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		<title>Diagnosing Cleverbot</title>
		<link>http://www.brainybehavior.com/blog/2011/09/diagnosing-cleverbot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jared Tanner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is another &#8220;therapy&#8221; session I had with Cleverbot. I present this to expound on therapeutic technique and diagnosis, language, and artificial intelligence. There are limitations of the interaction method with Cleverbot. A real session of talk therapy is not usually so much back and forth, meaning that the therapist typically will not have to [...]
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		<title>Buying a New Car</title>
		<link>http://www.brainybehavior.com/blog/2011/05/buying-a-new-car/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 17:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jared Tanner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a follow-up to my previous post about some of the psychological techniques used by car salespeople, here is a good and brief introduction to purchasing a new car. Much of it stems from keeping your options open and never allowing yourself to feel pressured into buying a car. This is something I try and [...]
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		<title>Carl Rogers&#8217; Therapy</title>
		<link>http://www.brainybehavior.com/blog/2010/11/carl-rogers-therapy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 01:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jared Tanner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s an old but good video of Carl Rogers giving an explanation of his Person Centered Therapeutic approach. Here is the second part of the video where you can see Rogerian therapy in action: Notice how Person Centered Therapy is non-directive. This means that the therapist does not provide answers for a client, the therapist [...]
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		<title>What Motivates Us?</title>
		<link>http://www.brainybehavior.com/blog/2010/11/what-motivates-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jared Tanner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Motivation is an area that many researchers study: psychologists, marketers, economists, sociologists, anthropologists, and just about any other field within the social sciences. Anything can motivate us &#8211; food, sex, sleep, rewards, pain &#8211; but what motivates us to perform better at work or in anything we do? This is the question addressed in the [...]
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		<title>Aging and Role Loss</title>
		<link>http://www.brainybehavior.com/blog/2010/11/aging-and-role-loss/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jared Tanner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the prominent theories in social aging is role theory. Role theorists have shown that feeling in control of life and having social power and prestige is associated with better health (Krause et al., 1992). One of the major components of role theory is role loss. This occurs usually as people age; they start [...]
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		<title>The Self, the Other, and Happiness</title>
		<link>http://www.brainybehavior.com/blog/2010/03/self-other-happiness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jared Tanner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From my limited but growing experience in therapy I have observed that there is one underlying factor that affects how people behave, think, and feel. Now, this one factor does not discount the effects of other factors but it is a prevalent theme in the lives of many of the people I have worked with [...]
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		<title>The Psychology of Buying a Car</title>
		<link>http://www.brainybehavior.com/blog/2010/02/the-psychology-of-buying-a-car/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jared Tanner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Disclaimer: With this post I am not attacking people in sales or other similar work. I am not trying to say that all or even most car salespeople are dishonest. I believe that most are honest and are just trying to make a living as well as possible. However, what we cannot ignore is that [...]
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		<title>Prevalence of Psychologists in Argentina</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jared Tanner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 2008 study found that Argentina has 145 psychologists per 100,000 citizens. That is the highest rate in the world. The Wall Street Journal reports the following numbers (from 2005 &#8211; the number of psychologists in Argentina has increased since that time): &#8220;Per Capita: Argentina topped a world ranking of psychologists per capita compiled by [...]
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		<title>What is Executive Function?</title>
		<link>http://www.brainybehavior.com/blog/2009/07/what-is-executive-function/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jared Tanner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Executive function is a term that describes a wide range of cognitive behaviors and processes. It is broad enough of a term that some people simply describe it as, “what the frontal lobes do.” When asked what exactly the frontal lobes do do, some revert to the circular definition of “executive functions.” However, executive functions [...]
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		<title>Hypothesis Testing in Psychology Research</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jared Tanner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hypothesis testing first starts with theory. Theories are particular assumptions about the way things are. After a theory is formulated, a conceptual hypothesis is created, which is a more specific (than pure theory) prediction about the outcome of something. Next an experimental hypothesis is created. This is where definitions are operationalized so specific matters can [...]
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