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Cognitive Dissonance: Secrets of a Powerful Tool of Persuasion
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on March 27, 2012
Welcome to 3/27/12 podcast of The Healthy Mind with Dr. Zafirides. This week, Dr. Zafirides discusses one of the most powerful and effective tools of persuasion – the psychological principle of Cognitive Dissonance. Learn what it is, how to detect it [...]
Unlocking Creativity – Dr. Anthony McCaffrey Interview
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on March 13, 2012
Please join me as I welcome Dr. Anthony McCaffrey to the 3/13/12 broadcast of The Healthy Mind. On this week’s show, we discuss the secrets of creativity. Dr. McCaffrey is a cognitive psychology researcher at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is one [...]
Your Facebook Photo Is Worth A Thousand Words – Study
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on March 09, 2012
”Photos seem to be the primary way we make impressions of people on social networking sites.” We have all heard the saying “a picture is worth a thousand words”, right? Well, this appears to especially be true [...]
The QWERTY Effect: A Keyboard’s Right-Hand Letters Makes Us Happier
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on March 07, 2012
Typing may actually shape the meaning of words. Words spelled with more letters on the right side of the keyboard are associated with more positive emotions than words spelled with more letters on the left. These are [...]
Why Stress is Deadly
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on March 06, 2012
Welcome to 3/6/12 podcast of The Healthy Mind with Dr. Zafirides. Did Andrew Breitbart die at age 43 because of stress? Did Steve Jobs’ deadly cancer take hold in his body because of stress? What do you need to know to protect [...]
Vitamin D Shrinks Uterine Fibroids – NIH Study
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on March 04, 2012
This NIH-funded study offers hope for the future treatment of uterine fibroids. Treatment with vitamin D reduced the size of uterine fibroids in laboratory rats predisposed to developing the benign tumors, according to researchers funded by the [...]
Study: A Progressive Tax System Makes People Happier
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on September 12, 2011
But a new study comparing 54 nations found that flattening the tax risks flattening social wellbeing as well. “The more progressive the tax policy is, the happier the citizens are,” says University of Virginia psychologist Dr. Shigehiro Oishi Continue reading
Stress Cascade Physically Damaging to DNA
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on September 08, 2011
We all know that stress is bad for our health. Many believe that stress alone could be the main reason for the bulk of what ills us in this country. Well, a recent study from Duke University may offer us a glimpse into how stress works to cause damage to and alter our DNA…literally. Continue reading
Males Believe Discussing Problems Is A ‘Waste of Time’
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on September 08, 2011
A new study contradicts the popular idea that males need to feel safe in order to share their feelings. Continue reading
Experience is the ‘Personal Stamp’ of a Place in Our Memory
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on September 07, 2011
Seeing and exploring are both necessary for stability in a person’s memory when taking in a new experience, say University of Oregon researchers. Continue reading
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