Psych Teacher John
John introduces you to introductory psychology by explaining concepts and terms in a simple down-to-earth manner. Inspired by our MCAT students, who asked for podcast about "stories" John tells in class, this podcast was originally conceived to cover the topics in for MCAT Psychology and Sociology. While great for the MCAT, this series should be accessible for anyone interested in learning about psychology and what makes people do what they do (from a scientific perspective)!
Episodes
14 episodes
Obedience - (Social Psychology & MCAT Psychology)
We talk about obedience, authoritarian personalities, Milgram, authority figures, being an agent of the authority figure, authority figures standing for institutions, proximity, dehumanization, the slippery slope, Latane's social impact theory,...
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9:54
Conformity and More (MCAT Psychology & Social Psychology)
We talk about conformity, social contagion, the chameleon effect, herding, social influence (normative and informative), Asch, persuasion (central & peripheral), and more.
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15:57
Mean and Median - A Psych Stats Interlude (Psych Stats and MCAT Psy)
We talk about the mean and median and give some examples of how they can be very different. For you pre-meds out there, go with the median (not the mean) when thinking about your MCAT!
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4:35
Group Effects and the Stereotype Threat (Social Psychology & MCAT Psychology)
We go over group effects -> group polarization, social loafing, and social facilitation as well as some related topics -> optimal arousal theory and stereotype threat.
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8:00
Self-defense - Psychology & MCAT Psychology
Self-defense: Saving Face, Embarrassment, Above-Average Effect, and Self-Serving Bias
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5:12
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The Self, Looking-Glass Effect, Self-Perception Theory, Self-Image, Self-Esteem, and Self-Efficacy (Social Psychology & MCAT Psychology)
We look at self-image, introspection, the looking glass effect, self perception theory, self-esteem, self-efficacy, and some good examples.
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9:35
Cognitive Dissonance Part 2 - Three More Examples and a Tie to Sociology (Social Psychology & MCAT Psychology)
Three more good examples of cognitive dissonance in use with ties to sociology! Cults, fraternities, sororities, and more...
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4:30
Cognitive Dissonance (Social Psychology & MCAT Psychology)
It's time for Cognitive Dissonance!
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8:07
Foot-in-the-Door & Door-in-the-Face (Social Psychology & MCAT Psychology)
We'll talk about the Foot-in-the-Door and the Door-in-the-Face techniques!
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3:38
Attitudes Fixed Audio - (Social Psychology & MCAT Psychology)
We talk about attitudes - the cognitive, affective, and behavioral components. We also discuss how these components can disagree.
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2:12
Attitudes - Social Psychology & MCAT Psychology
We cover attitudes and their components -> cognitive, affective, and behavioral. We'll also discuss how sometimes the components conflict. The next episode discusses how the "reverse chain" behavioral to cognitive can have some i...
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4:02
Self Serving Bias - Psychology & MCAT Psychology
In this episode we cover self-serving bias as it relates to internal and external attributions!
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2:52
Actor-Observer Bias (and FAE Review) - MCAT Psychology
The actor-observer bias and how it relates to the FAE.
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3:19
Social Psych (FAE, Attribution Theory) - MCAT Psychology
John runs through attribution theory, dispositional and situational attribution (internal and external), and the fundamental attribution error. This podcast, originally inspired by our MCAT students who wanted "stories from class," presen...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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