Who is most likely to fall for fake news?
New research by Dr. Friedrich Götz reveals who is most at risk, as a first step toward effective strategies for counteracting misinformation.
Dr. Friedrich Götz named APS Rising Star
The Rising Star designation recognizes outstanding psychological scientists in the earliest stages of their research career.
New research: The zero-sum mindset
Dr. Friedrich Götz explored the “zero-sum mindset”—a general worldview in which one person’s gain must come at the expense of another person.
Dr. Friedrich Götz among Germany’s Top 40 under 40 for outstanding talent
This award recognizes the outstanding achievements of 40 ambitious hopefuls under the age of 40.
Dr. Friedrich Götz receives SAGE Emerging Scholar Award
The SPSP SAGE Emerging Scholar Award recognizes outstanding achievements by early-career PhD scholars in social and personality psychology.
Supporting research excellence: UBC Psychology researchers receive federal funding
Congratulations to UBC Psychology researchers who received funding from the SSHRC 2024 Insight Grants and Insight Development Grants.
Dr. Friedrich Götz honoured with CPA President’s New Researcher Award
Dr. Götz will attend the annual CPA Conference in Ottawa to deliver an award address. The title of his talk will be ‘On the Geography of Psychology’.
Friedrich M. Götz awarded CFI’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund
Dr. Götz is the director of the Personality and Geographical Ambiance (PANGEA) Lab: A Locally-rooted Globally-connected Big-data Research Hub.
Is AI coming for white-collar jobs? Dr. Friedrich Götz found out the hard way
Dr. Friedrich Götz wondered whether AI was smart enough to handle some of his workload. He was astonished to discover it could. In a paper recently published in Psychological Methods, he detailed how he used GPT-2, a precursor to ChatGPT, to develop a psychological test that performed as well as what psychologists currently use. He discusses his research, […]
‘Greed is good’ for likes and retweets if you’re a U.S. senator: new research
Tweet about greed. That’s what U.S. politicians ought to do if they want to gain likes and retweets on Twitter.