Our metacheck package now has an online manual! In 29 short chapters we explain how to set up metacheck (running all modules 100% locally if you want), and explain the 18 available modules. www.scienceverse.org/metacheck_bo... We are still in beta, and would love to get feedback!

The Metacheck Manual

A guide to Metacheck, an R package providing a module based tool for checking scientific manuscripts and data repositories for best practices using text search, R code, and optional LLM queries.

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We @saschafrolich.bsky.social @stefankiebel.bsky.social investigated how habitual- and goal-directed control interact when actions must be made under time pressure. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Context-dependent interaction between goal-directed and habitual control under time pressure - Communications Psychology

This study investigates the dynamic interplay between habitual and goal-directed control. Using RL and drift-diffusion modelling, we show that these systems interact in a context-dependent manner: hab...

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Postdocstelle in der Biopsychologie in Köln zu besetzen: jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun... Spannende Forschung, nettes Team und 4 SWS Lehre im Bachelor/Master Psychologie. Bewerbungsfrist endet am 17.04. - gerne Teilen.

-- New Open Research Game -- I reached the rank of Asst. Prof in #TenureRun! 🎓 I published 98 papers and paid $115.000 in APCs to publishers. My grant money is gone and I am exhausted. 💸 How far can you make it? Play now at forrt.org/TenureRun/

🎰 How does gambling affect brain chemistry? When do gambling habits become a concern? How can research help improve treatments for gambling addiction? VCHRI investigator Dr. Luke Clark shares insights into how gambling impacts brain health: www.vchri.ca/stories/2025... #BrainAwarenessWeek

Ask an expert: What are some signs that gambling is starting to affect my brain health?

From slot machines and scratch tickets to sports betting and loot boxes, gambling has become increasingly common in today’s society. For many people it is a form of entertainment, but for others it…

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Our paper on open science practices in the field of behavioral addictions is now published in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions. Check it out: doi.org/10.1556/2006...

Charlotte Eben@charlotteeben.bsky.social · last yr.

After writing this opinion piece, the team wanted to know if and how the field embraces open science practices and what we need to do better. Check our our new preprint with exploratory survey results: osf.io/preprints/ps... In the 🧵are some key messages.

Don't let the lack of funding stop you from attending #SIPS2026! SIPS has made a limited number of grants available to support SIPS members to attend the SIPS 2026 Meeting: 💸Student and postdoc travel support 💸Diversity travel support 💸Internet/technology funds (online SIPS) Apply by Feb 6!

SIPS 2026 Funding Opportunities

Please read the information below about each funding opportunity before applying. If you have any questions, you can reach out to sips@improvingpsych.org

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First post of the year, new paper out today: we present possibly the biggest case of systematic Measurement Schmeasurement in tech use. It seems that most studies on gaming (videogame) addiction/disorder haven't measured gaming after all. This research took years, so long 🧵 doi.org/10.1098/rsos...

Confusion in gaming disorder measurement

Abstract. Measurement is important for the scientific programmes of addictive behaviours. In the present study, we investigated the measurement of gaming d

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Das hier ist ein großes Problem: Es gibt nur sehr geringe Chancen auf eine Dauerstelle in der deutschen Wissenschaft. Ich war trotzdem erfolgreich und habe einen Thread vorbereitet, dicht gepackt mit Tipps und Infos, wie man es trotz der geringen Chancen auf eine Dauerstelle schaffen kann: 🧵 1/n

Amrei Bahr@amreibahr.bsky.social · 10mo ago

German academia: great place to work? You should think twice before giving it a try: Permanent positions are very rare, most scholars have to drop out after some precarious years. @dianakwon.bsky.social has written a great piece about this for @nature.com and also talked to yours truly. #IchBinHanna

After writing this opinion piece, the team wanted to know if and how the field embraces open science practices and what we need to do better. Check our our new preprint with exploratory survey results: osf.io/preprints/ps... In the 🧵are some key messages.

Charlotte Eben@charlotteeben.bsky.social · 2y ago

One of my favorite projects (doi.org/10.1556/2006...) just won the Best Paper of the Year 2023 in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions Award. Currently we are working on the empirical follow-up, so stay tuned. A little summary of what we did and why it is one of my favorites in this thread🧵

The UBC Postdoc 3M Slam is happening Thursday 2nd October, 3:30 pm in LSC3. Sign up to attend or present your work in 3 minutes. Register here: ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Calling all UBC postdocs! Join us at 4 pm on Thursday 21st August at Jericho Beach for a BBQ Social. Food and drink provided. Bring any games or sports you would like to play! Register here: ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

The Centre for Gambling Research (led by @lukeclark.bsky.social ) is on bluesky. Give @cgr-ubc.bsky.social a follow for updates on our research!

New research by Dr. Toni Schmader and her team offers insight into why women remain underrepresented in STEM: the persistent belief that men and women are “naturally” interested in different kinds of work. More: psych.ubc.ca/news/nature-...

I will never not be excited that past-Charlotte spent so much time on the preregistration, because now I already have half a method section written without having worked on the manuscript at all! #openscience #preregistration #academia

🚨 We’re hiring a postdoc! Join the FLARE project @cimcyc.bsky.social to study sudden perceptual learning using fMRI, RSA, and DNNs. 🧠 2 years, fully funded, flexible start More info 👉 gonzalezgarcia.github.io/postdoc/ DMs or emails welcome! Please share!

Bitte unterzeichnet den @campact.de -Eil-Appell bis kommenden Freitag, damit das beliebte Deutschlandticket bezahlbar bleibt: aktion.campact.de/verkehr/deut... Retweet = 🧡

Deutschlandticket retten!

Das Deutschlandticket droht teurer zu werden – seine Finanzierung wackelt. Setz Dich jetzt für bezahlbare, klimafreundliche Mobilität ein!

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PCI Psychology is here!! 🎉🥳 After over a year of hard work by so many people, we are thrilled to announce that we are open for submissions! Join us in making publishing more efficient, equitable, and open: psych.peercommunityin.org #PsychSciSky #scipub

PsyArXivBot@psyarxivbot.bsky.social · last yr.

Peer Community in Psychology: A platform for peer review of preprints across psychology: https://osf.io/m456e

We are reviewing the current state of scientific publishing, and we want to hear from researchers on their perceptions of publishing in the current context and how it might develop in future. Complete our short survey now:

The Future of Scientific Publishing - survey

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We are looking for a new VP EDI! Email us at ubc.postdoc@gmail.com with the nomination form (drive.google.com/file/d/1W0ZH...) to sign up, or to ask any questions you may have. All nominations from UBC postdocs are welcome!

Psa to my eyelink-using friends: the latest version of windows will cause your experiment timings to fail. Don’t update this time!! (And don’t ask me how I found out 😭😭😭😭😭😭)

Zum Abschluss des Tages noch ein Gedanke, der mich seit Monaten begleitet: In den letzten 12 Monaten durfte ich mit vielen tollen Nachwuchswissenschaftler:innen arbeiten. Und dabei ist mir eines immer wieder aufgefallen: Viele wollen rennen, bevor sie laufen können. #TeamScience #Nachwuchs

- Calling students enrolled at German unis (SHK/SHB) - FORRT project seeks multiple research assistants for 12 months (remote & flexible). Tasks: 🖥️ Code tools for replication alerts 🌍 Coordinate hackathons & projects 🎤 Help with qualitative interviews Get in touch if are interested in any of these!

Thanks to the @agrigambling.bsky.social for organizing their incredibly stimulating annual conference in Banff. It is inspiring to see all the research that is conducted in our field and to meet all those brilliant researchers. Keep up the great work. Picture from our hike at Lake Louise

Our registered exploratory pilot programme using offline tabletop role-playing games hashtag #TTRPG to mitigate social anxiety and reduce problematic involvement in online video games has just been published at Royal Society Open Science @royalsociety.org royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

This is a really important piece for every scientist (right now especially in Canada). Give it a read!

UBC Psychology@psych.ubc.ca · last yr.

Dr. Catharine Winstanley and Dr. Liisa Galea on why DEI is in everyone’s best interest: "For decades, most biomedical research used only male subjects, particularly if model systems like cells or rodents were involved." 🧵⬇️

Join the UBC and SFU Postdocs for a social at the Bloedel Conservatory and Queen Elizabeth Park on Thursday 17th April! 4-5 PM - Bloedel Conservatory (Free Entry) 5 PM - BBQ at QE Park Feel free to join for both parts of the event or just one. Register now: ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

I am thrilled to share this call for papers with you at the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. @cassie-boness.bsky.social and I, alongside @aidangcw.bsky.social, are looking for proposals on the science and practice of behavioral addictions research. www.apa.org/pubs/journal...

New research by @charlotteeben.bsky.social out of the Centre for Gambling Research at UBC

Nature Reviews Psychology@natrevpsychol.nature.com · 2y ago

The illusion of control in problematic gambling behaviour Journal Club by Charlotte Eben (@charlotteeben.bsky.social) go.nature.com/4l73Ntd

I got to write a little something about the illusion of control. Thanks to @natrevpsych.bsky.social I now have a my first single author publication ✨ Check out their other journalclub papers, it‘s a cool article format for ECRs!

Nature Reviews Psychology@natrevpsychol.nature.com · 2y ago

The illusion of control in problematic gambling behaviour Journal Club by Charlotte Eben (@charlotteeben.bsky.social) go.nature.com/4l73Ntd