The People Watchers
Hidden-camera show examining human behaviour
The People Watchers - Episode 1
Hidden-camera show examining human behaviour, presented by Richard Wiseman. In this first episode, three psychologists look at why people complain while getting their hair cut.
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The People Watchers - Episode 10
Hidden-camera show examining human behaviour. How long will people tolerate a queue jumper?What are the best speed dating techniques?
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The People Watchers - Episode 11
Hidden-camera show examining human behaviour. How can you get people to notice your advert in a newspaper? How do you get away with shoplifting? Does music help your productivity?
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The People Watchers - Episode 12
Hidden-camera show examining human behaviour. Can a sideshow peddler levitate people?
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The People Watchers - Episode 13
Hidden-camera show examining human behaviour. When do people step in to help someone in danger? Can you convince a stranger that you have analysed their personality?
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The People Watchers - Episode 14
Hidden-camera show examining human behaviour. How important are first impressions in a job interview? Do memory tricks allow you to take in details?
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The People Watchers - Episode 15
Hidden-camera show examining human behaviour. Can you use the tricks we have examined this week at home?
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The People Watchers - Episode 16
Hidden-camera show examining human behaviour. If you ask people to do you a small favour, will they then be willing to do something more outlandish? What is luck?
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The People Watchers - Episode 17
Hidden-camera show examining human behaviour. How honest are shoppers if no one is watching? When will a British person complain about a haircut?
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The People Watchers - Episode 18
Hidden-camera show examining human behaviour. Can you spot when your partner is lying? What affects creativity?
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The People Watchers - Episode 19
Hidden-camera show examining behaviour. Do people expect attractive people to be more successful? Can your mind handle a back to front bike?
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The People Watchers - Episode 2
Hidden-camera show examining human behaviour presented by Richard Wiseman. Today, the three psychologists ask whether more expensive food really does taste better.
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The People Watchers - Episode 20
Hidden-camera show examining behaviour. What do the week's experiments show us?
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The People Watchers - Episode 3
Hidden-camera show examining human behaviour presented by Richard Wiseman. Today, the three psychologists look into the social relevance of joke-telling.
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The People Watchers - Episode 4
Hidden-camera show examining human behaviour, presented by Richard Wiseman. Today, the three psychologists study the art of lying and the mentality of shopping.
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The People Watchers - Episode 5
Hidden-camera show examining human behaviour. Today, the tables are turned. We give you 15 multiple choice questions about experiments undertaken during the series so far.
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The People Watchers - Episode 6
Hidden-camera show examining human behaviour. What is the psychology of queuing? Do people perform better in sport if they are given encouragement?
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The People Watchers - Episode 7
Hidden-camera show examining human behaviour. How much does presentation matter in sales? Do people waiting at a reception desk get angrier if there are other people around?
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The People Watchers - Episode 8
Hidden-camera show examining human behaviour. Can psychological tricks help you at a speed dating session? What is dowsing?
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The People Watchers - Episode 9
Hidden-camera show examining human behaviour. Can people tell random sequences from designed sequences? How far does subliminal advertising affect our choices?
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