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Biopsychology Motivation Personality

Episode 35: The Psychology of Extreme Sports

Why do people engage in those dangerous sports like hang gliding, bungee jumping and rock climbing? Would you believe it...

• BY Michael
• November 14, 2007
• 8 Comments

Development Learning/Memory

Episode 34: Timeout Revisited – Dealing with Challenging Kids Part...

Here's the second part of my episode on alternatives to timeout. In this part of the interview, Dr. Ablon discusses...

• BY Michael
• November 4, 2007
• 5 Comments

Development Learning/Memory

Episode 33: Timeout Revisited – Dealing with Challenging Kids Part...

In part of 1 of this interview Dr. J. Stuart Ablon we talk those children for whom timeout sometimes does...

• BY Michael
• October 28, 2007
• 5 Comments

Learning/Memory Mnemonics

Episode 32: Psych Tests, Mnemonics, and Two Keys to Faster...

To learn or not to learn that is the question this week on The Psych Files. Come with me as...

• BY Michael
• October 14, 2007
• 5 Comments

Research and Stats Teaching Tools

Psychology Research Methods: Check Out “The Mappr”!

Taking a psychology class? Confused about Research Methods? Let me know what you think of a new tool I built...

• BY Michael
• October 11, 2007
• 10 Comments

Biopsychology Critical Thinking Perception

Episode 31: Lemon Slices and a New Face on Mars!...

The gestalt principles of perception - how do they explain how we not only sometimes perceive strange things, but also...

• BY Michael
• October 2, 2007
• 45 Comments

Perception

Virgin Mary on a Lemon Slice? I got ya beat.

've been holding onto a photo for a while which I believe, if you look at it just right, looks...

• BY Michael
• September 25, 2007
• 2 Comments

Therapy

Episode 30: Equine Assisted Therapy

If you love horses and are interested in how they can be used therapeutically, then you'll definitely want to hear...

• BY Michael
• September 24, 2007
• 2 Comments

Learning/Memory Motivation Teaching Tools

Episode 29: Extrinsic vs. Intrinsic vs. the Motivation To Learn

You've probably heard about the battle between intrinsic and intrinsic motivation. Well, here's a new and powerful way to motivate...

• BY Michael
• September 16, 2007
• 9 Comments

Development Learning/Memory

Episode 28: Is “Time Out” Really Effective?

Everybody advocates the use of time out over forms of punishments like spankings, but how exactly do you administer time...

• BY Michael
• September 5, 2007
• 6 Comments