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EPISODE · Jul 9, 2025 · 30 MIN

Am I the a**hole for asking a question during a psychology presentation in school?

from Veritas Views (with Veritas Psychology Partners) · host Veritas Psychology Partners

This weekly podcast comes to you from Veritas Psychology Partners, Dr. Dan Kessler and Dr. Gayle MacBride. Your host selects a conversation from the internet forums that neither psychology has heard or read before, and they give their unrehearsed, unvarnished opinions--essentially answering the question, "just who is the a**hole here?" The host brings in feedback from internet commentors to round out the discussion, and we close out each episode with a bonus conversation about any number of things! Stay tuned through the end to find out!In this episode, the question is: "Am I the a**hole for asking a question during a psychology presentation in school?"Dan and Gayle mentioned a number of things throughout the episode, here they are:--Here's a study about building credibility by saying "I don't know": https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4695262/--"sympathetic" with "surprise" (both starting with "s"), and "parasympathetic" with "picnic" (both restful activities)--William Ickes and Elliot Aronson (2003) Everyday Mind Reading: Understanding What Other People Think and Feel https://amzn.to/44i0doz--William Ickes and Jean Decety (2011) The Social Neuroscience of Empathy https://amzn.to/4nhgKlhAnd if you'd like to schedule an appointment with either of our psychologists, visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.veritaspp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Otherwise, our team can be found at:Dr. Dan Kessler at: ⁠⁠⁠@drdankessler⁠⁠⁠Dr. Gayle MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠@drgmacbride⁠⁠⁠Kelley Buttrick at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kbvoiceovers.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michael MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.michaelmacbride.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thanks for listening and/or watching!

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