Yoav Kessler
@yoav_kessler
Faculty member at thePsychology Department @bengurionu. I'm an experimental psychologist, studying working memory, cognitive control and group-level cognition.
In these terrible times, I urge professional societies in psychology to speak up clearly for Israel and to condemn the atrocities committed by Hamas. Your voices matter. Silence is not an option. #StandWithIsrael #HamasisISIS @APA @PsychScience @Psychonomic_Soc @ESCoP_news
אמל'ק: משרד הבריאות מוביל מהלך שיפגע משמעותית במקצועיות ובהכשרה של הפסיכולוגים, וימכור את זה בנימוק של 'להגדיל את כמות הפסיכו' במערכת'. בהרחבה: אתמול התפרסמה טיוטת תקנה שמעבירה למשרד הבריאות את הסמכות לאשר התחלת התמחות לפני סיום הלימודים לתואר שני> share.google/Z2nDhXskwalQlb…
My university:
An Iranian missile strike on @bengurionu destroyed 6 labs, damaged 30 buildings, and years of critical research were lost in seconds. Support recovery efforts: a4bgu.org/recoveryresili… Read more on the rebuilding on @TimesofIsrael: americansforbgu.org/lasting-damage…
New from our lab. Congrats @TalErdi1 !
😮 Surprising finding from our new study: After a national traumatic event, young adults with ADHD showed a slight improvement in symptoms — while those without ADHD showed a clear increase in ADHD-like symptoms. 📘 The study, just published in the Journal of Attention Disorders…
Postdoc position in cognitive psychology or cognitive development, University of Geneva, Switzerland Application deadline: 11 August 2025 unige.ch/fapse/womcogde…
Excited to share our new study tracking how empathic disequilibrium develops in children aged 3–12! Led by @FUzefovsky and together with Dr Rebecca Waller (@EDENLabUPenn) and @nickjameswagner, we found that both forms of empathic disequilibrium are common across development.
Looking for your stories about the effects of overconfidence, cockiness, or blindness to weaknesses. Your best examples—from world politics to business, sports, or your own life—are welcome. Share here or email [email protected] for private replies. Also, retweet?
🎉 New face database just dropped! The Israeli Face Database (IFD) is a massive, diverse, and richly annotated set of facial images — now published in Behavior Research Methods. Thread 🧵👇
Abstract submission is now open for WMS2025 (Deadline: May 31st)! Working memory ECRs, we look forward to receiving your submissions!!! wmsymposium.org
I'm building an undergrad course in cognitive psych. I don't want to organize it around the standard attention-memory etc divisions, but rather around general principles of cognition that cut across the specific domains. Any ideas? Relevant textbook? Syllabi of similar courses?
The 24th meeting of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology will be held in Sheffield, UK, on the 2nd-5th September 2024. Conference registration opens 1st April! escop2025.com
***Fellowship alert!*** Join the Social Relations Lab to study gender roles with me, via 2 Azrieli Fellowships: • PhD visit: 12K ILS/mo, 4 mo (Fall 25, due Apr 22) • Postdoc: 14K ILS/mo, 2–3 yrs (Fall 26, opens Sept 1) Details: azrielifoundation.org/fellows/ DM me to apply!
⭐️PhD in Cognitive/Computational Psychology, Please Share !⭐️ Use Reinforcement Learning to study how mis/misinformation affects us. For full funding, one has to be eligible for UK home fees. @QM_Psych Deadline: April 20. For more information: findaphd.com/phds/project/c…
The call is out! Up to three years of a generously funded postdoc fellowship in Israel. DM me if you'd like to work on an application together. azrielifoundation.org/azrieli-fellow…
Had a great time at #ISCOP! Grateful for the opportunity to share my work and connect through insightful discussions. Looking forward to what’s next!
📣 ESCoP Summer or Winter School 2026: Call for Proposals! ESCoP invites proposals for the Summer or Winter Schools, offering up to €20,000 per event. Submission deadline: 30 April 2025 escop.eu/awards-en-fund…
Come work with me!
😮 Surprising finding from our new study: After a national traumatic event, young adults with ADHD showed a slight improvement in symptoms — while those without ADHD showed a clear increase in ADHD-like symptoms. 📘 The study, just published in the Journal of Attention Disorders…
Excited to share our latest paper with Susan Fiske, "Lost opportunities: How gendered arrangements harm men," now live in PNAS! Check it out here: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn… For more details, see the thread!
📢 The 24th meeting of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology: Call for Regular Abstracts Opening Soon! Regular submission period: 15 January - 15 March 2025 Please visit our website for detailed submission guidelines and the submission portal. escop2025.com/abstract-submi…
Here's a question in probability that seems simple; however, I can't figure out how to answer it properly. Help, please... A and B are simple events. P(AUB)=1, 0<P(A∩B)< P(A), and 0<P(A∩B)< P(B). True or False: P(A)>P(A|B) And ideas?