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Contain Video Motivation Teaching Tools

Branching Scenarios: How To Create One Using ThingLink

There are many great tools that can give content a little “life” and make them a bit more immersive. ThingLink...

BY Michael
May 16, 2023
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Cognition, Intelligence and Language

AI: The Death of Creativity?

The AI Challenge: Death of Creativity? I’ve been thinking a lot about AI lately. Like many people whose jobs involve...

BY woodrow
May 4, 2023
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Image of twelfth night play poster used to discuss a memory technique.

Cognition, Intelligence and Language

How Actors Use the “Number-Shape” Mnemonic Technique

Facebook Twitter Youtube Tiktok Another of my episodes on mnemonic techniques you can use for just about any purpose. I...

BY woodrow
April 6, 2023
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Contain Video Learning/Memory Mnemonics

Using the Keyword Mnemonic Technique to Memorize Lines

I explain how the keyword mnemonic technique can help actors memorize their lines. It’s an effective and fun strategy you...

BY Michael
March 23, 2023
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Social Psychology

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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Motivation

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

Gender Roles and Housework The Stereotype in Comedy The perception of gender roles in household chores has been long-established. Television...

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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