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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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21:42

Ep 162: How to Spend Your Money and Truly Make...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2011/10/11

In episode 160 I discussed the first 2 ideas on how to spend your money wisely. In this episode I'll talk about 4 more great ideas on how to get the most from your money and 2 things you have to be careful about. Get the latest findings from positive psychologists on this episode of The Psych Files.

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34:23

EP 161: Self Help You Can Believe In: Interview with...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2011/10/03

Looking for a self-help book with some meat? One that won't insult your intelligence with flowery words and hyped up promises and pseudoscience? Take a look at the book Redirect by psychologist and author Tim Wilson. Redirect will give you a lot to think about and some new insights into human nature.

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16:22

Ep 160: How to Spend Your Money and Truly Make...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2011/09/19

Why aren't rich people happier than those of us with less money? We think that money will bring happiness, but research in the area of positive psychology has consistently found that having more money does NOT make us happier. Find out how to spend your money the right way.

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31:11

EP 159 Psych Files Brief #3: Evidence in Favor of...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2011/09/06

What's Wrong With a Little Gossip?While some research points out that gossipers are in general disliked, there is an upside: sharing negative gossip can actually help two people like each other better. In this episode we'll find out the benefits of sharing a tasty piece of negative gossip.The Licensing EffectIf you take supplements you need to hear this news about how you might be using your taking of the supplements to "license" other activities that aren't so good for your health.Evidence in Favor

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28:50

Ep 158: Tired of Low Grades? 5 Ways to Raise Your...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2011/08/19

But I studied!! Don't be frustrated with low grades. If you study RIGHT you will get good grades. What what does that mean to study right? I've got 5 techniques that will help you get better grades and one very important warning about something you may be doing that you have to stop! Find out how to study right in this episode of The Psych Files.

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34:35

Ep 157: Do Pets and Religion Make You Happier?

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2011/08/10

You hear a lot these days about how pets make us happy. This is called the "pet effect". But is it so? The answer appears to be a qualified yes. But in what ways do pets make us happy? How strong is their effect on our lives? Also, how about religion? We also hear that religious people are happier, but is this true everywhere in the US or everywhere in the world? Why does religion make us happy and in what societies are people likely to benefit from this "religion effect"? Finally, some

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28:48

Ep 156: Grad School in Psychology: What's It Like and...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2011/07/29

What do you have to do to get into grad school in Psychology? A lot of people apply. Who ARE these people and how are you going to stand out among them? Meet one future grad student - Erin Breedlove - who is a college junior and she's already positioned herself very well for grad school. How did she do it? What is she doing that you ought to do? And how, of all things, is she using Twitter to get into grad school? Among the many tools you'll want to use to help you get into grad school, like

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30:53

Ep 155: On Cuddling, Baths, Google, Body Language and...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2011/07/19

Is cuddling good - especially for men - in marriage? Do baths make you feel less lonely, is Google really making you stupid, how does your body language affect your feelings, and....is that your cell phone vibrating? In this 2nd Psych Files brief I take a look at some of the more interesting psychological research circling around the web this past month.

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Ep 154: 5 Reasons Why Casey Anthony MIGHT Be Innocent

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2011/07/08

The trial of accused child murdered Casey Anthony is over and Casey was found not guilty. Most people are extremely upset because she appeared to be guilty for many reasons. I give you 5 reasons why Casey Anthony might not be guilty. None of these are based on evidence, but instead on what might be going on inside your mind that made you think she was guilty. Caution: open mindedness required!

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23:02

The REAL Truth About Why You Support (or Oppose) Gay...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2011/06/28

What is the REAL reason why you either support or oppose gay marriage? We may give logical reasons for our opinions, but the roots behind your opinion lies - where else? - in your past. So let's dive into your mind as we always do here in the Psych Files and learn how our attitudes develop over time and how strong attitudes especially come to be held.

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24:17

How Do You Change Your Behavior? Interview with...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2011/06/21

How does Behavior Modification work? Find out in this episode as I interview Scott Milford, author of the Behavior and Motivation website. If you're about how to apply Psychology to everyday life then this is the guy to show you how he does it. In this episode we talk about how to get kids to practice the piano, but you'll quickly see how this approach could be applied to all kinds of other life challenges. Scott developed his approach over many years of working with young people both at the

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15:12

Heuristics (Video): Rules of Thumb Explained -...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2011/06/18

We all take shortcuts when we are making decisions. And in those shortcuts often lie our mistakes. In this episode find out the difference between the availability and representativeness heuristics, as well as the "Take the Best", Hindsight, and the Base Rate Neglect (Fallacy) heuristics. Lots of examples of these heuristics at work are included. Let's face it - we all have lazy minds! Either that or we're all too busy to try to weed through complicated statistics and probabilities. Heuristics

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15:20

Audio: Object Permanence - Does Your Dog Have It? ...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2011/06/07

Piaget's concept of object permanence is essential to understand. But how did they study this idea among 1 year olds? Obviously children can't tell you that they believe that something no longer exists when they can't see it, so how do we know what is going on inside a child's mind? How about this challenge: do animals also understand object permanence? If you've ever seen your cat or dog look under or around objects for a lost toy then yes - you've seen that they do understand object

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15:20

Video: Object Permanence - Does Your Dog Have It? ...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2011/06/07

Piaget's concept of object permanence is essential to understand. But how did they study this idea among 1 year olds? Obviously children can't tell you that they believe that something no longer exists when they can't see it, so how do we know what is going on inside a child's mind? How about this challenge: do animals also understand object permanence? If you've ever seen your cat or dog look under or around objects for a lost toy then yes - you've seen that they do understand object

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30:50

Date Rape: How Can We Prevent It? Episode 149

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2011/05/31

You've probably heard of many times when people knew that someone was hurt or might be hurt and they did not help. How can we prevent that from happening? You may have learned about bystander apathy and the concept of diffusion of responsibility. But now what do we DO with what we know? How can we put that knowledge into action? Meet Vicky Banyard and see what she and her colleagues at the University of New Hampshire are doing with a program called Bring in the Bystander. Bringing in the

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32:36

What Can We Do To End Anti-Gay Bullying in Schools?...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2011/05/22

What can we do to end bullying against gays? There is a shocking increase in the number of young homosexuals who are commit suicide. Many anti-bullying programs don't work and in this episode I talk to Dr. Elizabeth J. Meyer of Concordia University about what can be done. No one should be bullied and we all need to care about those who are bullied to the point of considering suicide. Find out more in this episode.

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20:54

On Yawning, Swearing, Credit Cards and Sex: Psych...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2011/05/18

In this first "Psych Files Brief" episode, we look at whether swearing actually reduces your sensation of pain (ever stub your toe?), whether or not vertical stripes actually do make you look thinner (no surprise - the answer is no), whether you're more likely to run up that credit card when you're feeling low, and why is it (and when is it) that yawns become contagious?

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25:05

Borderline Personality: What is it? Could Your Cell...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2011/05/12

Borderline Personality Disorder is a difficult disorder to understand and treat. Briefly, people who suffer from BPD tend to have a heightened sensitivity to rejection. When they feel that they are being rejected they can react with strong feelings of anger. Their emotions can be very intense and vary widely during the day. This can also make their relationships very unstable. They can also be very impulsive. However, a recent fascinating piece of research used a mobile device and what's

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29:06

Episode 145: Why a Tiger Mom Approach to Parenting...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2011/04/12

Feeling guilty about not being a "Tiger Mom" (or Dad)? Let me give you 3 reasons why you don't have to feel that way. Get yourself ready for the next time that someone says that you (or parents in general) have to be tougher on our kids. You've probably heard about the authoritarian parenting style advocated by Amy Chua in her Tiger Mom book. Lots of Americans think she has good point that the problems with American kids is that they are being raised with too much leeway, and that we're not

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24:23

Episode 144: The Drowsy Chaperone Holds the Key to Life!

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2011/03/25

Americans spend billions of dollars on self-help products each year, but does someone else hold the answers to your questions about what your life is all about? Join me as I discuss a fascinating book called If You Meet The Buddha On The Road, Kill Him!. We also see how a wonderful recent broadway musical, The Drowsy Chaperone has some very intriguing things to say about life. Could it be that there is some existentialism in that musical? Listen to this episode to find out.

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