# How competition drives our behavior, with Stephen Garcia, PhD

An episode of [Speaking of Psychology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/705934263), 17 Dec 2025, 35 min.

Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AMERICANPSYCHOLOGICALASSOCIATION9339995959.mp3?updated=1765911802

From classrooms to boardrooms, from sports to social media, we’re constantly sizing ourselves up against other people -- and being sized up in return. Dr. Stephen Garcia discusses what drives some people to be extremely competitive in their work, in relationships and in life; which situations bring out the competitiveness in all of us; and how to handle the overly competitive people in your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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