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
Critical Thinking Emotion Therapy Ep 192: An Example of How Psychoanalysts Really Interpret Dreams What do psychologists really think about your dreams – do they have meaning? In this episode I talk about what... BY Michael March 21, 2013 7 Comments
Cognition, Intelligence and Language Critical Thinking Teaching Tools Ep 187: I’d Like to Have an Argument Please (critical... How would you like to have an argument? Turns out that learning how to have a good argument might just... BY Michael January 22, 2013 9 Comments
Cognition, Intelligence and Language Critical Thinking Research and Stats Teaching Tools Ep 184: Critical Thinking (Part 2) – Important? Yes. But... In episode 183 I talked about what critical thinking is and why it’s important. Now we talk about why it’s... BY Michael November 3, 2012 2 Comments
Critical Thinking Research and Stats Ep 183: Critical Thinking – Important? Yes. But Can We... Why does it concern psychologists that the Texas GOP platform recently opposed the teaching of critical thinking? Most of us... BY Michael October 28, 2012 23 Comments
Critical Thinking EP 177: Why You Hate Psychology – Media Bias and... In this follow-up to episode 176 I discuss two more reasons why I believe some people either don’t like or... BY Michael June 24, 2012 11 Comments
Critical Thinking Therapy EP 176: Why Psychology Annoys You: Clearing Up Self Esteem... Why do so many people have a negative attitude about the field of psychology? I think there are a handful... BY Michael June 19, 2012 19 Comments
Cognition, Intelligence and Language Critical Thinking Ep 174: The First Replication of Daryl Bem’s Research on... Have psychologists recently found evidence for the existence of psychic ability? Last year, well-known psychologist Daryl Bem published an article... BY Michael April 23, 2012 14 Comments
Critical Thinking Personality Research and Stats Ep 168: Reliability – the Foundation of Any Good Test The Importance of Reliability in Personality Test In this episode, as human curiosity drives us to self-discovery, we delve into personality... BY Michael January 19, 2012 5 Comments
Critical Thinking Research and Stats Ep 165 (video): Psychological Research Under Fire: What Can We... What’s going on with Psychology? There have been a number of reports about poorly conducted or completely fraudulent research in... BY Michael November 16, 2011 7 Comments