Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files Podcast

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files Podcast


Latest Episodes

Ep 268: Applying an Established Memory Strategy Literacy (and possibly click through on your blog post...)
November 15, 2016

The printed word has been around for a long time. Bet you thought there was nothing new in how we put words together in a book or website. Well, guess again. Researchers at Asymmetrica used "chunking" and applied it to the white space between words.

Ep 267: Productive Confusion with Jeremiah Sullins
October 20, 2016

We like it when things are explained to us clearly, but would you believe that sometimes it's better if you're just down-right confused? You could actually learn more if at some point in the learning process you feel like you don't know what's going on.

Ep: 266: Why Do You REALLY Support That Candidate? The Psychology of Voting Behavior
October 16, 2016

Why do you vote the way you do? Did you read through all the various candidates position statements, or do you just kinda go with your "gut"? Jeremiah Sullins, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harding University looked at this question in great depth.

Ep 265: How To Make Study Groups Effective
October 01, 2016

In this episode I interview Dr. Karen Christian who has watched how many study groups in action and she has uncovered a few things study groups need to do differently so everybody actually learns and gets ready for an upcoming test.

Ep 264: Using Psychology in Your Work: Part 2 of My Interview with Richard Millington
September 12, 2016

How do you "apply a little psychology" to tough jobs like building an online community and to creating a product that people will want to use frequently? Part 2 of my interview with author and Feverbee founder Richard Millington.

Ep 263: Using Psychology to Build Active Online Communities: Interview with Richard Millington
September 06, 2016

What do you do with a background in psychology? A lot of things. How about running an online community? Richard Millington, founder of Feverbee, talks about how he applies psychology to helping organizations build strong, active online communities.

Ep 262: Demonic Possession or A Lack of Skeptical Thinking?
August 19, 2016

Is it possible that some people who we think are mentally ill are actually victims of demonic possession? One psychiatrist says yes. Another psychiatrist says no - believing this is true is a matter of poor careful thinking.

Ep 261: Which of These Scientific Terms Are You Using Incorrectly?
July 11, 2016

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", "personality type" and even the "scientific method”?

Ep 260: We Can't Put Our Phones Down - How You Can Feel Better About That
June 22, 2016

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 much time teens spend on their phones I'll give you a few ideas that, hopefully, will make you feel better.

Ep 259: How Could You Have Missed That?
May 26, 2016

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 a gorilla walks right through the scene.