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The Three Amygdala episodes
- Season 2, Episode 4: Resolutions
On this episode Bill and Paul discuss New Year's Resolutions. While people tend to specify New Year's Resolutions, such commitments are reliably abandoned. Focusing on habit formation, goal setting and barriers to success, Bill and Paul examine variables that increase the probability of successfully achieving New Year's Resolutions.
50 min - Season 2, Episode3: Misery Loves Company
Bill and Paul discuss whether the old adage misery loves company really holds true. Listen to another conversation-packed episode featuring your two favorite PSY professors.
1 hr 5 min - Season 2, Episode 2: It's never too late for Pride!Bill and Paul discuss Pride, the history of how identifying as queer has been viewed, allyship, and the current political landscape for individuals who identify as LGBTQIA+. We know pride was in June, and we just missed National Coming Out Day...but it's never too late for pride and visibility.1 hr 7 min
- Season 2, Episode 1: Grad SchoolBill and Paul speak with two students who are considering applying to grad school. This episode features special guests Alexis Engel and Nate Swift.1 hr 1 min
- Episode 10: Motivation and Gratitude
In their 10th episode, Bill and Paul discuss motivation and how important events and experiences can shift one's appreciation of what is important in their lives. This episode represents the spontaneity that (we hope) our listeners appreciate most about this podcast.
59 min - Episode 9: Depression part I
Bill and Paul welcome Heather Nunez-Olmstead to a discussion about depression. They cover a few mood disorders and offer personal stories of their experiences with depression. This conversation will be continued at some point in the future.
This is a more somber episode with frank discussions of suicidal ideation, so listener discretion is advised.
1 hr 8 min - Episode 8: Confirmation Bias and Belief Perseverance
Bill and Paul discuss confirmation bias and belief perseverance. They discuss some examples of these biases in action and ponder the distinction between extreme examples of belief perseverance and delusional thinking.
1 hr 4 min - Episode 7: Social Media featuring Dr. Lea Allen
In this episode, Bill and Paul welcome Dr. Lea Allen to discuss some of the issues associated with the ubiquitous use of and exposure to social media. As usual, the conversation occasionally veers off topic, but it remains informative and entertaining.
1 hr 10 min - Episode 6: Answering Questions and Stress Management Tips: A special episode featuring Ms. Allison Ladner
Bill and Paul welcome Ms. Allison Ladner, a teacher at Caribou High School, to discuss some questions submitted by her AP Psychology students. They converse about Erikson's Psychosocial Developmental Theory, music and the brain, and end-of-the-semester stress and coping tips.
1 hr 1 min - Episode 5: Neurodiversity
Bill and Paul discuss issues related to Neurodiversity with special emphasis on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity disorder and Autism Spectrum disorder.
55 min
About The Three Amygdala
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"The Three Amygdala" is a podcast dedicated to understanding the evidence of psychological phenomena that underlies contemporary social events and experiences. Hosted by Doctors Bill Jenkins, Paul…
Johnson Jr, and Shawn Graham of the University of Maine at Presque Isle.