Apr
22
Revising Maslow: My model places social connection at the hub, as fundamental to achieving all human needs, from sex and safety to esteem. In my November 2011 Psychology Today article “What Maslow Misses,” I argued that Maslow’s popular Hierarchy of Needs pyramid undervalues the role of social connection in human...
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Apr
19
I get lots of questions about media psychology, such as ‘What is media psychology?’ and ‘What does a media psychologist do?’ A big stumbling block is the common understanding of a media psychologist as a psychologist who appears in the media. That's the wrong answer. Here is a recent question:...
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Apr
18
I get lots of questions about media psychology, such as ‘What is media psychology?’ and ‘What does a media psychologist do?’ A big stumbling block is the common understanding of a media psychologist as a psychologist who appears in the media. That's the wrong answer. What's the difference between a...
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Apr
18
The ethical questions surrounding psychologists who appear in the mass media are emotionally-loaded and subject to much debate. But we also have to realize that there really is no such thing as just 'mass' media anymore in the traditional sense of uni-directional broadcast one-to-many media. The information flows are much...
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Apr
04
As I told Carrie Cummings from OMMA (interview excerpted below), I so rarely get asked questions about the positive side of social media or the Internet, it was a joy to talk about the benefits of social media, the Internet, and, yes, even humor. Even the act of smiling has powerful...
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Dr. Pamela Rutledge is available to reporters for comments on the psychological and social impact of media and technology on individuals, society, organizations and brands.