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Ep 274: Be the First To Act – or the...

Complete strangers in New York City come together in a simple but moving act: they decide as a group to...
  • BY Michael
  • February 6, 2017
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How Stereotypes are Created
Social Psychology

Ep 273: Stereotypes and How We Get Past Them

One reason stereotypes exist is because, sometimes, there’s some truth in them. As an Italian-American I can say that, yes,...
  • BY Michael
  • January 20, 2017
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Why Group Polarization Occurs
Social Psychology

Ep 270: We Are Polarized. Here’s What We Can Do...

The US just had a very contentious election which showed us, if nothing else, that we are a divided nation....
  • BY Michael
  • December 8, 2016
  • 2 Comments
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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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
Why Do We Eat Pigs?
Cognition, Intelligence and Language Social Psychology

Ep 257: What IS in Baloney Anyway? Let’s Find Out...

I grew up eating baloney without ever giving a thought to where it came from. But psychology is all about...
  • BY Michael
  • April 14, 2016
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