How the Social and Behavioral Sciences Explain Our Reactions to COVID-19 with Jay Van Bavel, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

Kim Mills

Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Science, Mental Health

4.3 • 781 Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Why are some people more susceptible to conspiracy theories than others? Do people actually panic during disasters, like the pandemic? And are the brains of liberals and conservatives physiologically different? Dr. Jay Van Bavel, who directs NYU’s Social Perception and Evaluation Lab, answers these and other questions. Episode Links Jay Van Bavel, PhD APA COVID-19 Resources Speaking of Psychology Join us online August 6-8 for APA 2020 Virtual. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.0	The social and behavioral sciences have much to say about the reasons for many of our
0:36.7	behaviors in response
0:37.9	to the novel coronavirus. How we perceive and navigate threats, whether we believe conspiracy
0:43.9	theories, how we demonstrate altruism or not, are all behaviors that scientists for many
0:49.6	disciplines have studied for years. In late March, several scholars posted a pre-print of an article that was
0:55.7	developed by pulling together experts from many disciplines to look at what the research tells us
1:00.7	about these and other behaviors. What they concluded may help at least some of us better understand
1:06.3	why we're doing what we're doing, and if we're attentive and intentional, these insights might actually
1:12.1	help us act in ways that will help flatten the COVID-19 curve. Welcome to speaking of psychology,
1:17.8	the flagship podcast of the American Psychological Association that examines the links between
1:22.9	psychological science and everyday life. I'm Kim Mills. Our guest today is Dr. J. Van Bavel, an expert on group
1:30.1	identities, moral values, and political beliefs. He is an associate professor of psychology
1:35.3	and neural science at New York University, where he directs the social perception and evaluation lab.
1:41.7	His research examines implicit bias, diversity and inclusion, team performance,
1:46.7	cooperation, and decision-making. Welcome to speaking of psychology, Dr. Van Bavel.
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