Episode 4: Attitudes and "That Time Graduate Students Infiltrated a Cult"

09/04/20 • 80 min

Episode 4 of our book read/podcast covering every chapter in an open source textbook to act as a free supplement to social psychology topics and concepts. In this episode we rant, ramble, and discuss ATTITUDES, advertising and persuasion, and cognitive dissonance. We discuss woke advertising and breaking down advertising arguments, Youtube ads, and if Twitter promotes the use of implicit or explicit attitudes.

Textbook: https://opentextbc.ca/socialpsychology/

Thomas' Webpage: https://sexography.org/

Thomas' Twitter: https://twitter.com/TBrooks_SexPsy

Daniel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceInChaos

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/scienceinchaos

Youtube Videos of the Podcast:

Adversaries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-_RnYoqtVk&list=PL9oHQnEByWyXeSTT3Vm3oyTR-e3Tg0Vj0

Last Week Tonight US History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsxukOPEdgg

Woke Brands: Hbomberguy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06yy88tLWlg

Five Thirty Eight Article: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/many-americans-are-convinced-crime-is-rising-in-the-u-s-theyre-wrong/

Biases of the Week: Parkinson’s Law of Triviality

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h3r_CNg_MuRKbi_oJYVRth7dAMW2nNiS/view?usp=sharing

Textbook: https://opentextbc.ca/socialpsychology/

Thomas' Webpage: https://sexography.org/

Thomas' Twitter: https://twitter.com/TBrooks_SexPsy

Daniel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceInChaos

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/scienceinchaos

Youtube Videos of the Podcast:

Adversaries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-_RnYoqtVk&list=PL9oHQnEByWyXeSTT3Vm3oyTR-e3Tg0Vj0

Last Week Tonight US History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsxukOPEdgg

Woke Brands: Hbomberguy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06yy88tLWlg

Five Thirty Eight Article: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/many-americans-are-convinced-crime-is-rising-in-the-u-s-theyre-wrong/

Biases of the Week: Parkinson’s Law of Triviality

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h3r_CNg_MuRKbi_oJYVRth7dAMW2nNiS/view?usp=sharing

Previous Episode

Episode 3: The Self, Cringe, and Other Things

Episode 3 of our book read/podcast covering every chapter in an open source textbook to act as a free supplement to social psychology topics and concepts. In this episode we rant, ramble, and discuss THE SELF, how we think, feel, and relate to our innermost being socially. We discuss knowing one’s self, terror management theory, social comparison, self and group identity overlap and #cringe.

Textbook: https://opentextbc.ca/socialpsychology/

Thomas' Webpage: https://sexography.org/

Thomas' Twitter: https://twitter.com/TBrooks_SexPsy

Daniel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceInChaos

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/scienceinchaos

Youtube Video of the Podcast: Contrapoints “Cringe”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRBsaJPkt2Q

Business Insider Article: https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-supporters-react-to-npr-declaration-of-independence-tweets-2017-7

Biases of the Week: Social Comparison Bias

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h3r_CNg_MuRKbi_oJYVRth7dAMW2nNiS/view?usp=sharing

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Episode 5: Social Perceptions of Hair

Episode 5 of our book read/podcast covering every chapter in an open source textbook to act as a free supplement to social psychology topics and concepts. In this episode we rant, ramble, and discuss SOCIAL PERCEPTION through the lens of hairstyles with special guest, the amazing Natalia Asis. We discuss ethnic hair and its persecution, cultural differences, long hair and beardedness.

Textbook: https://opentextbc.ca/socialpsychology/

Thomas' Webpage: https://sexography.org/

Thomas' Twitter: https://twitter.com/TBrooks_SexPsy

Daniel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceInChaos

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/scienceinchaos

Video of the Podcast: Good Hair: Information on the documentary: https://shadesofnoir.org.uk/good-hair-documentary-turns-10-years-old/

Bias of the Week: The Halo Effect

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h3r_CNg_MuRKbi_oJYVRth7dAMW2nNiS/view?usp=sharing