038 - Inbetweenisode - The Halo Effect
One salient trait can cause you to misjudge every other trait when evaluating a new hire, a love interest, a colleague, or even a potential purchase. Learn more about the power of the halo effect in t...
9 Joulu 20142h 43min
037 - Motivation - Daniel Pink
What motivates you to keep going, to reach for your dreams, to persist and endure? Psychology has, over the last 40 years, learned a great deal about human motivation and drive. In this episode we ask...
23 Marras 20141h 14min
036 - The Dunning-Kruger Effect
Have you ever been confronted with the fact that you were in over your head, or that you had no idea what you were doing, or that you thought you were more skilled at something than you actually were?...
10 Marras 20141h 31min
035 - Inbetweenisode - The Sunk Cost Fallacy
Are you throwing good money after bad? Are you stuck in a job, a relationship, a degree, or some other situation that you know you should abandon but fear you'll have wasted years of time and effort? ...
2 Marras 201440min
034 - The Post Hoc Fallacy
Do you believe in magical amulets? Apparently, in 2011, enough people did to allow one company to earn $34 million making and selling them to professional athletes, celebrities, and even a former pres...
14 Loka 201440min
033 - Belief - Will Storr
Do you think that everything you believe is true? If not, then what are you wrong about? It is a difficult question to answer, and it leads to many others. Where do our beliefs come from, and how do w...
30 Syys 20141h 38min
032 - Ego Depletion
Many see willpower as something you develop like a muscle, something you can strengthen through practice and mental exercise, but the latest research suggests willpower runs on an internal battery, on...
13 Syys 201454min
031 - Extinction Burst
Why do you so often fail at removing bad habits from your life?You try to diet, to exercise, to stop smoking, to stop staying up until 2 a.m. stuck in a hamster wheel of internet diversions, and right...
27 Elo 201432min
