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.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 321
- Years Active
- 2007 - 2025
Ep 261: Which of These Scientific Terms Are You Using Incorrectly?
Do you think you're using the words "control group" correctly? You're probably not. In fact, you're probably also getting these terms wrong as well: "truth serum", "lie detector", "bystander apathy"…
Ep 260: We're All Addicted To Our Phones. How You Can Feel Better About It
Cell phones: they're here and they're not going away. So now it's time to "stop worrying and learn to love them". If you're upset about how addicted teens are to their phones I'll give you a few idea…
Ep 259: How Could You Have Missed That?
What is change blindness? How could you miss some of the most obvious things that change right in front of you? Millions of people watch a video of kids playing basketball and they miss the fact that…
Ep: 258 - 5 Reasons Why You're Addicted to Your Phone and What to do About it
Why do we find it so hard to put down our phones? I'll give you 5 reasons drawn directly from psychological theories on how we learn, how teenagers are strongly affected by reward and how we are all …
Ep 157: What IS in Baloney Anyway? Let's Find Out Why You Eat What You Eat
I grew up eating baloney without ever giving a thought to where it came from. But psychology is all reflecting on who you are, why you think the way you do and why you do what you do. So let's expl…
Ep 256 (Audio Version): Study Psychology On The Go with the Clammr App
What if you could study for your psychology test in 24 second sound bytes on your iPhone? Now you can. I recently contacted Parviv - the founder of an app called Clammr. Typically, people use Clammr …
Ep 255: London Has a Problem and It's a Job for a Psychologist
London needs help and only a person trained in psychology can fix this. There are just too many Londoners using their subway (the "tube") and instead of standing side by side as they go up the escala…
Ep 254: How to Create Great Ways for Seniors to Live
What comes to mind when you think "nursing home"? Not so good, right? Let's change that. Let's use what we learn from psychology to create exciting places for seniors to live. We've got the tools…
Ep 253: How to Prevent Violence in Your Neighborhood
Passengers on an airplane spring to action when a stewardess needs help - but a neighborhood in New York City does very little when a woman is attacked. What's different about these situations? How c…
Ep 252: How Psychology Gets You To Slow Down While Driving
How can we use a little psychology to get you to slow down when you're driving? You'd be surprised. Very often road signs like "Slow" or a posted speed limit of, say 20 mph does not work. Drivers g…
Ep 250: How I Used Snapchat with My Class
Snapchat got a pretty bad rap over the past few years, but did you know that you actually can use this video messaging app in ways that really do help students see the applications of what their teac…
Ep 244: Analyze This - Does the Movie Show What Therapy is Really Like?
If you have not seen the movie Analyze This with Robert DeNiro and Billy Krystal, then you really should. It's not just a funny movie, bit also gets a lot of things about therapy right. So many movie…