2017-08-11

SciShow Psych (videos of May & June 2017)

source: SciShow Psych
4:34 Harlow's Horrifying Monkey Experiments Dr. Harry Harlow's rhesus monkey experiments in the 1950s contributed a great deal to psychologists' understanding of attachment theory. Unfortunately, his later experiments also contributed a grea...
4:56 Factitious Disorder: Why People Fake Serious Illness You might have faked being sick to avoid doing something unpleasant. However, for people with the factitious disorder, faking illness isn’t quite so straightforward. Hosted by: Hank Green
6:07 Does Photographic Memory Exist? Don't you think it would be nice if you had a photographic memory? But is it actually a thing?
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Hosted by: Brit Garner
5:51 How Do You Define A Disorder? The tremendous complexity of the human brain makes it difficult for psychologists to pin down exactly how and why things go wrong, so how do we define and diagnose disorders?
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4:13 Why Don't You Notice Obvious Mistakes in Movies? Whether it's a car in the background of Braveheart or the inconsistent cliff in Jurassic Park, movies tend to have mistakes. Why don't we notice them more often?
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6:08 Why Do You Want to Squeeze Cute Things? The aggressive urges you might have when you see adorable things are probably related to the way you handle strong emotions. For 10% off Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/scishowpsych
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5:00 How Far Will People Go to Fit In? Have you ever gone along with a group even though you had your doubts? You're not alone: Research shows unanimous decisions aren't always actually unanimous.
Hosted by: Brit Garner
4:19 Why Do People Riot? Peaceful protests can help people have their voices heard, but sometimes a protest becomes a more aggressive riot. How does that happen?
Hosted by: Hank Green
4:58 What Can You Learn from Your Dreams? Dreaming is very weird, but you might be able to learn something from your dreams.
Hosted by: Brit Garner
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5:22 Why Do We Hate Losing So Much? Whether people are gambling, haggling, or just doing their best to save lives out there, losing is tough to deal with.
Hosted by: Hank Green
4:50 Tasting Colors and Seeing Time: Superhuman Skills with Synesthesia Synesthesia allows people to hear color or taste numbers—and maybe even remember some things better than the average person.
Hosted by: Brit Garner
5:09 Do You Do More Housework Than Your Roommate? You do way more housework than your slob of a roommate, right? Well, turns out your roommate might think you're the slob. Our brains are just wired that way.
Hosted by: Hank Green
5:14 Is There An fMRI Crisis? As technology becomes more complex, it's easier for things to go wrong.
Hosted by: Brit Garner
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6:07 Does Birth Order Affect Your Personality? I bet you’ve heard about the birth order cliche: The oldest child is responsible, the middle one is a rebel, and the youngest is spoiled. This stereotype might apply to you and your siblings, but i...
4:39 Why Does a Word Sometimes Lose All Meaning? You may have experienced this before: When you repeat the same word over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over, the words suddenly sound...
5:32 How Your Friends Can Affect Your Opinions The people around you have a lot more to do with how you think than you might realize.
Hosted by: Hank Green
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4:18 How Stereotypes Affect Your Test Scores It turns out stereotypes can affect you—whether you believe in them or not.
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6:03 Does IQ Really Measure How Smart You Are? People say Einstein had an IQ of 160, and you need an IQ score higher than 130 to join Mensa. But does IQ really measure how intelligent you are?
Hosted by: Hank Green

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