PSY100H1

U of T

Course Overview

Lessons & Practice

I. Welcome

1. Foundations: An Introduction to Psychology

17min

1.1.1. Psychology's Goals 2 min

1.1.2. Practice

1.2.1. Roots in Philosophy 2 min

1.2.2. Practice

1.3.1. Roots in Physiology & Psychophysics 46 sec

1.3.2. Practice

1.4.1. Structuralism & Functionalism3 min

1.4.2. Practice

1.5.1. Gestalt Psychology39 sec

1.5.2. Practice

1.6.1. Behaviourism1 min

1.6.2. Practice

1.7.1. The Cognitive Revolution40 sec

1.7.2. Practice

1.8.1. Levels of Analysis2 min

1.8.2. Practice

1.9.1. Neuroscience 51 sec

1.9.2. Practice

1.10.1. Evolutionary Psychology 1 min

1.10.2. Practice

1.11.1. Cultural Psychology55 sec

1.11.2. Practice

1.12.1. Social Psychology 40 sec

1.12.2. Practice

1.13.1. Psychology as a Profession 1 min

1.13.2. Practice

2. Foundations: Research Methods

39min

2.1.1. Why Do We Need Science? 4 min

2.1.2. Practice

2.2.1. The Scientific Method3 min

2.2.2. Practice

2.3.1. Correlations2 min

2.3.2. Practice

2.3.3. Practice

2.4.1. Correlational Designs3 min

2.4.2. Practice

2.4.3. Practice

2.5.1. Experiments4 min

2.5.2. Practice

2.5.3. Practice

2.6.1. Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Designs 2 min

2.6.2. Practice

2.7.1. Reliability & Validity 6 min

2.7.2. Practice

2.8.1. Descriptive Statistics3 min

2.8.2. Practice

2.9.1. Statistical Significance5 min

2.9.2. Type I & Type II Error 2 min

2.9.3. Practice

2.9.4. Practice

2.10.1. Choosing a Research Design1 min

2.10.2. Practice

2.11.1. Research Ethics in Psychology2 min

2.11.2. Practice

3. Biological Pillar I

43min

3.1.1. Nature vs. Nurture 1 min

3.1.2. Practice

3.2.1. Chromosomes6 min

3.2.2. Practice

3.3.1. Twin and Adoption Studies2 min

3.3.2. Practice

3.4.1. Heritability1 min

3.4.2. Practice

3.4.3. Practice

3.5.1. Genetic Influences on Behaviour 3 min

3.5.2. Practice

3.6.1. The Nervous System3 min

3.6.2. Practice

3.6.3. Practice

3.7.1. Studying the Brain6 min

3.7.2. Practice

3.8.1. The Hindbrain & Midbrain1 min

3.8.2. Practice

3.9.1. The Forebrain - Subcortical Structures 3 min

3.9.2. Practice

3.10.1. The Forebrain - The Cortex5 min

3.10.2. Practice

3.10.3. Practice

3.11.1. The Corpus Callosum & Hemispheric Lateralization2 min

3.11.2. Practice

3.12.1. Hormones1 min

3.12.2. Practice

3.13.1. Types of Cells in the Brain57 sec

3.13.2. Practice

3.14.1. The Structure of Neurons3 min

3.14.2. Practice

3.15.1. The Synapse2 min

3.15.2. The Action Potential1 min

3.15.3. Practice

3.16.1. Neurotransmitters 1 min

3.16.2. Practice

4. Biological Pillar II

46min

4.1.1. Sensation vs. Perception 1 min

4.1.2. Practice

4.2.1. Sensory Adaptation 47 sec

4.2.2. Practice

4.3.1. Top-Down & Bottom-Up Perception 2 min

4.3.2. Practice

4.4.1. Thresholds, Just-Noticeable Difference, & Weber's Law2 min

4.4.2. Practice

4.5.1. Signal Detection Theory4 min

4.5.2. Practice

4.5.3. Practice

4.6.1. Eye Anatomy5 min

4.6.2. Practice

4.7.1. Colour Vision 4 min

4.7.2. Practice

4.8.1. Feature Detection1 min

4.8.2. Practice

4.9.1. Gestalt Principles 3 min

4.9.2. Practice

4.10.1. Depth & Motion Cues 4 min

4.10.2. Practice

4.10.3. Practice

4.11.1. Nearsightedness & Farsightedness2 min

4.11.2. Practice

4.12.1. Ear Anatomy 2 min

4.12.2. Practice

4.13.1. Hearing6 min

4.13.2. Practice

4.14.1. Sound Localization 3 min

4.14.2. Practice

4.15.1. Balance & The Vestibular System3 min

4.15.2. Practice

4.15.3. Practice

4.16.1. Touch & Pain2 min

4.16.2. Practice

4.17.1. The Chemical Senses - Smell & Taste2 min

4.17.2. Practice

5. Developmental Pillar I

52min

5.1.1. Prenatal Development & The Prenatal Environment6 min

5.1.2. Practice

5.2.1. Infant Motor Development 6 min

5.2.2. Practice

5.3.1. Infant Perceptual Development 3 min

5.3.2. Practice

5.4.1. Infant Brain Development1 min

5.4.2. Practice

5.5.1. Cognitive Development 10 min

5.5.2. Practice

5.5.3. Practice

5.5.4. Practice

5.5.5. Practice

5.5.6. Practice

5.6.1. Attachment4 min

5.6.2. Practice

5.6.3. Practice

5.7.1. Parenting Styles 2 min

5.7.2. Practice

5.7.3. Practice

5.8.1. Adolescent Development5 min

5.8.2. Practice

5.9.1. Moral Development4 min

5.9.2. Practice

5.10.1. Social & Personality Development 5 min

5.10.2. Practice

5.10.3. Practice

5.11.1. Emerging Adulthood 3 min

5.11.2. Practice

5.12.1. Aging 3 min

5.12.2. Practice

7. Cognitive Pillar I

32min

7.1.1. Encoding, Storage, & Retrieval4 min

7.1.2. Practice

7.2.1. Sensory Memory 3 min

7.2.2. Practice

7.3.1. Short-Term & Working Memory 5 min

7.3.2. Practice

7.3.3. Practice

7.3.4. Practice

7.4.1. Levels of Processing1 min

7.4.2. Practice

7.5.1. Explicit/Declarative Memory 3 min

7.5.2. Practice

7.5.3. Practice

7.6.1. Implicit/Nondeclarative Memory1 min

7.6.2. Practice

7.7.1. Transfer-Appropriate Processing41 sec

7.7.2. Practice

7.8.1. Eyewitness Memory & Memory Biases 8 min

7.8.2. Practice

7.9.1. Forgetting - Decay & Interference1 min

7.9.2. Practice

7.10.1. Brain Regions & Mechanisms Involved in Memory2 min

7.10.2. Practice

7.11.1. Amnesia2 min

7.11.2. Practice

7.11.3. Practice

8. Cognitive Pillar II

43min

8.1.1. Concepts, Categories, & The Brain2 min

8.1.2. Practice

8.2.1. Concepts & Categories 4 min

8.2.2. Practice

8.3.1. Problem-Solving Theories3 min

8.3.2. Practice

8.4.1. Judgment & Decision Making9 min

8.4.2. Practice

8.5.1. Decision Making & The Brain2 min

8.5.2. Practice

8.6.1. Defining & Measuring Intelligence6 min

8.6.2. Practice

8.6.3. Practice

8.6.4. Practice

8.6.5. Practice

8.7.1. Types of Intelligence7 min

8.7.2. Practice

8.7.3. Practice

8.7.4. Practice

8.8.1. Genetic & Environmental Influences5 min

8.8.2. Practice

8.8.3. Practice

8.9.1. Extremes of Intelligence 4 min

8.9.2. Practice

9. Personality and Social Psychology I

46min

9.1.1. Personality Traits6 min

9.2.1. Personality Stability 4 min

9.3.1. Psychodynamic Approach4 min

9.4.1. Humanistic Approach3 min

9.5.1. Social-Cognitive Approach4 min

9.6.1. Self-Concept & Self-Esteem3 min

9.7.1. Objective Tests & Personality Inventories3 min

9.8.1. Projective/Implicit Tests3 min

9.9.1. Behavioural Measures4 min

9.10.1. Genetics/Biology of Personality5 min

9.11.1. Perspectives on Self5 min

9.12.1. Prejudice, Judgment, & Stereotyping4 min

10. Personality and Social Psychology II

45min

10.1.1. History of Social Psychology7 min

10.2.1. Interpersonal Behaviour51 sec

10.3.1. Attributional Errors & Biases6 min

10.4.1. The Person-Social Situation2 min

10.5.1. Social Norms5 min

10.6.1. Attitudes4 min

10.7.1. Persuasion6 min

10.8.1. Belonging3 min

10.9.1. Social Facilitation & Social Loafing2 min

10.10.1. Making Decisions in Groups3 min

10.11.1. Interpersonal Attraction5 min

11. Mental & Physical Health Pillar I

36min

11.1.1. History of Mental Illness2 min

11.2.1. What is a Mental Illness?3 min

11.3.1. The DSM-V2 min

11.4.1. Risks of Labelling1 min

11.5.1. Research Domain Criteria53 sec

11.6.1. Anxiety Disorders5 min

11.7.1. Mood Disorders4 min

11.8.1. Schizophrenia & Related Disorders4 min

11.9.1. Disorders of Childhood & Adolescence2 min

11.10.1. Personality Disorders4 min

11.11.1. Self-Harm Behaviours38 sec

11.12.1. Psychopathy2 min

11.13.1. Eating Disorders2 min

11.14.1. Dissociative Disorders2 min

12. Mental & Physical Health Pillar II

30min

12.1.1. Sources of Stress3 min

12.2.1. Stress Responses5 min

12.3.1. Stress Management3 min

12.4.1. Recognizing Illness2 min

12.5.1. Somatic Disorders2 min

12.6.1. The Patient-Practitioner Relationship2 min

12.7.1. Personality & Health2 min

12.8.1. Addiction6 min

12.9.1. Health-Promoting Behaviours4 min

Mock Exams

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