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Episode 182: Spooky Psychology Experiments

Episode 182: Spooky Psychology Experiments

  • October 31, 2019
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Hello, friends! If you’re listening to this on the day of release…Happy Halloween! In this episode, I re-release a Halloween special I recorded 100 episodes ago! I take a look at some spooky and very creepy social psychology experiments from the past and talk about the darker side of the human condition. It’s an episode I love to listen back to and I hope you enjoy it just as much!

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Episode 133: Trepanation, Lobotomies, and Other Terrifying Mental Health Treatments

Episode 133: Trepanation, Lobotomies, and Other Terrifying Mental Health Treatments

  • November 1, 2018
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I did an episode last year around Halloween time about spooky social psychology experiments and what they say about humanity. I figured I’d keep the trend going and do an episode all about creepy treatments from the origin of psychological health care. Before listening any further, just know that some of these are cruel and gross. We’ve come a long way since the different treatments that I will talk about, but they are important in that they are the predecessors to the treatments that we have now. In some cases they were mean and cruel. In others they were well intentioned, but limited by the lack of knowledge that we have today. Either way, if you are sensitive to topics like this, feel free to skip this one.

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Episode 82: Spooky Psychology Experiments

Episode 82: Spooky Psychology Experiments

  • October 26, 2017
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Humans are interesting creatures. We are capable of profound empathy and altruism. We have the ability to plan ahead and act on intellect rather than impulse. However, humans are not perfect. It’t not difficult to find examples of humans committing egregious acts of violence or blindly following an authority figure. Today on the podcast, we will dive into 4 psychology experiments that help us to understand the darker side of the human condition.

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