News from the Accelerator- July 2023

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The Psychological Science Accelerator

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June 29, 2023

quick read - Submissions and registration for the 2023 Big Team Science Conference (https://bigteamscienceconference.github.io/) are now open!

The PSA is a proud to co-host of the second annual Big Team Science Conference! Submissions (https://bigteamscienceconference.github.io/submissions/) and registration (https://bigteamscienceconference.github.io/registration/) are now open, and registration fees will once again be optional! Check out the conference website (https://bigteamscienceconference.github.io/) to learn more!

project updates https://manybabies.github.io/MB2/

Object Orientation Study (PSA-002) (https://psysciacc.org/002-object-orientation/)

The manuscript has been finalized and is being submitted to Psychonomic Bulletin and Review.

https://manybabies.github.io/MB3/

Gendered Prejudice Study (PSA-003) (https://psysciacc.org/003-gendered-prejudice/)

The manuscript is currently undergoing final checks by the network. We anticipate submitting the manuscript to Psychological Science shortly after receiving final feedback from collaborators. https://manybabies.github.io/MB3/

Justified True Belief Study (PSA-004) (https://psysciacc.org/004-true-belief/)

The paper was resubmitted to Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science on May 31.

https://manybabies.github.io/MB3/

Stereotype Threat (PSA-005) (https://psysciacc.org/005-stereotype-threat/)

The team has collected data from over 1,500 participants thus far, and they plan to continue collecting data in Fall 2023. https://manybabies.github.io/MB3/

Semantic Priming Study (PSA-007) (https://psysciacc.org/psa-007-spam-l/)

The project is currently on it way with over 18,000 participants and 28 languages. Data collection will continue into the Fall, and we anticipate to have additional labs joining us next semester. If you are interested in becoming a collaborator, or want to learn more about 007, please e-mail the project leads (https://psysciacc.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f8bacf294e5a46e350b638374&id=3dab7b4f43&e=2a82fb47c9 ) .

https://manybabies.github.io/MB3/

Minimal Groups Study (PSA-008) (https://psysciacc.org/psa-008-project-information/)

The lead team is close to submitting the requested minor revision of the Stage 1 manuscript. Data collection preparations are ongoing. https://manybabies.github.io/MB3/

PSA-JTF-001: Moral Experiences (https://psysciacc.org/news/2022-04-20_special-call-for-studies-studying-generalizability-with-global-samples.html)

The lead team has started to identify which 20 countries they are targeting for data collection and onboard collaborators. They continue to seek potential collaborators from all world regions. Data collection teams in Africa and the Middle East are especially encouraged to express interest. If you would like to learn more about the project and potentially join it as a collaborator, please fill out this survey (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdR0v-_kRxi0ipLb1YqbVlvhhQ_gOiwMhim_X0r-AVbrjur3w/viewform) .

https://manybabies.github.io/MB3/

PSA-AF-001: Partner Preferences (https://psysciacc.org/psa-af-001-partner-preferences/)

The project is accepted in-principle at the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and data collection is progressing smoothly. Thus far, we have collected over 10,000 participants from nearly 60 sites, and the final sites are nearly ready to launch. We expect to have data collection completed at some point in the Fall.

big team science Psychology should generalize from — not just to — Africa. Nature Reviews Psychology (https://www.nature.com/articles/s44159-022-00070-y)

How to build up big team science: a practical guide for large-scale collaborations. Royal Society Open Science. (https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.230235)

‘Big team’ science challenges us to reconsider authorship. Nature Human Behaviour (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01572-2)

The benefits, barriers, and risk of big team science. Perspective on Psychological Science (https://psyarxiv.com/2mdxh)

Build up big team science. Nature (https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00150-2)

The Psychological Science Accelerator: Advancing psychology through a distributed collaborative network. AMPPS (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2515245918797607)

Psychological Science Accelerator: A promising resource for clinical psychological science. Avoiding Questionable Research Practices in Applied Psychology (https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-04968-2_19)

completed studies To which world regions does the valence–dominance model of social perception apply? Nature Human Behaviour (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-020-01007-2)

Situational factors shape moral judgements in the trolley dilemma in Eastern, Southern and Western countries in a culturally diverse sample. Nature Human Behaviour (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-022-01319-5)

A multi-country test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nature Human Behaviour (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-021-01173-x)

A global experiment on motivating social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. PNAS (https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2111091119)

In COVID-19 health messaging, loss framing increases anxiety with little-to-no concomitant benefits: Experimental evidence from 84 countries. Affective Science (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42761-022-00128-3)

The Psychological Science Accelerator’s COVID-19 rapid-response dataset. Nature Scientific Data (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-022-01811-7)