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Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files

Learn how theories in psychology affect you in everyday life. Upbeat and interesting podcasts from experienced psychology teacher Michael Britt give you a bit more insight into you and your life.

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Ep 213: Leveraging Our Natural Curiosity for Learning...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2014/01/16

We don't have to pay you to get you to do things - you're already a curious person. How does our attraction to puzzles, questions, and unsolved mysteries get used to get us to click on videos or blog posts? And how can it be used to get students to want to learn? You'll find out that there are ways to get students excited about learning without having to pay them and there are ways to attract people to your content by tapping into their curiosity. Just don't overuse it (watch out UpWorthy) and

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Ep 212: The Psychology of The Matrix Movie

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2014/01/10

What are the psychological themes in the movie the Matrix? In this episode I talk about connections between the Matrix and Jung's idea of the Collective Unconscious, Joseph Campbell's notion of the Hero's Journey and some recent research that explains why you experience Déjà vu. Also, can you change your whole world by thinking differently about it? Let's find out what psychologists (well at least me) think about this fascinating movie.

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Ep 211: Is a Little Deception Okay? Paid Crowds and...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2013/12/16

We face more moral "dilemmas" in everyday life than maybe we realize. How do we resolve them? In this episode I discuss two interesting moral dilemmas: a) should you employ for-hire crowds of actors to attend your event in order to make it look like you're more popular that maybe you really are? and b) should you place your advertisements on web and print pages in such a way that they don't really look like ads at all? I discuss the moral questions involved in "native advertising". We're all

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Brain Mnemonics video for bn2 app

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2013/11/21

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16:19

Ep 210: How to Memorize Kolhberg's Stages of Moral...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2013/11/21

Need to memorize Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development really quickly? This is what you're looking for - a brief audio podcast in which I give you some crazy images that will stick in your mind for a really long time. You'll be surprised at how quickly you'll have the six stages memorized. Some of my listeners have actually said that the mnemonics have stuck in the stuck in their head for years! Whether you are studying for a psychology test or a nursing exam, you will find this a fun

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Ep 209: If Freud Worked in Tech Support

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2013/11/16

In this actual fake recording we hear how Freud might have handled your call to an anonymous technical support service. Can you identify each of the following Freudian techniques in this episode?

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Ep 208: The Elaboration Likelihood Model in Less Than...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2013/11/08

The elaboration likelihood model is complicated name for a not too complicated idea. In this under 2 minute video I explain the key idea.

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08:51

Ep 207 (audio): The Psychology of Vine

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2013/11/02

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Ep 207: The Psychology of Vine

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2013/11/01

Would you believe there's a lot of psychology you can fit into a 6 second vine? Well there is. In this video episode I show you a few of there vines I like and which are also good (unintended) demonstrates of a variety of psychological concepts. I think you'll have fun with this one.

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Ep 206: What It's Like to Have Autism - Interview...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2013/10/22

Its time to hear from someone who has been diagnosed with autism what life is like. Alex Lowery joins us to talk about growing up with autism - about the heightened sensations, the frustrations of not being understood and what has helped him get to where he is today. At 20, Alex gives talks about his life. I think you'll get some fascinating insights.

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Ep 205: Secondhand Autism: What is it Like to Grow Up...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2013/10/06

In this interview with Paul Brodie, author of Secondhand Autism, we talk about what it is like to grow up in a family with an autistic individual. As you can imagine, there are challenges, but ultimately there lessons to be learned about life. Listen to what Paul has to say about his brother Scott and to what it was like for Paul, his siblings and his parents - what they sacrificed and how they grew from it.

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32:51

Ep 204: The Psychology of Fundraising

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2013/09/27

How do you use psychology persuasion techniques to get people to contribute to your cause? That's what I discuss in this episode of The Psych Files. I'm trying to help my friend raise money and in doing so I employed a number of persuasion strategies to get people to help him out and I'm sure these ideas will be helpful to you as well. We'll look at how Cialdini's ideas can be applied to fundraising and we'll look at other topics you may have studied in a psychology class: goal setting, bystander

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Ep 203: Psychology of Dance

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2013/09/13

What are psychologists doing watching dancers? They're trying to get a better understanding of how a dancer's emotions affect the way they move. These researchers used some sophisticated equipment - including a motion capture apparatus - to analyze exactly how people moved while they were experiencing different emotional states. I think you'll find what they did and what they found to be quite interesting. If you're interested in dance and psychology you'll get a glimpse of how these two fields

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Ep 202 (audio): How To Memorize Freud's Stages of...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2013/09/13

Need to memorize Freud's stages for a test? Here's a mnemonic that should do the trick. This is the audio version of video episode 202 in which the founder of psychoanalysis gives you a mnemonic and explains the 5 stages for you. Make sure to check out these other Psych Files episodes for psychology mnemonics: How to Memorize the Parts of the Brain, How to Memorize Erikson's Eight Stages, and How to Memorize Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development. I love mnemonics here on The Psych Files so if

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Ep 202: How To Memorize Freud's Stages of...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2013/09/07

Need to memorize Freud's stages for a test? Here's a mnemonic that should do the trick. In this brief video, the founder of psychoanalysis gives you a mnemonic and explains the 5 stages for you. Make sure to check out these other Psych Files episodes for psychology mnemonics: How to Memorize the Parts of the Brain, How to Memorize Erikson's Eight Stages, and How to Memorize Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development. I love mnemonics here on The Psych Files so if you need to memorize anything else

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Ep 201: Mother Nature and Blaming the Victim

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2013/08/29

We know that many people have a tendency to blame victims even when something tragic and unexplainable happens to them. But did you know how easily this blaming can be triggered? If I were to describe a natural disaster and tell you about "mother nature's wrath" would you be more or less willing to help the victims? I'll also talk about two common occurrences in adolescence: the imaginary audience and the personal fable. Find out them in this episode of The Psych Files.

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43:15

Ep 200: Reflections on the 200 Show

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2013/08/16

Thank you so much for listening to The Psych Files for the past 6 1/2 years. In this episode I provide a little background on how the podcast started and what has happened as it grew over the years. It just past 8 million downloads and I want to share a few thoughts on this with you.

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Ep 199: Depth Perception - How Your Brain Sees What's...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2013/08/01

How do you create a sense of depth in a flat image? In this video I'll show you how to use 5 principles of depth perception to turn a flat image into one that looks like it has depth. I'll be drawing from terms you would learn about in a chapter from a psychology text on Sensation and Perception. We'll have a little fun exploring how we can use what your brain expects to see to trick it into seeing what we want it to see.

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Ep 198: What's it Like to Work in Psychology?

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2013/07/11

A lot of people find psychology interesting. But what is it really like to work in the field? A tough question to answer because the field is so broad. In this episode of The Psych Files podcast I'll share my thoughts on the difference between learning about psychology and actually doing psychology as a career. It's a tough thing to capture because psychologists could spend their day doing psychotherapy, or working with inmates in prison, conducting research with children or doing complex

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Ep 197: Using the Word Guy for Women, Robots Helping...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2013/06/27

Should we stop using "Guys" to refer to groups of women and mixed sex groups? Why do we (particularly men) refer to many objects - like cars and boats - as "she"? Are everyday foods actually "SuperNormal" foods - created to be absolutely irresistible and therefore causing us to be overweight? Is it okay to employ robot to care for our elderly? And finally, how come the ending of a movie can "ruin the whole thing" if it's not a good ending? After all, you enjoyed most of the movie. In this

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