Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files

My 3 Favorite Psych Articles This Week - March 8, 2024

In this episode of The Psych Files, host Michael Britt explores three fascinating new psychology...

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From Insane Asylum to Psychiatric Center: A Brief History

When we look back at the history of psychiatric care, it’s evident that practices and treatments...

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Episode 104: Can Positive Affirmations Improve Your Self Esteem?

Can positive affirmations help raise your self esteem? People use daily affirmations and money...

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Episode 64: Self Help Book - How To Tell if It's Any Good

Self Help books: why are there so many out there? How do you choose? Can they cure depression?...

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How to Remember Names

It's hard to remember names - here's how to do it. You'll use your imagination and some weird...

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Part 2: How Do Actors Memorize All Those Lines?

Here is part 2 of my interview with author and actor Jared Kelner. In this episode he tells how...

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How Do Actors Memorize Lines? Interview With Jared Kelner

You have no doubt asked yourself this question after watching a play: "How did those actors...

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Do Brain Training Games Work?

You've probably heard about these Brain Training games. Do they really help you keep your mind...

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How Actors Use the "Number-Shape" Mnemonic Technique

Another of my episodes on mnemonic techniques you can use for just about any purpose. I recently...

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Questionable Research - With A Famous Psychologist Involved

Might you be able to rid yourself of an illness by "turning back the clock"? That is, by...

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Actors Use Keywords to Memorize Lines

I explain how the keyword mnemonic technique can help actors memorize their lines. It's an...

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Human Emotions: The Two Factor Theory

Where do our emotions come from? From our thoughts? Or do they begin somewhere else – like in our...

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Games and Videos as Therapeutic Tools: Dr. Anna Vagin (part 2)

In part 2 of my interview with Dr. Anna Vagin, she talks about some of the videos she uses to...

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Using TableTop Games and Videos in Therapy: Interview with Anna Vagin

In part 1 of my interview with Anna Vagin, Ph.D. we talk about how she uses games and videos as...

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How Psychology Gets You To Slow Down While Driving

How can we use a little psychology to get you to slow down when you’re driving? You’d be...

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The TV Show Luther, Logical Thinking and Crinkly Plates to Lose Weight

Here’s a new piece of weight-loss advice: eat on a crinkly plate! Um…sounds weird. It is kinda,...

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The Psychology of Tipping

How can waiters increase their tips? Would you believe psychologists have devoted a great deal of...

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How Smart Do You Want Your Fitness Tracker to Be?

Fitness tracking devices are getting smarter. They're going to have to get a lot smarter if they...

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How to Prevent Violence in Your Neighborhood

Passengers on an airplane spring to action when a stewardess needs help – but a neighborhood in...

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Adele Faber Interview on Parenting (Part 1)

Are you familiar with Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish‘s classic book “How To Talk So Kids Will...

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