PSYC 1004

VT

Course Overview

Lessons & Practice

I. Welcome

1. History

18min

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. Applied Psychology44 sec

1.8.2. Practice

1.9.1. Evolutionary Psychology 1 min

1.9.2. Practice

1.10.1. Neuroscience 51 sec

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. Levels of Analysis2 min

1.13.2. Practice

1.14.1. Psychology as a Profession 1 min

1.14.2. Practice

2. Research Methods

44min

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. Research Ethics in Psychology2 min

2.3.2. Practice

2.4.1. Inductive & Deductive Reasoning1 min

2.4.2. Practice

2.5.1. Distributional Thinking 2 min

2.5.2. Practice

2.6.1. Statistical Significance5 min

2.6.2. Type I & Type II Error 2 min

2.6.3. Practice

2.6.4. Practice

2.7.1. Descriptive Statistics3 min

2.7.2. Practice

2.8.1. Correlations2 min

2.8.2. Practice

2.8.3. Practice

2.9.1. Reliability & Validity 6 min

2.9.2. Practice

2.10.1. Experiments4 min

2.10.2. Practice

2.10.3. Practice

2.11.1. Correlational Designs3 min

2.11.2. Practice

2.11.3. Practice

2.12.1. Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Designs 2 min

2.12.2. Practice

2.13.1. Choosing a Research Design1 min

2.13.2. Practice

2.14.1. Methods of Studying Daily Life & Online Behaviour2 min

2.14.2. Practice

3. Neuroscience

37min

3.1.1. The Structure of Neurons3 min

3.1.2. Practice

3.2.1. Types of Cells in the Brain57 sec

3.2.2. Practice

3.3.1. The Synapse2 min

3.3.2. The Action Potential1 min

3.3.3. Practice

3.4.1. Neurotransmitters 1 min

3.4.2. Practice

3.5.1. Agonists & Antagonists 1 min

3.5.2. Practice

3.6.1. Hormones1 min

3.6.2. Practice

3.7.1. Age & Pharmacology2 min

3.7.2. Practice

3.8.1. The Nervous System3 min

3.8.2. Practice

3.8.3. Practice

3.9.1. The Hindbrain & Midbrain1 min

3.9.2. Practice

3.10.1. The Forebrain - Subcortical Structures 3 min

3.10.2. Practice

3.11.1. The Forebrain - The Cortex5 min

3.11.2. Practice

3.11.3. Practice

3.12.1. The Corpus Callosum & Hemispheric Lateralization2 min

3.12.2. Practice

3.13.1. Studying the Brain6 min

3.13.2. Practice

3.14.1. Development of the Nervous System 5 min

3.14.2. Practice

3.15.1. Neural Plasticity1 min

3.15.2. Practice

4. Sensation/Perception

50min

4.1.1. Sensation vs. Perception 1 min

4.1.2. Practice

4.2.1. Signal Detection Theory4 min

4.2.2. Practice

4.2.3. Practice

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

4.3.2. Practice

4.4.1. Sensory Adaptation 47 sec

4.4.2. Practice

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

4.5.2. 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. Nearsightedness & Farsightedness2 min

4.8.2. Practice

4.9.1. Feature Detection1 min

4.9.2. Practice

4.10.1. Gestalt Principles 3 min

4.10.2. Practice

4.11.1. Perceptual Sets59 sec

4.11.2. Practice

4.12.1. Depth & Motion Cues 4 min

4.12.2. Practice

4.12.3. Practice

4.13.1. Ear Anatomy 2 min

4.13.2. Practice

4.14.1. Hearing6 min

4.14.2. Practice

4.15.1. Sound Localization 3 min

4.15.2. Practice

4.16.1. Balance & The Vestibular System3 min

4.16.2. Practice

4.16.3. Practice

4.17.1. Touch & Pain2 min

4.17.2. Practice

4.18.1. The Chemical Senses - Smell & Taste2 min

4.18.2. Practice

4.19.1. Critical Periods and Early Development3 min

4.19.2. Practice

5. Lifespan Development

59min

5.1.1. Prenatal Development & The Prenatal Environment6 min

5.1.2. Practice

5.2.1. Infant Perceptual Development 3 min

5.2.2. Practice

5.3.1. Infant Motor Development 6 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. Functions of Emotions 3 min

5.6.2. Practice

5.7.1. Social & Personality Development 5 min

5.7.2. Practice

5.7.3. Practice

5.8.1. Parenting Styles 2 min

5.8.2. Practice

5.8.3. Practice

5.9.1. Attachment4 min

5.9.2. Practice

5.9.3. Practice

5.10.1. Autism 2 min

5.10.2. Practice

5.11.1. Moral Development4 min

5.11.2. Practice

5.12.1. Adolescent Development5 min

5.12.2. Practice

5.13.1. Emerging Adulthood 3 min

5.13.2. Practice

5.14.1. Aging 3 min

5.14.2. Practice

5.15.1. Death & Dying 1 min

5.15.2. Practice

6. Consciousness

29min

6.1.1. What is Consciousness? The Problem of Other Minds2 min

6.1.2. Practice

6.2.1. Properties of Consciousness1 min

6.2.2. Practice

6.3.1. Levels of Consciousness 4 min

6.3.2. Practice

6.4.1. Controlled vs. Automatic Processing50 sec

6.4.2. Practice

6.5.1. The Neural Basis of Consciousness 1 min

6.5.2. Practice

6.6.1. Studying Consciousness 2 min

6.6.2. Practice

6.7.1. Disorders of Consciousness 1 min

6.7.2. Practice

6.8.1. Daydreaming & Conscious Control1 min

6.8.2. Practice

6.9.1. The Unconscious Mind1 min

6.9.2. Practice

6.10.1. Hypnosis1 min

6.10.2. Practice

6.11.1. Circadian Rhythms2 min

6.11.2. Practice

6.12.1. Stages of Sleep & Sleep Disorders5 min

6.12.2. Practice

6.13.1. Dreaming56 sec

6.13.2. Practice

6.14.1. Psychoactive Drugs3 min

6.14.2. Practice

6.15.1. Psychological & Physical Dependence2 min

6.15.2. Practice

7. Memory

39min

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. Explicit/Declarative Memory 3 min

7.4.2. Practice

7.4.3. Practice

7.5.1. Implicit/Nondeclarative Memory1 min

7.5.2. Practice

7.6.1. Forgetting - Decay & Interference1 min

7.6.2. Practice

7.7.1. Seven Sins of Memory 3 min

7.7.2. Practice

7.8.1. Amnesia2 min

7.8.2. Practice

7.8.3. Practice

7.9.1. Dementia4 min

7.9.2. Practice

7.10.1. Levels of Processing1 min

7.10.2. Practice

7.11.1. Transfer-Appropriate Processing41 sec

7.11.2. Practice

7.12.1. Eyewitness Memory & Memory Biases 8 min

7.12.2. Practice

7.13.1. Brain Regions & Mechanisms Involved in Memory2 min

7.13.2. Practice

8. Learning

26min

8.1.1. Classical Conditioning4 min

8.1.2. Extinction, Spontaneous Recovery, Generalization, & Discrimination2 min

8.1.3. Practice

8.1.4. Practice

8.2.1. Principles of Operant Conditioning1 min

8.2.2. Types of Reinforcement4 min

8.2.3. Reinforcement Schedules4 min

8.2.4. Punishment, Escape, & Avoidance Learning1 min

8.2.5. Shaping & Chaining1 min

8.2.6. Practice

8.2.7. Practice

8.2.8. Practice

8.2.9. Practice

8.2.10. Practice

8.3.1. Observational Learning 1 min

8.3.2. Practice

8.4.1. Implicit Learning, Insight, & Cognitive Maps3 min

8.5.1. Latent Learning 54 sec

8.5.2. Practice

8.5.3. Practice

8.6.1. Knowledge Emotions2 min

8.6.2. Practice

8.7.1. Classroom Learning 2 min

8.7.2. Practice

9. Motivation & Emotion

23min

9.1.1. Drive States34 sec

9.1.2. Practice

9.2.1. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs 1 min

9.2.2. Practice

9.3.1. Intrinsic & Extrinsic Motivation45 sec

9.3.2. Practice

9.4.1. Achievement & Mastery1 min

9.4.2. Practice

9.5.1. Hunger2 min

9.5.2. Practice

9.6.1. Hunger & Eating Disorders1 min

9.6.2. Practice

9.7.1. Sexual Desire 4 min

9.7.2. Practice

9.8.1. Emotions - Valence & Arousal 1 min

9.8.2. Practice

9.9.1. Appraisals & Action Tendencies 2 min

9.9.2. Practice

9.10.1. Theories of Emotion3 min

9.10.2. Practice

9.11.1. Basic Emotions2 min

9.11.2. Practice

9.12.1. Brain Regions Involved in Emotion1 min

9.12.2. Practice

9.13.1. Emotional Communication3 min

9.13.2. Practice

10. Stress, Health, and Human Flourishing (Under construction)

30min

10.1.1. Sources of Stress3 min

10.2.1. Stress Responses5 min

10.3.1. Stress Management3 min

10.4.1. Recognizing Illness2 min

10.5.1. Somatic Disorders2 min

10.6.1. The Patient-Practitioner Relationship2 min

10.7.1. Personality & Health2 min

10.8.1. Addiction6 min

10.9.1. Health-Promoting Behaviours4 min

11. Therapy (Under construction)

24min

11.1.1. Therapeutic Orientations9 min

11.2.1. Barriers to Treatment3 min

11.3.1. Biological Treatments5 min

11.4.1. Disorders & Society2 min

11.5.1. Assessing Treatment Effectiveness4 min

12. Social Psychology

48min

12.1.1. History of Social Psychology7 min

12.2.1. Interpersonal Behaviour51 sec

12.3.1. Attributional Errors & Biases6 min

12.4.1. The Person-Social Situation2 min

12.5.1. Social Norms5 min

12.6.1. Attitudes4 min

12.7.1. Persuasion6 min

12.8.1. Belonging3 min

12.9.1. Social Facilitation & Social Loafing2 min

12.10.1. Making Decisions in Groups3 min

12.11.1. Prejudice, Judgment, & Stereotyping4 min

12.12.1. Interpersonal Attraction5 min

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ME.2. Exam 3 - Mock Assessment37 Qns

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