Psychology

TagLast edit: Oct 28, 2022, 5:18 PM by Teo Ajantaival

The psychology tag is for posts and discussions that are strongly focused on psychology, or that discuss or make heavy use of research methods from psychology.

Can we trust wellbeing surveys? A pilot study of comparability, linearity, and neutrality

Conrad SMar 17, 2023, 10:17 AM

73 points

10 comments10 min readEA link

(www.happierlivesinstitute.org)

A Conversation with Daniel Kahneman

Barry GrimesJul 22, 2022, 2:29 PM

29 points

0 comments14 min readEA link

New Global Priorities Institute research agendas

Global Priorities InstituteNov 29, 2024, 1:26 PM

60 points

11 comments1 min readEA link

(globalprioritiesinstitute.org)

Affective forecasting: The challenge of predicting future feelings and the implications for global priorities research

Matt Coleman🔹Feb 17, 2022, 8:36 PM

57 points

3 comments20 min readEA link

What psychological traits predict interest in effective altruism?

Lucius CaviolaFeb 25, 2022, 3:38 PM

254 points

36 comments17 min readEA link

35 Interactive Learning Modules Relevant to EAs / Effective Altruism (that are all free)

spencergJun 23, 2024, 5:57 PM

72 points

3 comments3 min readEA link

Developing a Psychological Scale to Measure Scout Mindset

Kalina PoydovskaOct 10, 2023, 11:47 AM

46 points

4 comments11 min readEA link

Reducing long-term risks from malevolent actors

David_AlthausApr 29, 2020, 8:55 AM

344 points

93 comments37 min readEA link

Impact obsession: Feeling like you never do enough good

David_AlthausAug 23, 2023, 11:32 AM

160 points

7 comments37 min readEA link

[Question] Career guidance needed for a career researching psychology and helping build the EA movement further

Riya GuptaJul 11, 2023, 8:59 AM

2 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

EA, Psychology & AI Safety Research

Sam EllisMay 26, 2022, 11:46 PM

28 points

3 comments6 min readEA link

Psychology and Climate Change: An Overview

Aron_VallinderSep 27, 2019, 6:02 AM

26 points

3 comments5 min readEA link

Selfless Givers vs. Otherish Givers

Rakefet CohenJul 23, 2023, 9:00 AM

5 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

‘Psychology of Effective Altruism’ course syllabus

Geoffrey MillerSep 7, 2022, 5:31 PM

50 points

8 comments1 min readEA link

Stefan Schubert: Psychology of Existential Risk and Longtermism

EA GlobalMar 25, 2019, 2:45 PM

34 points

4 comments11 min readEA link

(www.youtube.com)

We all teach: here’s how to do it better

Michael Noetel 🔸Sep 30, 2022, 2:06 AM

172 points

12 comments24 min readEA link

The Role of Behavioural Science in Effective Altruism

Emily GrundyNov 21, 2023, 12:59 AM

42 points

3 comments6 min readEA link

World Happiness Report 2022: Overview on Our Tenth Anniversary

Barry GrimesMar 21, 2022, 9:38 AM

27 points

0 comments6 min readEA link

(worldhappiness.report)

Preference Inversion

BenquoJan 2, 2025, 6:20 PM

10 points

8 comments4 min readEA link

(benjaminrosshoffman.com)

Let us know how psychology can help increase your impact

IngaOct 21, 2022, 10:32 AM

30 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

The Extent of Naive Realism’s Influence on Youth Social Movements

Siya SawhneyDec 16, 2024, 5:54 PM

3 points

0 comments2 min readEA link

Guide to talking about effective altruism and effective giving

Luke FreemanSep 10, 2021, 5:15 AM

57 points

0 comments21 min readEA link

(www.givingwhatwecan.org)

Beyond fire alarms: freeing the groupstruck

Katja_GraceOct 3, 2021, 2:33 AM

61 points

6 comments49 min readEA link

New study on whether animal welfare reforms affect wider attitudes towards animals

Jamie_HarrisMay 2, 2022, 10:00 AM

52 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

Cognitive Science/Psychology As a Neglected Approach to AI Safety

Kaj_SotalaJun 5, 2017, 1:46 PM

40 points

37 comments4 min readEA link

Psychological Obstacles to Doing Good (Better)

michelAug 23, 2022, 7:31 PM

39 points

4 comments13 min readEA link

The heritability of human values: A behavior genetic critique of Shard Theory

Geoffrey MillerOct 20, 2022, 3:53 PM

49 points

12 comments21 min readEA link

[Cause Exploration Prizes] Social and Behavioral Science R&D

Anna HarveyAug 11, 2022, 10:44 AM

31 points

2 comments12 min readEA link

Announcing the EA Behavioral Science Newsletter

PeterSlatterySep 1, 2021, 3:56 AM

11 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

EA Infrastructure Fund: May 2021 grant recommendations

Jonas VJun 3, 2021, 1:01 AM

92 points

99 comments42 min readEA link

Does awareness of global inequality increase personal giving or support for international redistributive policies?

Luke FreemanSep 28, 2021, 3:45 AM

17 points

3 comments1 min readEA link

(www.nber.org)

Concrete actions to improve AI governance: the behaviour science approach

Alexander SaeriDec 1, 2022, 9:34 PM

31 points

0 comments11 min readEA link

A Problem with Motivation

James AitchisonMay 25, 2022, 8:35 AM

9 points

2 comments3 min readEA link

Giving What We Can—Pledge page trial (EA Market Testing)

david_reinsteinMay 16, 2022, 10:39 PM

56 points

4 comments3 min readEA link

EA reading list: EA motivations and psychology

richard_ngoAug 3, 2020, 9:24 AM

28 points

3 comments1 min readEA link

Is mindfulness good for you?

John G. HalsteadDec 29, 2019, 8:01 PM

76 points

13 comments6 min readEA link

The EA Behavioral Science Newsletter #5 (June 2022)

PeterSlatteryJun 1, 2022, 2:47 AM

16 points

0 comments6 min readEA link

The psychology of population ethics

Lucius CaviolaAug 30, 2021, 5:33 PM

173 points

10 comments3 min readEA link

[Question] How to maximize a career in psychology/therapy for the most good?

Jon MassmannNov 3, 2021, 7:42 AM

7 points

5 comments1 min readEA link

I knew a bit about misinformation and fact-checking in 2017. AMA, if you’re really desperate.

MichaelA🔸May 11, 2020, 9:35 AM

20 points

17 comments2 min readEA link

The Cognitive Science of Rationality

lukeprogSep 12, 2011, 10:35 AM

14 points

3 comments14 min readEA link

(www.lesswrong.com)

Effective outreach: evaluating “Idea innoculation”

rsturrockMay 22, 2021, 9:44 PM

26 points

0 comments3 min readEA link

Adam Marblestone: What sets the exponent of neuroscience progress

EA GlobalJun 2, 2017, 8:48 AM

7 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

(www.youtube.com)

Liars

Kelsey PiperApr 5, 2022, 6:08 PM

213 points

27 comments4 min readEA link

[Podcast] How to talk about effective altruism and giving effectively

Luke FreemanOct 27, 2021, 6:13 AM

12 points

0 comments21 min readEA link

(www.givingwhatwecan.org)

Health Behavior Interventions Literature Review

Jamie_HarrisJul 24, 2020, 4:21 PM

25 points

7 comments1 min readEA link

(www.sentienceinstitute.org)

Baobao Zhang: How social science research can inform AI governance

EA GlobalJan 22, 2021, 3:10 PM

9 points

0 comments16 min readEA link

(www.youtube.com)

14 Techniques to Accelerate Your Learning

davidhartsoughApr 15, 2022, 12:09 PM

46 points

4 comments11 min readEA link

EA Market Testing

david_reinsteinSep 30, 2021, 3:17 PM

81 points

23 comments9 min readEA link

Logarithmic Scales of Pleasure and Pain: Rating, Ranking, and Comparing Peak Experiences Suggest the Existence of Long Tails for Bliss and Suffering

algekalipsoAug 11, 2019, 3:49 AM

164 points

25 comments41 min readEA link

Should we priortize cognitive science in EA?

jackchang110Mar 29, 2023, 10:11 AM

7 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

Pleasure and suffering are not conceptual opposites

MichaelStJulesAug 11, 2024, 6:32 PM

32 points

7 comments1 min readEA link

Many therapy schools work with inner multiplicity (not just IFS)

David_AlthausSep 17, 2022, 10:27 AM

100 points

12 comments18 min readEA link

Reasons for optimism about measuring malevolence to tackle x- and s-risks

Jamie_HarrisApr 2, 2024, 10:26 AM

85 points

12 comments8 min readEA link

[Question] Suggested readings & videos for a new college course on ‘Psychology and AI’?

Geoffrey MillerJan 11, 2024, 10:26 PM

12 points

3 comments1 min readEA link

EA Survey: Personality Traits in the EA Community

Willem SleegersJul 9, 2024, 10:45 AM

32 points

14 comments8 min readEA link

Submit a chapter proposal for the 2025 World Happiness Report

Barry GrimesMay 9, 2024, 9:14 AM

34 points

0 comments2 min readEA link

(worldhappiness.report)

Procedural Executive Function, Part 3

Daystar EldMay 22, 2024, 11:58 AM

8 points

3 comments23 min readEA link

What is malevolence? On the nature, measurement, and distribution of dark traits

David_AlthausOct 23, 2024, 8:41 AM

107 points

6 comments52 min readEA link

A new place to discuss cognitive science, ethics and human alignment

Daniel_FriedrichNov 4, 2022, 2:34 PM

9 points

1 comment2 min readEA link

(www.facebook.com)

Seeking social science students / collaborators interested in AI existential risks

Vael GatesSep 24, 2021, 9:56 PM

58 points

7 comments3 min readEA link

Data collection for AI alignment—Career review

Benjamin HiltonJun 3, 2022, 11:44 AM

34 points

1 comment5 min readEA link

(80000hours.org)

Ben Grodeck: Cooperating with future generations — an experimental investigation

EA GlobalFeb 21, 2020, 3:28 PM

17 points

0 comments14 min readEA link

(www.youtube.com)

[Question] Will Evidence-Based Management Practices Increase Your Impact?

Lorenzo GallíOct 14, 2022, 3:22 AM

25 points

14 comments1 min readEA link

Some Technical Problems With Measuring Happiness (and some solutions)

Alexander de VriesMar 22, 2022, 6:24 PM

11 points

6 comments14 min readEA link

(2ndhandecon.substack.com)

High-Impact Psychology (HIPsy): Piloting a Global Network

IngaSep 29, 2022, 1:08 PM

113 points

5 comments5 min readEA link

Why people want to work on AI safety (but don’t)

Emily GrundyJan 24, 2023, 6:41 AM

70 points

10 comments7 min readEA link

Exploratory survey on psychology of AI risk perception

Daniel_FriedrichAug 2, 2022, 8:34 PM

1 point

0 comments1 min readEA link

(forms.gle)

The EA Mental Health & Productivity Survey 2023

EmilyFeb 21, 2023, 4:56 PM

78 points

7 comments1 min readEA link

Should we tell people they are morally obligated to give to charity? [Recent Paper]

benleoFeb 21, 2023, 1:26 PM

81 points

23 comments4 min readEA link

Altruistic strategies

idea21Mar 17, 2025, 1:16 AM

1 point

0 comments2 min readEA link

Forecast Which Psychology Studies Replicate With Metaculus for the Transparent Replications Project

christianAug 29, 2023, 8:24 PM

21 points

2 comments1 min readEA link

(www.metaculus.com)

AI safety and consciousness research: A brainstorm

Daniel_FriedrichMar 15, 2023, 2:33 PM

11 points

1 comment9 min readEA link

The Two Faces of Moral Concern: Welfare Promotion & Suffering Reduction

Maryam Ali KhanOct 3, 2023, 1:50 PM

13 points

1 comment2 min readEA link

Ask Me Anything about parenting as an Effective Altruist

Geoffrey MillerSep 26, 2022, 11:35 PM

70 points

56 comments1 min readEA link

Altruistic Economy and Altruistic Behavior

idea21Feb 24, 2025, 12:34 AM

2 points

2 comments3 min readEA link

Member motivations survey: Why people pledged to give 10% of their income to effective charities

Luke FreemanJul 29, 2021, 5:04 AM

11 points

0 comments4 min readEA link

(www.givingwhatwecan.org)

No. Impending AGI doesn’t make everything else unimportant.

Igor IvanovSep 4, 2023, 6:56 PM

14 points

6 comments5 min readEA link

AI Safety is Dropping the Ball on Clown Attacks

trevor1Oct 21, 2023, 11:15 PM

−17 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

Prefer beliefs to credence probabilities

Noah ScalesSep 1, 2022, 2:04 AM

3 points

1 comment4 min readEA link

[Question] I’m interviewing author of ‘Good Reasons for Bad Feelings’, Randy Nesse. What should I ask him?

Robert_WiblinNov 3, 2023, 6:37 PM

8 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

“The Universe of Minds”—call for reviewers (Seeds of Science)

rogersbacon1Jul 25, 2023, 4:55 PM

4 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

Developing interventions for promoting prosocial behavior might be more cost-effective at increasing well-being than providing psychotherapy

Falk LiederJul 22, 2022, 7:42 AM

23 points

5 comments12 min readEA link

Mass Media, Propaganda, and Social Influence: Evidence of Effectiveness from Courchesne et al. (2021)

Janet PauketatJul 10, 2023, 8:10 PM

13 points

0 comments30 min readEA link

(www.sentienceinstitute.org)

Pilot Results: High-Impact Psychology/ Mental Health (HIPsy)

IngaSep 7, 2023, 12:27 PM

41 points

4 comments8 min readEA link

On the correspondence between AI-misalignment and cognitive dissonance using a behavioral economics model

Stijn Bruers 🔸Nov 1, 2022, 9:15 AM

11 points

0 comments6 min readEA link

[Question] Is it valuable to the field of AI Safety to have a neuroscience background?

Samuel NellessenApr 3, 2022, 7:44 PM

18 points

3 comments1 min readEA link

Predicting the cost-effectiveness of deploying a new intervention

Falk LiederApr 10, 2023, 9:07 AM

26 points

3 comments9 min readEA link

Floors and Ceilings, Frameworks and Feelings: SoGive’s Impact Analysis Toolkit for Evaluating StrongMinds

ishaanApr 15, 2023, 9:41 AM

53 points

0 comments20 min readEA link

[Transcript] Clearer Thinking Episode 250: Getting a handle on your goals and big life changes (with Tee Barnett)

TeeFeb 26, 2025, 9:15 AM

12 points

0 comments42 min readEA link

(podcast.clearerthinking.org)

Who were The Righteous Among the Nations?

Carole Bibas-BarkanApr 18, 2023, 4:59 PM

61 points

4 comments2 min readEA link

(yadvashem.org)

Estimating the cost-effectiveness of previous R&D projects

Falk LiederApr 24, 2023, 9:48 AM

25 points

0 comments11 min readEA link

Predicting the cost-effectiveness of future R&D projects and academic research

Falk LiederMay 8, 2023, 9:58 AM

23 points

3 comments11 min readEA link

(observablehq.com)

Giving Multiplier after 14 months

Lucius CaviolaJan 28, 2022, 10:08 PM

121 points

12 comments5 min readEA link

Procedural Executive Function, Part 2

Daystar EldMay 16, 2023, 4:26 PM

12 points

0 comments18 min readEA link

(daystareld.com)

Book Review: Orality and Literacy: The Technologizing of the Word

Fergus FettesOct 28, 2023, 8:17 PM

7 points

0 comments16 min readEA link

Imposter syndrome is not always irrational

VictorWJan 30, 2025, 1:24 AM

10 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

(open.substack.com)

if you’re reading this it’s too late (a new theory on what is causing the Great Stagnation)

rogersbacon1Jun 8, 2023, 11:54 AM

−2 points

0 comments13 min readEA link

(www.secretorum.life)

“Arctic Instincts? The universal principles of Arctic psychological adaptation and the origins of East Asian psychology”—Call for Reviewers (Seeds of Science)

rogersbacon1Feb 16, 2024, 3:28 PM

2 points

0 comments2 min readEA link

Finding our people in animal advocacy

emre kaplan🔸Mar 2, 2025, 10:54 AM

17 points

1 comment3 min readEA link

StrongMinds (6 of 9): Organisation-specific factors

ishaanMar 20, 2024, 3:39 AM

13 points

6 comments22 min readEA link

More evidence X-risk amplifies action against current AI harms

Daniel_FriedrichDec 22, 2023, 3:21 PM

27 points

2 comments2 min readEA link

(osf.io)

[Question] What are the best available studies on the effects of smartphone/instagram/facebook/tiktok/etc use on humans, specifically children?

Charlie_GuthmannNov 26, 2024, 5:29 AM

12 points

8 comments1 min readEA link

9 (comparatively) neglected principles for mental health/therapy?

Heartbreak TunaSep 5, 2024, 4:21 PM

2 points

1 comment7 min readEA link

SociaLLM: proposal for a language model design for personalised apps, social science, and AI safety research

Roman LeventovJan 2, 2024, 8:11 AM

4 points

2 comments1 min readEA link

Why Is Conspicuous Consumption So Prevalent When Generosity Achieves So Much More

TheoLakeMar 2, 2025, 5:39 PM

2 points

0 comments26 min readEA link

Migraine studies

Vasco Grilo🔸Jan 29, 2025, 5:59 PM

19 points

0 comments17 min readEA link

Reimagining Malevolence: A Primer on Malevolence and Implications for EA

Kenneth_DiaoApr 11, 2024, 12:50 PM

28 points

3 comments44 min readEA link

Increasing Concern for Digital Beings Through LLM Persuasion (Empirical Results)

carter allen🔸Jul 7, 2024, 4:42 PM

23 points

0 comments7 min readEA link

[Question] What small change in your self talk would make the world a better place if others adopted it too?

Said BouzianeNov 22, 2024, 10:57 PM

4 points

6 comments1 min readEA link

We’re searching for meaning, not happiness (et al.)

Joshua ClingoSep 1, 2022, 7:34 AM

19 points

2 comments12 min readEA link

[Question] Ways of improving one’s empathy and emotional intelligence?

MikeCJan 19, 2022, 10:27 AM

3 points

3 comments1 min readEA link

Seeking feedback on a MOOC draft plan: Skills for Doing Good Better

Michael Noetel 🔸Dec 16, 2022, 11:42 AM

41 points

0 comments13 min readEA link

You are not too “irrational” to know your preferences.

Daystar EldNov 26, 2024, 3:01 PM

73 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

As part of EA Fellowship need the help of experts in the field of pedagogy and / or psychology

Daniel ShechterApr 21, 2021, 5:15 AM

14 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

How to Incubate Self-Driven Individuals (for Leaders and Community Builders)

Per Ivar FriborgAug 5, 2022, 2:36 PM

51 points

4 comments7 min readEA link

The case for becoming a black-box investigator of language models

BuckMay 6, 2022, 2:37 PM

90 points

7 comments3 min readEA link

Courses and collaborative books on Effective Altruism with Social-Psychology & Judgment and Decision-Making [Feedback appreciated]

Gilad FeldmanOct 11, 2022, 3:56 AM

24 points

6 comments2 min readEA link

Neuroscience of time perception?

TerracottaKleinBottleSep 4, 2022, 4:07 AM

14 points

6 comments1 min readEA link

Against a Happiness Ceiling: Replicating Killingsworth & Kahneman (2022)

Charlie HarrisonMay 28, 2024, 4:28 PM

169 points

13 comments5 min readEA link

You have a background in psychology? Join our initiative.

IngaOct 31, 2022, 10:30 AM

25 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

History of the theory of well-being

davidhartsoughJun 22, 2022, 8:17 AM

23 points

8 comments23 min readEA link

Seeing the effects of your donation and making incremental choices

david_reinsteinNov 5, 2021, 9:46 PM

22 points

1 comment5 min readEA link

Accepting 2 PhD students in psychology of EA for next year

Geoffrey MillerOct 7, 2022, 10:57 PM

22 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

Not Just For Therapy Chatbots: The Case For Compassion In AI Moral Alignment Research

Kenneth_DiaoSep 29, 2024, 10:58 PM

8 points

3 comments12 min readEA link

Narration: Reducing long-term risks from malevolent actors

D0TheMathJul 15, 2021, 4:26 PM

23 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

(anchor.fm)

The EA Behavioral Science Newsletter #6 (September 2022)

PeterSlatterySep 3, 2022, 6:06 AM

18 points

4 comments8 min readEA link

A Research Agenda for Psychology and AI

carter allen🔸Jun 28, 2024, 12:56 PM

53 points

2 comments14 min readEA link

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