Dr Kevin Hochard, Dr Clea Wright, and Professor Lisa Oakley have offered insights through their podcast series, the Psychology Of…Celebrity Traitors , to share their expertise on the contestants’ behaviour.
The new 35-minute episode, running alongside the BBC One series of the TV phenomenon with a celebrity twist, is available now on Spotify, and goes into episodes five and six, with further podcasts planned to include discussion on the series finale on November 6.
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In the Psychology Of…Celebrity Traitors podcast episode released this week, Kevin, Clea and Lisa give their psychological take on:
- The round-table discussions showing emotion winning over fact
- How the use of language and labels has shaped people’s views
- The break-up of the ‘Joe-mance’
- Stephen Fry’s hypothesis on detecting potential sleep-deprived Traitors
- How non-verbal behaviour is not always reliable as an indicator of deception
Kevin said: “This series of The Celebrity Traitors has been terrific viewing, placing a captivating magnifying glass on human behaviour.
“Our podcast offers psychological reasons as to why the contestants behave in the ways they do, and this series’ switch with a celebrity cast has added a fascinating new dynamic.
“We’ll continue to provide our perspectives as the show builds up to its grand finale next week.”
The Psychology team has also had the opportunity to discuss The Traitors on the Everything’s Psychology YouTube channel, which can be watched at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIaKq-jWmhk
To tune into the Psychology team’s latest podcast series, visit: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0pYhnErJhCCVjHcKPpQiN1