Psychology

Bonding With The Autistic Child- A Fool-Proof Plan To Get The Most Progress, And The Most Cooperation

The first year I was working as a Behavior Therapist, I had a client named David*- a five year old boy with autism, who was my first case as a newly-promoted supervising Senior Therapist. My boss and I met the entire family at their home on an initial fact ...

Article - Andrea Kuszewski - Apr 28 2010 - 10:55am

Country Music Kills: Radio Airtime Ups White Suicide Rate

I've been a blog slacker and for that I deserve a spanking. My vote is from the capable hands of the UCLA women's volleyball team. But that's another story. Here's the real story: country music kills. I've long known that country ...

Article - Garth Sundem - Jun 6 2010 - 9:45am

The Robin Hood Morality Quiz: Results

Yesterday I posted the highly insightful and scientifically bullet proof (wink-wink, nod-nod) Robin Hood Morality Quiz—you shoulda ranked Robin, Maid Marion, Little John and the good sheriff of Nottingham from most-to-least moral. Check the chart below to ...

Article - Garth Sundem - Jun 25 2010 - 4:20pm

On The Psychology Of Identity

1. “Arizona Legislature Passes Bill Banning Ethnic Studies Programs.” I thank my Alliant University colleague Eduardo Morales for an email summarizing that story: “After making national headlines for a new law on illegal immigrants, the Arizona Legislatur ...

Article - Fred Phillips - Jun 11 2010 - 2:40pm

Why Economists Hate Psychologists

Think you're rational? Think again. Here's but one example, gentle reader, of your brain unbound by reason. Blue Devil basketball tickets are a hot commodity: there are far more fans than seats. And so some students enter a ticket lottery. After ...

Article - Garth Sundem - Jul 10 2010 - 10:02am

Cognitive Costs Of Winning (and Losing) Rock, Paper, Scissors

Your brain is used to trying to win rock, paper, scissors. And so if you happen to see rock coming down, it's much easier to adjust your throw mid-flight to shoot paper than it is to adjust your throw to scissors (both, by the way, are cheating). ...

Article - Garth Sundem - Jul 17 2010 - 11:38am

Roshambo Winners Guide

Humans are very, very bad at being random. In roshambo, aka rock, paper, scissors, this leads to probabilities and patterns which you can exploit to give your RPS opponent(s) severe and repeated thumpings. There are two ways to go about this: knowing the ...

Article - Garth Sundem - Jul 18 2010 - 6:04am

How To Win Any Argument (Part 1)

Here's how I roll: my wife loves three-dollar bagels from the Sunday farmers' market. And so she says, "let's get a loaf of bread, some flowers, and a flat of strawberries!" When we roll home with only bagels, I feel I've won ...

Article - Garth Sundem - Jul 26 2010 - 10:17pm

How To Win Any Argument (Part 2)

Go here for Part 1 Here's how I roll: my wife loves three-dollar bagels from the Sunday farmers' market. And so she says, "let's get a loaf of bread, some flowers, and a flat of strawberries!" When we roll home with only bagels, I ...

Article - Garth Sundem - Jul 26 2010 - 10:19pm

How To Win Any Argument (Part 3)

How To Win Any Argument (Part 1) and (Part 2) Here's how I roll: my wife loves three-dollar bagels from ...

Article - Garth Sundem - Jul 26 2010 - 10:07pm