Cracking the Shell on Psychological Science

Ben and Mike talk with Dr. Dave Yager talks about his class on the Science of Sleep. Dave shares what students get out of the course and his unique approach to teaching and grading. Dr. Yager is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland where he has had a distinguished career impacting hundreds of students through his teaching and mentorship.

In this episode we talk with Dr. Arianna Gard about the Community and Resilient Environments (CARE) project, which is a community-based research study taking place in DC neighborhoods that aims to understand how neighborhood environments impact health and well-being across the lifespan.

Psychological Science is an incredibly broad field covering basically any topic that could include some form of behavior. Whether it's Artificial Intelligence or Anxiety, psychology has something to say, and many cases, a lot to say. In this episode, we hear from four of our graduating seniors about their research on topics as varied as anxiety, prenatal brain development, and autism. Tune in to learn more about these topics and the amazing people behind the research.

In this episode, Dr. Abi Nicolas shares some tips for managing stress. Whether it's final exams or something else, we all experience stress. Find out how to recognize stress symptoms and what actions you can take to manage your stress.

In this two part series we speak with Dr. Yamalis Diaz, a graduate from the University of Maryland's Clinical PhD program. In part 1, we learn about the early influences on Dr. Diaz's career and who helped her find her "pizazzle" and love for ADHD. In part 2, we dig into ADHD to learn about both the challenges and superpowers of ADHD. What is ADHD and how can parents help their kids find their pizzazle? Tune into this super engaging two-part series and find out. We promise that you'll love this one.

In this two part series we speak with Dr. Yamalis Diaz, a graduate from the University of Maryland's Clinical PhD program. In part 1, we learn about the early influences on Dr. Diaz's career and who helped her find her "pizazzle" and love for ADHD. In part 2, we dig into ADHD to learn about both the challenges and superpowers of ADHD. What is ADHD and how can parents help their kids find their pizzazle? Tune into this super engaging two-part series and find out. We promise that you'll love this one.

Being physically gifted is certainly necessary for performing at the highest level of sports, but might there be hidden psychological traits that differentiate the talented athlete from the truly exceptional? In this episode, Dr. Ken Yusko talks about his work with the NFL on the NFL Player Assessment Test, which he developed with Harold Goldstein. Ken is a professor of psychology at the University of Maryland, where he teaches in the Industrial-Organizational Psychology Master of Professional Studies program. Both Ken and Harold are graduates of Maryland's Psychology PhD program.

If you want to learn more about Dr. Yusko and colleagues' work, you can read more here and here.

In this two-part series, hosts Joey Barnet, Abi Nicolas and Mike Dougherty dive into a delicate and often misunderstood area: the intersection of everyday memory distortion and gaslighting, and the crucial distinction between intentional manipulation and genuine memory discrepancies. We'll explore how our memories can be fallible, and how that fallibility can sometimes be mistaken for malicious intent. We'll also discuss the consequences of authentic cases of gaslighting and touch on a small slice of the scientific literature exploring the relationship between exposure to gaslighting and other real-life outcomes.

If you want to learn more, check out some of these links:

• Tager-Shafrir, T., Szepsenwol, O., Dvir, M., & Zamir, O. (2024). The gaslighting relationship exposure inventory: Reliability and validity in two cultures. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 41(10), 3123-3146. 
• A easy to read report from a YouGov poll on the "Mandela Effect" and related false memory phenomena
• Overview of research on suggestability and misinformation
• An overview of a study on how we can create our own false memories.

In this two-part series, hosts Joey Barnet, Abi Nicolas and Mike Dougherty dive into a delicate and often misunderstood area: the intersection of everyday memory distortion and gaslighting, and the crucial distinction between intentional manipulation and genuine memory discrepancies. We'll explore how our memories can be fallible, and how that fallibility can sometimes be mistaken for malicious intent. We'll also discuss the consequences of authentic cases of gaslighting and touch on a small slice of the scientific literature exploring the relationship between exposure to gaslighting and other real-life outcomes.

Regardless of your background, it's likely you've experienced a feeling of not measuring up to your peers. In this episode, Joey and Mike discuss the data on this common phenomena known as the Impostor Phenomena. While the phenomena has a number of negative consequences, it turns out that it's not all doom and gloom. Tune in to find out more and visit the links below to dig into more of the details.

https://journals.aom.org/doi/epub/10.5465/amj.2020.1627

https://hbr.org/2022/05/impostor-syndrome-has-its-advantages