O’Keeffe, C., & McNally, S. (2020). Perspectives of early childhood teachers in Ireland on the role of play during the pandemic [Preprint]. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/q74e9

Beltran, D. G., Isch, C., Ayers, J., Alcock, J., Brinkworth, J. F., Cronk, L., Hurmuz-Sklias, H., Tidball, K. G., Horn, A. V., Todd, P. M., & Aktipis, A. (2020). Mask wearing is associated with COVID-19 Prevalence, Risk, Stress, and Future Orientation. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/dpa2j

Gabriel, H. T. L., & Ho, C. M. C. (2020). Effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic on Social Behaviours: From a Social Dilemma Perspective. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/8duvx

Rohrer, J. M., Schmukle, S., & McElreath, R. (2021). The Only Thing That Can Stop Bad Causal Inference Is Good Causal Inference. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/mz5jx

Ebrahimi, O. V., Johnson, M. S., Ebling, S., Amundsen, O. M., Halsøy, Ø., Hoffart, A., … Johnson, S. U. (2021, April 25). Risk, Trust, and Flawed Assumptions: Vaccine Hesitancy During the COVID-19 Pandemic. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/57pwf

Keshmirian, A., Bahrami, B., & Deroy, O. (2021, April 27). Many Heads Are More Utilitarian Than One. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/7e3dc

Scheel, Anne M., Mitchell R. M. J. Schijen, and Daniël Lakens. ‘An Excess of Positive Results: Comparing the Standard Psychology Literature With Registered Reports’. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science 4, no. 2 (1 April 2021): 25152459211007468. https://doi.org/10.1177/25152459211007467.

Loose, Tianna, and Alejandro Vásquez-Echeverría. ‘Psychosocial Impacts of COVID-19 among University Students in Uruguay’. PsyArXiv, 15 April 2021. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/w9rde.

High quality audio makes you sound smarter:

Białek, M., & Grossmann, I. (2021). Social bias insights concern judgments rather than real-world decisions. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/y3h7n

Possibly worth reading for some of my research?

Spagnoli, Paola, Carmela Buono, Liliya Scafuri Kovalchuk, Gennaro Cordasco, and Anna Esposito. ‘Perfectionism and Burnout During the COVID-19 Crisis: A Two-Wave Cross-Lagged Study’. Frontiers in Psychology 11 (2021). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.631994.

The BMJ. ‘Marija Pantelic and Nisreen Alwan: The Stigma Is Real for People Living with Long Covid’, 25 March 2021. https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/03/25/marija-pantelic-and-nisreen-alwan-the-stigma-is-real-for-people-living-with-long-covid/.

Breznau, N., Rinke, E. M., Wuttke, A., Adem, M., Adriaans, J., Alvarez-Benjumea, A., Andersen, H. K., Auer, D., Azevedo, F., Bahnsen, O., Balzer, D., Bauer, G., Bauer, P. C., Baumann, M., Baute, S., Benoit, V., Bernauer, J., Berning, C., Berthold, A., … Nguyen, H. H. V. (2021). Observing Many Researchers using the Same Data and Hypothesis Reveals a Hidden Universe of Data Analysis. MetaArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31222/osf.io/cd5j9

Corker, K. S. (2021). An Open Science Workflow for More Credible, Rigorous Research. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/wu6sn

Ryan, W., Baum, S., & Evers, E. (2021). People Behave as if they Anticipate Regret Conditional on Experiencing a Bad Outcome. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/dcgpy

Seguin, D., Kuenzel, E., Morton, J. B., & Duerden, E. (2021). School’s out: Parenting stress and screen time use in school-age children during the COVID-19 pandemic. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/5guc3

Levy, N. L., & Ross, R. M. (2020). The cognitive science of fake news [Preprint]. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/3nuzj

Robertson, O. M., & Pownall, M. (2020). The Expertise Paradox: Opportunities and Challenges of a Public Psychology Framework [Preprint]. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/sfnb9

Gernsbacher, M. A. (2018). Three ways to make replication mainstream. The Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 41, e129. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X1800064X

Oreskes, N. (n.d.). Jeffrey Epstein’s Harvard Connections Show How Money Can Distort Research. Scientific American. https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican0920-84

Hoogeveen, S., Sarafoglou, A., & Wagenmakers, E.-J. (2020). Laypeople Can Predict Which Social-Science Studies Will Be Replicated Successfully: Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/2515245920919667

Michels, M., Glöckner, A., & Giersch, D. (2020). Personality Psychology in Times of Crisis: Profile-specific Recommendations on how to deal with COVID-19 [Preprint]. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/r9q6g

Kniffin, K. M., Narayanan, J., Anseel, F., Antonakis, J., Ashford, S., Bakker, A. B., Bamberger, P., Bapuji, H., Bhave, D. P., Choi, V. K., Creary, S. J., Demerouti, E., Flynn, F., Gelfand, Mi., Greer, L., Johns, G., Kesebir, S., Klein, P. G., Lee, S. Y., … van vugt, mark. (2020). COVID-19 and the Workplace: Implications, Issues, and Insights for Future Research and Action [Preprint]. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/gkwme

Szumowska, E., Czarnek, G., Dragon, P., & Keersmaecker, J. D. (2021). Multitasking and correction of false information. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/w5v4z

Most Read Articles of 2020—Behavioral Scientist. (n.d.). Retrieved February 27, 2021, from https://behavioralscientist.org/most-read-behavioral-science-articles-of-2020/

Spread Germ Defence, not the virus! (n.d.). Retrieved March 1, 2021, from http://www.hprubse.nihr.ac.uk/news/spread-germ-defence-not-the-virus/

Ghio, D., Lawes-Wickwar, S., Tang, M. Y., Epton, T., Howlett, N., Jenkinson, E., Stanescu, S., Westbrook, J., Kassianos, A., Watson, D., Sutherland, L., Stanulewicz, N., Guest, E., Scanlan, D., Carr, N., Chater, A., Hotham, S., Thorneloe, R., Armitage, C., … Keyworth, C. (2020). What influences people’s responses to public health messages for managing risks and preventing infectious diseases? A rapid systematic review of the evidence and recommendations [Preprint]. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/nz7tr

Lakens, D., Tunç, D. U., & Tunç, M. N. (2021). There is no generalizability crisis. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/tm8jy

Su, I., & Ceci, S. (2021, March 5). “Zoom Developmentalists”: Home-Based Videoconferencing Developmental Research during COVID-19. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/nvdy6

Skalski, Sebastian, Karol Konaszewski, Paweł Dobrakowski, Janusz Surzykiewicz, and Sherman A. Lee. ‘Pandemic Grief in Poland: Adaptation of a Measure and Its Relationship with Social Support and Resilience’. PsyArXiv, 11 January 2021. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/es3rd.

Grundmann, Felix, Kai Epstude, and Susanne Scheibe. ‘Face Masks Reduce Emotion-Recognition Accuracy and Perceived Closeness’. PsyArXiv, 9 October 2020. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/xpzs3.

Doom, Jenalee, and Kathryn Fox. ‘Adverse and Benevolent Childhood Experiences Predict Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic’. PsyArXiv, 3 December 2020. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/vr5jd.

Endress, Ansgar. ‘The Values of Survival: Socio-Cultural Values Predict COVID-19-Related Mortality’. PsyArXiv, 3 December 2020. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/da95b.

Gligorić, Vukašin, Allard Feddes, and Bertjan Doosje. ‘Political Bullshit Receptivity and Its Correlates: A Cross-Cultural Validation of the Concept’. PsyArXiv, 27 October 2020. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/u9pe3.

Maddock, J. (2020, October 23). Sick of COVID-19? Here’s why you might have pandemic fatigue. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/sick-of-covid-19-heres-why-you-might-have-pandemic-fatigue-148294?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton

Kartushina, N., Mani, N., AKTAN-ERCIYES, A., Alaslani, K., Aldrich, N. J., Almohammadi, A., … Mayor, J. (2021, March 5). COVID-19 first lockdown as a unique window into language acquisition: What you do (with your child) matters. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/5ejwu

Rodman, A. M., Rosen, M. L., Kasparek, S. W., Mayes, M., Lengua, L., McLaughlin, K. A., PhD, & Meltzoff, A. N. (2021, March 4). Social behavior and youth psychopathology during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/y8zvg

Chevallier, Coralie, Anne-Sophie Hacquin, and Hugo Mercier. ‘COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Shortening the Last Mile’. PsyArXiv, 3 March 2021. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/xchj6.

Heeren, A., HANSEEUW, B., Cougnon, L., & Lits, G. (2021, March 11). Excessive Worrying as the Driving Force of Anxiety During the First COVID-19 Lockdown-Phase in Belgium. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/b34aj

Bergot, N. (2020, October 24). Battling fake science: University of Alberta launches free online science literacy course. Edmonton Journal. https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/battling-fake-science-ualberta-launches-free-online-science-literacy-course

Stein, D. H., Chatman, J., & Schroeder, J. (2021). Is Commitment Getting Infected Too? How COVID-19 Stay-Home Orders Influence Workgroup Commitment. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/mhqbv

Dutra, N. B. (2020). Commentary on Apicella, Norenzayan & Henrich (2020): Who is going to run the global laboratory of the future? PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/4bw97

Kejriwal, M., & Shen, K. (2021, March 9). Affective Correlates of Metropolitan Food Insecurity and Misery during COVID-19. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/6zxfe

An overview of many email related research studies which indicates its design stresses us out unnecessarily.

• Experimental treatments use fMRI brain imaging to teach mental illness patients how to optimize their brain activity.
• Scientists analyzed 17 relevant studies with 410 total participants, and concluded that people can regulate their own brain activity when they see it in real time.
• The method is called neurofeedback, and it shows promise as a way to treat mental illness patients.
• However, the method has to be studied more in order to understand how it works, and how to unlock its potential as a treatment.

Being aware of how we operate is probably worthwhile but not when this understanding is subverted to create more profits for owners of vast algorithmic empires, e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc.

One good reason to be wary of psychopharmacology is that it is extremely profitable.

I initially found this article by searching for "alien movie hubris" and the search results did not disappoint. This essay does a great job weaving several themes about creativity, automation, intelligence, biology, culture, ambition, power, delusions of grandeur, human spirituality and sexuality, and a few more I'm probably forgetting. It's definitely worthwhile reading.

Silas, J., Jones, A., Weiss-Cohen, L., & Ayton, P. (2021, March 9). The seductive allure of technical language and the effect on covid-19 vaccine intentions. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/4kb6v

Pick, C. M., Ko, A., Wormley, A., Kenrick, D., & Varnum, M. E. W., PhD. (2021, March 9). Family Still Matters: Human Social Motivation during a Global Pandemic. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/z7mjc

Karlsson, L. C., Soveri, A., Lewandowsky, S., Karlsson, L., Karlsson, H., Nolvi, S., … Antfolk, J. (2021, March 4). The Behavioral Immune System and Vaccination Intentions During the Coronavirus Pandemic. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/r8uaz

Scheffer, J. A., Cameron, D., & Inzlicht, M. (2021). Caring is Costly: People Avoid the Cognitive Work of Compassion. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/jyx6q

It's a frequent story in Hollywood that Michael Ovitz used the tactic of speaking softly to get people to listen to him more closely.

Ought to dig in to see if anyone has done research on this effect.

Dan doesn't seem to indicate it, but I'm sort of curious what his parenthetical numbers in the text represent or link to?

NEW E-book. (n.d.). Practical Health Psychology. Retrieved March 8, 2021, from https://practicalhealthpsychology.com/e-book/

• In a conversation-based experiment with 252 strangers, researchers found that only in 2% cases both participants were happy with how long they talked.
• It’s probably because we hide our true intentions for fear of being rude, even though we’d like to end a conversation early.
• There was a big disconnect between what people wanted, and what they thought their conversation partners wanted.
• This suggests that we’re really bad at guessing what other people want.
• These findings show that we know very little about how conversations work, so it’s a great area for researchers to explore.

• Researchers find that people don’t know what to daydream about, but when they’re given directions - their pleasure from thinking increases by 50%.
• The way to find pleasure in daydreaming might be to consciously focus on positive, meaningful memories and thoughts.
• Daydreaming is a skill that you can get good at with practice, and once you do, it can be a way to never experience boredom again, and to finally be ok with your thoughts.
• Try it! Just don’t confuse daydreaming with planning (which is not pleasurable), make it a habit, and you may find that you’ll be able to re-shape your emotions.

Lena Stallmach (lsl. (2020, December 5). Psychische Belastung durch Covid-19: Senioren sind resilienter. Neue Zürcher Zeitung; Neue Zürcher Zeitung AG, Schweiz. https://www.nzz.ch/wissenschaft/psychische-belastung-durch-covid-19-senioren-sind-resilienter-ld.1589794

PANDEMIC SHOCKS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, MARKETS AND BEHAVIOURS Tickets, Tue, Dec 15 2020 at 17:00 | Eventbrite. (n.d.). Retrieved March 5, 2021, from https://www.eventbrite.it/e/biglietti-pandemic-shocks-financial-institutions-markets-and-behaviours-131361717433?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=estw&utm-source=tw&utm-term=listing#

Unrealistic optimism about future life events: A cautionary note. (n.d.). Retrieved March 4, 2021, from https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2010-22979-001.pdf?auth_token=a25fd4b7f008a50b15fd7b0f1fdb222fc38373f4

Oljača, M., Sadiković, S., Branovacki, B., Pajić, D., Smederevac, S., & Mitrović, D. (2020). Unrealistic optimism and HEXACO traits as predictors of risk perception and compliance with COVID-19 preventive measures during the first wave of pandemic. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/rt64j

Armaos, K., Tapper, K., Ecker, U., Juanchich, M., Bruns, H., Gavaruzzi, T., Sah, S., Al-Rawi, A., Lewandowsky, S. (2020). Tips on countering conspiracy theories and disinformation. Available at sks.to/countertips

Airaksinen, J., Komulainen, K., Jokela, M., & Gluschkoff, K. (2021). Big Five personality traits and COVID-19 precautionary behaviors among older adults in Europe [Preprint]. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/rvbjf

Drury, J., Rogers, M. B., Marteau, T., Yardley, L., Reicher, S., & Stott, C. (2021). Re-opening live events and large venues after Covid-19 ‘lockdown’: Behavioural risks and their mitigations. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/ze8by

Baal, S. van, Walasek, L., & Hohwy, J. (2021). Staying home so you can keep going out: A multiplayer self-isolation game modelling pandemic behaviour. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/mh69r

Peris, T. A., & Ehrenreich-May, J. (2021). The Parents are Not Alright: A Call for Parental Mental Health Screening During the COVID-19 Pandemic. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/xzf2c

may indicate low-hanging fruit in the field, methinks

Peyton, Kyle, Gregory A. Huber, and Alexander Coppock. “The Generalizability of Online Experiments Conducted During The COVID-19 Pandemic.” SocArXiv, November 28, 2020. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/s45yg.

Ghio, D., Lawes-Wickwar, S., Tang, M. Y., Epton, T., Howlett, N., Jenkinson, E., Stanescu, S., Westbrook, J., Kassianos, A., Watson, D., Sutherland, L., Stanulewicz, N., Guest, E., Scanlan, D., Carr, N., Chater, A., Hotham, S., Thorneloe, R., Armitage, C., … Keyworth, C. (2020). What influences people’s responses to public health messages for managing risks and preventing infectious diseases? A rapid systematic review of the evidence and recommendations [Preprint]. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/nz7tr

Imagining the Next Decade of Behavioral Science. (2020, January 20). Behavioral Scientist. https://behavioralscientist.org/imagining-the-next-decade-future-of-behavioral-science/

Krpan, Dario. ‘To Sit Quietly in a Room Alone: The Psychology of Social, Material, and Sensation Seeking Input’. PsyArXiv, 24 February 2021. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/zpf6b.

Jans-Beken, L. (2020, November 25). A Perspective on Mature Gratitude as a Way of Coping with COVID-19. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.632911

Werner, Anika, Maren-Jo Kater, Angelika A. Schlarb, and Arnold Lohaus. “COVID-19-Pandemie-Stress-Skala (CPSS).” PsyArXiv, January 14, 2021. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/4gduz.

IrrationalLabs. (2021, February 3). We designed an intervention that reduced shares of flagged content on TikTok by 24% via a large scale RCT, thread 👇1/7 [Tweet]. @IrrationalLabs. https://twitter.com/IrrationalLabs/status/1357033901311451140

Anderson, Ian, and Wendy Wood. ‘Habits and the Electronic Herd: The Psychology behind Social Media’s Successes and Failures’. PsyArXiv, 23 November 2020. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/p2yb7.

Aczel, Balazs, Marton Kovacs, and Rink Hoekstra. ‘The Role of Human Fallibility in Psychological Research: A Survey of Mistakes in Data Management’. PsyArXiv, 5 November 2020. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/xcykz.