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Ep 242: The Psychology of Attractiveness: An Interview with Rob Burriss
Ep 242: The Psychology of Attractiveness: An Interview with Rob Burriss
One of the most popular topics in Psychology is attraction: why are we romantically attracted (or not) to each other? Wh... Read more
25 Jun 2015
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Borderline Personality: What is it? Could Your Cell Phone Help Deal With It? Episode 146
Borderline Personality: What is it? Could Your Cell Phone Help Deal With It? Episode 146
Borderline Personality Disorder is a difficult disorder to understand and treat. Briefly, people who suffer from BPD te... Read more
12 May 2011
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Ep: 180 - Body Language: What Are Your Thumbs Revealing About You?
Ep: 180 - Body Language: What Are Your Thumbs Revealing About You?
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28 Aug 2012
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Ep 293: Emotional Intelligence - How Is It Taught?
Ep 293: Emotional Intelligence - How Is It Taught?
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Ep 275: What Makes Some People Funny?
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Episode 134: Hypnosis - Myth and Reality
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Ep: 258 - 5 Reasons Why You Can't Put Your Phone Down and What to do About it
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Ep: 231: Multiple Personalities, and Tips on Getting People to Help
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Is there such a thing as a person having multiple personalities? The idea makes for great headlines and fascinating talk... Read more
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Ep 192: An Example of How Psychoanalysts Really Interpret Dreams
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Ep 286: What to do About Fake News? Apply a Little Psychology
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Episode 21: Erikson's Eight Stages of Life
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This week on The Psych Files we take a stroll through the various phases of life: from childhood, to adolescence, into m... Read more
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Ep 155: On Cuddling, Baths, Google, Body Language and Phantom Cell Phone Vibration - Psych Files Brief #2
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Is cuddling good - especially for men - in marriage? Do baths make you feel less lonely, is Google really making you stu... Read more
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Ep: 166: The Secret Life of Pronouns - an Interview with James Pennebaker
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Ep 193: Mindfulness Benefits on the GRE and at Work
Ep 193: Mindfulness Benefits on the GRE and at Work
There is a lot of talk about mindfulness among psychologists today. Find out what mindfulness is and how it differs from... Read more
10 Apr 2013
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Ep 291: How Important is Your Name? Maybe A Lot
Ep 291: How Important is Your Name? Maybe A Lot
What do you think of your name? Like it? Do you prefer a nickname or do you prefer when people call you by your full nam... Read more
7 Sep 2017
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Ep 328: Authenticity - Is There a Hidden You?
Ep 328: Authenticity - Is There a Hidden You?
Have you ever wondered if you're really being true to some inner person of yours? Wondered if there isn't someone else i... Read more
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Episode 18: Critical Thinking and the Overflowing Cup
Episode 18: Critical Thinking and the Overflowing Cup
Everyone thinks critical thinking is a great thing. I don’t disagree, but how about a little open mindedness? I take a l... Read more
11 Jun 2007
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Ep 278: Memorize Your Lines or Lyrics: Techniques You Never Heard Of
Ep 278: Memorize Your Lines or Lyrics: Techniques You Never Heard Of
Have to memorize lines for a play or musical? There are a lot of techniques. Let me tell you about a few that are backe... Read more
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Episode 135: Adele Faber Interview on Parenting (Part 1)
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Episode 84: How To Make Learning Fun Again Part 1 - Piaget
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How can we make learning as fun as it was when you were a child? We can. Listen to Dr. Eugene Geist as he explains the c... Read more
19 Jan 2009
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