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EXAMPLES

Hong, S., & O'Brien, E. (forthcoming at Journal of Consumer Research). Rating an experience makes people notice how it is changing: Consequences for hedonic adaptation and consumer enjoyment. [email for copy​]

Hong, S., & O'Brien, E. (revise and resubmit at Journal of Experimental Social Psychology). Simply looking to learn boosts enjoyment and slows hedonic adaptation. [email for copy​]

Winet, Y. K., & O'Brien, E. (2023). Ending on a familiar note: Perceived endings motivate repeat consumption. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology124(4), 707-734. [link​]

Kardas, M., Schroeder, J., & O'Brien, E. (2022). Keep talking: (Mis)understanding the hedonic trajectory of conversation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology123(4), 717-740. [link​]

​O'Brien, E. (2021). A mind stretched: The psychology of repeat consumption. Consumer Psychology Review4(1), 42-58. [link​]

O'Brien, E. (2019). Enjoy it again: Repeat experiences are less repetitive than people think. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology116(4), 519-540. [link​]

O'Brien, E., & Kassirer, S. (2019). People are slow to adapt to the warm glow of giving. Psychological Science30(2), 193-204. [link​]

O'Brien, E., & Smith, R. W. (2019). Unconventional consumption methods and enjoying things consumed: Recapturing the "first time" experience. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin45(1), 67-80. [link​]

Campbell, T., O'Brien, E., Van Boven, L., Schwarz, N., & Ubel, P. A. (2014). Too much experience: A desensitization bias in emotional perspective taking. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology106(2), 272-285. [link​]

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