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Tag Archives: aggression

Podcast, Psychology

Can meditation help us to do good?

Posted on by Dr. Sarb Johal
03
Nov

Many people think that meditation can not only have an impact on stress and illness, but can also improve prosociality. But meditation and prosociality are multi-dimensional constructs: so what exactly are we talking about here? Listen to my conversation with Dr Ute Kreplin at the School of Psychology, Massey University in New Zealand as we […]

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Podcast, Psychology

How the sting of rejection shapes the pleasure of revenge

Posted on by Dr. Sarb Johal
03
Nov

What is revenge? How can we understand this dark emotion? The sayings, ‘revenge is sweet’ and that ‘revenge is a dish best served cold’ are revealing. Listen to my conversation with David Chester, Assistant Professor at the Psychology Department of Virginia Commonwealth University, as I talk with him about his programme of research over the […]

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Podcast, Psychology

What influence could climate change have on human aggression?

Posted on by Dr. Sarb Johal
02
Nov

In this first episode, I talk with Dr Matt Williams, Lecturer in Psychology at Massey University here in New Zealand. We talk about the relationship between temperature and aggressive behaviour and assault, particularly with respect to climate change. Matt’s original paper can be found here: Here is the abstract for some context: A number of […]

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