Psychosocial Distancing

Episode 14 of our book read/podcast covering every chapter in an open source textbook to act as a free supplement to social psychology topics and concepts. In this episode we are jumping to chapter 10 to discuss PREJUDICE with special guests Dr. Iva Katzarska-Miller and Natalia Assis. In this episode we talk about the distinction between prejudice and racism as the individual and institutional lev...

Episode 13 of our book read/podcast covering every chapter in an open source textbook to act as a free supplement to social psychology topics and concepts. In this episode we are jumping to chapter 10 to discuss GROUP PROCESSES and identity in cults with special guest Jordan Jones. We posit questions such as what is a cult? What are the characteristics of a cult? Are you in a cult? Is the universi...

Episode 12 of our book read/podcast covering every chapter in an open source textbook to act as a free supplement to social psychology topics and concepts. In this episode we are back on track! With chapter 8 to discuss prosocial behavior through global citizenship identification with special guests Drs. Iva Katzarska-Miller and Stephen Reysen authors of the book The Psychology of Global Citizensh...

Episode 11 of our book read/podcast covering every chapter in an open  source textbook to act as a free supplement to social psychology topics  and concepts. In this episode we are jumping a little back to chapter 7  to discuss ATTRACTION and parasocial relationships where we try to act  more sincere and talk about our interactions with Youtubers and fandom  and how it all...

In this episode we do tackle some heavier topics than usual, so a bit of a content warning. We also begin with an opening statement from the 1993 video game hearings in congress by Senator Joe Lieberman (so don’t be alarmed, or do, depending on how you feel about Joe Lieberman!). Episode 10 of our book read/podcast covering every chapter in an open source textbook to act as a free supplement to so...

Episode 9 of our book read/podcast covering every chapter in an open source textbook to act as a free supplement to social psychology topics and concepts. In this episode its MIDTERMS! Being halfway through the book we thought about putting together a special episode on topics covered. Its got conformity, social roles, shifts in self-schema, shock machines, prisons in the basement of the Stanford...

Episode 8 of our book read/podcast covering every chapter in an open source textbook to act as a free supplement to social psychology topics and concepts. In this episode we rant, ramble, and discuss CONFORMITY, yes again, but this time on the Internet. Specifically, we discuss anonymity online, deindividuation, and cancel culture. Textbook: https://opentextbc.ca/socialpsychology/ Thomas' Webpage:...

Episode 7 of our book read/podcast covering every chapter in an open source textbook to act as a free supplement to social psychology topics and concepts. In this episode we rant, ramble, and discuss CONFORMITY in protest and practice. Specifically, we discuss protesting systems of power, anti-conformity, and minority influence (when it works and doesn’t). Textbook: https://opentextbc.ca/socialpsy...

Episode 6 of our book read/podcast covering every chapter in an open source textbook to act as a free supplement to social psychology topics and concepts. In this episode we rant, ramble, and discuss CONFORMITY in academia with our special guest Katie Gray, MLS (that’s Master of Library Science!) librarian and archivist at New Mexico Highlands University. Specifically, we discuss teaching and peda...

Episode 5 of our book read/podcast covering every chapter in an open source textbook to act as a free supplement to social psychology topics and concepts. In this episode we rant, ramble, and discuss SOCIAL PERCEPTION through the lens of hairstyles with special guest, the amazing Natalia Asis. We discuss ethnic hair and its persecution, cultural differences, long hair and beardedness. Textbook: ht...

Episode 4 of our book read/podcast covering every chapter in an open source textbook to act as a free supplement to social psychology topics and concepts. In this episode we rant, ramble, and discuss ATTITUDES, advertising and persuasion, and cognitive dissonance. We discuss woke advertising and breaking down advertising arguments, Youtube ads, and if Twitter promotes the use of implicit or explic...

Episode 3 of our book read/podcast covering every chapter in an open source textbook to act as a free supplement to social psychology topics and concepts. In this episode we rant, ramble, and discuss THE SELF, how we think, feel, and relate to our innermost being socially. We discuss knowing one’s self, terror management theory, social comparison, self and group identity overlap and #cringe. Textb...

Episode 2 of our book read/podcast covering every chapter in an open source textbook to act as a free supplement to social psychology topics and concepts. In this episode we rant, ramble, and discuss SOCIAL COGNITION. Biases, Heuristics, and Schemas, OH MY! Topics include Business Insider’s coverage of NPR Tweets gone wrong, Freud’s nephew getting into advertising and changing American breakfast f...

Episode 1 of our book read/podcast covering every chapter in an open source textbook to act as a free supplement to social psychology topics and concepts. In this episode we rant, ramble, and discuss what social psychology is, how it relates to other fields and then a discussion of a number of historical figures in social psychology (Milgram, Heider, Tajfel, Sherif & Sherif and more). We concl...