Podcast appearances and mentions of Arie W Kruglanski

In this episode, David talks to Arie W. Kruglanski about the psychology of extremism: How motivational imbalance breeds intemperance.   For full podcast, notes, and links, go to:

How do you motivate yourself? What works in motivating others? Do you turn to the stick, the carrot, or a combination of both? These age-old questions are at the root of humans trying to turn what they need to do into what they want to do and manage complex slates of desire and obligation.Ayelet Fishbach is a professor of Behavioral Science and Marketing at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She is an expert in the fields of motivation and decision-making and the author of Get it Done: Surprising Lessons from the Science of Motivation. Ayelet's human motivation research has been recognized via many international awards, including the Society of Experimental Social Psychology's Best Dissertation Award and Career Trajectory Award, and the Fulbright Educational Foundation Award.Ayelet and Greg talk about motivation on all levels and from all angles. They discuss the similarities and differences between employers motivating employees, teachers motivating students, and parents motivating children. Ayelet sheds insight on what common mistakes doom the best of intentions and how to set up tasks to properly harness your natural motivational triggers and improve your self-control.Episode Quotes:The difference between willpower and self-control08:33: Willpower is the power you use to motivate yourself, get yourself to do something. But they're different in the sense that we often think about willpower in the literature, as well as in lay language; self-control is overcoming yourself as doing something you don't want to do, but you can somehow get yourself to do. Self-control is required when you have a goal conflict. When there is a goal that you want to pursue, but there is something else that stands in the way that you want to do. What are the barriers in learning from negative feedback?19:21: There are two specific barriers to learning from negative feedback. One is that it hurts. And the other one is that it's often hard, just cognitively, to learn from negative feedback.What's wrong with avoidance goals?13:14: The problem with avoidance goals is that they make us rebels. They point to mind the things you should not do and are just not fun to pursue. To find another hobby is better than to stop obsessing on your current hobby.One of the problems with goals43:37: We set goals that are ambitious. We set goals that we don't know if we can reach this specific target. We don't know if we can do this much by that time. And we did that on purpose—the challenging target is better than the target we know we can achieve. But the problem is that once we fail on that target, we might give up.On setting goals06:21: How to best set a goal? I would say it's the same for setting a goal for others and yourself, and there are a few principles. We want the goal to be enticing, something we aspire to achieve. That seems more like a goal and less like a chore.Show Links:Guest Profile:Faculty Profile at The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessContributor's Profile on Psychology TodayAyelet Fishbach WebsiteAyelet Fishbach on LinkedInAyelet Fishbach on TwitterAyelet Fishbach on FacebookHer Work:Ayelet Fishbach on Google ScholarGet It Done: Surprising Lessons from the Science of MotivationThe Motivation-Cognition Interface: From the Lab to the Real World: A Festschrift in Honor of Arie W. Kruglanski

Inside Edmonton's Papal Mass: Pope Francis holds open-air public mass at Edmonton football stadium Erin Chalmers, Global News Edmonton brings us the latest from the public mass held by Pope Francis at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton. BC's Public Safety Minister responds to the recent string of gun violence throughout the lower mainland & Vancouver Island Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth speaks on the recent string of shootings throughout the province. From bank robberies, to gang shootings, to targeted hits - What is the province doing to ensure the safety of British Columbians?  What motivates mass shooters? We dig into the psychology behind mass shootings with  Dr. Arie W. Kruglanski, Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Maryland and Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society Alert Ready system designed to save lives; not possible for users to ‘opt out' of emergency alerts Yesterday afternoon, our show contributor Jawn Jang taught us a little bit on how Alert Ready is supposed to work.  He continues our learning lesson today, this time speaking with Alert Ready's Director of Public Alerting, Martin Belanger, on how the technology behind the system really operates. Can cities adapt to an era of extreme heat? Nadine Nakagawa, New Westminster City Councilor who serves on the Climate and Environment Task Force discusses whether cities not normally built for the public to live comfortably during extreme heat, can adapt to warmer summers.  Helping kids be kids through recreational therapy at Canuck Place Laura Fielding, Recreational Therapy Manager for Canuck Place discusses the importance of recreational therapies for children at Canuck Place. 

We dig into the psychology behind mass shootings with  Dr. Arie W. Kruglanski, Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Maryland and Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society

Arie W. Kruglanski, Ph.D., a renowned scholar studying violent extremism, and Shannon Foley Martinez, a former violent white supremacist, talk about ways to prevent the spread of extremism among people who may be vulnerable to violent ideologies.

Andy Luttrell, PhD is an assistant professor of psychological science at Ball State University and the podcaster/host of Opinion Science, one of Kurt and Tim’s favorites. Andy’s research centers on people’s opinions, including when and how attitudes change. More importantly, Andy is curious about what happens when people moralize their attitudes and how moral arguments can sometimes be compelling and sometimes backfire. Our conversation focused on these areas and we loved the research Andy presented. We were particularly interested in hearing about how people who based their positions on careful analysis tend to be the ones who open enough to be persuaded with the right argument. So our willingness to be open to a fresh idea is in part based on how strong or weak the arguments were in coming to our own conclusions. We found the research fascinating that indicates that people with weak arguments are harder to persuade to new ideas. That was a head-scratcher. Our discussion also covered some thoughtful positions on the so-called Replication Crisis and Andy’s first-hand experience with replication – and non-replication – was insightful. We also want to remind you that Andy’s podcast, Opinion Science, is one of our favorite podcasts – period. We highly recommend it. © 2020 Behavioral Grooves   Links Andy Luttrell, PhD: http://www.andyluttrell.com/ Opinion Science Podcast: http://opinionsciencepodcast.com/episodes/ Richard Petty, PhD: https://psychology.osu.edu/people/petty.1 Arie W. Kruglanski, PhD: Need for Closure: https://psyc.umd.edu/facultyprofile/kruglanski/arie PSA (Public Service Announcement): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_service_announcement Matt Feinberg and Rob Willer on Moral Reframing: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337861541_Moral_reframing_A_technique_for_effective_and_persuasive_communication_across_political_divides Moral Foundations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_foundations_theory Registered Report Experiments: https://www.cos.io/initiatives/registered-reports RadioLab: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab 99% Invisible: https://99percentinvisible.org/ Petty, DeMarree, Brinol, Xia, “Documenting individual differences in the propensity to hold attitudes with certainty”: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2020-45471-001   Musical Links Weird Al Yankovic: https://www.weirdal.com/ Blue Man Group: https://www.blueman.com/ “Robots” Movie Sound Track: https://music.apple.com/us/album/robots-the-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/723430411

2019.09.22 What fuels radicalization to violence? Is de-radicalization a possibility? How can societies build sustainable peace and reinforce people’s commitment to coexist in harmony? Based on rare field research with terrorists spanning the ideological spectrum, The Three Pillars of Radicalization explores the drivers of radicalization. Evidence collected across the globe suggests that when conjoined, the drivers create a combustible psychological mixture that threatens social stability and global peace. Yet, interventions exist that can reverse this psychological process and mitigate contemporary terrorism. Panelists discuss the ways in which community-led initiatives can build societies resilient to unpredictability, divisiveness, and disasters. Speakers Rohan Gunaratna, Professor of Security Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technology University, Singapore Arie W. Kruglanski, Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, University of Maryland Moderated by Jocelyn J. Bélanger, Assistant Professor of Psychology, NYUAD

In the aftermath of the New Zealand mosque attacks, we explore the psychological factors that cause a person to commit heinous acts of mass violence, technology’s role in spreading extremist propaganda and what governments and communities can do to prevent terrorism. The guest for this episode is Arie W. Kruglanski, PhD, an APA fellow and distinguished university professor in psychology at the University of Maryland, who is an expert on terrorism, radicalization and deradicalization. APA is currently seeking proposals for APA 2020 sessions, learn more at http://convention.apa.org/proposals

What motivates a suicide bomber? Professor Arie W. Kruglanski of the University of Maryland, College Park, examines recent analyses of the motivations for suicidal terrorism and suggests that factors identified as personal causes of suicidal terrorism, the various ideological reasons assumed to justify it, and the social pressures brought upon candidates for suicidal terrorism may be provide an integrative framework that explains diverse instances of suicidal terrorism as attempts at significance restoration, significance gain, and prevention of significance loss. Series: "Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 15142]

What motivates a suicide bomber? Professor Arie W. Kruglanski of the University of Maryland, College Park, examines recent analyses of the motivations for suicidal terrorism and suggests that factors identified as personal causes of suicidal terrorism, the various ideological reasons assumed to justify it, and the social pressures brought upon candidates for suicidal terrorism may be provide an integrative framework that explains diverse instances of suicidal terrorism as attempts at significance restoration, significance gain, and prevention of significance loss. Series: "Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 15142]