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Psychologists React to Robin Williams’ Death

Shock and Sadness How has the mental health community reacted to Robin Williams’ suicide? I’ve been reflecting on my own...

• BY Michael
• September 2, 2014
• 1 Comment

Personality Therapy

Ep 224 (Video): If Freud Worked Tech Support

A humorous way to learn about the Freudian defense mechanisms (actually elaborated by Anna Freud) of Displacement, Denial, Sublimation, Reaction...

• BY Michael
• August 14, 2014
• 5 Comments

History of Psychology

Ep 223: Little Albert’s Real Identity – Time to Rewrite...

[This] dispute … has been settled to the satisfaction of all neutral observers from journal editors to manuscript reviewers to...

• BY Michael
• July 24, 2014
• 0 Comments

Learning/Memory

Ep 222: How To Remember Jokes

How many times have you wanted to remember a joke at a party but you just can’t? Well, there IS...

• BY Michael
• July 7, 2014
• 4 Comments

Emotion Ethics Research and Stats Social Psychology

Ep 221: The Facebook Study on Your Emotions: Ethical or...

You may have heard that Facebook manipulated the content of user’s New Feeds during January of 2012 so that some...

• BY Michael
• July 1, 2014
• 0 Comments

Cognition, Intelligence and Language Development

220: More Evidence That Animals Think and Feel

In episode 217 I asked you to be frank with yourself: Does your animal really think? It’s easy to believe...

• BY Michael
• June 16, 2014
• 0 Comments

Critical Thinking Social Psychology Therapy

Ep 219: Mental Health Professionals: Why So Liberal?

Surveys find that psychologists tend to align themselves with a liberal political orientation. Why is that? Are liberal-minded people drawn...

• BY Michael
• May 27, 2014
• 9 Comments

Cognition, Intelligence and Language

Ep 218: Good News for Older Folks

Guess what? There are a good number of positives to growing older. Let’s put aside all the negative stereotypes of...

• BY Michael
• May 4, 2014
• 3 Comments

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Psychology Tip to Help You Get More Tips

Do you have a tip jar at work? Here’s one way to use a little psychology to increase the likelihood...

• BY Michael
• May 1, 2014
• 1 Comment

Cognition, Intelligence and Language Critical Thinking

Ep 217: Let’s Be Honest: Is Your Dog Really Intelligent?

It’s easy to find videos on the web of animals showing what appears to be some pretty smart behavior. But...

• BY Michael
• April 4, 2014
• 3 Comments