Rebecca Peretz-Lange

I’m making the full leap away from X toward bluer skies — find me there from now on! @rebeccaperetzlange.bsky.social

We're hiring! Seeking a full-time, in-person, lab manager to join our team at Northeastern in Boston. Assist in conducting a NSF CAREER award project on adolescent neurocognitive development of motivated learning. For full details and to apply see here: northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/Bo…

Check out our symposium on *parents' lay theories of cognitive development* at #SRCD2025! How do parents intuitively assume prejudice, ability, and number develop? Ft. work by @Reut_Shachnai and @julia_a_leonard, @domgibs, and yours truly, discussed by @andrewshtulman!

🚨This article is finally out! psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi…

I was ecstatic to publish my first paper in @CognitionJourn. This paper is now preceded by an *inaccurate* AI-generated Q&A. @ElsevierConnect, stop this. You know LLMs hallucinate. You know we spend years crafting our papers to be maximally accurate. This is an insult.

Would you like free feedback on your academic CV? My grad seminar is looking for a few academic CVs to workshop. Must be in HDFS, Dev Psych, or adjacent fields. If chosen, I will also provide my own detailed feedback to you. Please reply or DM me if interested.

All social-personality psychologists: Miss having a brownbag? You can still connect with other researchers! Join SPSP this Thurs, March 13 (1-2 PM ET) for the next talk in the new PUI Invited Research series. Register here: ow.ly/YfB650VeQyA

SO love this post from @paulbloomatyale! Real-world effects are awesome when you can get them, but psychologists run experiments in controlled environments "for the same reason that chemists keep their test tubes clean". YES! smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/p/its-fine-if-…

When Elon purchased Twitter he reduced the parental leave for mothers to 2 weeks

We out here!

My lovely dept at Vassar is seeking a one-year VAP who can teach Clinical courses. More info at the link below. Come join us! employment.vassar.edu/postings/4331