#018 - Bullshitting with Dr. John Petrocelli
Why Do We Do That?
English - December 19, 2021 22:16 - 1 hour - 49 MBSocial Sciences Science Society & Culture Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Ryan Moyer speaks with social psychologist Dr. John Petrocelli about the difference between BS and lying, the various kinds of BS and why people engage in them, the danger in valuing personal experience over objective truth, and what tools you should have in your BS detection kit.
For more on John, check out his website, purchase a copy of his book, or watch his popular TEDx talk.
Why Do We Do That? is a psychology podcast that deconstructs human behavior from the perspectives of social scientists, psychologists, and others that use applied psychology in their work.