Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files
Learn how theories in psychology affect you in everyday life. Upbeat and interesting podcasts from experienced psychology teacher Michael Britt give you a bit more insight into you and your life.
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- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 321
- Years Active
- 2007 - 2025
Episode 122: DSM-V and On Being Sane - Are Psychiatric Labels Really Harmful?
What does the movie Shrek have to do with labeling, psychiatric illness and the self-fulfilling prophecy? In this episode I take a close look at the well-known Rosenhan study. This was the study in …
00:32:53 |
Thu 22 Apr 2010
Episode 120: Big Words Make You Look Less Intelligent
Have you ever deliberately replaced small words with bigger ones in order to sound more intelligent? Guess what - it usually doesn't work. In a series of studies Daniel Oppenheimer showed that writer…
00:16:11 |
Mon 29 Mar 2010
Episode 119: Are You Lying in that Email?
Have you ever been less than truthful in an email? Or perhaps a little more blunt or emotional than you might have been if you delivered your message in person? Why is it that people can sometimes …
00:21:10 |
Tue 23 Mar 2010
Episode 118: Are You REALLY Listening? Sanford Meisner, Acting and Psychology
A lot of people get into psychology because they think they are good listeners, but are you really a good listener? What does it mean to be a good listener? In this episode I look at a fascinating …
00:24:33 |
Fri 12 Mar 2010
Episode 117: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - An Interview with Bobbi
What is it like to live with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or OCD? Listen to this interview with a young woman who deals with OCD every day and you'll get a much better understanding of what OCD is l…
00:25:39 |
Tue 23 Feb 2010
Episode 116: Social Loafing - Don't Be a Sucker or a Free Loader!
Do you like working in a group? Most people don't because they're afraid that they'll have to do most of the work (wind up being a sucker) and that other group members won't do their share of the wo…
00:26:35 |
Fri 12 Feb 2010
Episode 113: Interview with Scott Lilienfeld on the 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology
I interview Dr. Scott Lilienfeld, author of 50 Myths of Popular Psychology and we talk about, a) whether the polygraph actually works, b) whether women really talk more than men, c) does handwriting …
00:43:22 |
Mon 28 Dec 2009
Episode 112: Evolutionary Psychology - David Buss Responds to Critics Part 2
In part 2 of my interview with David Buss, he responds to more criticisms of evolutionary psychology. Here's what we cover: a) does evolutionary psychology just give criminals another reason not to …
00:25:43 |
Thu 17 Dec 2009
Episode 111: Evolutionary Psychology - David Buss Responds to Critics
There has been a lot of criticism of evolutionary psychology. How do researchers respond? One of the leading researchers in this field - Dr. David Buss of the University of Texas responds to these c…
00:28:39 |
Sun 06 Dec 2009
Episode 110: Narcissism Among Celebrities, on Facebook and in Shakespeare
Are celebrities really more narcissistic than you are? Is your Facebook page telling the world that you are a narcissist? And finally: who is Shakespeare's most narcissistic character? I'll give yo…
00:28:07 |
Sun 22 Nov 2009
Episode 108: More Harm Than Good? Kubler-Ross' Five Stages of Grief
Almost everyone has heard of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, her book On Death and Dying, and her five stages of grief. But are these stages accurate? Could the five stages of grief actually be doing more h…
00:30:14 |
Mon 26 Oct 2009
Episode 107: Freud, Projective Tests and .... Poetry
How do the Rorschach, the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) and the House, Tree Person tests work? Do you reveal something about yourself when you tell stories about pictures or tell what you see in …
00:34:19 |
Sun 18 Oct 2009
Episode 106: Your Sexual Orientation - How Did It Develop?
How did you get to be heterosexual? Homosexual? Bisexual? Was it nature or nurture (or both?). Were you born with a sexual orientation or did it develop as you grew? What role did your parents pl…
00:32:03 |
Mon 12 Oct 2009
Episode 104: Can Positive Affirmations Improve Your Self Esteem?
Can positive affirmations really help raise your self esteem? People use daily affirmations and money affirmations to help them feel more confident, build their self-esteem and bring positive events…
00:23:22 |
Thu 10 Sep 2009
Episode 103: Raising Children - Interview with Author Jamie Raser
Having trouble raising your children? Join the crowd. There are lots and lots of parenting books out there, but here's one I think you should know about. It's called Raising Children You Can Live W…
00:31:01 |
Sun 30 Aug 2009
Episode 101: The Psychology of Music: The Role of Expectations and Minor Chords
How does music affect us emotionally? Why do minor chords sound so sad? In this episode of The Psych Files I explore ideas from Daniel Leviton's fascinating book, Your Brain on Music, especially tho…
00:44:35 |
Sat 01 Aug 2009
Episode 100: Reflections on 100 Episodes of The Psych Files
Well, it's here - episode 100. I take this time to reflect on which episodes have made the most impact on the podcast and the episodes and listeners that have taught me the most. Also, I provide a …
00:49:02 |
Mon 20 Jul 2009
Episode 99: Animal Emotions - Does Your Pet Really Have Feelings?
Does your dog have thoughts and feelings? How about your cat? In this episode we find out what scientists have to say about how we should study this question. I also review a fascinating new study…
00:25:36 |
Wed 15 Jul 2009
Episode 98: Evolutionary Psychology - An Interview with Dr. David Buss
Do you know your own mate value in the dating world? Curious about evolutionary psychology? In this interview with Dr. David Buss we discuss a number of interesting and controversial topics, such a…
00:39:50 |
Sat 20 Jun 2009
Episode 97: Stanley Milgram Obedience Study Finally Replicated
The obedience studies originally conducted by Stanley Milgram (sometimes referred to as the Milgram Shock studies) have finally been replicated in a university setting. Will people obey an authority …
00:39:46 |
Mon 08 Jun 2009
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