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Psychologytakeaway presents factual podcasts about human development including - development, mental health, cognition, neuroscience and social psychology. Each of the presentations is filled with factual information which you will find helpful. Our goal is to get current information into the hands of people who need it. The major creators of the content of these podcasts are Jim Carroll and Ralph Baber. Each week they tackle topics in psychology, which help people live more balanced lives.
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Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
his podcast is a bit longer than most, actually it is QUITE a bit longer. Jim and Ralph sink there teeth into the antidote for getting bogged down when an emergency occurs – RESILIENCE!!!
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Becoming more resilient:
https://www.ted.com/talks/lucy_hone_the_three_secrets_of_resilient_people
What trauma teaches us about resilience:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qELiw_1Ddg
In the podcast Ralph uses the metaphor of the yearly life cycle of a tree to illustrate resilience. Jim mentioned a song by Phil Oakes that mirrors, to some extent that metaphor - Changes:
Saturday Feb 27, 2021
Saturday Feb 27, 2021
Consider some recent disasters: freezing weather in the South, world wide Pandemic, climate change, economic instability, political instability…Other???
Ralph and Jim look at the psychological consequences of these events and assess the social and emotional impact – and the impact is huge!
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You may find these helpful
How emotion short-circuits logic – and how to prevent it from happening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u3UvXqArqs
Disaster preparation:
Sunday Feb 21, 2021
Sunday Feb 21, 2021
This week Ralph and Jim are joined by Central Michigan University’s Psychology Chair, Dr. Hajime Otani. The three discuss the strange memory phenomenon called Hypermnesia. Instead of forgetting over time this effect shows that, in some cases, memory actually improved.
They also talk about some ways to help learners of all ages to remember material presented to them (this is particularly helpful if you are now helping your child to learn from home.
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What if you never forget ANYTHING!!! Check out this story:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/feb/08/total-recall-the-people-who-never-forget
Monday Feb 15, 2021
Monday Feb 15, 2021
Memory is one of the most thoroughly studied areas in psychology – yet there is more that is revealed – the activities in Washington over the past few weeks attest to that fact.
Jim and Ralph examine the eye-witness memory and show that our memory is not a video camera that records everything with pain staking accuracy - it is more like muddy water in a bucket!
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- Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus studies memories. More precisely, she studies false memories, when people either remember things that didn't happen or remember them differently from the way they really were. It's more common than you might think, and Loftus shares some startling stories and statistics, and raises some important ethical questions we should all remember to consider.
- Scott Fraser studies how humans remember crimes -- and bear witness to them. In this powerful talk, which focuses on a deadly shooting at sunset, he suggests that even close-up eyewitnesses to a crime can create "memories" they could not have seen. Why? Because the brain abhors a vacuum.
Saturday Feb 06, 2021
Saturday Feb 06, 2021
Last week’s Podcast concluded with Ralph saying he was going to present an argument for “It’s good to be grumpy”. Jim countered that laughter might be a good medicine – but grumpiness, not so much.
This week Ralph presents his thesis and Jim sees the point.
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
January 31, 2021 - Jim and Ralph discuss the concepts of "being nice" and "being kind" and conclude that one has more positive traction than the other.
Friday Jan 22, 2021
Friday Jan 22, 2021
The last year has not given us much to laugh about!!! Ralph and Jim talk about three theories of humor that may shed light upon the state of our humor responses to ongoing events. We DO however, end on a positive note – take heart!!!
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Ralph and Jim reflect on some of the factors that seem to be sharply dividing the people of this nation. They look at some field research done by Sherif that may give answers about where to start in the healing process.
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The Psychology of Trust: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc3VhvgUtB8
Why Trust is So Important and how can we get more of it?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHyApqVjddQ
Cultivating Trust: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53cIQTvJlxE
Sunday Jan 10, 2021
Sunday Jan 10, 2021
Ralph tells the story of John Haskel, a bright, hardworking young man who had his eye on a highly sought after goal. Unfortunately, a poor decision on his part short-circuits his plans.
Jim and Ralph examine the decision making process. They examine the role of emotion and reactive defiance on poor judgement.
If you want to influence behavior, it’s not what you say, but what you do.
Saturday Jan 02, 2021
Saturday Jan 02, 2021
Why are they hard to keep and give suggestions (based of course on sound psychological principles) as to how to increase your chances of success. Listeners can request one of our e-books and possibly win a prize for answering a question we posed near the end of the podcast.
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Whether you’re hoping to cut down on sweets, improve your writing skills or brush up on some advanced quantum mechanics, we’ve got you covered.
https://blog.ed.ted.com/2015/01/07/10-ted-ed-lessons-to-inspire-your-new-years-resolutions/