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Do subliminal messages in self-help tapes really work? There actually is some evidence that people can be influenced by subliminal...

Social Psychology

The Foot in the Door and the Door in the Face are two classic social influence techniques that have been...

On The Folly of Rewarding A While Hoping For B is a well known article by Steven Kerr that appeared...

Memorize the parts of the brain once and for all! Here's a mnemonic device to help you remember the parts...

Can horses be used for corporate training or is this nonsense? If you listened to the NPR piece called, "Horse...

In this episode of The Psych Files we explore strange coincidences like this one and we also examine Carl Jung's...

Remember the psychological study conducted in a men's room? Think it was silly? Unethical? Let's revisit this study and take...

Memorize Erik Erikson's Eight Stages of Psychosocial Development once and for all! In this video episode I use the peg...

Psychologists say that winning the silver medal - coming in second - is actually less satisfying than coming in third...

Do nursing homes and assisted living facilities have to be so depressing? Is there a way to help senior citizens...