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The Psych Files is a podcast for anyone interested in the topic of psychology and how ideas in this field apply to everyday life. Dr. Michael Britt brings you an upbeat, fun podcast of interest to everyone from psychology majors to those just interested in why people do what they do.

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  1. Episode 1: What this podcast is all about.
  2. Episode 2: Rewards and Punishments
  3. Episode 3: Predictions, Predictions
  4. Episode 9: How Do You Really Raise Self-Esteem? The Incredibles vs. American Idol
  5. Episode 6: The Negative Side of Positive Thinking
  6. Episode 5: In Defense of Defense Mechanisms
  7. Episode 7: Blaming the Victim and other Biases
  8. Episode 8: Why do Contradictions Bother Us So Much? Cognitive Dissonance in Our Daily Lives.
  9. Episode 10: What does your search behavior on Amazon.com say about you?
  10. Episode 106: Your Sexual Orientation - How Did It Develop?
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  1. Episode 16: They’re at it again - My Favorite Weird Psychology Studies
  2. Episode 101: The Psychology of Music: The Role of Expectations and Minor Chords
  3. Episode 13: Big Brother? What Your Grocery Store Knows About You
  4. Episode 20: Conflict Resolution: A Classic Psychological Study
  5. Episode 92: Passion For Your Work is Overrated
  6. Episode 15: It’s Not Fair! Equity in Life and Work
  7. Episode 87: Manhood: Are You A "Real Man"?
  8. Episode 90: The Learning Styles Myth: An Interview with Daniel Willingham
  9. Episode 110: Narcissism Among Celebrities, on Facebook and in Shakespeare
  10. Episode 18: Critical Thinking and the Overflowing Cup
  11. Episode 12: The Necessity of the Frame in Psychotherapy
  12. Episode 21: Erikson's Eight Stages of Life
  13. Episode 116: Social Loafing - Don't Be a Sucker or a Free Loader!
  14. Episode 104: Can Positive Affirmations Improve Your Self Esteem?
  15. Episode 120: Big Words Make You Look Less Intelligent
  16. Episode 78: The Psychology of Tipping
  17. Episode 58: Speed Dating - You Don't Know What You Want
  18. Episode 37: The Effects of Video Game and Media Violence
  19. Episode 118: Are You REALLY Listening? Sanford Meisner, Acting and Psychology
  20. Episode 111: Evolutionary Psychology - David Buss Responds to Critics
  21. Episode 19: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing: an interview with Jamie O’Neil
  22. Episode 113: Interview with Scott Lilienfeld on the 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology
  23. Episode 89: Don't Touch That Dial! Why You Should Love Commercials
  24. Episode 94: How Do You Learn to Act Like a Woman or like a Man?
  25. Episode 107: Freud, Projective Tests and .... Poetry
  26. Episode 119: Are You Lying in that Email?
  27. Episode 117: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - An Interview with Bobbi
  28. Episode 74: Social Influence in a Virtual World - A Virtual Door in the Face
  29. Episode 98: Evolutionary Psychology - An Interview with Dr. David Buss
  30. Episode 122: DSM-V and On Being Sane - Are Psychiatric Labels Really Harmful?
  31. Episode 84: How To Make Learning Fun Again Part 1 - Piaget
  32. Episode 88: Sexual Harassment: Who is Most Likely to be a Victim?
  33. Episode 79: Models of Leadership - Joan of Arc, Alexander the Great and Ginger the Chicken?
  34. Episode 99: Animal Emotions - Does Your Pet Really Have Feelings?
  35. Episode 27: From Insane Asylum to Psychiatric Center: A Brief History
  36. Episode 82: What's the Best Personality to be a Waiter?
  37. Episode 108: More Harm Than Good? Kubler-Ross' Five Stages of Grief
  38. Episode 36: The Myth of the Kitty Genovese Story
  39. Episode 23: Do Teachers Have to be Actors Today?
  40. Episode 32: Midterms, Mnemonics and Two Keys to Learning
  41. Episode 142: How To Make Jobs More Satisfying and Motivating
  42. Episode 42: Taking A Psychology Class?
  43. Episode 69: Personal Space Invasions - Ethical Implications of one of Psychology's Strangest Studies
  44. Episode 59 - The Mozart Effect: Is There Anything To It?
  45. Episode 73: On the Folly of….Politics
  46. Episode 109: Correlation and Causation
  47. Episode 103: Raising Children - Interview with Author Jamie Raser
  48. Episode 67: The Olympic Silver Metal? What a Bummer!
  49. Episode 40: Performance Anxiety (and sopranos on their heads)
  50. Episode 91: The Psychology of Effective Meetings
  51. Episode 97: Stanley Milgram Obedience Study Finally Replicated
  52. Episode 93: Your Brain on a Website
  53. Episode 57: Expectancy Theory, Goal Setting and Getting in Shape!
  54. Episode 85: How to Make Learning Fun Again? Constructivism and Democratic Schools - Part 2
  55. Episode 124: Flashbulb Memories - Are They As Accurate As We Think?
  56. Episode 112: Evolutionary Psychology - David Buss Responds to Critics Part 2
  57. Episode 4 (video): On Birds Flocking and Opposites Attracting: the data on Love
  58. Episode 26: Why Do Statistics Make Us So Queasy?
  59. Ep 155: On Cuddling, Baths, Google, Body Language and Phantom Cell Phone Vibration - Psych Files Brief #2
  60. Episode 56: What is Music Therapy?
  61. Episode 28: Is Time Out Really Effective?
  62. Episode 66: What to do about Mom? Personal Control and Aging
  63. Episode 4: On Birds Flocking and Opposites Attracting: the data on Love
  64. Episode 115 (Video): Violent Video Games - What Does the Research Say?
  65. Episode 72 (video): Memorize the Parts of the Brain
  66. The REAL Truth About Why You Support (or Oppose) Gay Marriage - Episode 153
  67. Episode 24: The Brains Behind Erikson Part 2
  68. Episode 38: How Big is Your Office: Another Classic Study in Psychology
  69. Episode 81: Talking (and not Talking) in Psychotherapy - Part 2
  70. Episode 77: Lost at School - An Interview with Ross Green Part 2
  71. Episode 64: A Scientist Goes Looking for a Self Help Book....
  72. Episode 25: The Brains Behind Erikson Part 3
  73. Episode 60: The Full Monty Backstage - Body Image and Gender Differences
  74. Episode 34: Timeout Revisited - Dealing with Challenging Kids Part 2
  75. Episode 41: EMDR - A Critical Perspective
  76. Episode 139: Blaming the Victim in Reverse - the Justice Motive
  77. Episode 70: Coincidence or Synchronicity? You Be The Judge
  78. Episode 100: Reflections on 100 Episodes of The Psych Files
  79. Episode 95 (video): Mnemonics Advanced: The Pegword System Part 1
  80. Episode 11 (video): What Does Your Bowling Style Say About You?
  81. On Yawning, Swearing, Credit Cards and Sex: Psych Files Brief #1
  82. Episode 143: EMDR - An Interview with Founder Francine Shapiro
  83. Episode 121: Top 10 Psychology Apps for the iPad, iPhone, & IPod
  84. Episode 123 (video): What Does Your Dog Know About You?
  85. Episode 30: Equine Assisted Therapy
  86. Episode 86 (video): Educational Games
  87. Episode 14 (video): What Does Your Car Say About You?
  88. Episode 43: Email Feedback
  89. Episode 141: Psychology Gets Smart: A New Kind of Lie Detector?
  90. Episode 68 (correction): Mnemonic Device for Erikson's Eight Stages of Development

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