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Why does it concern psychologists that the Texas GOP platform recently opposed the teaching of critical thinking? Most of us...

Maybe you’ve heard of gamification, but how do you do it exactly? How do you use game principles to increase...

Let’s talk sports psychology. When you participate in a sport, do you talk to yourself? Do you try to “psych...

Social Psychology

What is your body position revealing about you? Some things are obvious – you probably know that crossed arms indicate...

photo credit: beast love via photo pin cc Do women who work in typically male dominated jobs “play down” their...

There is a lot of talk these days about a fascinating idea called embodied cognition. What is it exactly? In...

Critical Thinking

In this follow-up to episode 176 I discuss two more reasons why I believe some people either don’t like or...

Why do so many people have a negative attitude about the field of psychology? I think there are a handful...

Social Psychology

In the market for a car? They have seen you coming and are ready to use sophisticated techniques to persuade...

Development

I took some of my favorite quotes from my interview with Adele Faber and put them on SoundCloud. She’s really...