Why We Do What We Do

Public speaking is some people's number one fear. For most people, it is not preferred and can be difficult to master. There is a lot research about public speaking spanning the fear, treatment for the fear of public speaking, and how to improve your delivery of public speaking. We discuss the relative benefits of public speaking, the nature of the fear of public speaking, and some strategies to improve your public speaking. Tell us about your experience speaking in public!

Recommendations

• Abraham: The Adam Project (https://www.netflix.com/title/81309354)
• Shane: The Menu (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9764362/)

Holidays (11/13/24)

• National Dream Destination Day
• Roast Dinner Day
• National Hug a Musician Day
• World Kindness Day
• National Indian Pudding Day
• Sadie Hawkins Day
• Symphonic Metal Day
• National Recycling Week
• Cairo Film International Festival
• Anti-Bullying Week
• Worldwide Bereaved Siblings Month
• Sweet Potato Awareness Month
• Spinach and Squash Month
• Prematurity Awareness Month
• National Raisin Bread Month
• National Pepper Month
• National Peanut Butter Lovers Month
• Whoopi Goldberg’s bday

Links and References: 

1. https://www.verywellmind.com/most-common-phobias-4136563
2. Parvis, L. F. (2001). The importance of communication and public speaking skills. Journal of Environmental Health, 63(9), 44–45.
3. https://ca.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/why-is-public-speaking-important
4. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jaba.1093
5. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/smashing-the-brainblocks/201711/why-are-we-scared-of-public-speaking
6. Mancuso, C., & Miltenberger, R. G. (2016). Using habit reversal to decrease filled pauses in public speaking. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 49(1), 188–192. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.267
7. Spieler, C., & Miltenberger, R. G. (2017). Using awareness training to decrease nervous habits during public speaking. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 50(1), 38–47. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.362
8. Montes, C. C., Heinicke, M. R., & Geierman, D. M. (2019). Awareness training reduces college students' speech disfluencies in public speaking. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 52(3), 746–755. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.569
9. Pawlik, B., & Perrin, C. J. (2020). Reducing speech disfluencies during public speaking using brief habit reversal. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53(2), 1080–1088. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.627

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Special guest, Dr. Lauren Brown, BCBA-D, LBA joins us in our first-ever guest-hosted mini to discuss a collaborative effort between behavior analysts and medical professionals to make it easier to receive vaccines for individuals with disabilities. These sensory-friendly vaccine kits are a part of a grant project to investigate some strategies for making shots less aversive. These may actually work for a variety of difficult medical procedures in addition to just vaccinations. 

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Humans have not universally hired performers to entertain the crowd during professional sports throughout all of human history... which means that it had to start somewhere! What evolved out of this coordinated crowd engagement is a highly athletic and dangerous gymnastics competition that is thing unto itself. Did you know it was entirely male at first? We didn't. We'll talk all about the history and modern sport of cheerleading. 

Recommendations:

• Abraham: Salem’s Lot (https://www.max.com/movies/salems-lot/b1aaea47-b2e8-4418-a181-91de7102d04f)
• Shane: Trap (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26753003/) 

Holidays (11/06/24)

• Basketball Day
• Button Day
• International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
• International Stress Awareness Day
• Marooned Without a Compass Day
• National Block It Out Day
• National Eating Healthy Day
• National Nachos Day
• Saxophone Day
• Drowsy Driving Prevention Week
• Give Wildlife a Brake Week
• Key Club International Week
• Medical-Surgical Nurses Week
• National Diabetes Education Week
• National Cat Week
• National Pet Cancer Awareness Month
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
• World Vegan Month

Links and References: 

1. https://usacheer.org/history-of-cheerleading
2. https://www.theatreinparis.com/blog/why-are-we-clapping-a-history-of-applause#:~:text=Taking%20it%20way%20back%20to,of%20clapping%20together%20in%20admiration.
3. https://www.scienceforums.net/topic/112634-do-cheers-really-improve-performance/
4. https://www.cureus.com/articles/68367-the-impact-of-cheering-on-sports-performance-comparison-of-serie-a-statistics-before-and-during-covid-19#!/
5. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9255666/
6. https://usacheer.org/safety/research
7. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=1&contentid=3009#:~:text=Cheerleading%20has%20grown%20into%20a,%2C%20tosses%2C%20and%20gymnastic%20moves.
8. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC155424/
9. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8785319/#:~:text=All%2Dstar%20cheerleading%20has%20an,0.8%20per%201000%20athlete%2Dexposures.&text=Although%20all%2Dstar%20cheerleading%20is,are%20other%20types%20of%20cheerleaders.
10. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0191886995000355#:~:text=We%20hypothesized%20that%20people%20who,that%20can%20result%20in%20high
11. https://online.eou.edu/resources/article/psychology-of-competitiveness/
12. https://side-out.org/sport-health/pom-pom-for-people-why-cheerleading-is-good-for-humanity/
13. https://neuliferehab.com/cheerleaders-catastrophic-injuries-cheerleading-dangerous-female-sport/
14. https://blog-staging.omnicheer.com/post/did-you-know-10-facts-about-cheerleading/

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A useful, informal template for beginning to understand human behavior is consider a couple of features of the consequences for behavior: the longterm and short term consequences, positive and negative consequences, and the relatively likelihood of those consequences. This is not a comprehensive analysis, but a great starting place. We'll teach you all about it in this discussion.

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Links and References: 

1. https://www.aubreydaniels.com/blog/the-long-and-short-of-consequences
2. Daniels, A. C., & Daniels, J. E. (2006). Performance management: Changing behavior that drives organizational effectiveness. Atlanta, GA: Performance Management Publications.

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What are ghosts? Why are ghosts? How are ghosts? Pretend, for fun, and they aren't, in that order. Ghosts exist in the space of low resolution and little information. We ask the hard questions about the plausibility of ghosts as well as explore Haunted Person Syndrome (HPS). Are you haunted by a ghost? Tell us all about it!

Recommendations

• Abraham:  Till Death (https://www.netflix.com/title/81075469)
• Shane: Mortal Kombat 1: Chaos Reigns Expansion (https://www.mortalkombat.com/en-us/khaos-reigns)

10/30/24 Holidays

• Happy Halloween! (tomorrow)
• National Wicked Day
• National Text your Ex Day
• National Publicist Day
• National Candy Corn Day
• National Checklist Day
• Create a Great Funeral Day
• Haunted Refrigerator Night
• Mine Rescue Day
• Pomegranate Festival
• Bat Appreciate Week
• Henry Winkler bday
• LGBTQ+ History Month

Links and References: 

1. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9067702/
2. https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2022/06/18/new-psychological-research-says-paranormal-experiences-are-the-norm-not-the-exception/
3. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20141030-the-truth-about-the-paranormal
4. https://www.apa.org/news/podcasts/speaking-of-psychology/paranormal
5. https://sc.edu/uofsc/posts/2023/10/conversation-are-ghosts-real.php
6. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-life-changes/202211/the-psychological-ghosts-haunt-us
7. https://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2022.790073
8. https://northcarolinaghosts.com/resources/brief-history-of-ghosts/
9. https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4400922-americans-ghosts-aliens-devil-survey/#:~:text=Among%20those%20surveyed%2C%2056.9%20percent,say%20they%20believe%20in%20God.
10. https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/afterlife/ghost.htm
11. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2020-66135-001
12. https://theness.com/neurologicablog/ghosts-are-not-real/
13. https://www.amnh.org/explore/science-topics/microbiome-health/meet-your-microbiome#:~:text=Given%20that%20fact%2C%20it%20shouldn,in%20our%20bodies%20are%20bacterial.

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Our last and least mini of the Halloween season: The fear of small things! We'll cap off our series of minis with our smallest episode. We'll talk about the diagnostic criteria and features of this as well as recommendations for treatment. 

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Links and References: 

1. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22427-microphobia
2. https://www.dovemed.com/diseases-conditions/microphobia

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What makes people prone to believing in cryptids and why do some cryptids seem more plausible than others? We explore the various culture, language, and characteritics of cryptid lore and why some cryptids seem plausible. Behind every good lie is a nugget of truth, and we find the nuggets here. 

Recommendations

• Abraham: John Wick: Chapter 4 (https://johnwick.movie/)
• Shane: Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere (https://open.spotify.com/album/7hriIeLMviZKpNfcXgpsd8?si=QhmHBFBHTZ2CPAHomYmpjA)

Holidays 10/23/24

• Event Organizers Day
• Medical Assistances Recognition Day
• National Canning Day
• National Paralegal Day
• National Mole Day
• National Boston Cream Pie Day
• International Snow Leopard Day
• National iPod Day
• National Croc Day
• TV Talk Show Host Day
• Truffle Days in Croatia
• Free Speech Week
• Happy Bday Emilia Clark, Ryan Reynolds, Margaret Qualley, Johnny Carson, and Amandla Stenberg

Links and References: 

1. https://blogs.iu.edu/sciu/2021/01/23/the-beginnings-of-cryptozoology/
2. https://cryptozoologymuseum.com/what-is-cryptozoology/
3. https://www.rsb.org.uk/biologist-features/a-cultural-phenomenon
4. https://smv.org/learn/blog/how-many-species-are-left-be-discovered/#:~:text=About%2018%2C000%20new%20species%20are,pretty%20remarkable%20new%20discoveries%20already.
   1. Fun note: The error page on this link says “this page was lost…to science!”
5. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/motivate/202102/you-are-more-gullible-you-think 

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The fear of long words has 36 letters, making it one of the longest words in the English language: Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. Also called simply sesquippedaliophobia. Who has this and how prevalent is this fear? Not very many and not very. Also, it is unofficial. Let's listen to two guys struggle to talk through this. 

Pronounciation guide: hi·puh·paa·tuh·muhn·strow·suh·skwipt·a·lee·ow·fow·bee·uh

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Links and References: 

1. https://www.verywellmind.com/hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia-2671752#:~:text=Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia%20is%20the%20fear%20of,common%20words%20of%20moderate%20length.
2. https://www.healthline.com/health/hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
3. https://www.verywellhealth.com/hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia-5207091
4. https://psychcentral.com/anxiety/hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
5. https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/what-is-hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
6. https://dictionary.apa.org/specific-phobia

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Is it possible to die of fright? Turns out, yes, sort of. How this works is interesting in its own right, but the "why" invites a fascinating inquiry. We explain the biological science behind how this might work and the psychology of why it would work that way. Hopefully we don't scare you too much!

Recommendations

• Abraham: Rolling Realms (https://stonemaiergames.com/games/rolling-realms/)
• Shane: Chat Pile - Cool World (https://open.spotify.com/album/3k7GhMNdQ0KXGkC84qVRf2?si=lpJK-jtwTT-szI3G8MfDGg)

Holidays 10/16/24:

• Department Store Day
• National Missouri Day
• Hagfish Day
• Dictionary Day
• Global Cat day
• Global Dignity Day
• Global Ethics Day
• Love Your Body Day
• National Boss Day
• National Cut Up Your Credit Card Day
• Dictionary Day
• National Feral Cat Day
• National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day
• Thank Your Cleaner Day
• Unity Day
• World Anesthesia Day
• World Food Day
• World Spine Day
• Earth Science Week
• Mediation Week
• Meditation Week
• Pet Peeve Week
• Tim Robbins bday and Angela Lansbury’s bday

Links and References: 

1. https://www.dulyhealthandcare.com/health-topic/can-you-really-be-scared-to-death#:~:text=Broken%20heart%20syndrome%20may%20actually,cardiomyopathy%20or%20broken%20heart%20syndrome
2. https://www.britannica.com/story/can-you-really-be-scared-to-death
3. https://www.heart.org/en/news/2018/10/31/can-you-really-be-scared-to-death
4. https://health.clevelandclinic.org/its-true-we-can-be-scared-to-death
5. https://www.npr.org/2012/10/26/163712863/scared-to-death-literally
6. https://today.tamu.edu/2016/10/28/can-you-literally-be-scared-to-death/
7. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scared-to-death-heart-attack/
8. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/09/scared-to-death/541350/
9. https://www.calgarywildlife.org/post/scared-to-death#:~:text=Scared%20to%20death%2C%20at%20times,damage%20that%20is%20often%20fatal.
10. https://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/life/2017/12/29/ask-shelter-rabbits-can-scared-death-literally/990559001/
11. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/210829

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Phobophobia is fear of fear. This is so esoteric, it has to be an episode that we'd cover! This is not unlike generalized anxiety disorder. Also, we manage to fit in a reference to the Green Lantern... somewhow.

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Links and References:

• https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22520-phobophobia-fear-of-fear
• https://www.healthline.com/health/phobophobia

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