{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"IOE Insights","title":"What a psychologist learnt inside 'The Traitors'","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/87592725\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2520,"description":"Before entering the castle as a Faithful in Series 4 in the UK version of the hit TV show, Dr Ellie Buckley completed her Master's in Cognitive Neuroscience and PhD in Psychology and Human Development at UCL.\nIn conversation with Dr Brian Irvine, Dr Buckley reflects on her time on The Traitors through the lens of psychology. Their conversation examines a range of topics including deception and confirmation bias alongside neurodiversity, communication differences and empathy.\nDrawing on her research with autistic performers and experience as a contestant, they ask whether the behaviours commonly treated as signs of dishonesty may instead reflect differences in how people communicate, think and respond under pressure. Can psychology help someone spot a Traitor, or does confidence simply make us more certain of the wrong answer?\n\nLinks and research discussed in this podcast: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2026/oct/what-psychologist-learnt-inside-traitors\nMore IOE Insights podcasts: https://uclioe.info/podcast\nUCL Institute of Education: https://ucl.ac.uk/ioe\nImage: UCL Media Services; Dr Ellie Buckley / BBC","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/nQv-JSssmlh4qmZCDE22T7hrCym99YlfEPW21Rf4Qec/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81ZGQ0/NTgyNWE2Y2ZmY2Q5/ODkyOTI2NTNlY2Y4/ZGQ5Yi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}