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Ever wondered what it was like to be a patient in an “insane asylum”? “Asylums” changed names over the years...

Development

We all know that adolescence is a time of change and often a tough time for the teen. But what...

How do we motivate you to click online? Well, we don’t necessarily have to pay you to get you to...

What are the psychological themes in the movie The Matrix? In this episode I talk about connections between The...

We face more moral “dilemmas” in everyday life than maybe we don’t realize. How do we resolve them? In this...

Development

Need to memorize Kohlberg’s moral development stages really quickly? You’re in for a treat. In this episode, we’ll explore a...

Social Psychology

The elaboration likelihood model developed by Petty and Cacciopo is a complicated name for a not too complicated idea about...

Its time to hear from someone who has been diagnosed with autism what life is like. Alex Lowery joins us...

Development

A unique look at autism and the family. In this interview with Paul Brodie, author of Secondhand Autism, we discover...

How do you use psychology persuasion techniques to get people to contribute to your cause? That’s what I discuss in...