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When Good People Do Bad Things

For years, the Stanford Prison Study has been used to tout the idea that putting any individual in a position...

BY Michael
May 20, 2020
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That’s Not Fair! How Unfairness Can Affect Your Work Motivation

Suppose you were working a job where everyone makes around $12/hour and your supervisor announced that she was raising salaries...

BY Michael
May 20, 2020
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Cognition, Intelligence and Language

Cats: Not As Aloof As We Think

Here’s a current topic you might want to add to the Development chapter of your psych text for students to...

BY woodrow
May 20, 2020
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Gender/Sexuality

The Chore of Getting Men to Do Housework

Like it or not, certain tasks around the house seem to have traditional gender roles attached to them. Females in...

BY woodrow
May 20, 2020
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Kenneth Carter's book on Sensation Seeking: Buzz

Personality

Ep 340 What’s a High Sensation Seeker?

Do you like to bungee jump? Perhaps you’re into parachuting or wing suit flying? If so, you’re probably a “high...

BY woodrow
December 11, 2019
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Emotion

Ep 339: What Makes a Song Appealing?

Music researchers analyzed over 700 top Billboard songs (which included examining over 80,000 chords) and they determined that the “Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da”...

BY woodrow
December 6, 2019
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Gender/Sexuality

Ep 338: What Role Are Women Really Playing? The Bechdel...

In movies and TV, women are understandably tired of playing roles like the “Wife” or the “Girlfriend”. Nowadays we’re seeing...

BY woodrow
November 21, 2019
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Gender/Sexuality Learning/Memory

Ep 337: Why Do We Think Women Aren’t Funny?

Have you ever heard someone say that they don’t think that women can be funny? I have to admit that...

BY woodrow
November 8, 2019
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The Ape That Understood The Universe by Steve Stewart-Williams

Gender/Sexuality

Ep 336: Why is it Usually Men Who Commit Violent...

Another violent act in America. Another man who committed it. Why do men in our society seem to always...

BY Michael
October 24, 2019
7 Comments

Why Do We Believe In Conspiracy Theories?

Critical Thinking Therapy

Ep 335: Conspiracy Theories – Why So Easy To Believe?

Why do some conspiracy theories seem to have so much evidence to support them? Well, that’s because if you look...

BY Michael
October 17, 2019
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