Opinion Science
157 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsA show about the psychology of opinions, where they come from, and how they change. Interviews with experts and deep dives into areas of research uncover the basic psychology of persuasion, communication, and public opinion. Hosted by social psychologist, Andy Luttrell.
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"Disgusted" with Yoel Inbar
April 27, 2020 10:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBYoel Inbar is a social psychologist at University of Toronto. He studies the feeling of disgust and how it shapes people's moral judgments. We talk about how disgust is associated with certain opinions, and why moral emotions can make people hold onto negative beliefs about genetically modified crops (even when the science supports their safety and usefulness). Yoel is also co-host of another psychology podcast, Two Psychologists, Four Beers. Things we mention in the episode: The relation...
Good vs. Bad with Jehan Sparks
April 20, 2020 09:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBJehan Sparks studies how positive vs. negative information informs our opinions. One of the things she looks at is something called a "negativity bias" where negative events loom larger than positive events when we're forming a summary impression. We talk about the nature of good vs. bad, how the order in which we learn information matters, and how different people think about information differently. Things we mention in the episode: How “good vs. bad” can be too simple (Sparks, 2020) Th...
#2: Good vs. Bad with Jehan Sparks
April 20, 2020 09:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBJehan Sparks studies how positive vs. negative information informs our opinions. One of the things she looks at is something called a "negativity bias" where negative events loom larger than positive events when we're forming a summary impression. We talk about the nature of good vs. bad, how the order in which we learn information matters, and how different people think about information differently. Things we mention in the episode: How “good vs. bad” can be too simple (Sparks, 2020) Th...
#1: Word of Mouth with Jake Teeny
April 13, 2020 09:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBThis week I talk to Jake Teeny about his research on word of mouth. When do people pass their opinions along to others? Jake tells me that businesses count word of mouth as a leading form of marketing, but it can be tricky to know exactly how to control it. We talk about when and why people share their opinions, according to the research in social psychology. (By the way, Jake and I co-author a blog for Psychology Today called "A Difference of Opinion.") Things we mention in the episode: ...
Word of Mouth with Jake Teeny
April 13, 2020 09:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBThis week I talk to Jake Teeny about his research on word of mouth. When do people pass their opinions along to others? Jake tells me that businesses count word of mouth as a leading form of marketing, but it can be tricky to know exactly how to control it. We talk about when and why people share their opinions, according to the research in social psychology. (By the way, Jake and I co-author a blog for Psychology Today called "A Difference of Opinion.") Things we mention in the episode: ...
Introducing the Opinion Science Podcast.
April 03, 2020 14:00 - 58 seconds - 714 KBComing Soon: The Opinion Science Podcast Visit opinionsciencepodcast.com for more. I’m Andy Luttrell, and I’m excited to introduce the Opinion Science Podcast. It’s a show about the science of people’s opinions, where they come from, and how they change. I’m a social psychologist, and I’ll be talking to other social scientists who study public opinion and persuasion, but I’ll also talk to other experts in the business of understanding and shaping the world’s views. The ideas we’ll explore ...
Introducing "Opinion Science"
April 03, 2020 14:00 - 58 seconds - 745 KBComing Soon: The Opinion Science Podcast Visit opinionsciencepodcast.com for more. I’m Andy Luttrell, and I’m excited to introduce the Opinion Science Podcast. It’s a show about the science of people’s opinions, where they come from, and how they change. I’m a social psychologist, and I’ll be talking to other social scientists who study public opinion and persuasion, but I’ll also talk to other experts in the business of understanding and shaping the world’s views. The ideas we’ll explore ...