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Maggie Meyer

@margem_

Social Psychology PhD Candidate @um_psychology || JD Candidate 2027 @UMichLaw | Judgment & Decision Making, Mathematical Modeling | she/her

Joined October 2021
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So excited to be co-organizing this with @jessicasalerno5 and Rich Gonzalez! What a fantastic lineup of speakers 🤩
Jessica Salerno (@jessicasalerno5) profile pictureJessica Salerno@jessicasalerno527 Sep 2024
The Social Psychology in Legal Contexts Preconference returns to #SPSP2025! Talks from Saul Kassin, @kurtjgray Kyle Scherr, @JackieMChen and more! Please RT! Poster & data blitz submissions due 10/17 ! ow.ly/ZJ3L50TwsVG @SPSPnews @SPSPGSC @APLSsc @APLS41 @margem_
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The Social Psychology in Legal Contexts Preconference returns to #SPSP2025! Talks from Saul Kassin, @kurtjgray Kyle Scherr, @JackieMChen and more! Please RT! Poster & data blitz submissions due 10/17 ! ow.ly/ZJ3L50TwsVG @SPSPnews @SPSPGSC @APLSsc @APLS41 @margem_
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Now out at PSPB: we (@NVossoughi, @NourKteily, & Arnold Ho) examined predictors + intergroup implications of Asian-White multiracial solidarity with their respective parent groups. A🧵on some main findings: doi.org/10.1177/014616722412…
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University of Michigan is hiring for an open rank faculty position in Social Psychology, all relevant content areas considered! Spread the word, and apply by September 15 at: apply.interfolio.com/147442
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96% of the data collected on MTurk made no sense, with participants agreeing with contradictory statements such as “I like order” and “I crave chaos.” Disabling the copy-paste option + simply asking participants not to use AI cut LLM use in half science.org/content/article/…
Psychology study participants recruited online may provide nonsensical answers

Psychology study participants recruited online may provide nonsensical answers

Data quality suffers in some studies using the MTurk platform—but participant screening and other safeguards can help

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👀.@RCGD_ISR Director @gonzoum @umisr and @margem_ @um_psychology took a new approach to detecting racial bias in traffic searches: Examining false searches of innocent drivers. Read more from @UMichiganNews @MorganSherburne: news.umich.edu/study-racial-…
Study: Racial bias is no 'false alarm' in policing

Study: Racial bias is no 'false alarm' in policing

Black drivers are more frequently searched during traffic stops without finding contraband than white drivers, according to a University of Michigan study.

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How do we evaluate people who display emotionally mismatched responses to contexts? Fascinating work by @KaelynSabree @UMesplab examines this! #EPatSPSP2024 #SPSP2024
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Have you ever hidden the fact that you were sick from people around you? If so, you're not alone. Now out in Psych Science (@PsychScience) we (@choi_soyeonc & @UMesplab) examined when and why people conceal infectious disease. doi.org/10.1177/095679762312…
When and Why People Conceal Infectious Disease - Wilson N. Merrell, Soyeon Choi, Joshua M. Ackerm...

When and Why People Conceal Infectious Disease - Wilson N. Merrell, Soyeon Choi, Joshua M. Ackerm...

People sick with infectious illnesses face negative social outcomes, like exclusion, and may take steps to conceal their illnesses from others. In 10 studies of...

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I'm excited to announce that I'll be recruiting a PhD student for the social psychology PhD program at the University of Michigan @um_psychology for 2024! Please share with any students interested in research on poverty, inequality, culture, and intervention/ behavioral science.
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Sam Pratt@sampratt9920 Sep 2023
🚨 New study in Journal of Personality 🚨 We found that lonely people experience solitude more positively when they reframe it as a beneficial experience. A thread 🧵 1/8 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Solitude can be good—If you see it as such: Reappraisal helps lonely people experience solitude...

Solitude can be good—If you see it as such: Reappraisal helps lonely people experience solitude...

Objective Solitude is a common experience that can elicit both positive (e.g., relaxation) and negative (e.g., loneliness) emotions. But can changing the way we think about solitude improve its...

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Free to everyone, open access (thanks to @APLS41 ) special issue of @lhb_apls including 20 amazing articles investigating racial bias in the legal system. – at Philadelphia, PA
Law and Human Behavior (@lhb_apls) profile pictureLaw and Human Behavior@lhb_apls18 Mar 2023
The February special issue is here! This issue has 19 #OpenAccess articles on the topic of Racial Justice in the Criminal Justice and Legal Systems. Thank you to the guest editors Jennifer S. Hunt and Stephane M. Shepherd. Look out for highlights of each article! @APLS41 @APLSsc
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Have you ever hidden signs of sickness in a social setting? If so, you're not alone! Learn about the prevalence + predictors of infectious disease concealment as part of our symposium titled "Hiding who we are, what we know, how we feel" at #SPSP2023. You'll also get to hear...
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Come check out the symposium I organized on policing! Featuring my work on detecting bias in traffic searches, Ron Fisher’s @fiupsych work on the Cognitive Interview and Saul Kassin’s @JJ_PsychLawPhD work on false confessions ⚖️ See you at #SPSP2023
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For research on the psychology of policing, check out @margem_ @um_psychology, who is presenting her work with me and @rosesomm on how consent search policies can backfire at the Social Cog preconf, and is chairing a symposium on police investigations!
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Ethan Kross@ethan_kross15 Feb 2023
Should we paying more attention to sensation when we talk about emotion regulation? Excited to share this new @TrendsCognSci piece on #SensoryEmotionRegulation, led by Micaela Rodriguez. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Are you a〽️ grad student, post-doc, or faculty interested in race & policing? Join our reading circle through the @fordschool! Meet other scholars, discuss cutting-edge research, and get (modestly paid) to do it! Apply here by 2/14: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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The Plea Tracker Project can be a powerful tool to identify the causes of disparities in plea agreement outcomes and develop practical solutions, write district attorneys @harringtonforda and @Deberry4DA and @DukeLaw’s @adelequigley16. trib.al/v6oTsfS
Why prosecutors must shine a light on plea agreements - The Boston Globe

Why prosecutors must shine a light on plea agreements - The Boston Globe

District attorneys need to take ownership of their institutions’ roles in perpetuating systems of oppression. The Plea Tracker Project is an unprecedented look at how prosecutors use their discretion...

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