receptions and meet-ups at #SPSP2026 — including the International Meet & Greet, LGBTQIA+ & Ally Reception, and more. More details: https://ow.ly/ry8A50YkpUy

Huge thanks to all of our amazing speakers at the SPSP Close Relationships Preconference, and congratulations again to our award winners, Bonnie Le and Mirna Đurić! See you all next year! ✨ @spspnews.bsky.social #SPSP2026 #SPSPCloseRels

Social Cognition Lab grad students brought their A game to #SPSP2026. So proud of their hard work!

Attending #SPSP2026? Make sure to visit the APA booth to learn about our journals and books, and to grab some free goodies!

I'm terrible at posting on here, but yesterday I presented my first SPSP data blitz at the LGBTQI preconference! If you missed it, come to my poster session during Saturday's reception!

Congrats to our two “best data blitz” winners at the sexuality pre-conference! Grace Wetzel presented on adapting scripts to facilitate women’s orgasms and Carly Wolfer presented on an intervention for women’s sexual pleasure! #SPSP2026

Hey #SPSP2026. Come to Toronto or Calgary in May (Toronto) or July (Calgary) for some cool methods courses taught by Canadian experts you probably know, views of Toronto from the 30th floor (in May), and a trip to Banff (in July). For details, see haskayne.ucalgary.ca/ccram/

At 2pm today: "Honoring Jerry Clore: Affect-as-Information and Beyond", Room E353C @SPSPnews A tribute to Gerald L. Clore's many contributions to studying affect-as-information. With Jeff Huntsinger, Linda Isbell, Michael Robinson and me. Join us and say "hi" to Jerry!

This is so great to hear - thank you for joining us, @joodykeem.bsky.social!

During Day 2 of #SPSP, @crobertson500.bsky.social presented interesting work suggesting that although people overwhelmingly think (blue dots) that negative content (seen in red rows) goes viral online, they actually *want* (orange dots) positive content (seen in green rows) to go viral online.

A packed room turned out for the Moral Psychology pre-conference at @spspnews.bsky.social. As co-organizers @jowylie.bsky.social and I were thrilled!

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Espresso match latte with my former PhD advisor Keith Payne at Sawada Coffee ☕ #SPSP2026 @spspnews.bsky.social

Honored to accept the Ambady Mentoring Award @spspnews.bsky.social on behalf of my advisor Sam Sommers who passed away last year. Sam built communities grounded in inclusion. A reminder that mentoring and expanding who belongs in our field isn’t secondary to our work. It is the work. #spsp2026

Increasing psychology's impact on policy and public good - symposium at #SPSP2026 How can researchers communicate with the public, government decision-makers, and industry? Economics tends to have large impacts on policy, psychology doesn't -how can we better reach people? 1/

Last night @spspnews.bsky.social celebrated the accomplishments of @afhayes.bsky.social, awarding him the Methodological Innovator Award. It was incredibly moving to see methods development celebrated at #SPSP2026. Congratulations Andy!

Good morning from #SPSP2026! Day 1 is officially underway and we have a packed schedule of programming here at McCormick Place. Welcome to Chicago!

Day 1 of #SPSP2026 is here! Don't miss the Presidential Plenary at 11 AM — plus a full day of sessions, poster presentations, and more. Check the agenda: https://ow.ly/l6YN50YmZGo