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Contents
0:00: Part 1: Joan gets to know someone new. Take-aways: Katherine and Allen point out how important it is to show interest in someone you’re meeting and how to establish what you have in common.
0:00 Part 2: A social psychologist discusses personality traits and how they affect our lives. Allen points out the vocabulary we use to describe our personalities and the personalities of other people. He also models language to introduce contrasting details and ideas.
0:00: Part 3: Allen and Katherine discuss two kinds of personalities with opposite traits and discuss how difficult it is to do scientific research about human behavior. Take-aways: Allen and Katherine additional language to describe behavior.
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