2008 | The Psych Files

Episode 50: Psychological Study Ripped Straight from….the Bible?

Michael
March 13, 2008
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How many scientific studies find their inspiration from a parable in the bible? I’ll go over a very interesting study based on the Good Samaritan parable. Are people more likely to help someone if they are thinking “pious” thoughts at the time?

Episode 49: Classroom Management – An Interview with Dr. Ross Green part 2

Michael
March 6, 2008
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In this episode I continue the interview on Collaborative Problem Solving in the classroom with Dr. Ross Green, author of The Explosive Child. A fascinating interview.

Episode 48: Classroom Management – An Interview with Dr. Ross Green

Michael
March 1, 2008
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There are a lot of strategies for dealing with behavior problems in the classroom. It’s time to add Collaborative Problem Solving to your toolkit. Learn an alternative to traditional classroom discipline techniques like timeout or sending the child to the principal.

Episode 47: The Little Albert Study: What You Know is…Mostly Wrong

Michael
February 19, 2008
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Think you know a lot about the little Albert experiment conducted by John Watson? Well, guess what – you’d be surprised at how much of the story is simply not true. If you’re wondering whatever happened to little Albert, then I suggest you take a listen to this episode and get the facts on this fascinating story.

Episode 46: Thinking Positively – or Running Away from Your Feelings?

Michael
February 9, 2008
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What’s wrong with thinking positively? Could be a lot. I’ll share some ideas for bringing about more positive events in your life and discuss how important “negative” – that is sad – feelings are in our lives. Those are moments not to run from, but to embrace.

Episode 45: Basic Research Design – Part 1

Michael
February 6, 2008
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Independent variables, dependent variables, t-tests, anovas, experiments, between subjects, within subjects, confounds…confused? You won’t be after you watch this week’s video episode. Learn research methods in psychology the fun way.

Episode 44: Human Emotions: The Two Factor Theory

Michael
January 29, 2008
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Where do our emotions come from? From our thoughts? Or do they begin somewhere else – like in our bodies? This week we look at the work of James-Lange, Cannon-Bard, and Schachter and Singer. Also, I review two classic studies in the history of psychology: the Suproxin study (the basis for the well known […]