Associate Professor at UCSB. Interested in the origins and development of humans' understanding of social relationships. liberman.psych.ucsb.edu
Zoe Liberman
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Interestingly, although children think it is good to capitulate to a knowledgable teaching, they do not always rate deference positively. When someone's initial claim was stronger than their social partner's, children instead judged standing one's ground positively.
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Check out @lizquinnjensen.bsky.social's paper on the Comparative Status Hypothesis: we find that the social identity of a person's competitor shifts whether that person is seen as a likely victim of discrimination.
We hope our work broadens focus beyond the victim-perpetrator dyad
If you want to check out more, see my lab webpage: liberman.psych.ucsb.edu 3/3
New paper with Ben Morris and Alex Shaw out last week in @cognitionjournal.bsky.social! We find that children are sensitive to who has better evidence when evaluating how people behave in disagreements.
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Job alert! @brandonwoo.bsky.social and I are searching for a new lab manager. We are excited to add a new member to our awesome community of soc cog dev researchers! Spread the word :)
Full ad here: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF03106
Please also feel free to register for our virtual open house if you are looking for a #phd in #devpsych #devscience #PsychSciSky I'll be there for the faculty meet and greet part
Big congrats to @rthompkins.bsky.social on this paper! Happy to finally see this out in the world.
Our work builds on findings from @juliamarshall.bsky.social on the impact of social relationships on moral expectations, with a focus on how children think about lying and liars.
Work and learn with amazing colleagues in Development & Evolution! These labs are also searching for new students, so check them out! @anniewertz.bsky.social @brandonwoo.bsky.social @laurasimonelewis.bsky.social 2/3
This is the first paper out from a grant with Alex Shaw from @templetonfdn.bsky.social to look at developmental roots of intellectual humility. Keep a look out for our next studies... on question asking!
#devpsych #devsci
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Spread the word: I'm looking to recruit a PhD student for Fall 2026 to @ucsb.bsky.social! Reach out if you are applying this cycle and hoping to study infant and child social cognition, specifically expectations about friendship and/or groups. Bonus: live in paradise! And.. 1/3
University of California Santa Barbara is hiring. Apply now!
