Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files

Michael Britt

Learn how theories in psychology affect you in everyday life. Upbeat and interesting podcasts from experienced psychology teacher Michael Britt give you a bit more insight into you and your life.

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Mar 18, 2008 · 21 min
Episode 51: Elliot Spitzer's Wife: Hero or Victim?
People have been talking as much about Elliot Spitzer this week as much they have about his wife Silda. Why did she stand by and support him? What's the tie-in to theories in psychology? Would you believe that the "Covariation Principle" can be applied?
Mar 13, 2008 · 30 min
Episode 50: Psychological Study Ripped Straight from....the Bible?
How many scientific studies find their inspiration from a parable in the bible? Well, this one does and for my 50th episode I'll go over a very interesting study based on the Good Samaritan parable.
Mar 6, 2008 · 32 min
Episode 49: Classroom Management - An Interview with Dr. Ross Green part 2
In this episode I continue the interview on Collaborative Problem Solving in the classroom with Dr. Ross Green, author of The Explosive Child.
Mar 1, 2008 · 19 min
Episode 48: Classroom Management - An Interview with Dr. Ross Green part1
Classroom management techniques - there are a lot of strategies for dealing with behavior problems in the classroom. It's time to add Collaborative Problem Solving to your toolkit. Learn an alternative to traditional classroom discipline techniques.
Feb 20, 2008 · 19 min
Episode 47: The Little Albert Study: What You Know is...Mostly Wrong
Think you know a lot about the little Albert experiment conducted by John Watson? Well, guess what - you'd be surprised at how much of the story is simply not true.
Feb 9, 2008 · 26 min
Episode 46: Thinking Positively - or Running Away from Your Feelings?
What’s wrong with thinking positively? Could be a lot. Let’s take another look at the "positive psychology" movement in this episode of The Psych Files podcast. I'll discuss how important "negative" - that is sad - feelings are in our lives.
Feb 6, 2008 · 13 min
Episode 45 (video): Basic Research Design - Part 1
Independent variables, dependent variables, t-tests, anovas, experiments, between subjects, within subjects, confounds…confused? You won’t be after you watch this week’s video episode.
Jan 30, 2008 · 24 min
Episode 44: Human Emotions: The Two Factor Theory
Where do our emotions come from? From our thoughts? Or do they begin somewhere else - like in our bodies? We look at the work of James-Lange, Cannon-Bard, and Schachter and Singer.
Jan 22, 2008 · 23 min
Episode 43: Email Feedback
The Psych Files podcast started one year ago this week, so I thought I’d share some emails I’ve received over the past year.
Jan 18, 2008 · 28 min
Episode 42: Taking A Psychology Class?
Are you taking Introduction to Psychology? Or are you looking for online lectures in psychology? You've come to the right place. The Psych Files podcast is 1 year old this month and I wanted to tell all the new listeners about the podcast.
Jan 8, 2008 · 23 min
Episode 41: EMDR - A Critical Perspective
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - what is it about this type of psychotherapy that draws such criticism? In this episode I interview Dr. Scott Lilienfeld of Emory University.
Dec 31, 2007 · 30 min
Episode 40: Performance Anxiety (and sopranos on their heads)
Want to learn how to overcome performance anxiety? Listen to a few experienced actors talk about performing and then I'll share some thoughts about what psychologists have to say about those judges in your head who keep you from doing your best.
Dec 23, 2007 · 16 min
Episode 39 (video): Mashups and the Future of Psychological Research
Have you heard about Mashups? In this video episode I'll show you how you use RSS feeds, Google Reader, and Yahoo Pipes to create a mashup that searches the web for the very latest information on psychological terms of interest to you.
Dec 18, 2007 · 23 min
Episode 38: How Big is Your Office: Another Classic Study in Psychology
Equity and the lack of fairness strike again! What would happen if you were suddenly (even temporarily) moved to an office (or dorm room) that was smaller than the one you’re in now? Would you be less productive? I bet you would.
Dec 7, 2007 · 27 min
Episode 37: The Effects of Video Game and Media Violence
What do psychologists think about the effects of violent video games and violence in the media on viewers? Does it lead people to be more aggressive? We explore this question in this episode along with taking a close look at the classic “Bobo” doll st
Nov 25, 2007 · 22 min
Episode 36: The Myth of the Kitty Genovese Story
Have you heard the story about how young Kitty Genovese was repeatedly attacked one night in New York City over a period of a half and hour while 38 people watched from their windows and did nothing?
Nov 14, 2007
Episode 35 (video): The Psychology of Extreme Sports
Time for a little fun. I know you’ve asked yourself this question: why do people engage in those dangerous sports like hangliding, bungee jumping and rock climbing? Would you believe it might have something to do with neurotransmitters?
Nov 4, 2007 · 31 min
Episode 34: Timeout Revisited - Dealing with Challenging Kids Part 2
Here's the second half of my interview with Dr. Ablon. Learn in detail how how Plan B can work with your children.
Oct 28, 2007 · 30 min
Episode 33: Timeout Revisited - Dealing with Challenging Kids Part 1
Timeout not working for you? Listen to Dr. Ablon talk about the Collaborative Problem Solving model of dealing with challenging children in part 1 of this interview.
Oct 14, 2007 · 30 min
Episode 32: Midterms, Mnemonics and Two Keys to Learning
Learn to use Mnemonics and then learn 2 keys to true, long-term learning on The Psych Files.

Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files

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 part1

Episode 47: The Little Albert Study: What You Know is...Mostly Wrong

Episode 46: Thinking Positively - or Running Away from Your Feelings?

Episode 45 (video): Basic Research Design - Part 1

Episode 44: Human Emotions: The Two Factor Theory

Episode 43: Email Feedback

Episode 42: Taking A Psychology Class?

Episode 41: EMDR - A Critical Perspective

Episode 40: Performance Anxiety (and sopranos on their heads)

Episode 39 (video): 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 and Media Violence

Episode 36: The Myth of the Kitty Genovese Story

Episode 35 (video): The Psychology of Extreme Sports

Episode 34: Timeout Revisited - Dealing with Challenging Kids Part 2

Episode 33: Timeout Revisited - Dealing with Challenging Kids Part 1

Episode 32: Midterms, Mnemonics and Two Keys to Learning