The Ohio State
University at Marion
Terry
F. Pettijohn
Office: 170H Morrill Hall
Phone: (740) 725-6260
Email: Pettijohn.1@osu.edu
Terry F. Pettijohn is
a professor of psychology at the Ohio State University at Marion, where he has
taught introductory psychology for almost forty years. As an undergraduate, he
attended Alma College and Michigan State University, where he earned his B.S.
in 1970. He attended Bowling Green State University for graduate studies,
obtaining his M.A. in 1972 and receiving his Ph.D. in experimental psychology
in 1974.
Besides
general psychology, he regularly teaches behavioral neuroscience, research
methods, learning, history of psychology, drugs and behavior, emotion,
motivation, comparative, and social psychology. He has been recognized for his
teaching efforts, including being a recipient of the University Distinguished
Teaching Award three times. He has also received the OSU A. J. Wright Award for
Outstanding Student Organization Advisor, and has been inducted into the junior
and senior honor societies (Spinx, Mortar Board, and
Bucket and Dipper) at OSU as an honorary faculty member.
He
has written professional publications in the areas of teaching and experimental
psychology, and has served as editor of MicroPsych
Computer Network Newsletter. In addition to four editions of an introductory
psychology textbook, his teaching publications include Classic Edition Sources:
Psychology (4th ed), a reading anthology for the
introductory course, Sources: Social Psychology (3rd ed),
and numerous supplements to psychology textbooks.
His
current research interests include effectiveness of technology in teaching,
emotion, learning, and animal social behavior. He is a member of the
Association for Psychological Science, the Psychonomic
Society, the Animal Behavior Society, the Society for Computers in Psychology,
and the American Psychological Association, where he is affiliated with the
Society for the Teaching of Psychology.
Outside
of the classroom, he enjoys family activities, playing with his grandchildren,
traveling with his wife and family, taking photographs, exploring computer
technology, and enjoying his music collection. He recently celebrated his 42nd
wedding anniversary to his childhood sweetheart, Bernie.
Recent Publications
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Pettijohn,
T. F. II, Pettijohn, T. F., & Sacco, D. F., Jr. (2005). A locus of control
measure as a teaching demonstration. Psychological Reports, 97,
666. PDF
Pettijohn,
T. F. II, & Pettijohn, T. F. (2007). Required discussion web pages in
psychology courses and student outcomes. Journal of Instructional Psychology,
34(4), 256-263. PDF
Pettijohn,
T. F. II, Pettijohn, T. F., & Geschke, K. S.
(2009). Changes in sun tanning attitudes and behaviors of US college students
from 1995 to 2005. College Student Journal, 43(1), 161-165. PDF
Pettijohn,
T. F. II, Pettijohn, T. F., & McDermott, L. A. (2009). Active learning
exercises for teaching classic research on impression formation in social
psychology courses. Open Education Journal, 2, 78-81. PDF
Pettijohn,
T. F. II, Pettijohn, T. F., & Gilbert, A. G. (2011). Romantic relationship
status and gender differences in sun tanning attitudes and behaviors of U.S.
college students. Psychology, 2(2), 71-77. PDF DOI 10.4236/psych.2011.22012
Pettijohn,
T. F. II, Ahmed, S. F., & Pettijohn, T. F. (2012). Hunger and social
motivation: Hungry people are less interested in social activities than
satiated people. Current Psychology, 31, 1-5. PDF DOI 10.1007/s12144-012-9127-4
Pettijohn,
T. F., II, LaPiene, K. E., Pettijohn, T. F., & Horting, A. L. (2012).
Relationships between Facebook Intensity, Friendship Contingent
Self-Esteem, and Personality in U.S. College Students. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research
on Cyberspace, 6(1), article 2.
PDF DOI 10.5817/CP2012-1-2