This year, in response to GenAI concerns, I made one of my assessments a recorded presentation. Currently grading them, and so far, this has been one of the most enjoyable grading sessions I've had.
Finally some good from GenAI
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Cillian McHugh
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PhD - Psychology; moral judgements and categorisation. Musician and songwriter. R enthusiast.
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We replicated one of the oldest experiments in Psychology (Triplett, 1898) as a registered report. Children completed a task faster in pairs than when they were alone.
Some day I'll write a paper on dual-processes in cognition that draws on Hemispheres by Rush for inspiration and illustration
I mean the first verse ends with:
"The gods of Love and Reason sought alone to rule the fate of Man"
Poster for #SPSP2025 in #Denver sent to print. Now back to working on the slides... Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
#psychology
Replying to
This is true for both good and bad characters.
Though it is more robust for bad than for good characters
It is also distinct from a possible "humanization" effect.
Replying to
This has implications for real world judgments, e.g., it is not uncommon for someone to be described as
“just an ordinary, hard-working person”
in the wake of a political scandal, or even in the courtroom. Our findings show this could be an effective strategy
Wild rabbits in the garden this morning causing great excitement!
Lovely day in Denver ahead of #SPSP2025
Cold but got to see plenty!
Paper Accepted:
The Moral Dilution Effect: Irrelevant Information Influences Judgments of Moral Character
Started writing this one at a writer's retreat in 2022, very happy to get it over the line!
Pre-print available: https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/z5ug6_v2
Today's todo list failure:
I really need to do Task A
Before I can start task A, I need to finish Task B,
And to do Task B I need to finish Task C
But Task C involves this really annoying problem that needs solving.
The problem is not solved.
Task C is not finished.
Tasks A and B are not started
Dear Adobe, I have no interest in Chatting to my documents. I'm afraid an AI Assistant is not what is needed to improve usability of Acrobat Reader
Looks like one of my students is confused about who their lecturer is...
Teaching Game Theory tomorrow.
Previous classes have suggested that:
'not being the first person to say "I love you" in a new relationship'
is an example of strict dominance.
So, I will be starting the class with 2 videos:
First up "New Girl"
https://youtu.be/_68xT0JoyWk?si=5DBOUHaVCM9T4ErR
and then, Gilmore Girls
I'm generally anti-AI but sometimes I'm lazy and use it as a kinda enhanced search engine. Turns out it's no good for that either. Both Higgins and Murphy won the snooker today apparently