Speaking of Psychology

Roberta Golinkoff, PhD, discusses how touchscreen technology can help young children learn and why it’s different from television and books.

Roberta Golinkoff, PhD, discusses how touchscreen technology can help young children learn and why it’s different from television and books.

Persuasion expert Robert Cialdini, PhD, talks about his formidable body of work developing and understanding what he calls the six universal principles of influence.

Persuasion expert Robert Cialdini, PhD, talks about his formidable body of work developing and understanding what he calls the six universal principles of influence.

Michael Smyer, PhD, talks about how to get older adults to move from anxiety to action in reducing the effects of climate change.

Michael Smyer, PhD, talks about how to get older adults to move from anxiety to action in reducing the effects of climate change.

Eleanor Mackey, PhD, talks about why improving eating habits among children and teens should be a family affair.

Eleanor Mackey, PhD, talks about why improving eating habits among children and teens should be a family affair.

Alice Eagly, PhD, talks about how stereotypes grounded in everyday psychological observations and stereotypes affect how women are perceived as leaders and how society can change those perceptions.

Alice Eagly, PhD, talks about how stereotypes grounded in everyday psychological observations and stereotypes affect how women are perceived as leaders and how society can change those perceptions.

Talking to loved ones about important end-of-life decisions can spark a complicated land mine of emotions. So much so, many people put it off until it’s too late. In this episode, Brian Carpenter, PhD, talks about why it’s important to have these conversations and how to approach these discussions successfully.

Talking to loved ones about important end-of-life decisions can spark a complicated land mine of emotions. So much so, many people put it off until it’s too late. In this episode, Brian Carpenter, PhD, talks about why it’s important to have these conversations and how to approach these discussions successfully.

In this episode, Gayle Pitman, PhD, talks about her new book, "Feminism from A to Z," and how parents and teachers can use a feminist theory and perspective to give teenage girls the support, courage and energy to face the challenges of adolescence.

In this episode, Gayle Pitman, PhD, talks about her new book, "Feminism from A to Z," and how parents and teachers can use a feminist theory and perspective to give teenage girls the support, courage and energy to face the challenges of adolescence.

It defies intuition to think innocent people would confess to a crime they did not commit. But, research has shown that everyone has a breaking point. In this episode, Saul Kassin, PhD, talks about the psychology behind false confessions and how law enforcement officials and legislators can take steps to prevent them.