Proving That The Mind is Malleable
Experimental psychologist and author Elizabeth Loftus talks about experiments in which suggestions are planted in the minds of subjects about incidents in their own lives that never actually happened. "You can plant real..
Psychiatric Illnesses and Creative People
Professor of psychiatry and author Kay Redfield Jamison says that, in rare instances, "...there's an unusual combination that can occur in some people...where you have someone who's imaginative to begin with, and then gi..
Psychiatric Medications
Professor of psychiatry and author Kay Redfield Jamison talks about the high levels of Lithium she took early in her treatment. Dr. Jamison explains this was done to "get my mania in line," but also because it was the st..
Psychology of Gender, The (Part One)
Social psychologist Mahzarin Banaji talks about gender stereotypes and attitudes towards women. Dr. Banaji reports that, while prejudice usually implies an antipathy or dislike, this is not really the case with regard to..
Psychology of Gender, The (Part Two)
Social psychologist Mahzarin Banaji continues her discussion of the Implicit Association Test. Dr. Banaji notes that the IAT data demonstrate that, "...while we can hold positive attitudes towards women, that doesn't nec..
Psychology of Motivation, The: Abraham Maslow and Frederick Winslow Taylor
In the late 19th and early 20th century, attitudes towards workers and how they could be motivated focused on what psychologist Abraham Maslow would later call lower level needs in his hierarchy of needs theory. Frederic..
Psychology of Prediction, The
Nobel Prize winning professor of psychology Daniel Kahneman talks about his experience working for the Israeli armed forces, trying to identify military personnel who had the leadership skills necessary to become officer..
Psychology of Prejudice, The (Part One)
Social psychologist Mahzarin Banaji talks about the Implicit Association Test (IAT) as a technique used to demonstrate preferences and attitudes. Dr. Banaji explains that this test can be used to draw certain conclusions..
Psychology of Prejudice, The (Part Three)
Social psychologist Mahzarin Banaji continues her discussion of the Implicit Association Test (IAT). Dr. Banaji explains that the testing appears to have what she calls "predictive validity." In other words, it seems cap..
Psychology of Prejudice, The (Part Two)
Social psychologist Mahzarin Banaji continues her discussion of the Implicit Association Test (IAT). Dr. Banaji explains that when those who take the test learn that there are things in their minds that they don't necess..