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  1. A flexible threshold theory of change perception in self, others, and the world.

    Article • Psychological Review, September 2024, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Ed O'Brien

  2. Keep talking: (Mis)understanding the hedonic trajectory of conversation.

    Article • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, December 2021, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Ed O'Brien, Michael Kardas

  3. When Small Signs of Change Add Up: The Psychology of Tipping Points

    Article • Current Directions in Psychological Science, December 2019, SAGE Publications

    Ed O'Brien

  4. Yesterday’s News: A Temporal Discontinuity in the Sting of Inferiority

    Article • Psychological Science, April 2019, SAGE Publications

    Ed O'Brien

  5. Enjoy it again: Repeat experiences are less repetitive than people think.

    Article • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, April 2019, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Ed O'Brien

  6. People Are Slow to Adapt to the Warm Glow of Giving

    Article • Psychological Science, December 2018, SAGE Publications

    Ed O'Brien

  7. Unconventional Consumption Methods and Enjoying Things Consumed: Recapturing the “First-Time” Experience

    Article • Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, June 2018, SAGE Publications

    Ed O'Brien

  8. Worth the Wait? Leisure Can Be Just as Enjoyable With Work Left Undone

    Article • Psychological Science, June 2017, SAGE Publications

    Ed O'Brien