The Invisible Gorilla And Other Fascinating Psychological Experiments
The Virtual Couch
Tony Overbay LMFT
4.9 • 668 Ratings
🗓️ 24 March 2020
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Can memories be implanted? What would you do if smoke began billowing from underneath a door and everyone around you acted like nothing unusual was happening? And could you spot a gorilla running across the screen while you were focusing on people passing a ball between one another? Most of us, if not ALL of us would most likely say that we'd run out of the room, or that we'd absolutely notice the gorilla...yet according to the data, that's not always the case.-In this episode, Tony reviews 5 fascinating experiments from the BoredPanda.com article "28 Psychological Experiments That Revealed Incredible And Uncomfortable Truths About Ourselves" by James Caunt https://www.boredpanda.com/psychology-behaviour-experiments/-This episode of The Virtual Couch is sponsored by Betterhelp.com/virtualcouch With the continuing “sheltering” rules that are spreading across the country PLEASE do not think that you can’t continue or begin therapy now. Betterhelp.com/virtualcouch can put you quickly in touch with licensed mental health professionals who can meet through text, email or videoconference often as soon as 24-48 hours. And if you use the link http://betterhelp.com/virtualcouch you will receive 10% off your first month of services. Please make your own mental health a priority, http://betterhelp.com/virtualcouch offers affordable counseling, and they even have sliding scale options if your budget is tight.-And please go to http://tonyoverbay.com today and sign up now to receive more information on Tony’s upcoming free parenting "virtual session" called Tips for Parenting Positively During The Not So Positive of Times.-Tony's new best selling book "He's a Porn Addict...Now What? An Expert and a Former Addict Answer Your Questions" is now available on Kindle. https://amzn.to/38mauBo-Tony Overbay, is the co-author of "He's a Porn Addict...Now What? An Expert and a Former Addict Answer Your Questions" now available on Amazon https://amzn.to/33fk0U4. The book debuted in the number 1 spot in the Sexual Health Recovery category and remains there as the time of this record. The book has received numerous positive reviews from professionals in the mental health and recovery fields.--You can learn more about Tony's pornography recovery program The Path Back by visiting http://pathbackrecovery.com And visit http://tonyoverbay.com and sign up to receive updates on upcoming programs, and podcasts.
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| 0:00.0 | Coming up on today's episode of the virtual couch, can memories be implanted? Or what would you do if smoke began billowing from underneath the door and everybody around you acted like nothing unusual is happening? And could you spot a gorilla running across the screen while you were focusing on people passing a ball between one another? Most of us, if not all of us, would most likely say that we would run out of the room or that, of course, we'd notice the gorilla. But according to the data, that's not always the |
| 0:24.2 | case. That and plenty more coming up on this episode of the virtual couch. |
| 0:30.9 | Hey, everybody. I just wanted to take a second. And yes, this is an ad. But I want this to be a |
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| 0:52.8 | of people that are struggling with some of their mental health challenges. And I know that because of the text that I get as a therapist, that people are worried about getting into to see their therapists, especially if they've worked on a lot of things in the past. And so I just want to encourage you to reach out to your therapist. A lot of therapists do have telehealth options available. I know that's reached out reached out to a lot of my clients yesterday. Let them know that. But if you, if yours doesn't, |
| 1:15.5 | or if you are really, I don't know, maybe this is the thing that has caused you to feel like you |
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