Why We Do What We Do

By: Abraham
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  • We explain popular and weird, little-known ideas in psychology. Whether you are a little curious about psychology, or a student, or even a professional, we have something for everyone.

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Episodes
  • Mini: Musings and Prognostications 3: Goodbye Farms

    Mini: Musings and Prognostications 3: Goodbye Farms
    Feb 24 2025
    Yet another check-in with the nightmare fuel that is the news. We consider the ramifications of cutting programs that prevent disease from spreading and keep many American businesses and farms afloat. Who needs weight-loss drugs when you can just not have food be available? Should we shorten the name of these to M&P?

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    Links and References:
    1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/06/trump-usaid-money-american-farms/
    2. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00385-9


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    19 mins
  • Nostalgia: Do Babies Recognize Good & Evil?

    Nostalgia: Do Babies Recognize Good & Evil?
    Feb 19 2025
    This classic episode revisits some old "research" attempting to assess the inherent morality of humans found in the gaze of babies looking at puppets. If that sounds silly, it's because it is. Updated research further debunks this claim, indicating that the original studies were either flawed or fraud. Check it out with us!

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    Links and References:
    1. Obiols-Suari, N., & Marco-Pallarés, J. (2021). Does It Look Good or Evil? Children's Recognition of Moral Identities in Illustrations of Characters in Stories. Frontiers in psychology, 12, 552387. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.552387
    2. Hanesová D. Young Children’s Concepts of Good and Evil before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Research Study. Religions. 2021; 12(9):714. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel12090714
    3. https://bigthink.com/thinking/are-we-born-evil/
    4. Dahl, A., & Killen, M. (2018). A Developmental Perspective on the Origins of Morality in Infancy and Early Childhood. Frontiers in psychology, 9, 1736. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01736
    5. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/desc.13581
    https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.191795

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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • Frisson: Musical Shivers

    Frisson: Musical Shivers
    Feb 17 2025
    Do you get goosebumps and shivers when you hear certain songs? There is a name for this experience: frisson. We discuss frisson and what psychological variables influence this experience.

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    Links and References:
    1. https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0dgrs1l/frisson-why-music-can-give-you-chills-or-goosebumps
    2. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21683603.2016.1130582
    3. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0305735615572358
    4. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0305735610362950
    5. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1747021820977174


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    19 mins

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