Ep 173: An Interactive Neuron and Map Using ThingLink |
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Every once in a while a really cool tool comes along and I like to show everyone the fun I had with it. In this video episode I show how I easily made an interactive image of a neuron and an interactive map containing videos and locations for some of the major studies in psychology. Do you know wh... |
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The Psych Files
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 174: The First Replication of Daryl Bem's Research on Psychic Phenomenon |
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Have psychologists recently found evidence for the existence of psychic ability? Last year, well-known psychologist Daryl Bem published an article called Feeling the Future in which he describes a... Show notes and more available at http://www.thepsychfiles.com |
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Ep 172: Interview with Natalie Nahai - The Web Psychologist |
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Did you know that you can apply your psychology skills to the development of effective websites? Meet one woman - Nathalie Nahai - who does exactly that and she has a background in not only psychology, but also Art, Physics and English Literature. She's putting all those together to help people im... |
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Ep 171 Psych Files Brief #5: Yawning, Telling Jokes to Babies, Politics and Looks |
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A whole bunch of fascinating studies in this episode of The Psych Files! I cover the "Red Dress Effect", what exactly we're looking for in the facial characteristics of our leaders, how dark rooms might make you more likely to cheat, and how "contagious yawning" really works. Join me on this jaunt... |
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Ep 170: Is the Web Making You More Narrow-Minded? |
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You probably know that sites like Facebook are using the information they have about you - like your age, gender and interests - to serve up ads that are most likely to appeal to you. That's a little bit harmless and perhaps even helpful. But how about the more subtle filtering that is going on th... |
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Ep: 169 - Validity - Having Confidence in the Results of a Personality Test |
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In episode 168 I discussed reliability but the real test of a test's "metal" - or how confident you can be in the results - comes when you subject it to lots of validity tests. You'll learn a lot about validity if you take a psychology class. High validity is what separates the many fun-to-take bu... |
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