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Desirable Difficulties and Productive Confusion
Cognition, Intelligence and Language

Ep 267: Productive Confusion with Jeremiah Sullins

We often like it when things are explained to us clearly, but would you believe that sometimes it’s better if...
  • BY Michael
  • October 20, 2016
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Psychology of Voting
Cognition, Intelligence and Language Emotion Social Psychology

Ep: 266: Why Do You REALLY Support That Candidate? The...

Why do you vote the way you do? Have you read through all the various candidates position statements, or do...
  • BY Michael
  • October 16, 2016
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Effective Study Groups
Learning/Memory Social Psychology Teaching Tools

Ep 265: How To Make Study Groups Effective

In a previous episode I talked about the kinds of dynamics that can occur in groups (social loafing, diffusion of...
  • BY Michael
  • October 1, 2016
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How to Build a True Online Community
Motivation Psychology As A Career Social Psychology

Ep 264: Using Psychology in Your Work: Part 2 of...

  How do you “apply a little psychology” to tough jobs like building an online community and to creating a...
  • BY Michael
  • September 12, 2016
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How to Build an Online Community
I/O Psychology Social Psychology

Ep 263: Using Psychology to Build Active Online Communities: Interview...

What do you do with a background in psychology? A lot of things. How about running an online community? I...
  • BY Michael
  • September 6, 2016
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Cognition, Intelligence and Language Critical Thinking Disorders Therapy

Ep 262: Demonic Possession or A Lack of Skeptical Thinking?

Is it possible that some people who we think are mentally ill are actually victims of demonic possession? One psychiatrist...
  • BY Michael
  • August 19, 2016
  • 3 Comments
Using Psychological Terms Correctly
Cognition, Intelligence and Language Critical Thinking Research and Stats

Ep 261: Which of These Scientific Terms Are You Using...

Do you think you’re using the words “control group” correctly? You’re probably not. In fact, you’re probably also getting these...
  • BY Michael
  • July 11, 2016
  • 1 Comment
Cell Phone Addiction in Teens
Cognition, Intelligence and Language Emotion Social Psychology

Ep 260: Kids Can’t Put Their Phones Down – How...

Cell phones: they’re here and they’re not going away. So now it’s time to “stop worrying and learn to love...
  • BY Michael
  • June 22, 2016
  • 3 Comments
Change Blindness and Driving Conversations
Cognition, Intelligence and Language Social Psychology

Ep 259: How Could You Have Missed That?

A conversation is a conversation whether it happens in person or in a car, right? Well, wrong. You can only...
  • BY Michael
  • May 26, 2016
  • 1 Comment
Biopsychology Development Learning/Memory

Ep: 258 – Why It’s So Hard To Put Those...

Why do we find it so hard to put down our phones? I’ll give you 5 reasons drawn directly from...
  • BY Michael
  • April 27, 2016
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