Psych Segments

The Locus of Control Theory of Motivation is a simple one – either you believe you can cause things to change, or you don’t. And depending on your belief, you are going to either be motivated at a hig...

7 Nov 20185min

Does drinking water cause you to die? No – but there is a strong correlation between people who die and people who have consumed water. Correlations show relationships, and this type of research is wi...

7 Nov 20187min

According to Maslow’s theory, human beings have a lot more in common than we think; we all have the same universal needs. Our needs are the driving force behind our motivation. Maslow’s Hierarchy of N...

7 Nov 201810min

There’s a reason why tutoring works – it involves learning through socialization. Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory of Development explains this, and it gives a lot more credit to our thoughts and abili...

5 Nov 20189min

If you want to understand how Freud viewed personality, you can look to the iceberg. Or, you can listen to this episode, which will review the 3 divisions of the mind (Id, Superego and Ego) and how it...

5 Nov 20188min

You get a good grade on your math test, and your mom tells you that it must mean you are really intelligent. She is right…right?? Well, not exactly. This episode discusses what intelligence is (and wh...

5 Nov 20189min

So you can text without looking (yes, your professor sees you doing this during class) but you can’t label a blank keyboard to save your life…Is it because you don’t remember? To better understand how...

5 Nov 20187min

Motivation is important – and it isn’t just about the proverbial “carrot on a stick” idea. Whether it is the energy it takes to get to class in the morning or the drive we have to finish a major proje...

5 Nov 20187min