Cognition, Intelligence and Language Emotion Ep 160: How to Spend Your Money and Truly Make... Why aren’t rich people happier than those with less money? We think money will bring happiness, but research in the... BY Michael September 18, 2011 2 Comments
Emotion Ep 157: Do Pets and Religion Make You Happier? You hear a lot these days about how pets make us happy. This is called the “pet effect“. But is... BY Michael August 10, 2011 1 Comment
Biopsychology Cognition, Intelligence and Language Emotion Episode 138: Zombies – 6 Reasons Why We Are So... Have you watched the TV show Walking Dead or ever seen a movie about Zombies (perhaps Zombieland or Dawn of... BY Michael December 23, 2010 14 Comments
Emotion Research and Stats Episode 133: Replacing Your Doctor With a Robot? Are you embarrassed to take your clothes off in front of your doctor? Most of us are. Well, what if... BY Michael October 22, 2010 2 Comments
Biopsychology Emotion Learning/Memory Episode 101: The Psychology of Music: The Role of Expectations... How does music affect us emotionally? Why do minor chords so sad? In this episode of The Psych Files I... BY Michael August 1, 2009 10 Comments
Emotion Social Psychology Episode 67: The Olympic Silver Medal? What a Bummer! Psychologists say that winning the silver medal - coming in second - is actually less satisfying than coming in third... BY Michael August 13, 2008 1 Comment
Emotion Research and Stats Episode 55: Is It Really Better to Give Than to... It's time to scientifically answer the question: is it better to give than to receive? Psychologists have recently examined the... BY Michael April 24, 2008 3 Comments
Emotion Social Psychology Therapy Episode 46: Thinking Positively – or Running Away from Your... What's wrong with thinking positively? Could be a lot. I'll share some ideas for bringing about more positive events in... BY Michael February 9, 2008 8 Comments
Emotion Episode 44: Human Emotions: The Two Factor Theory Where do our emotions come from? From our thoughts? Or do they begin somewhere else – like in our... BY Michael January 29, 2008 4 Comments
Emotion Episode 40: Performance Anxiety – How To Deal With It Do you get nervous when you perform? Want to learn how to overcome performance anxiety? Listen to a few experienced... BY Michael December 31, 2007 0 Comment