3 ARTICLES TO BEGIN A NEW TERM FOCUSED ON THE “WHY” OF PSYCHOLOGICAL EVENTS

These article can be used as examples of what Psychologist study and also as engaging trigger pieces for discussion.  These will add variety and new examples for your beginning of the term lectures.

These are all from popular media, easy to read, understand, and all begin with the focus on “WHY.”

ARTICLE #1

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Why Some People Have a Crippling Fear of Flying — and How They Can Overcome It

DESCRIPTION

The engaging article discusses AVIOPHOBIA better known as fear of flying.  The author discusses the various reasons both rational and irrational as well as do’s and don’ts to cope with flying.   The last paragraph focuses more specifically on “exposure therapy” to overcome this fear.   This very short article will generate a good discussion and can be used to move students from a subjective state to a more objective Psychological understanding.  The article also contains a brief interesting video.

SOURCE

Time Magazine, July 6, 2018, by Jamie Ducharme

LINK TO RESOURCE

http://time.com/5330978/fear-of-flying-aviophobia/

(Tiny URL)  http://tinyurl.com/ybapk99v

ARTICLE #2

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Here’s Why You Stress Eat — And How to Stop Doing It

DESCRIPTION

This is an engaging article for a Psychology class in that it alternates between explaining stress eating from both a physiological basis and also from a more Psychological perspective.  If used as an engaging exercise, students can be asked to list the Psychological reasons for stress eating, then what they believe is happening physiologically.  The article provides data from surveys and studies as well.  A discussion can be opened to examine how Psychologists explain this phenomenon and then direct students toward an objective understanding.  This article can be used as a trigger piece in both the beginning of the term looking at scientific explanations as well as in the biological bases and motivational bases of behavior. The article also contains a brief interesting video.

SOURCE

Time Magazine, July 31, 2018, by Jamie Ducharme

LINK TO RESOURCE

http://time.com/5347612/how-to-stop-stress-eating/

(Tiny URL)  http://tinyurl.com/yc5oufsy

ARTICLE #3

TITLE

Why You Forget Names Immediately—And How to Remember Them

DESCRIPTION

This is an engaging article about a common occurrence:  forgetting someone’s name shortly after meeting the person.  The article points out several reasons for this glitch in memory and provides some possible solutions.  The article can be used when providing examples of what Psychologists study as well as being used for a discussion of memory (remembering and forgetting).  The article also contains a brief interesting video.

SOURCE

Time Magazine, July 26, 2018, by Jamie Ducharme

LINK TO RESOURCE

http://time.com/5348486/why-do-you-forget-names/

(Tiny URL)  http://tinyurl.com/y83nb2me