web02.fireside.fm Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:03:13 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Psych - Episodes Tagged with “Milgram” https://psych.fireside.fm/tags/milgram Mon, 29 May 2023 15:30:00 -0400 Join two psychology professors (Paul Bloom and David Pizarro) as they cover a wide variety of topics about human psychology. Based on Paul Bloom’s new book Psych: The Story of the Human Mind. en-us episodic A podcast tour of the human mind David Pizarro Join two psychology professors (Paul Bloom and David Pizarro) as they cover a wide variety of topics about human psychology. Based on Paul Bloom’s new book Psych: The Story of the Human Mind. no introduction to psychology, intro psych, Paul Bloom, David Pizarro, psychology David Pizarro pizarro@gmail.com Chapter 11: Social Psychology Pt. 1 https://psych.fireside.fm/11 06417ef2-8507-48bb-8617-80b36920df3e Mon, 29 May 2023 15:30:00 -0400 David Pizarro full David Pizarro Paul and David begin their discussion of social pyschology by diving into a few of the big topics/areas of research in the field: the differences between the way we see ourselves and the way we see others, obedience to authority and Milgram's classic experiments, and research on "thin-slicing" -- our tendency (ability?) to form quick impressions of others based on minimal information. They end the episode by discussing the controversial research on "social priming": can trivial features of your environment really have such a strong influence on your judgment and behavior? 55:25 no Paul and David begin their discussion of social pyschology by diving into a few of the big topics/areas of research in the field: the differences between the way we see ourselves and the way we see others, obedience to authority and Milgram's classic experiments, and research on "thin-slicing" -- our tendency (ability?) to form quick impressions of others based on minimal information. They end the episode by discussing the controversial research on "social priming": can trivial features of your environment really have such a strong influence on your judgment and behavior? Read the book that inspired the podcast: "Psych: The Story of the Human Mind (https://amzn.to/3YoZDAa)" [amazon.com] Send us a message!: askpsychpod@gmail.com introduction to psychology, intro psych, Paul Bloom, David Pizarro, social psychology, self-enhancement biases, positive illusions, social priming, milgram, obedience to authority Paul and David begin their discussion of social pyschology by diving into a few of the big topics/areas of research in the field: the differences between the way we see ourselves and the way we see others, obedience to authority and Milgram's classic experiments, and research on "thin-slicing" -- our tendency (ability?) to form quick impressions of others based on minimal information. They end the episode by discussing the controversial research on "social priming": can trivial features of your environment really have such a strong influence on your judgment and behavior?

Read the book that inspired the podcast: "Psych: The Story of the Human Mind" [amazon.com]

Send us a message!: askpsychpod@gmail.com

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Read the book that inspired the podcast: "Psych: The Story of the Human Mind" [amazon.com]

Send us a message!: askpsychpod@gmail.com

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