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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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Episode 96 (video): The Phonetic Alphabet Part 2

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2011/03/20

In this video you’ll learn exactly how the phonetic alphabet system works. In the last episode you saw me memorize – almost perfectly – a list of 20 top sci-fi movies. How did I do it? I’ll show you how each number becomes a letter, each letter becomes a word and each word becomes an image that will help you memorize just about any size list. Skeptical? You won’t be after seeing exactly how the phonetic alphabet works.

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The Phonetic Alphabet Part 1

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2011/03/20

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Episode 143: EMDR - An Interview with Founder...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2011/03/19

Curious about EMDR? Listen to this interview with the founder of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Dr. Francine Shapiro talk about EMDR and how it is different from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). This is an intriguing and unique type of therapy and if you want to learn more about it you've come to the right place. EMRD Institute EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs Rewrite the textbooks: Findings challenge conventional wisdom of how neurons operate

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Episode 142: How To Make Jobs More Satisfying and...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2011/03/06

Do you have a dull job? Wonder how it can be made more motivating? That's the challenge - how can we make jobs that are typically not much fun (like an assembly line job) more interesting to do? This is one of the challenges facing I/O psychologists and in this episode I discuss the Job Characteristics theory by Hackman and Oldham and apply it to assembly line jobs in China where your iPhone is made and where a record number of suicides have occurred over the past few years. Can we use job

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Episode 141: Psychology Gets Smart: A New Kind of Lie...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2011/02/27

You've probably heard that the so called "Lie Detector" test (the polygraph)doesn't actually detect when you've lied, but rather just takes some physiological measures from your body and these have to be interpreted by experts. Sometimes those experts make mistakes. Join me as I describe a psychological study that tested a new kind of "Lie Detector" - drawings. This study involved Agents, Missions, an Interception, and a mysterious "package". This is psychology? You better believe it.

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26:14

Episode 140: Psychoanalyzing Jack Lalanne

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2011/02/06

In this episode I put Jack Lalanne "on the couch". I take selections from several of his vidoes and see what they reveal about his personality. He was clearly passionate about exercise, but what drove this passion? What was his underlying motivation? I suggest that his relationship with his father was crucial to his passion for exercise and fitness. Join me as I do a little armchair psychoanalysis of Jack Lalanne.Jack Lalanne The Ripped and the Righteous

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19:29

Episode 139: Blaming the Victim in Reverse - the...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2011/01/23

I'll bet you've heard of the expression, "Whatever doesn't kill you...", or "Suffering is good for the soul". Could these expression represent another way that we deal with our own anxiety after we hear about someone else's tragedy? Could they be another way of blaming the victim? In this episode I explore the Justice Motive.

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Episode 138: Zombies - 6 Reasons Why Are We So...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2010/12/23

Have you watched the TV show Walking Dead or ever seen a movie about Zombies (perhaps Zombieland or Dawn of the Dead? What is so fascinating about the undead? Why do many of us get a strange pleasure out of seeing a zombie get killed? In this episode I explore that strange part of ourselves which for some reason seems to enjoy watching the undead get really dead.

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Episode 137: Objectivity and the Scientific Impotence...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2010/12/13

Can science study love? Are we able to scientifically determine what romance is all about? There seem to be times, particularly when people hold strong beliefs, that we just don't want to hear what scientists have to say. We talk a lot these days about the importance of objectivity, but are people - even scientists - capable of being objective? In this episode I'll talk about the scientific impotence excuse. Another interesting cognitive bias we seem to carry around with us. Walter

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Episode 136: Adele Faber Interview on Parenting (Part 2)

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2010/11/28

In part 2 of my interview with Adele Faber, co-author along with Elaine Mazlish of "How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk" we talk about what do do when you've got nothing left emotionally to give to your children, how to handle foul language, how to problem solve with your children, and being authentic with your children about own feelings. Finally, Adele gives her opinion on whether or not we need to be tougher with our children. Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

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Episode 135: Adele Faber Interview on Parenting (Part 1)

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2010/11/19

Are you familiar with Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish's classic book "How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk"? You should be. It's not just for parents. The ideas in this book and in their other books should be required reading for all of us, but especially for parents, therapists and anyone interested in what we can do to better communicate with each other. I think you will be as charmed as I was listening to Adele and I encourage you to listen to part 2 of this interview

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Episode 134: Hypnosis - Myth and Reality

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2010/11/02

What do you think of hypnosis? might you be surprised to hear that it has been accepted by the American Psychological Association? Hypnosis has a fascinating and controversial history but today it deserves some respect. Still, it's not a cure-all. Take a trip with me through the history of this fascinating topic on The Psych Files.

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Episode 133: Replace Your Doctor With a Robot?

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2010/10/22

Are you embarrassed to take your clothes off in front of your doctor? Most of us are. Well, what if your doctor was a robot? Would this make it easier or harder to remove your clothes? Before you answer - would it matter if the robot looked like a real person or if it looked like R2-D2? That's the question we examine this week on The Psych Files. Video: The influence of robot anthropomorphism on the feelings of embarrassment when interacting with robots Channel N article and video

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Episode 132: Opera on the Brain

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2010/10/13

What part of your brain is lighting up when you're singing? In this episode I take a look at a neat new study that involved having singers lie down in an MRI while their brains were scanned. Take a look at how your cerebellum, your parietal lobe your somato-sentory cortex and your amygdala are all involved in your ability to sing. I'll also look at how mental rehearsal can positively affect how well you perform a task. Kleber, B., Veit, R., Birbaumer, N., Gruzelier, J., & Lotze, M. (2009). The

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Episode 131: Even Children Do Statistics!

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2010/09/16

Here's a fun piece of psychological research: finding out whether children use statistical information to figure out other people. We know kids are very perceptive and learn quickly. This study shows just how smart they really are. You may also have been told that statistics is just logic and intuition. This study may just convince you of that. Kushnir, T., Xu, F. & Wellman, H. M. (2010). Young children use statistical sampling to infer the preferences of others. Psychological Science,

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Episode 130 (video): Why Are We So Fascinated by...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2010/08/23

If you've ever met a famous person you know how exciting that feels. But why? What is it about fame that draws so many people to it? In this episode I examine fame from two very perspectives: the Basking in Reflected Glory theory and Terror Management Theory. Along the way we'll see what this all has to do with the rock band Queen, baseball and Chelsea Clinton's wedding.

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Episode 129 (video): Science Shows Superstitions...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2010/07/25

Okay, admit it - you have some kind of lucky charm on you, your car or in your house. And if you participate in any sport or performance activity you have some sort of ritual that you believe will help make you more successful. Well guess what - there is research to show that such charms and rituals really do help you perform better. Find out how in this episode of The Psych Files. YouTube: Professor Hood on Superstition

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Episode 128: Do Brain Training Games Work?

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2010/07/13

You've probably heard about these Brain Training games. Do they really help you to keep your mind sharp? Will they prevent cognitive decline or slow the effects of alzheimer's disease? In this episode I review some recent studies on the effectiveness (or lack thereof) of these popular games.

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Episode 127 (video): Phrenology: Maybe They Were On...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2010/07/03

Everyone can picture one of those phrenology heads with personality traits drawn into different sections of the cranium. Was there anything to that? Well, not exactly. However, with the use of MRI scans researchers today may have found something just about as good - they may have located where certain personality traits lie in your brain. Travel with me into a 3D brain and let's find out where your personality may lie.

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Episode 126: SuperNormal Stimuli: Is This Why We're...

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files ·

2010/06/17

There are many reasons why it is difficult to lose weight, but have you considered how supernormal stimuli might be one of them? In this episode I discuss some of the ideas in the books Waistland and Supernormal Stimuli by Dierdre Barrett. Is it possible that the old saying Everything in Moderation might just be wrong? And will Small Changes really help you to get in shape or are radical changes really the way to go?

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