Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#22: Political Persuasion with Alex Coppock
Season 2 Episode 2
Alex Coppock is an assistant professor of Political Science at Yale University. His research considers what affects people's political beliefs, espec…
5 years, 7 months ago
#21: More Influence Than You Realize with Vanessa Bohns
Season 2 Episode 1
Vanessa Bohns studies the difference between how much influence people have and how influence they think they have. On the podcast, we talk about her…
5 years, 8 months ago
New Episodes on the Way!
Just a quick word about new episodes on the way and a switch to biweekly shows.
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5 years, 8 months ago
BONUS: Good Accidents with Elliot Aronson
Elliot Aronson has seen a long and influential career in social psychology. Aronson got his PhD in 1959 from Stanford University, working with Leon F…
5 years, 8 months ago
BONUS: Dissonance and the New Look with Joel Cooper
Last week's special episode on cognitive dissonance pulled together interviews with several people who are experts in the field. Joel Cooper is one o…
5 years, 9 months ago
#20: The Cognitive Dissonance Episode
Season 1 Episode 20
In 1957, Leon Festinger published A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance. Along with a collection of compelling experiments, Festinger changed the landscap…
5 years, 9 months ago
#19: Political Humor as Persuasion with Danna Young
Season 1 Episode 19
Dr. Dannagal Young studies political humor. She pulls together psychology, communications, and political science, to understand how political satire …
5 years, 9 months ago
#18: Health Communication with Allison Earl
Season 1 Episode 18
Allison Earl studies the challenges of getting health information to people who need it. Her research looks at how people react defensively to inform…
5 years, 9 months ago
#17: How We Think About Animals with Kristof Dhont
Season 1 Episode 17
Kristof Dhont studies the psychology behind humans’ complicated feelings about animals. In particular, his research looks at how the existence of “sp…
5 years, 9 months ago
#16: Implicit Bias with Mahzarin Banaji
Season 1 Episode 16
Mahzarin Banaji is a professor of psychology at Harvard University. In the 90s, she and her colleagues pioneered the research in social psychology on…
5 years, 10 months ago