Ep. 315 - The Doctor Is In Series - Love at First Sight, Is it Possible?
Release Date: 08/04/2025
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Ep. 315 - The Doctor Is In Series - Love at First Sight, Is it Possible?
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info_outlineWelcome to the Social-Engineer Podcast: The Doctor Is In Series – where we will discuss understandings and developments in the field of psychology.
In today’s episode, Chris and Abbie explore the complexities of attraction and the concept of love at first sight. They discuss the biochemical responses associated with attraction, the importance of understanding cognitive biases, and the role of familiarity in relationships. [Aug 4, 2025]
00:00 - Intro
00:35 - Dr. Abbie Maroño Intro
01:15 - Intro Links
- Social-Engineer.com - http://www.social-engineer.com/
- Managed Voice Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/vishing-service/
- Managed Email Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/se-phishing-service/
- Adversarial Simulations - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/social-engineering-penetration-test/
- Social-Engineer channel on SLACK - https://social-engineering-hq.slack.com/ssb
- CLUTCH - http://www.pro-rock.com/
- innocentlivesfoundation.org - http://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/
03:14 - The Topic of the Day: Love at First Sight
03:22 - Pulling Apart the Fairy Tale
04:26 - Knowledge is Power
05:49 - Why Can't This Be Love?
07:12 - More Than a Feeling
09:28 - May Impair Your Ability
10:59 - The Rickety Bridge Study
13:20 - Head or Heart?
15:04 - Cognitive Biases
16:16 - The Halo Effect
17:19 - Prototypical Matching
18:51 - I Want You to Want Me
21:54 - Retrospective Bias
23:34 - Feels Like Home
28:44 - Keep One Eye Open
30:32 - A Responsibility to Self-Awareness
32:53 - Wrap Up
33:11 - Next Month: Intuition
33:31 - Outro
- www.innocentlivesfoundation.org
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