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...
Emotion
Cognition, Intelligence and Language
Gender/Sexuality
Ep 155: On Cuddling, Baths, Google, Body Language and Phantom...
Is cuddling good – especially for men – in marriage? Do baths make you feel less lonely, is Google really...
Social Psychology
Ep 154: Why Do Some People Just LOOK Guilty?
I give you 5 reasons why your brain is telling you that Casey Anthony is guilty. These are 5 reasons...
Cognition, Intelligence and Language
Gender/Sexuality
Social Psychology
Ep 153: The REAL Reason Why You Support (or Oppose)...
What is the REAL reason why you either support or oppose gay marriage? We may give logical reasons for our...
Learning/Memory
Motivation
Ep 152: How Do You Change Your Behavior? Interview with...
How does Behavior Modification work? Find out in this episode as I interview Scott Milford, author of the Behavior and...
Cognition, Intelligence and Language
Ep 151: Popular Heuristics Explained
We all take shortcuts when we are making decisions. And in those shortcuts often lie our mistakes. In this...
Cognition, Intelligence and Language
Development
Video: Object Permanence – Does Your Dog Have It?
Piaget’s concept of object permanence is essential to understand. But how did they study this idea among 1 year olds?...
Social Psychology
Episode 149: Date Rape: How Can We Prevent It?
Date Rape: here are some methods to effectively address this problem. You’ve probably heard of many times when people knew...
Gender/Sexuality
EP 148 What Can We Do To End Gay Bullying...
What can we do to end bullying against gays? There is a shocking increase in the number of young homosexuals...
Cognition, Intelligence and Language
Gender/Sexuality
On Yawning, Swearing, Credit Cards and Sex: Psych Files Brief...
In this first “Psych Files Brief†episode, we look at whether swearing actually reduces your sensation of pain (ever stub...