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Lec 1 - Introduction to Psychology
Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 110) 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 branches of psychology are presented: neuroscience, which is a study of the mind by looking at the brain; developmental, which focuses on how people grow and learn;...
Lec 2 - Foundations: This Is Your Brain
Foundations: This Is Your Brain Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 110) 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 bodies, whereas Materialism is the idea that all of our mental states are caused by physical states of the brain. This lecture...
Lec 3 - Foundations: Freud
Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 110) Foundations: Freud 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 psychoanalysis are covered in detail, as well as the ways in which his conception of the unconscious mind still operate in mainstream...
Lec 4 - Foundations: Skinner
Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 110) Foundations: Skinner 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 the work of prominent behaviorist, B. F. Skinner. Different types of learning are discussed in detail, as well as reasons why behaviorism...
Lec 5 - What Is It Like to Be a Baby: Th ...
Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 110) What Is It Like to Be a Baby: The Development of Thought 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 general, studied children and the way they learn about the world in order to formulate his theories of...
Lec 6 - How Do We Communicate?: Language ...
Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 110) How Do We Communicate?: Language in the Brain, Mouth 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, morphology, syntax and recursion. This lecture also describes theories of language acquisition, arguments for...
Introduction to Psycology
Conscious of the Present; Conscious of the Past: Language 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 and thought. The majority of this lecture is then spent on introducing students to major theories and discoveries in the fields of perception,...
Short and Long Term Memory
In this lecture, Professor Bloom reviews the basic psychological research on memory.
Evolution, Emotion, and Reason: Love
Guest lecturer Peter Salovey, Professor of Psychology and Dean of Yale College, introduces students to the dominant psychological theories of love and attraction. Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses
Lec 10 - Evolution, Emotion, and Reason: ...
Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 110) Evolution, Emotion, and Reason: Evolution and Rationality 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 arguments for and against the theory of natural selection and its relationship to human psychology are...
Lec 11 - Evolution, Emotion, and Reason: ...
Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 110) Evolution, Emotion, and Reason: Emotions, Part I 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 studies, that of happiness (e.g., smiling), fear and the emotions we feel towards our relatives. Finally, this...
Lec 12 - Evolution, Emotion, and Reason ...
Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 110) Evolution, Emotion, and Reason: Emotions, Part II 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 several important emotional responses, such as the love between parents and their offspring, the gratitude we...
Lec 13 - Why Are People Different?: Diff ...
Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 110) Why Are People Different?: Differences 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 intelligence. Students will hear about how these traits are measured, why they may differ across individuals and groups, and whether...
Lec 14 - What Motivates Us: Sex
Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 110) What Motivates Us: Sex 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 differences that exist in whom we find attractive, what we desire in a mate, and sexual orientation. 00:00 - Chapter 1. Addressing Morality...
Lec 15 - A Person in the World of Peop ...
Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 110) A Person in the World of People: Morality 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 morality. For instance, which emotions are "moral" and why did these moral feelings evolve? What factors guide our moral...
Lec 16 - A Person in the World of Peopl ...
Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 110) A Person in the World of People: Self and Other, Part I 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" phenomenon and how it illuminates important individual differences in social connectedness. This lecture...
Lec 17 - A Person in the World of People ...
Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 110) A Person in the World of People: Self and Other, Part II; 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 ability to form rapid impressions about people. This discussion focuses heavily upon stereotypes,...
Lec 18 - What Happens When Things Go Wr ...
Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 110) What Happens When Things Go Wrong: Mental Illness, Part I 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 and depression, including current diagnostic criteria and current practices for treatment. 00:00 -...
Introduction to Psychology with Paul Bloom
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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 cant we tickle ourselves? This course tries to answer these questions and many others, providing a comprehensive overview of the scientific study of thought and behavior. It explores topics such as perception, communication, learning, memory, decision-making, religion, persuasion, love, lust, hunger, art, fiction, and dreams. We will look at how these aspects of the mind develop in children, how they differ across people, how they are wired-up in the brain, and how they break down due to illness and injury.
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