In this TED Talk, psychologist Susan Pinker discusses "super longevity" in Sardinia, Italy and how close personal relationships and face-to-face interactions positively shape the health of the residents. References research from Pinker; Holt-Lunstad; and Redclay amongst others.
15 minutes 53 seconds
Susan Pinker: The secret to living longer is your social life
This sound clip from APA Journals Dialogue podcast covers Dr. Veronica Hefner's research. In general, Dr Hefner is interested in the effects of exposure to mass media and how it shapes self-perceptions. This research uses the theory of Uses and gratification to examine "why people watch" wedding reality tv shows, and what effects these different reasons have on the viewer.
11 minutes, 26 seconds
Motivations for and Effects of Watching Wedding Reality Television
This video explores theories (the magic bullet theory/hypodermic needle model, two-step flow, uses and gratification) about how we process and respond to messages from the media.
12 minutes 34 seconds total, though content only lasts through 10 minutes 30 seconds.
A resource of various implicit association tests covering social attitudes and health. These tests are meant to analyze biases on a variety of topics like sexuality, race, gender, age, weight, and health. These tests measure the time it takes for the user to make associations with specific concepts and evaluations.
In this 6:00 minute Ted Talk video, Rosie King discusses her experiences as an individual with autism. She explores stereotypes that are typically associated with autism and why they are harmful. King encourages us to celebrate our uniqueness and celebrate individualism and diversity in the human experience.
6 minutes
In this podcast, Shankar Vedantam speaks with Professor Dan Gilbert about how we make decisions. This podcast covers how our emotions, thoughts or assumptions about the future, uncertainty, memory, and happiness can play into the decisions we make. Professor Gilbert reviews several research projects as examples of the phenomenon.
24 minutes
This is a 23:30 minute long TED Talk where Sheena Iyengar discusses how cultural standards shape our choices and decision making. She discusses American assumptions about choice, and examines the varying ways that context affects choices we make.
23 minutes 30 seconds
This is an 86 item test that will take approximately 10-25 minutes to complete. Based off of your answers, Psychology Today will categorize the responses to the big five personality trait characteristics. This test has statements like: "I am a cheerful person," which the test taker responds to with Likert scale options. As mentioned by Psychology Today: "This test is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional diagnosis or for the treatment of any health condition."
This podcast covers an interview with Jonah Berger, M.D where he briefly discusses his book Invisible Influence. Some of this podcast covers how me make decisions and certain choices, conformity, and what the role of mimicking is in our day to day interactions. Focus on the first seventeen minutes of the podcast.
27 minutes 28 seconds
