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EPISODE · Feb 19, 2025 · 33 MIN

Yuck! What disgusts us and why, with Paul Rozin, PhD

from Speaking of Psychology · host American Psychological Association

“Disgusting” is a flexible word – it could describe everything from a putrid smell to your least-favorite food to a behavior you find immoral. But what does it really mean to be disgusted? Paul Rozin, PhD, talks about where disgust comes from, why some people are more easily disgusted than others, universal triggers of disgust, why the foods we consider disgusting vary by culture, why is gross-out humor can be funny, and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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