by jmalouff | Nov 15, 2018 | Human Thinking and Behavior
I recently visited Estonia, where locals fear that Russian tanks and soldiers will one day pour across the border, as they did decades ago. I had in my mind that if the Russians invaded and locals fought, I would join them on the barricades. I got the idea of joining...
by jmalouff | Nov 15, 2018 | Animals, Coping, Well-Being
On a November weekend, as I was driving on the campus of the University of New England, I stopped the car to look at an echidna. As soon as I got out, two students in lab coats ran over and said that they had been looking out their lab window for months...
by jmalouff | Nov 15, 2018 | Human Thinking and Behavior
We think with distaste of bad decisions we made. Hitler decided to invade Poland. I bought an MG Midget. Along with our bad decisions are many good decisions. One of my best decisions was to move to Australia to take an academic position at the University of New...
by jmalouff | Nov 15, 2018 | Social psychology, Social Support
When I see someone I know, I usually say: “Hey.” I learned that greeting from Gomer Pile, the title character in an old TV show. My greeting usually attracts a cheery hello in response. But one person routinely gives me a grunt. Another person used to glare at me...
by jmalouff | Nov 14, 2018 | Social psychology
Some people dislike interracial marriages, but these marriages happen anyway. The same people dislike same-sex marriage, but it is spreading round the world. Some people oppose inter-religion marriage. In certain cultures, the punishment is death. I am interested in...