Posdoctoral Fellow with the DRRC, Northwestern University. Researcher of Political Psychology. Talk perception gaps to me.
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Victoria A. Parker, PhD. retweeted
In a new commentary @mollycrockett and I hypothesize 3 ways norm psychology is impacted through interactions with social media. In other words, we do (2) and (6) from below thread😂
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Victoria A. Parker, PhD. retweeted
“The issue isn’t just about debunking false information — it also involves addressing extremists’ need for social belonging and identity affirmation.”
Nice description of our new paper on extremism and misinformation sharing (led by @ClaraPretus) teapaw.org/vanbavellab/status/167…
What’s Really Going On In The Mind Of A Political Extremist forbes.com/sites/traversmark… via @forbes
50% "get their news from social media."
"...people who think they can’t be fooled by misinformation are the most likely to believe it."
Add ideology, confirmation bias, & in-group signalling = recipe for a post-truth society
Victoria A. Parker, PhD. retweeted
👓 NEW PAPER👓 ACROPHILY ON TWITTER: users (especially conservatives) are more likely to affiliate with others of their own political group who have *more extreme views* compared to moderate views (taking available users into account).
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Victoria A. Parker, PhD. retweeted
Join RCGD's Winter Seminar Series on Political Polarization Mondays at 3:30 at @umisr 1430. R/T and follow @RCGD_ISR for more on this outstanding series, open to the public. rcgd.isr.umich.edu/news-even…
ALT William J. Brady Overperception of moral outrage in online social networks Jan. 23, 2023 Ken Kollman When People Change Their Partisanship, is it Bottom-Up or Top-Down? Jan. 30, 2023 Mara Ostfeld The Evolving Relationship Between Race, Skin Color and Power in American Politics Feb. 6, 2023 David Dunning Motivation and Emotion in Political Thought and Division Feb. 13, 2023 Jennifer Wolak Political Embarrassment and Partisan Cooperation Feb. 20, 2023 Yanna Krupnikov ‘Unfriending’: Polarization and Political Disagreement in Social Networks March 6, 2023 Anne Wilson Political polarization real and imagined: What do we get most wrong about our political opponents and does it matter Shanto Iyengar Taking Stock of Research on Affective Polarization March 20 Delia Baldassarri March 27 Eli Finkel Fighting Phantoms: Disagreement vs. Disdain in the American Body Politic April 3 Josh Kalla, April 10 Does Affective Polarization Undermine Democratic Norms Yphtach Lelkes, April 17
Victoria A. Parker, PhD. retweeted
🚨New paper🚨 with @venyab04 & @DG_Rand via @MisinfoReview: Accuracy prompts improve sharing quality for news w/o impacting other engagement (liking) or content (social); but adding colored borders to news increases news engagement regardless of truth 1/N
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Victoria A. Parker, PhD. retweeted
A lot of psychologists cite William James' claim that "Thinking is for doing".
I've long thought that claim was badly overstated. And a new paper finds compelling evidence that beliefs are not always for doing--they are themselves cherished possessions. pnas.org/doi/pdf/10.1073/pna…
Victoria A. Parker, PhD. retweeted
Brilliant scholar and @PolPsyISPP President @TerezaCapelos delivering her enlightening presidential address on our “Democracy as an Achievement” theme. #ISPP2022 #ISPP2022Athens
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Fisher-Price Plastic Food Giving Kids Unrealistic Expectation That There Will Be Enough Food bit.ly/3OLSQfu
Victoria A. Parker, PhD. retweeted
"The gap that we identified between what partisans really think and what their opponents think they think shows up again and again—but only on a particular kind of issue," @VParks explains. on.theatln.tc/TueoSL2
Victoria A. Parker, PhD. retweeted
Our latest paper finds that national narcissism predicts the belief in and the dissemination of conspiracy theories during the #COVID19 pandemic
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via @AnniSternisko @KentPsychology Aleksandra Cislak & @jayvanbavel
Victoria A. Parker, PhD. retweeted
I enjoyed chatting with Elena Hudgins Lyle about careers, when they get wrapped up in identity, and whether or not "find your passion" is great advice on the CBC podcast Inappropriate Questions - Is “What are you going to do now?” good small talk? cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/4…
Victoria A. Parker, PhD. retweeted
Many people don't fully understand that there is a large & consequential partisan asymmetry in misinfo in the U.S. It means the push-and-pull b/w left & right is no longer truth neutral.
If you inject falsehood systematically into one side, "the middle" is no longer the middle.
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Victoria A. Parker, PhD. retweeted
Popularism is difficult to execute. Republicans frame culture war issues as liberal extremism. Democratic politicians can choose not to respond & emphasize other issues but others on the left will respond on their own terms & media will still cover, reinforcing Republican frame
Victoria A. Parker, PhD. retweeted
Republicans and Democrats think that the other group dislikes and dehumanizes them, and people of both sides overestimated the prevalence of these feelings by 50-300%
Via @kurtjgray & @blakey_will
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Victoria A. Parker, PhD. retweeted
New research suggests conservative politicians are more likely to be in your timeline because they are “ratioed” more often by liberals.
Online pile-ons often *backfire* because they drive more attention to the target of your anger. It often gives the target a bigger platform.
Most ratioed members of congress are Simena and Manchin, but next 18 are all Republicans! From our new @CSMaP piece at @washingtonpost & @monkeycageblog:
washingtonpost.com/outlook/2…
