A classic study found that individuals eat less soup when they have a visual cue of how much they have eaten, thus demonstrating the power of external cues about eating. However, this research, done by Brian Wansink and his colleagues in 2005, was called into question by the lead researcher’s demonstrations of scientific misconduct. A new research team, led by Alejandra Lopez, has replicated the study and published its findings in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. The team found that the main results hold up. Yet, as Dr. Art Markman, and Dr. Bob Duke, discuss in this e ..read more

Nobel laureate and behavioral psychologist Daniel Kahneman passed away on March 27th, 2024, at the age of 90. Kahneman was not only a giant in the fields of psychology and economics, but as Dr. Art Markman, and Dr. Bob Duke talk about in this episode of Two Guys on Your Head he was also kind, generous, open-minded, and willing to collaborate even with people who disagreed with him. Kanheman’s ideas and research will have a lasting impact on how we understand attention, memory, rationality, and much more, and the example he set as a scientist offers a possibility model for genera ..read more

Building in hedges to a sentence is a natural thing most of us do without thinking too much about it, but when we can’t form a sentence without “really” or “like ya know” it might be time to take a pause. That said, as we explore in this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, with Dr. Art Markman, and Dr. Bob Duke, these hedges and crutches serve a communicative purpose. The post Hedges and Crutches appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ..read more

Dr. Art Markman explains how he advises organizational leaders about critiquing behavior. The post Bonus: Art’s XYZ Approach to Behavior Change appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ..read more

Many psychological elements go into the idea of changing or remaking oneself, so Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman, and Dr. Bob Duke decided to record a series on the psychology of change. Our second episode in the series looks at what we believe about who can change, how people change, and why it matters. The post Change: Belief Systems appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ..read more

Many psychological elements go into the idea of changing or remaking oneself, so Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman, and Dr. Bob Duke decided to record a series on the psychology of change beginning with the different intellectual lines on the idea of personal change. The post Change: Nature via Nurture appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ..read more

There is a lot of psychology that goes into how, when, and why we part with our money, and to be sure marketers know this very well. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about the psychology of the freebie and how to take control of what we spend. The post Freebies appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ..read more

Have you ever wondered about something but didn’t ask about it because you thought it was something you should already know about? You may have worried someone might think less of you for not knowing. It turns out that that happens more often than we’d like to admit mainly because of subtle judgments we may have received early in life. However, curiosity is a vital part of what it means to be an intellectually flourishing human so how can we ensure we are nurturing curiosity in ourselves and others? In part II of A Case For Curiosity with Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and&nb ..read more

Being a curious person and finding out about things that interest us is a wonderful element of what it means to be human. In the first part of our look at the psychology of curiosity with Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about why we should be open to curiosity, and the unforeseen barriers that could be in our way. The post A Case For Curiosity Part I appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ..read more

How we understand, assess, and determine what risks we are willing to take can change depending on many variables, but what we might not consider is that much of this is happening below our conscious awareness. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke conclude their series on risk by looking at the psychology of risk assessment.” The post Risk Assessment appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ..read more