Study Buddies

Do you feel deep existential fear about climate change? Do you wonder what will make people believe the science?  Well this week we bring you a study that you may soon become obsessed with, just like Paola is.  We are talking about whether the children will save our future!  Join us as we dive into a study about kiddos, climate change, intergenerational learning, and best of all, adults growing more concerned about climate change.  This study won't solve the climate crisis, but it's certainly a step towards an exciting and hopeful future!

The study that we chat about today is called, "Children can foster climate change concern among their parents" by Danielle F. Lawson, Kathryn T. Stevenson, M. Nils Peterson, Sarah J. Carrier, Renee L. Strnad and Erin Seekamp. You can find the study here: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-019-0463-3

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Welcome back study buddies! Hopefully you're not feeling too socially anxious this week because we're excited be joined by study author, Samantha Berg, who shares her thoughts on the results! We wonder if gender roles evolutionarily have impacted how empathy has been shaped. Paola may have an obscure idea to try that might reverse these impacts... or at least satisfy her cravings for a sandwich. Taylor optimistically speculates that maybe we can reframe social anxiety as a superpower or a skill on our resumes (wouldn't that be nice?!). 

As to the word recall mental block at 20:25 **PLAINTIFF!!**

This week's episode is about a 2020 study called, "Higher Social Anxiety Severity Predicts Better Cognitive Empathy Performance in Women But Not Men" by Samantha K. Berg, Jeffrey S. Bedwell, and Robert D. Dvorak. You can find the study here: https://doi.org/10.1177/0033294120965496

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Did you know there were different types of empathy? And it seems many different variables might impact out capacity for empathy. This week Paola and Taylor take a look at a study that wanted to find out how social anxiety might influence both cognitive and affective empathy, and if gender might affect these interactions. Can having social anxiety anxiety make us gals more empathetic? And don't forget to tune in next week when we'll be joined by study author, Samantha Berg for her take on the findings!

The 2020 study that we chat about today is called, "Higher Social Anxiety Severity Predicts Better Cognitive Empathy Performance in Women But Not Men" by Samantha K. Berg, Jeffrey S. Bedwell, and Robert D. Dvorak. You can find the study here: https://doi.org/10.1177/0033294120965496

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Can we use babies with clipboards to the soundtrack of Sarah McLachlan solve the climate crisis? Maybe! Sit yourself down as we spill some tea from this week's thinkpot on feeling old and contributing to the greater good. From rickety knees to little babies - we share some things that might cause us to feel "subjectively old." We're lucky again to be joined by study author, Jen H. Park, who wonders how we can use this information to promote individual adherence to safety measures that support the greater good amid a pandemic. Listen in as we find out how oldies just might create goodies!

The 2020 study from the Journal of Consumer Psychology that we chat about today is called, "Subjective Age and The Greater Good" by Jen H. Park and Szu-Chi Huang. You can find the study here: https://doi.org/10.1002/jcpy.1177

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Aging- everyone does it, whether we like it or not! But how does feeling older influence how we contribute to the greater good?  This week, we take a look at a study that investigates how our subjective age (or the age you feel you are) affects our willingness to give back.  Join us as we dive into the ins and outs of a study that looks at why oldies can create goodies for the world, and chat with Jen H. Park, the author of the study, to gain more insight on this research.  

The 2020 study from the Journal of Consumer Psychology that we chat about today is called, "Subjective Age and The Greater Good" by Jen H. Park and Szu-Chi Huang. You can find the study here: https://doi.org/10.1002/jcpy.1177

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Welcome back fellow study buddies to a relaxing episode where Paola and I angrily scream at each other - just kidding. We may not be angry today, but we will be talking about anger - and how it might impact our memory. Taylor shares how this study served as a humbling reminder to watch our confidence in the knowledge we take in while angry, and considers how this might contribute to some dicey political info on social media. Paola wonders if we can use anger to channel our energy to positive change rather than getting wrapped up in the emotion in the moment. And we are delighted again to be joined by Dr. Greenstein who shares about the studies implications for the criminal justice system. ~Tune in~ to hear how anger might make your brain forget to ~tune out~ of fake news!

The 2020 study from the Journal of Experimental Psychology that we chat about today is called, "Anger Increases Susceptibility to Misinformation" by Michael Greenstein and Nancy Franklin. You can find the study here: https://doi.org/10.1027/1618-3169/a000489

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Let’s be honest – we all get angry sometimes (or …a lot of times), but how does anger affect us? In what ways might this emotional state impact our memory? Well it turns out that Michael Greenstein, Ph. D. at Framingham State University, wanted to investigate this and joins us this week to offer some insight into his work. Evidence might suggest anger gets a little primal and works to streamline our thoughts – but are they reliable? Tune in to hear why they don’t call it anGRR for nothin’.

The 2020 study from the Journal of Experimental Psychology that we chat about today is called, "Anger Increases Susceptibility to Misinformation" by Michael Greenstein and Nancy Franklin. You can find the study here: https://doi.org/10.1027/1618-3169/a000489

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Composed by singer/songwriter Caught In Between @caughtinbetweenct

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In this passing notes episode, Paola and Taylor share about their ideas on marriage and engagement. Paola lets us know she wants to get married for legal logistics, while Taylor explores why there's so much hubbub about signing the dotted "I do" line. Study author, Mariah Purol, also stops in to give us some feedback as to how she would respond to Day to data and MacroRoni and Cheese, and how the study results can put marriage into perspective and stop us worriers from catastrophizing. 

The 2020 study we chat about today is called, "Loved and lost or never loved at all? Lifelong marital histories and their links with subjective well-being" by Mariah F. Purol, Victor N. Keller, Jeewon Oh, William J. Chopik & Richard E. Lucas. You can find the study here: https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2020.1791946

If you’re interested in this study and would like to explore similar research, check out the the Close Relationships Lab at Michigan State University for additional publications.

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This week we are kicking off the New Year by exploring how much marriage influences well-being. We are delighted to be joined by study author, Mariah Purol, with her perspective on what this longitudinal data really says, and whether or not we should be rushing to the alter! Past research suggestions indicate that married folk live longer and might even be happier than those who aren’t - but by how much? Are single people doomed to a life of sadness? Tune in to find out how much tying the knot is really tied to life satisfaction.

The 2020 study from the Journal of Positive Psychology that we chat about today is called, "Loved and lost or never loved at all? Lifelong marital histories and their links with subjective well-being" by Mariah F. Purol, Victor N. Keller, Jeewon Oh, William J. Chopik & Richard E. Lucas. You can find the study here: https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2020.1791946

If you’re interested in this study and would like to explore similar research, check out the the Close Relationships Lab at Michigan State University for additional publications.

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Composed by singer/songwriter Caught In Between @caughtinbetweenct

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The last week of 2020 is here already! (or, finally....) This week we'll review some highlights from our first year of study buddies! In today's episode, Taylor and Paola take a break from exploring new studies to look back at our favorite takeaways from studies so far, and what we've learned along the way. We'll be back in the new year with more nerdy content for you all :)

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