Parent Previews

Parent Previews

The Matt Townsend Show • Season 4, Episode 99, Segment 3

May 15, 2015 • 20m

Rod Gustafson from Parent Previews joins the show to look at what is new in theaters this week. Dr Matt and Rod talk about Mad Max: Fury Road and Pitch Perfect 2

Other Segments

OptimismMay 15, 201547mElizabeth Tenney, assistant Professor of Management at the David Eccles School of Business. She co-wrote the paper “(Too) Optimistic About Optimism: The Belief that Optimism Improves Performance,” which has been published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. She talks with Dr. Townsend here findings on if optimism improve performance.

Elizabeth Tenney, assistant Professor of Management at the David Eccles School of Business. She co-wrote the paper “(Too) Optimistic About Optimism: The Belief that Optimism Improves Performance,” which has been published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. She talks with Dr. Townsend here findings on if optimism improve performance.

Tips to Prevent Losing your Summer to Netflix Binging

Tips to Prevent Losing your Summer to Netflix BingingMay 15, 201526mHank Smith teaches in the Religious Education Department at BYU. He is the author of such books as: “Mothers are like…” and “Being Happy in an Unhappy World”, and “Wake Up from Your Phone”. Hanks Smith give us tips on how to help our kids have a great summer, and maybe not waste it all in front of the screen

Hank Smith teaches in the Religious Education Department at BYU. He is the author of such books as: “Mothers are like…” and “Being Happy in an Unhappy World”, and “Wake Up from Your Phone”. Hanks Smith give us tips on how to help our kids have a great summer, and maybe not waste it all in front of the screen

What Do Your Earliest Memories Reveal About You?

What Do Your Earliest Memories Reveal About You?May 15, 201533mDr. Krystine Batcho, Professor at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York, says that, “What types of events persist into adult memory may well reflect characteristics of our childhood, as well representing what is integral to what matters to us.” As well as teaching at Le Moyne College, Dr. Batcho writes for psychologytoday.com and studies nostalgia. She is the inventor of the Nostalgia Inventory Test, which measures how often and how deeply people feel nostalgic.

Dr. Krystine Batcho, Professor at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York, says that, “What types of events persist into adult memory may well reflect characteristics of our childhood, as well representing what is integral to what matters to us.” As well as teaching at Le Moyne College, Dr. Batcho writes for psychologytoday.com and studies nostalgia. She is the inventor of the Nostalgia Inventory Test, which measures how often and how deeply people feel nostalgic.

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