Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files

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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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16:29

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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04:31

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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04:48

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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21:40

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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12:07

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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Ep 196: What Men Need to Do to End Violence Against...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2013/06/03

Are jail time and new laws the only answers to men's violence against women, children, and other men? Or is there something every man can do to end these tragedies? In an earlier episode of The Psych Files in which I discussed Blaming the Victim, I talked about why there's a tendency to blame victims and to overlook the Optimism Bias that we all share (particularly younger folks). But podcast listener and psychotherapist Jackie Henry felt that I didn't go far enough in that episode, and she was

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Ep 195: How To Memorize Piaget's Stages of Cognitive...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2013/04/26

Do you need to memorize Piaget's stages for a test? You've found what you're looking for. I'll use some familiar mnemonics ("1 is a bun", etc.) and some wacky images to get those stages - and what during them - into your mind. You'll be able to remember when object permanence occurs, when children are capable of asiimilation and accomdation, abstract and logical thinking, conservation of energy - it's all here. Take the time to watch this video, learn about mnemonics and memorize Piaget's stages

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Ep 194: What Do I/0 Psychologists Really Do? Testing...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2013/04/17

What do I/0 psychologists do anyway? Are you interested in this subfield of psychology? Well, here are a few things they DON'T do: they don't do "therapy in the workplace" and they don't do "motivational speaking". It's not what you think. Industrial/Organizational psychology is practiced by professionals who's goal is to make sure that employees are productive and - and here's what I'll focus on in this episode - that job applicants are chosen based upon the skills and personality

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Ep 193: Mindfulness Benefits on Tests and at Work

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2013/04/10

There is a lot of talk about mindfulness among psychologists today. Find out what mindfulness is and how it differs from meditation in this episode of The Psych Files. What might you use mindfulness for? Well, in addition to what you might expect - reducing stress - mindfulness training is also being used to improve job satisfaction and productivity. Interested in increasing your score on the GRE? Being more mindful might also help out there as well.

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Ep 192: An Example of How Psychoanalysts Really...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2013/03/21

What do psychologists really think about your dreams - do they have meaning? In this episode I talk about what psychologists think today about dreams. You probably know that Freud thought that dreams had a manifest content (the people and things that happened in the dream that you remember) and a latent content (the unconscious meaning of the dream). Do we still think this? Also: can you look up in a book or online to find out what your dreams meant? If you dream about a cat for example - what

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33:53

Ep 191: What Was B. F. Skinner Really Like?

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2013/03/11

Would you be surprised to learn that B.F. Skinner was a very likable guy and that you may actually be very much in agreement with his ideas? Many people who study psychology have a negative impression of Skinner. Well, I'm about to challenge those impressions by presenting a side of Skinner you probably haven't been exposed to. In these sound bytes you'll hear his ideas about learning to play music, about discovery, having fun and becoming the most that you can be.

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37:36

Ep 190: Why Do You Get So Absorbed in that Book (or...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2013/02/26

Have you ever gotten to immersed in a book or movie that you actually felt like the character? Or you felt the character's pain or joy? Why does this happen? When does this happen? What is it about the book or the movie and its characters that draws us in like this? It's amazing isn't it? To be so moved like this. Psychologists have studied this experience and we have some ideas regarding what factors have to be present in order for this to happen. And would you believe that this understand

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34:25

Ep 189: The Psych Files Brief #6 - Facebook...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2013/02/13

We have some great articles covered in this episode so I hope you find them thought-provoking. We cover four topics, all of which can be relevant to your everyday life. First, a throwback to a previous episode on how to spend your money; experiences only beat out material possessions if they are spent with others. Social settings beat solitary settings every time.Next, did you know a social networking site you frequent may be your approach to impression management? Yes, I am talking about Facebook

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