@stevepsychologySteve Rathje

Psychology & Technology Professor of Human Computer Interaction Carnegie Mellon University

card updated Sep 9, 2026 · 13 clips parsed · following 2,304 · 9,400,000 likes total

Engagement18.56%above average

Account summary

@stevepsychology has 1,000,000 followers and 319 videos. Across the 13 parsed clips the average is 975,005 views and 176,636 likes. Engagement to views is 18.56%, which is above average for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is falling (−10.35 pp). Posts roughly 0.1 times a week. An average clip reaches 98% of the follower count.

Followers

+0 in period

Engagement

18.56%

−10.35 pp newer half

Average views

975K

median 8.5K

Likes per clip

176.6K

1.1K comments avg

Shares / saves

3.3K / 7.5K

0.76% of viewers save

Posting rate

0.1 / wk

reach 98% of followers

Latest clips

13 collected

If you don’t use AI in your job application, you might not get the job — @stevepsychology

19.6K0:51If you don’t use AI in your job application, you might not get the job… because AI likes AI writing more than human writ1.3K36188223

The Elon Musk effect #twitter #algorithm #science #psychology #psychol — @stevepsychology

3.1K0:39The Elon Musk effect #twitter #algorithm #science #psychology #psychologyresearch 13041013

I love this study so much #psychology #psychologyresearch #kikibouba — @stevepsychology

24.5K0:47I love this study so much #psychology #psychologyresearch #kikibouba 1.8K33214138

Scientists can be biased too and that impacts how they analyze data! # — @stevepsychology

4.6K0:52Scientists can be biased too and that impacts how they analyze data! #scientists #bias #confirmationbias #psychologyrese217131948

Why do conservatives have better mental health than liberals? A study — @stevepsychology

72.8K0:47Why do conservatives have better mental health than liberals? A study provides a potential answer #psychology #psycholog6K208305602

Just one of the many ways the job market is cooked, according to scien — @stevepsychology

7.2K0:34Just one of the many ways the job market is cooked, according to science #ai #psychologyresearch #jobmarket 46810731

Let me know your thoughts on this experiment and its implications for — @stevepsychology

7.7K1:06Let me know your thoughts on this experiment and its implications for free will in the comments! Full citation of the ex594295486

This is what happens when you tell an AI model you’re going to replace — @stevepsychology

8.5K0:39This is what happens when you tell an AI model you’re going to replace it. From my interview with #TristanHarris 95093443

From my interview with AI expert #tristanharris (from the Center for H — @stevepsychology

1.9K0:47From my interview with AI expert #tristanharris (from the Center for Humane Technology and the Social Dilemma) on AI and8522110

Chatting with @Andrew Yang about my journey to a million followers on — @stevepsychology

2.7K0:52Chatting with @Andrew Yang about my journey to a million followers on TikTok. 213348

What happens if you pay people to spot misinformation? My new paper on — @stevepsychology

622.4K1:20What happens if you pay people to spot misinformation? My new paper on this topic (co-authors are: @campsych_prof, @jayv117.4K1.8K18.5K12.6K

What do you think — are we born altruistic? #psychology #psychologyres — @stevepsychology

5.2M0:31What do you think — are we born altruistic? #psychology #psychologyresearch #altruism #developmentalpsychology #naturevs1.2M6.3K9.2K43.3K

Did you notice the change the first time? #changeblindness #psychology — @stevepsychology

6.7M0:38Did you notice the change the first time? #changeblindness #psychology #psychologyresearch #perception #psychologyexperi967.1K5.6K13.8K39.7K

Engagement per clip

13 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 23.4% ER

Sep 29Dec 29Aug 2

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Aug 2, 2026	19,600	1,332	36	188	223	7.94%
Apr 20, 2026	3,130	130	4	10	13	4.60%
Apr 13, 2026	24,500	1,780	33	214	138	8.27%
Jan 14, 2026	4,557	217	13	19	48	5.46%
Jan 4, 2026	72,800	5,995	208	305	602	8.94%
Jan 2, 2026	7,242	468	10	7	31	6.70%
Dec 29, 2025	7,709	594	29	54	86	8.78%
Dec 23, 2025	8,533	950	9	34	43	11.64%
Nov 28, 2025	1,930	85	2	21	10	5.60%
Nov 19, 2025	2,661	213	3	4	8	8.27%
Mar 6, 2023	622,400	117,400	1,768	18,500	12,642	22.12%
Oct 10, 2021	5,200,000	1,200,000	6,330	9,157	43,347	23.37%
Sep 29, 2021	6,700,000	967,100	5,599	13,800	39,676	14.72%