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Course 5	Introduction to Psychology Teacher: disqo What do your dreams mean? Do men and women differ in the nature and intensity of their sexual desires? Can apes learn sign language? Why can’t we tickle ourselves? This course tries to... Created: 19 June 2009, Subject: Psychology, Humanities
Video 5	Sigmund Freud Teacher: disqo This lecture introduces students to the theories of Sigmund Freud, including a brief biographical description and his contributions to the field of psychology. The limitations of his theories of... Created: 19 June 2009, Subject: Psychology, Humanities
Video 5	How Do We Communicate?: Language in the Brain, Mouth and the Hands Teacher: disqo One of the most uniquely human abilities is the capacity for creating and understanding language. This lecture introduces students to the major topics within the study of language: phonology,... Created: 19 June 2009, Subject: Psychology, Humanities
Video 5	The Good Life: Happiness Teacher: disqo The last lecture in the course wraps up the discussion of clinical psychology with a discussion of treatment efficacy. Does therapy actually work? Professor Bloom summarizes the different types of... Created: 19 June 2009, Subject: Psychology, Humanities
Video 4	Foundations: This is Your Brain Teacher: disqo This lecture introduces students to two broad theories of how the mind relates to the body. Dualism is the ubiquitous and intuitive feeling that our conscious mind is separate from our physical... Created: 19 June 2009, Subject: Psychology, Humanities
Video 4	Foundations: Skinner Teacher: disqo Professor Bloom opens with a brief discussion of the value and evolutionary basis of unconscious processing. The rest of this lecture introduces students to the theory of Behaviorism, particularly... Created: 19 June 2009, Subject: Psychology, Humanities
Video 4	What Is It Like to Be a Baby: The Development of Thought Teacher: disqo This lecture explores issues and ideas related to the branch of psychology known as cognitive development. It begins with an introduction of Piaget who, interested in the emergence of knowledge in... Created: 19 June 2009, Subject: Psychology, Humanities
Video 4	Evolution, Emotion, and Reason: Emotions, Part II Teacher: disqo Professor Bloom continues the discussion of emotions as useful evolutionary adaptations for dealing with our social environment. In particular, this lecture describes evolutionary explanations for... Created: 19 June 2009, Subject: Psychology, Humanities
Video 4	A Person in the World of People: Self and Other, Part I Teacher: disqo This is the first of two lectures on social psychology, the study of how we think about ourselves, other people, and social groups. Students will hear about the famous "six degrees of separation"... Created: 19 June 2009, Subject: Psychology, Humanities
Video 3.5	Introduction to Psychology Teacher: disqo Professor Paul Bloom welcomes students and presents the course as a comprehensive introduction to the study of the human mind. Course readings and requirements are discussed. The five main... Created: 19 June 2009, Subject: Psychology, Humanities
Video 3	Conscious of the Present; Conscious of the Past: Language (cont.); Vision and Memory Teacher: disqo This lecture finishes the discussion of language by briefly reviewing two additional topics: communication systems in non-human primates and other animals, and the relationship between language... Created: 19 June 2009, Subject: Psychology, Humanities
Video 3	What Happens When Things Go Wrong: Mental Illness, Part I Teacher: disqo Professor Susan Nolen-Hoeksema describes how modern clinical psychology both identifies and treats various mental disorders. Particular focus is placed upon mood disorders such as bipolar disorder... Created: 19 June 2009, Subject: Psychology, Humanities
Video 0	Conscious of the Present; Conscious of the Past: Vision and Memory (cont.) Teacher: disqo In this lecture, Professor Bloom reviews the basic psychological research on memory. Specific topics covered include the different memory types, memory limitations, strategies that improve memory... Created: 19 June 2009, Subject: Psychology, Humanities
Video 0	Evolution, Emotion, and Reason: Love (Guest Lecture by Professor Peter Salovey) Teacher: disqo Guest lecturer Peter Salovey (Professor of Psychology and Dean of Yale College) introduces students to the dominant psychological theories of love and attraction. Specific topics include the... Created: 19 June 2009, Subject: Psychology, Humanities
Video 0	Evolution, Emotion, and Reason: Evolution and Rationality Teacher: disqo This lecture introduces students to the study of psychology from an evolutionary perspective, the idea that like the body, natural selection has shaped the development of the human mind. Prominent... Created: 19 June 2009, Subject: Psychology, Humanities
Video 0	Evolution, Emotion, and Reason: Emotions, Part I Teacher: disqo This class is an introduction to the evolutionary analysis of human emotions, how they work, why they exist, and what they communicate. In particular, this lecture discusses three interesting case... Created: 19 June 2009, Subject: Psychology, Humanities
Video 0	Why Are People Different?: Differences Teacher: disqo Why are people different from one another? This lecture addresses this question by reviewing the latest theories and research in psychology on two traits in particular: personality and... Created: 19 June 2009, Subject: Psychology, Humanities
Video 0	Psychology, Sex, and Evolution Teacher: disqo This lecture reviews what evolutionary theories and recent studies in psychology can tell us about sex and gender differences. Students will hear how psychology can help explain many of the... Created: 19 June 2009, Subject: Psychology, Humanities
Video 0	A Person in the World of People: Morality Teacher: disqo Professor Bloom provides an introduction to psychological theories of morality. Students will learn how research in psychology has helped answer some of the most central questions about human... Created: 19 June 2009, Subject: Psychology, Humanities
Video 0	A Person in the World of People: Self and Other, Part II Teacher: disqo This lecture begins with the second half of the discussion on social psychology. Students will learn about several important factors influencing how we form impressions of others, including our... Created: 19 June 2009, Subject: Psychology, Humanities