Comments on: Episode 35: The Psychology of Extreme Sports

By: Research – Interacting Online « sarahc85

Research – Interacting Online « sarahc85 — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 06:05:10 +0000

[...] Psych Files: http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2007/11/episode-35-the-psychology-of-extreme-sports/ Follow them by RSS Feed, Twitter and on Facebook. Why? Because it is run buy one guy, Micheal Britt [...]

By: Evolutionary Fitness…to the Xtreme!!!! « Not the Discovery Channel

Evolutionary Fitness…to the Xtreme!!!! « Not the Discovery Channel — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 23:45:52 +0000

[...] over at the Pysch Files, does a very good job of explaining this continuum, as well as how dopamine receptors work. Turns out that if you graph a population’s optimum arousal peaks you get another bell curve. [...]

By: Mindblogs: Part 9 « Law & Mind Sciences

Mindblogs: Part 9 « Law & Mind Sciences — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 05:01:15 +0000

[...] on victim-blaming, something which also comes up in system justification theory), informative (like this episode on the psychology of extreme sports), and just plain fun (did I mention zombies?). The host of The [...]

By: Michael Britt

Michael Britt — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:25:43 +0000

It’s definitely not all dopamine-related, but it is cool to think that some of our “personality” is influenced by brain chemicals. Sure helps to explain why some of us like to take risks (jump out of planes, etc.) and others wouldn’t dream of doing stuff like that.

By: Kasey

Kasey — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:15:57 +0000

The arousal theory made a lot of sense to me that there were either higher or lower levels of sensation seekers. It also made sense that the people who score higher in sensation are the ones who smoke, drink, gamble, and overall take higher risks in today’s society. However, it did surprise me that a more “exciting lifestyle” was not just about thrill and adventure, but also, it was about experience, disinhibition, and boredom susceptibility. It was also surprising to find out that due to different levels of dopamine in our brain, humans have different levels of sensation. If someone has a lower level of dopamine, who has always lived a more relaxed lifestyle, and then gets divorced, why do they end up scoring higher on the sensation scale than those who are single or married? It must not all be biological.

By: Nakita

Nakita — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:45:30 +0000

It was very interesting to learn that the reason some people love the thrill of bungee jumping or sky diving was due to a certain chemical balance in the brain. It makes me wonder if the reason people make certain decisions in life, enjoy certain music, or have have certain hobbies is due to the release or exchange of a molecule or molecules. Does this initially mean that people are only unique individuals due to what’s going on in the chemical states of their minds? I also found it insteresting that sensation seeking could mean just wanting to experiencing new things such as simply exploring a new city. This video gave alot of really helpful pointers on how the mind works and why certain people act the way they do.