{{short description|Canadian psychologist}} {{Infobox academic | name =Gordon Pennycook | image = Gordon Pennycook.jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = [[Carrot River, Saskatchewan]], Canada | occupation = | education = BA, 2009, [[University of Saskatchewan]] <br> MA, 2011, PhD, 2016, [[University of Waterloo]] | thesis_title =What makes us think?: a three-stage dual-process model of analytic engagement | thesis_year =2016 |thesis_url = | known_for = | spouse = | children = | awards = | workplaces = [[University of Regina]] }} '''Gordon Robert Pennycook''' is a Canadian psychologist who is an [[associate professor]] at [[Cornell University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gordon Pennycook {{!}} Department of Psychology |url=https://psychology.cornell.edu/gordon-pennycook |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=psychology.cornell.edu}}</ref> He is also an adjunct [[professor]] of Behavioural Science at the [[University of Regina]]'s Hill and Levene Schools of Business. In 2020, he was elected to be a member of the [[Royal Society of Canada]]’s College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists.
==Early life and education== Pennycook grew up in [[Carrot River, Saskatchewan]], Canada.<ref name="Gerbic">{{cite web |last1=Gerbic |first1=Susan |title=Slow Down – Filter and Reflect with Gordon Pennycook |url=https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/slow-down-filter-and-reflect-with-gordon-pennycook/ |publisher=[[Skeptical Inquirer]] |access-date=March 31, 2022 |date=August 14, 2019}}</ref> He earned his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree at the [[University of Saskatchewan]] before enrolling at the [[University of Waterloo]] for his [[Master's degree]] and PhD.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gordon Pennycook |url=https://uwaterloo.ca/psychology/people-profiles/gordon-pennycook |publisher=University of Waterloo |access-date=March 31, 2022 |archive-date=June 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626094512/https://uwaterloo.ca/psychology/people-profiles/gordon-pennycook |url-status=dead }}</ref> At the University of Waterloo, Pennycook co-authored ''On the Reception and Detection of Pseudo-Profound Bullshit'' which won the 2016 [[Ig Nobel Prize|Ig Nobel Peace Prize]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Psychology study on bullsh_t wins Ig Nobel prize at Harvard University |url=https://uwaterloo.ca/arts/news/psychology-study-bullsh-t-wins-ig-nobel-prize-harvard |publisher=University of Waterloo |access-date=March 31, 2022 |date=September 23, 2016}}</ref> Upon graduating, he received the Governor General's Gold Medal for outstanding scholastic achievements of a student in Canada and accepted a [[Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council]] Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship at [[Yale University]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Faculty of Arts takes to the Convocation stage today |url=https://uwaterloo.ca/arts/news/faculty-arts-takes-convocation-stage-today |publisher=University of Waterloo |access-date=March 31, 2022 |date=June 14, 2017}}</ref> As a Postdoctoral Fellowship, Pennycook became interested in [[fake news]] and conducted studies on people sharing misinformation on social media.<ref name="Ryder2022">{{cite web |last1=Ryder |first1=Zena |title=Interview with Gordon Pennycook |url=https://epp.ok.ubc.ca/about/freedomsandclimatechange-4/misinformation-age/gordon-pennycook/ |publisher=University of British Columbia |access-date=March 31, 2022}}</ref>
==Career== Following his Postdoctoral Fellowship, Pennycook became an [[assistant professor]] of Behavioural Science at the [[University of Regina]]'s Hill and Levene Schools of Business. In 2018, he received a research grant from the Miami Foundation to examine why people fall for fake and hyperpartisan news.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fake news and social media: Research grant success for Dr. Gordon Pennycook |url=https://www2.uregina.ca/business/research/2018/06/14/fake-news-and-social-media-research-grant-success-for-dr-gordon-pennycook/ |publisher=University of Regina |access-date=March 31, 2022 |date=June 14, 2018}}</ref> He also edited a book, ''The New Reflectionism in Cognitive Psychology: Why Reason Matters'' and authored five book chapters. As a result of his academic achievements, Pennycook received the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science (CSBBCS) Vincent Di Lollo Early Career Award.<ref>{{cite web |title=Not fake news: U of R psychologist wins major national award |url=https://www.uregina.ca/external/communications/feature-stories/current/2020/03-18.html |publisher=University of Regina |access-date=March 31, 2022 |date=March 18, 2020}}</ref> Later that year, Pennycook was named a member of the [[Royal Society of Canada]]’s College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists.<ref>{{cite web |title=Too good to be true? U of R expert on disinformation honoured with membership into the Royal Society of Canada |url=https://www.uregina.ca/external/communications/feature-stories/current/2020/09-08.html |publisher=University of Regina |access-date=March 31, 2022 |date=September 8, 2020}}</ref>
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