Psychology eBooks

This telecourse offers insights into key concepts and principles of psychology through a focus on human experience. Interviews with subject matter experts, researchers, and other experts in the field of psychology are used to explain and apply psychological concepts in twenty-six 30-minute programs. Each video is a complete lesson, and utilizes original videography of biological processes, as well as historical and contemporary research. Stories of challenge, relationships, investigation, hope, and inspiration are told using original footage of real life case studies. Animated three-dimensional computer graphics of life processes and concepts are also incorporated in each lesson. Awards: Emmy

1: Why Study Human Behavior? introduces psychology as a science of behavior and mental processes. It explains how understanding why we think and act as we do enhances our lives. 2: Research Methods in Psychology provides an overview of observational and descriptive research by illustrating how the scientific method is used to study the relationship between violent video games and aggression. 3: The Nervous System provides learning about the components of the nervous system and the methods used for studying the brain through the story of a hemispherectomy patient. 4: The Neuron and Neural Transmission illustrates how the brain communicates with the body by explaining what the neuron is, how it functions, and what happens to that communication when neurological disorders occur. 5: Sensation and Perception demonstrates how our senses gather information about the world around us. Perception is also covered in depth. 6: Consciousness illustrates how our consciousness and awareness vary throughout a typical day. It also explores the impact of circadian rhythms. 7: Learning: Classical and Operant Conditioning discusses Pavlov's classical conditioning experiment and how it demonstrates the process of learning by an association or relationship. 8: Learning: Observational and Cognitive Approaches discusses observational learning. The cognitive process of learning is illustrated using B. F. Skinner's research. 9: Memory answers the question of "What is memory?" and explains how our sense of identity relies on memories of personal history and connections with the people around us. 10: Language and Cognition explores the fact that most animals have the ability to communicate, but only humans have language, symbols for objects, actions, ideas, and feelings. 11: Intelligence and Creativity explores what intelligence means in different environments and cultures and discusses nature versus nurture and the history and biases of intelligence testing. 12: Motivation offers an in-depth discussion of biological and social theories of motivation, intertwined with Bandura's presentation on the role of self-efficacy. 13: Emotion asks the following questions: What are emotions? Are they learned or are they innate? Are they expressed in the same way throughout most cultures?