It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels. – Saint Augustine Vanity has always been one of my preferred vices—a fact, deducible, by reading just about any of my blog posts. However, such self-directed idolatry is done tongue-in-cheek. In truth, I recognize I’m a relatively average, not…
Our understanding is correlative to our perception. – Robert Delaunay This last week, I went from the sub-zero temperatures in Columbus, OH to shirtless strolling on the sands of Long Beach, CA for a social psychology conference. Oh, how glorious that golden sun doth be! But speaking of glorious, golden things we all hope to…
Below is a list of published work and conference presentations on research I have either personally conducted or reviewed. A profile of my research interests can be found at http://www.psy.ohio-state.edu/petty/APLPEOPLE.htm PUBLICATIONS Biswas-Diener, R. & Teeny, J. (2015). States of consciousness. Noba’s Introduction to Psychology. http://noba.to/xj2cbhek Teeny, J., Briñol, P., & Petty,…
Home is where one starts from. — T.S. Eliot It sure was nice to be home. The hearty meals. The head scratches. The general lack of any and all responsibility as I played video games till 2am. But now I’m back in Columbus. In the snow. And moody. Really, though, I’m just homesick. The notion of…
No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous. — Henry Adams Recently, it started snowing here in Columbus, bringing with it the stabbing wind, the treacherous ice, and the cold so sharp I could use it to shave. So although I’d…
Only that traveling is good which reveals to me the value of home and enables me to enjoy it better. – Henry David Thoreau There really is nothing like returning to your childhood home. Or in my case, returning to the place I lived last year as a semi-grown adult. And after spending the last…