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Chapter 15: Happiness
July 5, 2023 · 53 minOur final chapter (at least for now)! In this episode, Paul and David discuss the science of happiness. We cover the difficulty of defining happiness (or the good life in general), the rise of 'positive psychology', the various factors…
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Chapter 14: Clinical Psychology
June 27, 2023 · 56 minPaul and David go further beyond their areas of expertise than usual and discuss the field of clinical psychology--the part of psychology interested in understanding and treating psychological dysfunction. What are mental illnesses? How do…
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Chapter 13: Individual Differences
June 20, 2023 · 1 hr 1 minPaul and David step away from the study of psychological universals to discuss the ways in which we are different from one another. What is our best theory of personality? How is personality assessed? Do personality tests predict behavior?…
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Chapter 12: Social Psychology Pt. 2
June 12, 2023 · 1 hr 9 minIn this episode, Paul and David tackle the social psychology of groups (or at least, a small part of it!). Why do we fall prey to stereotyping? Why do we so sharply distinguish between "us" and "them"? What are the developmental and…
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Chapter 11: Social Psychology Pt. 1
May 29, 2023 · 55 minPaul and David begin their discussion of social pyschology by diving into a few of the big topics/areas of research in the field: the differences between the way we see ourselves and the way we see others, obedience to authority and…
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Psych Q&A
May 22, 2023 · 1 hr 9 minPaul and David devote an episode to listener questions. Among the topics we discuss--the function of consciousness, the psychology of trauma (and it's growing popularity), how we deal with our non-expertise when discussing research outside…
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Chapter 10: The Replication Crisis
May 8, 2023 · 56 minIn this episode, Paul and David dive into the controversy surrounding the very public failings of scientific psychology--the so-called "replication crisis". Why did it happen, how has it changed how we view (and teach) about our field, and…
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Chapter 9: Emotion and Motivation
May 2, 2023 · 1 hr 1 minWhat are the things that move us as human beings? In this episode Paul and David cover a broad range of "hot" topics (having to do with emotion and motivation), including evolutionary theory, disgust, sexual desire, morality, and how much…
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Chapter 8: Rationality
April 24, 2023 · 56 minPaul and David discuss human rationality and its limitations, including the heuristics-and-biases approach, System 1 and System 2, positive illusions, confirmation bias, motivated reasoning, and conspiracy theories. Read the book that…
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Chapter 7: Sensation, Perception, and Memory
April 17, 2023 · 1 hr 1 minHow do we get the external world into our heads? In this episode, Paul and David cover a few of the more interesting features of sensation, perception, and memory. What can visual illusions tell us about the mind? Can perception be…
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Chapter 6: Language
April 10, 2023 · 1 hr 14 minIn this episode Paul and David discuss another of Paul's area of expertise--language. What is language? Do any animals have it? How does it develop (and how do children learn it so fast)? Why do children learn nouns sooner than they learn…
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Chapter 5: Piaget and Development
April 3, 2023 · 57 minPaul and David discuss the influential developmental psychologist Jean Piaget, his theories and legacy, stage theories of development, modern developmental psychology and its methods, and the "nature vs nurture" debate. Read the book that…
About the show
Join two psychology professors (Paul Bloom and David Pizarro) as they cover a wide variety of topics about human psychology. Based on Paul Bloom’s new book Psych: The Story of the Human Mind.