Ep 167: The Fat Trap – How Not to Get Discouraged About the Difficulty of Losing Weight |
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Guess What? Bad news: if you've ever been overweight and you're trying to lose weight it's even harder than you think. Yikes. Pretty de-motivating. However, let's see what motivational psychologists would have to say about this. How to keep from throwing up your hands at the whole effort... |
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Michael Britt
Description: Learn how theories in psychology affect you in everyday life. Upbeat and interesting podcasts from experienced psychology professor Michael Britt give you a bit more insight into you and your life.
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Ep 168: Reliability - the Foundation of Any Good Personality Test |
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Can you tell your personality from what flavor ice cream you like? There are lots and lots of so called Personality tests on the web. How do you know when you've come across a good one? For... Show notes and more available at http://www.thepsychfiles.com |
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Ep: 166: The Secret Life of Pronouns - an Interview with James Pennebaker |
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What do you reveal about yourself in the way you use the smallest and seemingly most insignificant words you use every minute? That's the focus of Dr. James Pennebaker's fascinating book and one of the most interesting psychology books of 2011: The Secret Life of Pronouns. If you're fascinated by... |
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Ep 165 (video): Psychological Research Under Fire - What Can We Do About It? |
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What's going on with Psychology? There have been a number of reports about poorly conducted or completely fraudulent research in the field. Well, there's bad research in all fields, but psychology, which has through its history struggled for scientific credibility, is particularly sensitive to thi... |
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Ep 164: What’s So Disgusting About Poop? |
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Just about everyone finds poop disgusting right? So who finds it not so disgusting? Would you believe women in their 20s who are in the middle of their menstrual cycle, and who have motherhood as one of their goals in life? Disgust has become quite a popular topic in psychology lately. Join me a... |
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Ep 163: Psych Files Brief#4: Animals Smiling, Yogurt Destressing, and the Psychology of Success |
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Do animals smile? Do they feel emotions and if so how many kinds of feelings do they share with us? In this episode we also take a look at the probiotics in yogurt - how do they affect your thinking and do they might help protect you from stress. It turns out that these probiotics increase the pro... |
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