How do you really raise self esteem? This week we take a look at all the talk about young people, narcissism and the self esteem movement. Then we answer the question: how do you raise self esteem?
Archive for March, 2007
Episode 8: Cognitive Dissonance Theory: Why Contradictions Bother Us So Much
Every since Leon Festinger gave us the term cognitive dissonance, we’ve been asking questions about contradictions in human behavior. For example, can you be pro choice and against the death penalty, or vice versa?
Episode 7: Blaming the Victim and other Attribution Biases
Blaming the victim – why do we do it? Are rape victims responsible for what happens to them? Are victims of car crashes or other accidents responsible for what happened to them?
Episode #6: The Negative Side of Positive Thinking
What could be bad about thinking positively? How about increasing our tendency to blame the victim?
