Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files

It is time to take a look at the cars we drive and find out what they say about ourselves - our personalities and our lifestyles. This week on The Psych Files. Show notes and more available at http://www.thepsychfiles.com

The question this week: Does your local grocery store know more about you than you do? We take a look at the research that’s been done to learn more about your behavior in the supermarket and how... Show notes and more available at http://www.thepsychfiles.com

What is the “frame” in psychotherapy and why do we need to keep it from breaking? This week I discuss some guidelines set forth by Robert Langs, MD regarding how to know when your relationship with... Show notes and more available at http://www.thepsychfiles.com

In this video episode we look at what your bowling style says about you and about human nature in general. And by the way, why do you keep pressing that elevator button? Show notes and more available at http://www.thepsychfiles.com

Today we take a look at how your innermost feelings are reflected in what information you pay attention to or ignore as you search around on Amazon. Cognitive dissonance strikes again! Show notes and more available at http://www.thepsychfiles.com

Can you be pro choice and against the death penalty, or vice versa? That’s the question we examine this week along with other quandries such as Gingrichs’ affair and Al Gore’s house. This week on The... Show notes and more available at http://www.thepsychfiles.com

Are rape victims responsible for what happens to them? That is the question we examine this week. We look at blaming the victim and other attributional biases. Show notes and more available at http://www.thepsychfiles.com

What could be bad about thinking positively? That's the question we examine this week on The Psych Files. Show notes and more available at http://www.thepsychfiles.com

How do you really raise self esteem? This week we take a look at all the talk about young people, narcissism and the self esteem movement. Then we answer the question: how do you raise self esteem? Show notes and more available at http://www.thepsychfiles.com

It seemed time to do a podcast on Freud. The subtitle of this episode is “Don’t Throw Freud out with the Batchwater”. Too many people dismiss Freud just because he, admittedly, had a few crazy ideas... Show notes and more available at http://www.thepsychfiles.com

Which saying is correct - do Birds of a Feather Flock Together or do Opposites Attract? That’s the question we examine this week on the first video episode of The Psych Files. Show notes and more available at http://www.thepsychfiles.com

It’s the beginning of the year and it seems like everyone is making predictions. How about this one: people with large brains are smarter than people with small brains. Don’t believe it? Neither do... Show notes and more available at http://www.thepsychfiles.com

Today’s Question: “Do you believe in spanking children to get to them to behave?” We’ll look at this issue along with a few others in this podcast. Show notes and more available at http://www.thepsychfiles.com

In this first episode I introduce myself and talk about the goals of this podcast. Show notes and more available at http://www.thepsychfiles.com