The Psychological "Effects" That Shape Our Thinking

11/27/24 • 48 min

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Why do we think the way we think? How susceptible are we to influences we don't perceive? In the case of psychological effects, there are proven changes in thinking that occur in individuals or groups that can be attributed to particular causes. In this episode, hosts Amy Wilson and Margaret Ables get into some of their favorites, including:

placebo (and "nocebo" effect
near-miss effect
Martha Mitchell effect
observer expectancy effect
name-letter effect
online disinhibition effect
Eaton-Rosen effect (Amy always knew this one deep in her bones)
Dunning-Kruger effect
Zeigarnik effect

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placebo (and "nocebo" effect
near-miss effect
Martha Mitchell effect
observer expectancy effect
name-letter effect
online disinhibition effect
Eaton-Rosen effect (Amy always knew this one deep in her bones)
Dunning-Kruger effect
Zeigarnik effect

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DEEP DIVE: Taking Care Of Our Parents (And Our Kids)

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This month's Deep Dive series is all about family dynamics. Listen to the whole playlist on Spotify.

If you’re part of the “sandwich generation”– taking care of your parents and your children at the same time– you’ve got a lot of company. The demographic trends of starting our own families later, and increasing life expectancies, mean this double-caretaking will become a reality for a lot more of us. And it seems that this responsibility is falling more often on women: two-thirds of people doing the "double caretaking" are female.

In this episode, we discuss how caring for parents can be particularly fraught, whether you’re giving them daily insulin shots or just trying to make sense of their finances every April.

We also discuss the importance of prioritizing our own mental and physical health, even (especially) when there seems to be little time to do so.

Finally, we talk about operating from a place of maximum vulnerability. Realize that you really are doing more than any one person can handle. Get specific about the help you need, and be honest when you’re hitting your limits.

Here are links to some of the writing on the topic that we discuss in this episode:

Dorothy A. Miller: The 'sandwich' generation: adult children of the aging
Jessica Grose for NYT: ‘It’s Pretty Brutal’: The Sandwich Generation Pays a Price
Katica Roy for Fast Company: I’m a breadwinner mom and this is why helping women in the sandwich generation is good for the U.S. economy
Michelle Konstantinovsky for One Medical: The Sandwich Generation: Managing Stress While Caring For Others
Alia E. Dastagir for the Chicago Sun Times: ‘Sandwich generation’ stress: Adults caring for aging parents face stress, frustration

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Fresh Take: Charles Bock on Parenting Through Loss

How do we parent when we suddenly find ourselves doing it without our partner? Charles Bock, author of the memoir I WILL DO BETTER, discusses his experiences with fatherhood, grief, and finding strength through monumental challenges.

Charles Bock is the New York Times-bestselling author of the novels Beautiful Children and Alice & Oliver, and a creative writing professor at New York University.

Charles and Amy discuss:

Charles's initial reluctance towards fatherhood and how his perspective changed over time
The roles friends and family played in supporting him and his daughter through their first years without Charles's wife
Advice for writers and individuals facing creative challenges

Here's where you can find Charles:

www.charlesbock.net
@bockity on FB
Buy I WILL DO BETTER: https://bookshop.org/a/12099/9781419774423

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