CHOP-ick. Associate Professor of Social/Personality Psychology at Michigan State University My opinions do not reflect the views and opinions of my employer.
East Lansing, MI
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I surveyed 4 personality handbooks and asked 2600 people how important it is to study each topic (from 1 to 5). All were rated above midpoint (yay!), but mental health/psychopathology, genetics/heritability/neurology, emotion regulation/happiness, and change/identity stood out.
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I've started the habit of drinking out of this glass beaker during meetings with students. Every couple of minutes, I make my eye twitch and cough VERY violently.
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There's been a university truck parked in our lot for nearly *four* years--unmoved and untouched. I've started putting fake "parking tickets" on their windshield every time I walk by. Folks...I don't think they're gonna notice anytime soon.
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CRL Lab is at Fenway!
Funny thing: every professor is given free tickets behind home plate. But they never use it on their students for some reason. You should ask your advisor why they don't like you as much as I like my lab.
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In my last year at MSU, I'm considering entering fake maintenance requests, but in the style of Edgar Allan Poe stories. They start out innocently enough, but then turn...sinister...
Here's a brief thread...
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Not really.
Except...
For Openness to Experience, there was a small but real signal.
People with tattoos that were rated as "wacky" (vs. serious) tended to actually be more open.
So... your weirdest tattoo might be the most honest one.
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Did people agree in their tattoo-based judgments?
✅ Yes!
There was consensus (people tended to see the same personality in the same tattoo)...
But... was it accurate? 👇
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Tattoos have been linked to everything from crime to creativity (and every stereotype in between).
But nearly all research compares "tattooed vs. non-tattooed" folks...
We wanted to know:
👉 Does the type of tattoo affect how people judge you?
👉 Are those judgments accurate?
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I'm thrilled to announce data from a project on TATTOOS
We tested whether people can accurately judge your personality just by looking at your tattoos
Turns out...mostly no (with one weird exception)
Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2025.1…
Open Access: osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/54…
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At a conference, and these Yes/No buttons are in the elevator. What are they for? Which button should I push?
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Hey! This may come as a surprise, but I'm happy to announce that I've accepted a position as an associate professor at Washington University in St. Louis. It won't start *next* year (August 2026). I'm bummed to leave Michigan and all my friends but excited for this next step!
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About a year ago, I hung up weird signs in the hallway to see if anyone would notice (some did; no one cared). In escalating, I've now hung up this caricature of me I got at a rodeo in a hidden location in the building. The test is to see how long before it's taken down (if ever)
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Big Five personality differences by Zodiac sign (N = 324,929). Eta sq are all less than .0008, so less than 0.1% of the variance in personality is explained by Zodiac sign.
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Hey fam: is it unethical to drink heavily while completing ethics training (for a university that often skirts ethics)?
Asking for...a friend?
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"And I would've gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you pesky kids! I would do it again." -this tortoise, who CLEARLY started the fire.
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A few weeks ago, someone put this shoe on top of our parking gate. MSU never checks on anything, so it's still there. But today someone put flowers in it. Like a shrine to some sort of rat king.
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Wow, I got this automated certificate about how a paper of mine has been viewed a bunch. But...wait a minute...what does this say at the bottom?!?
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My friend said I should "embrace my Eastern European heritage" and get this track suit. I discovered 2 things:
1) it attracts the WORST people. I don't know anything about cars. I don't vape. No air spoiler.
2) I think I'm mostly Irish.
I should probably keep it, right?
ALT An Eastern European would never smile like this.
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I regret to inform you that the soap has been stolen
**The Great Masculinity Experiment!**
I put one of my favorite Bath & Body Works soaps (Japanese Cherry Blossom) in the men's washroom. It's full now. At the end of the day, I'll see how much it goes down by. There's no control group. It'll be a continuous measure of masculinity.
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**The Great Masculinity Experiment!**
I put one of my favorite Bath & Body Works soaps (Japanese Cherry Blossom) in the men's washroom. It's full now. At the end of the day, I'll see how much it goes down by. There's no control group. It'll be a continuous measure of masculinity.
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How are we supposed to make due with only 204 menu items now?!?! Outrageous.
From the article: "Say your final farewells to the “Loaded Mashed Potato Omelette,”"
Good night and farewell, sweet prince. Good bye Loaded Mashed Potato Omelette
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We recontacted about 250 students surveyed during April 2020 and asked them some questions nearly five years later. They report being happier, having more self-esteem, being more securely attached, less lonely, and less politically conservative. Changes are small but significant.
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Had fun at the Stand Up for Science event! Here's my sign (and me holding it backwards to be pro-pet food). Scientific advances dramatically alleviate the burden of disease/illness and has made many areas of life better and more equitable. We should keep that up.
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A friend used the word "pettifog" in a paper and I'm OBSESSED! I must use it in papers and daily conversation!
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Sending these to my ex b/c they said I'd never accomplish anything.
Bet you don't have a participation certificate, DO YOU?!?!
Nice FUMBLE, tell your therapist about it #SPSP2025
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Does having Freud on this make it an inappropriate door hanger? What research is in progress?!?! #SPSP2025
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