Psychology: The Human Experience - Complete Series

By Coast Learning Systems - 2001

Illustrates how our consciousness and awareness vary throughout a typical day. It also explores the impact of circadian rhythms.

By Coast Learning Systems - 2001

Discusses Pavlov's classical conditioning experiment and how it demonstrates the process of learning by an association or relationship.

By Coast Learning Systems - 2001

Discusses observational learning. The cognitive process of learning is illustrated using B. F. Skinner's research.

By Coast Learning Systems - 2001

Answers the question of "What is memory?" and explains how our sense of identity relies on memories of personal history and connections with the…

By Coast Learning Systems - 2001

Explores the fact that most animals have the ability to communicate, but only humans have language, symbols for objects, actions, ideas, and feelings.

By Coast Learning Systems - 2001

Explores what intelligence means in different environments and cultures and discusses nature versus nurture and the history and biases of…

By Coast Learning Systems - 2001

Offers an in-depth discussion of biological and social theories of motivation, intertwined with Bandura's presentation on the role of self-efficacy.

By Coast Learning Systems - 2001

Asks the following questions: What are emotions? Are they learned or are they innate? Are they expressed in the same way throughout most cultures?

By Coast Learning Systems - 2001

Provides an overview of Piaget's four stages of cognitive development.

By Coast Learning Systems - 2001

Explains the significance of peer relationships and Kohlberg's moral development theory. Erikson's theory on human development and Kübler-Ross' five…

By Coast Learning Systems - 2001

Explores the distinction between the terms sex and gender and describes the similarities and differences between men and women.

By Coast Learning Systems - 2001

Explores the three major theories of personality - Freudian, humanistic, and social-cognitive perspective - by examining the life of the former…

By Coast Learning Systems - 2001

Looks at the ways we can evaluate and assess the many parts of our individual personalities.

By Coast Learning Systems - 2001

Focuses on how people form impressions of others and how people's behavior is affected by attitudes.

By Coast Learning Systems - 2001

Analyzes the formation of attitudes and how they can be turned into prejudice. It also explores ways to prevent prejudice and how to appreciate…

By Coast Learning Systems - 2001

Explains individuality, group behavior, and deindividuation.

By Coast Learning Systems - 2001

Chronicles a breast cancer survivor who employs successful coping strategies to aid in maintaining good health in stressful situations.

By Coast Learning Systems - 2001

Presents research on obsessive/compulsive disorders, and examines the daily lives of patients with these disorders.

By Coast Learning Systems - 2001

Examines schizophrenia, its symptoms, and types. It asks the question: Can some people who suffer from this disease live a relatively normal life?

By Coast Learning Systems - 2001

Examines four different styles of therapy treatment for mental disorders and discusses the role of each style of therapy.

By Coast Learning Systems - 2001

Concludes the series by examining how psychology can be applied to all areas of our lives.

By ShortCutsTV - 2018

Psychologists have long been aware that attachment security may be transmitted from one generation to the next. But how does this happen? A new idea…

By ShortCutsTV - 2018

While sleep rests and repairs the brain, it continues to be active and sleep psychologists believe one of the things it's doing is helping to…

By ShortCutsTV - 2018

Until relatively recently what happens while we sleep was a mystery. But that changed with the advent of polysomnography, the electrical recording of…