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How the hell’d they wind up like this? A social psychologist explains!

"What's with People Being Wrong?!"- This video is all about the errors people make in decision-making and judgments as a result of the heuristics we use, such as the representativeness heuristic, the availability heuristic, and the anchoring and adjustment heuristic. ---------- For citations of sources and additional reading, visit: www.whatswithpeople.com/citations ---------- Looking for What's With People?! elsewhere on the Internet? Website: www.whatswithpeople.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatswithpeople Instagram: http://instagram.com/whats.with.people TikTok: @whatswithpeople

This is a redux! Why? Because don't you wish some pilot episodes could be redone?! (I do.) "Why are people so stupid?!" Maybe it's not that people are stupid, but that they appear stupid because of the natural biases that we all use that help us feel good about ourselves. ---------- Self-Esteem Test: https://fetzer.org/sites/default/files/images/stories/pdf/selfmeasures/Self_Measures_for_Self-Esteem_ROSENBERG_SELF-ESTEEM.pdf ---------- For citations of sources and additional reading, visit: https://www.whatswithpeople.com/citations ---------- Looking for What's With People?! elsewhere on the internet? Website: www.whatswithpeople.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatswithpeople Instagram: http://instagram.com/whats.with.people TikTok: @whatswithpeople Website: www.whatswithpeople.com

"What's with People Having Emotions?!"- This video is all about the function and theories of emotions, including the James-Lange Theory, Cannon-Bard Theory, Schachter-Singer Theory (AKA Two-Factor Theory), and Facial Feedback Theory ---------- For citations of sources and additional reading, visit: www.whatswithpeople.com/citations ---------- Looking for What's With People?! elsewhere on the Internet? Website: www.whatswithpeople.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatswithpeople Instagram: http://instagram.com/whats.with.people TikTok: @whatswithpeople

"What's with people trying to be happy?!" In this video, we talk about the science of happiness (trait versus state) & ways to pursue trait-level happiness in life! ---------- For citations of sources and additional reading, visit: www.whatswithpeople.com/citations ---------- Looking for What's With People?! elsewhere on the Internet? Website: www.whatswithpeople.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatswithpeople Instagram: http://instagram.com/whats.with.people TikTok: @whatswithpeople

"What's with people doing better (or worse) at things when other people are around?!" In this video, we talk about the science of when and why people tend to do better or worse on tasks with the presence of other people. ---------- For citations of sources and additional reading, visit: www.whatswithpeople.com/citations ---------- Looking for What's With People?! elsewhere on the Internet? Website: www.whatswithpeople.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatswithpeople Instagram: http://instagram.com/whats.with.people TikTok: @whatswithpeople

"What's with people saying that first impressions matter?!" In this video, we talk about the science of why impressions matter so much: we are quick to make them and resistant to change them. ---------- For citations of sources and additional reading, visit: www.whatswithpeople.com/citations ---------- Looking for What's With People?! elsewhere on the Internet? Website: www.whatswithpeople.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatswithpeople Instagram: http://instagram.com/whats.with.people TikTok: @whatswithpeople

"What's with people being terrible?! Are people naturally good or bad? (Part 2: Helping/ Prosocial Behavior & Altruism VS. Egoism)” In this video, we talk about how the science of social psychology can help us come up with an answer/opinion to that philosophical question by looking at helping/ prosocial behavior and investigating the altruism vs. egoism debate. ---------- For citations of sources and additional reading, visit: www.whatswithpeople.com/citations ---------- Looking for What's With People?! elsewhere on the Internet? Website: www.whatswithpeople.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatswithpeople Instagram: http://instagram.com/whats.with.people TikTok: @whatswithpeople