The Psych Files Podcast

Psychology podcast and resources for students and educators

Blog

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • StumbleUpon
  • TwitThis

  • Menu

    • Home
    • About Michael
    • About this Podcast
    • Advertise
    • Articles, Presentations & Papers
    • Browse All Topics
      • Biopsychology
      • Critical Thinking
      • Development
      • Emotion
      • Ethics
      • Gender Issues
      • I/O Psychology
      • Instructional Tools
      • Learning / Memory
      • Motivation
      • Perception
      • Personality
      • Psych History
      • Research and Stats
      • Social Psychology
      • Therapy
    • Contact Michael
    • Episode Map
    • Memorize the Parts of the Brain!
    • Search the Index
    • The Psych Files on CD

  • The Psych Files Amazon Store

    Check out my recommended books and movies and get the books from the authors interviewed on the podcast.Link to the Psych Files Amazon Store

  • The Psych Files Fan Store!

    Link to the Psych Files Online Store

  • HitTail Supports The Psych Files!

    HitTail logo

  • Stay in Touch!

    Michael Britt - Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files - Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files
    Subscribe via RSS

    Follow Me on Twitter

  • Take a Psychology Survey!

    Link to a psychology survey that can be taken online

  • Previous Episodes

    • ►2009
      • ►June (2)
        • Episode 98: Evolutionary Psychology - An Interview with Dr. David Buss
        • Episode 97: Stanley Milgram Obedience Study Finally Replicated
      • ►May (4)
        • Episode 96 (video): Mnemonics Advanced: The Pegword System Part 2
        • Episode 95 (video): Mnemonics Advanced: The Pegword System Part 1
        • Episode 94: How Do You Learn to Act Like a Man/Woman? Gender Identity and Gender Scripts
        • Episode 93: Your Brain on a Website
      • ►April (2)
        • Episode 92: Passion For Your Work is Overrated
        • Episode 91: The Psychology of Effective Meetings
      • ►March (3)
        • Episode 90: The Learning Styles Myth: An Interview with Daniel Willingham
        • Episode 89: Don't Touch That Dial! Why You Should Love Commercials
        • Episode 88: Sexual Harassment: Who is Most Likely to be a Victim?
      • ►February (2)
        • Episode 87: Manhood: Are You A “Real Man”?
        • Episode 86 (video): Educational Games
      • ►January (3)
        • Episode 85: How to Make Learning Fun Again - Constructivism and Democratic Schools - Part 2
        • Episode 84: How To Make Learning Fun Again Part 1 - Piaget
        • Episode 83: New Year's Resolutions to Lose Weight: Why So Hard To Keep?
    • ►2008
      • ►December (3)
        • Episode 82: What's the Best Personality to be a Waiter?
        • Episode 81: Talking (and not Talking) in Psychotherapy - Part 2
        • Episode 80: Talking (and not Talking) in Psychotherapy - Part 1
      • ►November (3)
        • Episode 79: Models of Effective Leadership - Joan of Arc, Alexander the Great and Ginger the Chicken?
        • Episode 78: The Psychology of Tipping
        • Episode 77: Lost at School - An Interview with Ross Green Part 2
      • ►October (3)
        • Episode 76: Lost at School - An Interview with Dr. Ross Green Part 1
        • Episode 75: Science Proves Subliminal Tapes Work! Well....not really
        • Episode 74: Social Influence in a Virtual World - A Virtual Door in the Face
      • ►September (5)
        • Episode 73: On the Folly of....Politics
        • Episode 72 (video): Memorize the Parts of the Brain
        • Episode 71: Horse Sense or Nonsense? Clever Hans is Alive and Well
        • Episode 70: Coincidence or Synchronicity? You Be The Judge
        • Episode 69: Personal Space Invasions - Ethical Implications of one of Psychology's Strangest Studies
      • ►August (3)
        • Episode 68: Mnemonic Device for Erikson's Eight Stages of Development
        • Episode 67: The Olympic Silver Metal? What a Bummer!
        • Episode 66: What to do about Mom? Personal Control and Aging
      • ►July (4)
        • Episode 65: God and Self Help, Synchronicity, and Listener Feedback
        • Episode 64: A Scientist Goes Looking for a Self Help Book....
        • Episode 63: Cognitive Dissonance, the Monty Hall Problem and a Possible Resolution?
        • Episode 62: Sustainability and Human Behavior
      • ►June (4)
        • The Brain Science Podcast Interview on Exercise and the Brain
        • Episode 61: The Mozart Effect - Is There Anything To It? Part 2
        • Episode 60: The Full Monty Backstage - Body Image and Gender Differences
        • Episode 59 - The Mozart Effect: Is There Anything To It?
      • ►May (3)
        • Episode 58: Speed Dating - You Don't Know What You Want
        • Episode 57: Expectancy Theory, Goal Setting and Getting in Shape
        • Episode 56: What is Music Therapy?
      • ►April (3)
        • Episode 55: Is It Really Better to Give Than to Receive?
        • Episode 54: Math Anxiety - Causes and Cures
        • Episode 53: Mindful Learning, NCLB, and the True Foundations of Success
      • ►March (5)
        • Episode 52 (video): Research Design Part 2 - Factorial Designs
        • Episode 51: Elliot Spitzer's Wife: Hero or Victim?
        • Episode 50: Psychological Study Ripped Straight from....the Bible?
        • Episode 49: Classroom Management - An Interview with Dr. Ross Green part 2
        • Episode 48: Classroom Management - An Interview with Dr. Ross Green
      • ►February (3)
        • Episode 47: The Little Albert Study: What You Know is...Mostly Wrong
        • Episode 46: Thinking Positively - or Running Away from Your Feelings?
        • Episode 45: Basic Research Design - Part 1
      • ►January (4)
        • Episode 44: Human Emotions: The Two Factor Theory
        • Episode 43: Email Feedback
        • Episode 42: Taking A Psychology Class?
        • Episode 41: EMDR - A Critical Perspective
    • ►2007
      • ►December (4)
        • Episode 40: Performance Anxiety (and sopranos on their heads)
        • Episode 39: Mashups and the Future of Psychological Research
        • Episode 38: How Big Is Your Office: Another Classic Study in Psychology
        • Episode 37: The Effects of Video Game Violence
      • ►November (3)
        • Episode 36: Kitty Genovese: What Really Happened?
        • Episode 35: The Psychology of Extreme Sports
        • Episode 34: Timeout Revisited - Dealing with Challenging Kids Part 2
      • ►October (4)
        • Episode 33: Timeout Revisited - Dealing with Challenging Kids Part 1
        • Episode 32: Mnemonics and Two Keys to Learning
        • Psychology Research Methods: Check Out "The Mappr"!
        • Episode 31: Lemon Slices and a New Face on Mars! Gestalt Principles at Work
      • ►September (4)
        • Virgin Mary on a Lemon Slice? I got ya beat.
        • Episode 30: Equine Assisted Therapy
        • Episode 29: Extrinsic vs. Intrinsic vs. the Motivation To Learn
        • Episode 28: Is "Time Out" Really Effective?
      • ►August (6)
        • Episode 27: From Insane Asylum to Psychiatric Center: A Brief History
        • Episode 26: Why do Statistics Make Us So Queasy?
        • Episode 25: The Brains Behind Erikson Part 3
        • Episode 24: The Brains Behind Erikson Part 2
        • Video Walkthrough: Setting up a Blog, uploading audio, and using RSS
        • Episode 23: Do Teachers Have to be Actors in the Classroom Today?
      • ►July (2)
        • Episode 22: The Brains Behind Erikson Part 1 - Timeliner
        • Episode 21: Erikson's Eight Stages of Life
      • ►June (4)
        • Episode 20: Conflict Resolution: A Classic Psychological Study
        • Episode 19: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing: an interview with Jamie O'Neil
        • Episode 18: Critical Thinking and the Overflowing Cup
        • Episode 17: Energy Medicine: an Interview with Pat Heavren
      • ►May (4)
        • Episode 16: Personal Space Invasion: What Happens When Someone Invades Your Personal Space?
        • Episode 15: It's Not Fair! Equity in Life and Work
        • Episode 14: What Does Your Car Say About You?
        • Episode 13: Big Brother? What Your Grocery Store Knows About You
      • ►April (4)
        • The Matching Hypothesis Strikes Again
        • Episode 12: The Necessity of the Frame in Psychotherapy
        • Episode 11: What Does Your Bowling Style Say About You?
        • Episode 10: Cognitive Dissonance Strikes Again! What your search on Amazon says about you
      • ►March (4)
        • Episode 9: How Do You Really Raise Self-Esteem? The Incredibles vs. American Idol
        • Episode 8: Cognitive Dissonance Theory: Why Contradictions Bother Us So Much
        • Episode 7: Blaming the Victim and other Attribution Biases
        • Episode #6: The Negative Side of Positive Thinking
      • ►February (5)
        • Episode #5: In Defense of Defense Mechanisms
        • Episode #4: On Birds Flocking and Opposites Attracting: the data on Love
        • Episode #3: Predictions, Predictions
        • Episode #2: Rewards and Punishments
        • Episode #1 of The Psych Files Podcast!
      • ►January (1)
        • ThePsychFiles Podcast and Blog

  • Featured Episodes

    • How Do You Know If Your Therapist Is Good?
    • The Little Albert study: What You Know is Mostly Wrong
    • Memorize the Parts of the Brain!
    • Memorize Erikson's Eight Stages
    • Why do We Blame the Victim?
    • Gestalt Principles of Perception Video

  • The Psych Files on CD

  • Email Notification of New Episodes

    Enter your email address:

    Delivered by FeedBurner

  • Sign up for My Newsletter
    Email:  
    For Email Marketing you can trust

Get smart with the Thesis WordPress Theme from DIY Themes.

WordPress Admin