Some Insights On Behavioral Science
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GLOSSARY OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE TERMS
We refer to a lot of behavioral science terms and concepts on the Behavioral Grooves podcast. Below is a glossary of many of them with a quick explanation of each.
We’ve adapted this list with gratitude from a variety of sources including Behavioural Economics Guide, edited by Alain Samson © 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021; The Art of Thinking Clearly, by Rolf Dobelli © 2014; BehaviorAlchemy, LLC. © 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021.
Scroll through to find information on a specific concept you want to learn more about.
ARTISTS FEATURED IN EPISODES
We talk about music and musical artists on Behavioral Grooves. Every episode is peppered with musical references.
We do this because it makes our conversations with guests a little more interesting and memorable. We also do it because it’s in our name. Behavioral “grooves” isn’t just about our brain’s cognitive channels for habits, routines, and heuristics, it’s also the rhythm in songs and in our life.
You can check out the songs and musical artists by each episode.
Delighting in Death | Jodi Wellman
Jason Isbell “If We Were Vampires”
Inner Power: Secrets to Self-Compassion and Intuition | Emma Seppälä
The Surprising Benefits of Talking to Strangers | Nick Epley [Republish]
Tuned In or Tuned Out? | Nuala Walsh
Celine Dion “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now”
The Key to Boosting Retirement Savings | John Beshears
Mose Allison "Everybody Cryin' Mercy"
Adapt, Recover, Grow: Mastering Resilience | Dr. Jonathan DePierro
Gregorian Master of Chant "Fix You"
Rethinking Behavioral Science | Adam Mastroianni
Baz Luhrmann "Everybody's Free To Wear Sunscreen"
Navigating Societal Rifts | Michèle Lamont
The Doors "Break on Through (To the Other Side)"
Patti Smith "Because the Night"
Evolving Minds and Attention Spans | Gloria Mark PhD
Echo and the Bunnymen "People Are Strange" (Cover)
Roger Daltry "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Cover)
The 5 Healthy Brain Habits Of A Neuroscientist | Dr Daniel Almeida [Republish]
Gladys Knight & The Pips “Midnight Train to Georgia”
Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You”
Reading the Air: Using Self-Awareness to Make the Workplace Work for You | Michelle King
Why You Never Feel Good Enough As A Perfectionist | Thomas Curran
Overcome Chronic Busyness With A Growth Mindset | Eduardo Briceño
Confidence, Certainty and Control: The Map to Success | Peter Atwater
The Psychology of Scams: Why We Fall for Fraud and How to Protect Yourself | Daniel Simons & Christopher Chabris
Talking Heads “Once in a Lifetime”
Feeling Stuck? Steps To Get Out Of Your Rut And How Music Helps | Adam Alter
What Do You Think? How To Improve Your Perspective And Your Life | Woo-Kyoung Ahn PhD
How We’re Missing The Point With The Gender Pay Gap | Alex Imas PhD
The White Stripes “Seven Nation Army”
Why Random Rewards Feel So Much Better Than Earned Ones with Richard Shotton
The Verve “Bitter Sweet Symphony”
Wonder Stuff “Don’t Let Me Down Gently”
Stone Roses “I Wanna Be Adored”
Can Psychology Tell Us What Makes A Good Life? With Paul Bloom, Part 2
The White Lotus Soundtrack “I Want to Live”
Joan Armatrading “Already There”
Suzanne Vega “Walk on The Wild Side”
How One Small Word Can Transform Our Motivation, Success And Relationships | Jonah Berger
Why You Don‘t Need to be Powerful to be Influential | Vanessa Bohns
Harry Styles “Watermelon Sugar”
You Work. You Parent. But Can You Also Thrive? | Yael Schonbrun PhD
How To Frame Incentives To Drive The Desired Behavior | James Castello
Bob Dylan “Like a Rollin’ Stone”
AC/DC “It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll)“
The Myth of the “Relationship Spark” with Logan Ury, featuring guest appearance by Christina Gravert, PhD [Republish]
Why Resilience Is More Than Just Bouncing Back | Gabriella Rosen Kellerman MD
Why Human Connection Is The Key To Effective Branding | Matt Johnson
Make It Scale: How To Drive Behavior Change Initiatives | Neela Saldanha PhD
How the Right Journal Can Help You Reach Your Goals in 2023
Against Me "Black Me Out": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWB_b480-9c
The Bouncing Souls "Up To Us": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdSmmTQ2_Lc
Dave Hause "Without You": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpRjukRq3Hc
Dire Straits "Money For Nothing": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTP2RUD_cL0
The Proclaimers "I Would Walk 500 Miles": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otXGqU4LBEI
How Game Theory Can Be Used To Explain Human Behavior | Erez Yoeli
Grigory Sokolov “Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor“
How To Redesign Social Media Better So That It’s Actually Sociable
How To Have A Conversation About Racism | Robert Livingston
Visualize A Horse…But What If You Actually Can’t? Aphantasia Explained With Dr Adam Zeman
Want to Know How Priming Works? It Starts With Your Conscious, Not Your Unconscious | John Bargh
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets “Acid Dent”
Rory Sutherland: The Opposite of a Good Idea is a Good Idea [Republish]
The Loss of Common Sense: How To Gain A Little Perspective | Martin Lindstrom
Trust Your Gut? Only If The Data Supports It | Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
Rick Springfield “Jesse’s Girl”
Bruce Springsteen “Glory Days’
Bob Dylan “The Times Are A-Changin’”
Metallica “Nothing Else Matters”
Luther Ingram "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right"
Changing Our Mind: Exploring How Mental Illness Is Managed with Daniel Bergner
Stanley Brothers “The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn”
Marty Robbins “Red River Valley”
Simon & Garfunkel “The Sound of Silence”
Wolfgang Mozart “Symphony No. 36 in C Major, K. 425 ‘Linz’ - I. Adagio - Allegro spiritoso”
From Distracted To Focused: Nir Eyal’s Secrets On How To Be Indistractable
You Have Dignity Because You’re Human, Not Because You Work | Jonathan Malesic
Bob Dylan “Shelter from the Storm”
How To Fix Burnout (Hint: It Isn’t Another Yoga Session) | Jennifer Moss
Ella Fitzgerald “Mack The Knife” Live in Berlin
Jørgen Dahl Moe “Dancing in the Dark”
Changing The World with Persistent Optimism | Dr. Paul Zeitz
Robert Goulet “The Impossible Dream”
Want To Improve Your Kid’s Behavior? Start With Your Own | Sue Donnellan
Sade “Smooth Operator”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TYv2PhG89A
Sade “Cherish The Day”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKhfoKOTwZY
Fail to Scale: Why Good Research Doesn’t Always Make Great Policy | John A. List
The Beatles “Don’t Let Me Down”
Freddie Mercury/Queen “These are the Days of Our Lives”
The Red Hot Chili Peppers “Under The Bridge”
Gordon Lightfoot “If You Could Read My Mind”
Kris Kristofferson “For the Good Times”
Women Do Too Much Non-Promotable Work: How To Say No More with Linda Babcock
Why Not All Nudges Work ”In The Wild” | Nina Mazar PhD & Dilip Soman PhD
Dire Straits “Brothers in Arms”
Supertramp “Take The Long Way Home”
Subramaniam and Stephane Grappelli “Conversations”
Why Talking To Strangers Is Actually Good For Your Wellbeing | Nick Epley
If You’re Wrong It’s Meaningless, But If I’m Wrong It’s Valuable | Peter Montoya
The Three Phases of Growth and Learning | Whitney Johnson
Diana Krall “Just The Way You Are”
Rodgers & Hammerstein“Getting To Know You” from The King and I
Is The Anus Really The Key To All Intelligent Life? | Henry Gee
We Are Greater Together; The Power Of Belonging | Dominic Packer PhD
Treble Charger “American Psycho”
No Regrets? Really? Why Regrets Actually Bring Us Hope | Daniel H. Pink
Simon & Garfunkel “The Sound of Silence”
Ella Fitzgerald Live in Berlin “Mack The Knife”
Three Dog Night “Mama Told Me Not To Come”
A Long, Happy Life? The Impacts of Increasing Our Longevity | Bradley Schurman
Why Finding Pleasure in Life is a Painful Journey | Paul Bloom
Adele “Someone Like You”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLQl3WQQoQ0
Alice Cooper “Poison”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq4j1LtCdww
Pink Floyd “On The Turning Away”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojf18wT_Xtk
The Proclaimers “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)”
Joan Armatrading “Consequences”
How To Turn Your Creative Dreams Into Reality | Jeff Madoff
Buddy Guy “Stay Around A Little Longer”
Lightnin’ Hopkins “Woke Up This Morning”
Chuck Berry “Sweet Little Sixteen”
Our Love Of Music And The Influence Of The Pandemic With Mark Thorley
Kylie Minogue “I Should Be So Lucky”
Hot Chocolate “You Sexy Thing”
Quincy Jones “Summer in the City 1973”
Echo and The BunnyMen “The Killing Men”
Conspiracy Theories: How To Talk to A Science Denier | Lee McIntyre
The Beatles “Here Comes the Sun”
The Beatles “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”
The Beatles “Hide your Love Away”
Why Does Rude Behavior Really Bother Us So Much? | Trevor Foulk PhD
Helping People To Assemble Better Decisions | Eric J. Johnson
Django Reinhardt “Three-Fingered Lightning”
David Grisman Quartet “Dawg Funk”
Jerry Garcia “How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You”
Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion “Let The Soil Play a Simple Part”
Anxiety at Work: Why We Feel It and How To Manage It | Chester Elton
Monty Python, Eric Idle “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life”
The 5 Healthy Brain Habits Of A Neuroscientist | Dr Daniel Almeida
Gladys Knight & The Pips “Midnight Train to Georgia”
Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You”
Money Does Boost Happiness, But Not The Way We Think It Does | Daniel Crosby
Phoebe Bridgers “Kyoto”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw0zYd0eIlk
Elliot Smith “Angeles”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMSU4QDbdew&ab_channel=lucilwinchester
Radiohead “Creep”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFkzRNyygfk&ab_channel=Radiohead
Arcade Fire “The Suburbs”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Euj9f3gdyM&ab_channel=ArcadeFireVEVO
Father John Misty “Real Love Baby”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOspC5B69L4&ab_channel=SubPop
Run The Jewels “Legend Has It”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWaljXUiCaE&ab_channel=RunTheJewels
Why You Don‘t Need to be Powerful to be Influential | Vanessa Bohns
Harry Styles “Watermelon Sugar”
Kwame Christian: On Compassionate Curiosity, Social Justice Conversations, and Cinnamon Toast Crunch [Republish Episode 178]
“Under the Graveyard” by Ozzie Osbourne
The Clash “Should I Stay or Should I Go”
Vaccinating the World: How Behavioral Science Helps. With Michael Coleman
Nina Simone “Stars” (Montreux Festival in 1976)
Jeff Buckley (Live in Frankfurt, 1995)
The Tragically Hip “Ahead By a Century”
Can People Learn to be Better at Thinking? With Richard E. Nisbett
Beethoven “The Emperor Concerto”
Stanford Prison Experiment, 50 Years On: What Have We Really Learnt? With Dr Philip Zimbardo
[INTERVIEW] Are You More Honest with Google or Your friends? With Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
Leonard Cohen “Famous Blue Raincoat”
Leonard Cohen “Alexandra Leaving”
Bruce Springsteen “Dancing in the Dark”
Paul Simon “Late in The Evening”
Crosby, Stills and Nash “Just a Song Before I Go”
[INTERVIEW] Does Money Really Make You Happy? The Research with Johannes Haushofer
Johannes singing on the streets of Stockholm
Alex Dmitrieff (Basso Profondo) - Alliluia - Russian Orthodox Male Choir of Australia
[INTERVIEW] Why Good, Honest Employees Really Do Steal With Kelly Paxton
[INTERVIEW] Attention: How to Capture It and Keep It with Ben Parr
Bube Fiasco “The Show Goes On”
Led Zeppelin “Stairway to Heaven”
[INTERVIEW] Make Choice Rewarding: Behavioral Insights in Marketing with Matthew Willcox
Gary Moore “Parisienne Walkways”
[INTERVIEW] Katy Milkman: How to Make Healthy Habits that Actually Last
Why We Work At Our Best, When We Feel At Our Best with Larry Senn
Cat Stevens “Where Do The Children Play”
From Holding the Mic to Theory of Mind: Rob Leonard’s Love of Language
Jimi Hendrix “The Star Spangled Banner”
Getting to Yes, And…Behavioral Grooves: Two Podcasts in One
Django Reinhardt “Three-Fingered Lightning”
Keith Jarrett “If I Were A Bell”
Taylor Swift “Cardigan” from Folklore album
Behind NOISE and Beyond The Book: Linnea Gandhi Shares her New Course on Noise
Why Is Noise Worse Than Bias? Olivier Sibony Explains
Yo-Yo Ma cellist “Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major”
Billy Evans “My Foolish Heart”
How Behavioral Science Can Impact Nonprofits: The Inspiring Story at Save The Children
Donating Our Money Is Irrational, So Why Do We Do It? Tim Kachuriak Explains Our Motivations
How Do You Become Influential? Jon Levy Reveals His Surprising Secrets
Vitamin String Quartet “Thank u, next” (Ariana Grande)
John Williams “The Imperial March from The Empire Strikes Back”
Tribe Called Quest “Electric Relaxation“
Biggie Smalls (The Notorious B.I.G.) “Big Poppa”
How a Compelling Story Packs a Persuasive Punch with Melanie Green
James Taylor “Never Die Young”
Secrets of Subtraction: Donut Holes, Lego and Bruce Springsteen with Leidy Klotz
Bruce Springsteen “Darkness On The Edge Of Town”
Bruce Springsteen “Born In The USA”
Observing the Non-Obvious: How to Spot Trends Around You with Rohit Bhargava
Carlos Vives & Shakira “”La Bibcicleta”
Why It’s Astoundingly Easy, But Not Better, to Be Tribal with Tim Ash
Scrutinizing Hype: Powerful lessons from The Hype Handbook with Michael F. Schein
Black Flag “Nervous Breakdown”
Violent Femmes “Blister in the Sun”
Alice Kooper “No More Mister Nice Guy”
Ministry “Jesus Built My Hotrod”
California Raisins “Heard it Through the Grapevine”
WWF “Land of A Thousand Dances”
Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You”
Boomtown Rats “I Don’t Like Mondays”
Sex Pistols “God Save The Queen"
The Replacements “I Will Dare”
Linda Thunstrom: Are Thoughts and Prayers Empty Gestures to Suffering Disaster Victims?
GAABS and Improving the Future for Every Applied Behavioral Scientist
Sinead O’Connor “Nothing Compares 2 U”
Electric Light Orchestra “Don’t Bring Me Down”
Van Morrison “Into the Mystic”
Carly Simon “Nobody Does it Better”
Dessa: The Attention Shepherd on the Curious Act of Being Deeply Human
Dessa “The Chaconne” (Kurt’s favorite version of the song with Aby Wolf and Jeremy Messersmith)
Jonathan Mann: Is it Possible to Design an Experience?
Green Day “Boulevard of Broken Dreams”
Stone Temple Pilots “Interstate Love Song”
Why We Need Robots with Kind Faces with Bertram Malle
Esbjörn Svensson Trio “Seven Days of Falling”
Anders Hillborg “Violin Concerto No. 1”
Daniel Lanois with the Venetian Snares
Daniel Lanois with Parachute Club
Iceland Symphony Orchestra, “Recurrence”
The Myth of the “Relationship Spark” with Logan Ury (featuring a guest appearance by Christina Gravert, PhD)
How Shellye Archambeau Flies Like an Eagle
Steve Miller “Fly Like an Eagle”
Teddy Pendergrass, “Turn Off the Lights”
Alfie Pollitt, "Say It (Over and Over)"
Brian Culbertson, “Colors of Love”
Praful, “Don't Fight with Life/Om Namah Shivaya”
On Fake Memories and Whistleblowers with Nuala Walsh
Eurythmics “Here Comes the Rain Again”
How Chaning Jang Works Around Not Being WEIRD
Tame Impala (Australian psych-rock)
Daft Punk with Pharrell Williams “Get Lucky”
Fleet Foxes “Can I Believe You”
The Counterintuitive Persuasion of The Catalyst with Jonah Berger
Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You”
How Decision Making is Critical for Back Country Skiers and Sex
John Coltrane “Green Dolphin Street”
Tom Waits “Tom Traubert’s Blues”
White Stripes “Seven Nation Army”
The Role of the Unconscious in Everyday Behaviors with Joel Weinberger
Sam Cooke “Bring it on Home to Me” (Harlem Version)
Living Happier By Making the World Better with Max Bazerman
Tracy Grammar “If I Needed You”
Simon & Garfunkel “Sound of Silence”
Simon & Garfunkel with Andy Williams “Scarborough Fair”
Scarborough Fair / Canticle - Jadyn Rylee, Sina and Charlotte Zone
Joan Baez “Blowin in the Wind"
Amy Bucher on Participatory Design, Trust and Engaging Your Audience
Evolving HR Using Behavioral Science with Ryan McShane
Radio Head “Hail to the Thief”
JS Bach “Brandenburg Concerto No. 3”
Cornelia Walther on POZE: Pause, Observe, Zoom in, and Experience
Dvorak, “Symphony of the New World”
Bill von Hippel on The Social Leap, Context, and Max Weinberg
Israel Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”
Mozart: Sonata in C, K. 545, Allegro
Led Zeppelin “Stairway to Heaven”
Kwame Christian: On Compassionate Curiosity, Social Justice Conversations, and Cinnamon Toast Crunch
“Under the Graveyard” by Ozzie Osbourne
The Clash “Should I Stay or Should I Go”
Matt Johnson & Prince Ghuman on Mid-Liminal Marketing and the Ethics of Applied Neuroscience
Al Green “Let’s Stay Together”
Seven Questions to Assess the Psychological Safety of Your Teams with Susan Hunt Stevens
How Babies’ Faces on Shop Doors Can Reduce Crime: With Tara Austin
John Bargh: Dante, Coffee and the Unconscious Mind
Alan Parsons Project “Sirius (Eye in the Sky)”
Chiara Varazzani: Behavioral Science Needs More Neuroscience
Leonard Cohen “Suzanne” with Judy Collins
Fabrizio de André “Creuza de Ma”
Natural Born Killers Soundtrack
Stephen Stills “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes”
Adam Hansen: Beyond Innovation
Iron Butterfly “In A Gadda Da Vida”
Deep Purple “Smoke on the Water”
Steely Dan “Don’t Take Me Alive”
Monkees “Pleasant Valley Sunday”
Crowded House “Don’t Dream It’s Over”
Steve Martin and Joe Marks: The Messenger is the Message
ELO "Electric Light Orchestra"
The 100th Episode Celebration in Philadelphia
The Five Stairsteps, “Ooh, Child, Things Are Gonna Get Easier”
Chris Nave: Educating BeSci Practitioners at UPenn
Red Hot Chili Peppers “Dark Necessity”
Zarak Khan and Erik Johnson: Action Design Network and Beyond
Steven Sisler: Seeing People as We Are
Dredg “The Pariah, the Parrot, the Illusion”
“The Times They Are A Changing” by Bob Dylan
“Love Will Never Do Without You” by Janet Jackson