334. 5 Psychology Terms You’re Probably Misusing

We all like to throw around terms that describe human behavior — “bystander apathy” and “steep learning curve” and “hard-wired.” Most of the time, they don't actually mean what we think they mean. But don't worry — the experts are getting it wrong, too.

Episode 334 of the Freakonomics Radio podcast, hosted by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher, titled "334. 5 Psychology Terms You’re Probably Misusing" was published on May 10, 2018 and runs 49 minutes.

May 10, 2018 ·49m · Freakonomics Radio

Summary

We all like to throw around terms that describe human behavior — “bystander apathy” and “steep learning curve” and “hard-wired.” Most of the time, they don't actually mean what we think they mean. But don't worry — the experts are getting it wrong, too.

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