PSYC 200

U of C

Course Overview

Lessons & Practice

I. Welcome

1. Research Methodology

40min

1.1.1. Why Do We Need Science? 4 min

1.1.2. Practice

1.2.1. The Scientific Method3 min

1.2.2. Practice

1.3.1. Inductive & Deductive Reasoning1 min

1.3.2. Practice

1.4.1. Statistical Significance5 min

1.4.2. Type I & Type II Error 2 min

1.4.3. Practice

1.4.4. Practice

1.5.1. Correlations2 min

1.5.2. Practice

1.5.3. Practice

1.6.1. Experiments4 min

1.6.2. Practice

1.6.3. Practice

1.7.1. Correlational Designs3 min

1.7.2. Practice

1.7.3. Practice

1.8.1. Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Designs 2 min

1.8.2. Practice

1.9.1. Research Ethics in Psychology2 min

1.9.2. Practice

1.10.1. Reliability & Validity 6 min

1.10.2. Practice

1.11.1. Descriptive Statistics3 min

1.11.2. Practice

1.12.1. Choosing a Research Design1 min

1.12.2. Practice

2. Biology & Behavior

43min

2.1.1. The Structure of Neurons3 min

2.1.2. Practice

2.2.1. Types of Cells in the Brain57 sec

2.2.2. Practice

2.3.1. The Synapse2 min

2.3.2. The Action Potential1 min

2.3.3. Practice

2.4.1. Neurotransmitters 1 min

2.4.2. Practice

2.5.1. Agonists & Antagonists 1 min

2.5.2. Practice

2.6.1. Studying the Brain6 min

2.6.2. Practice

2.7.1. The Forebrain - The Cortex5 min

2.7.2. Practice

2.7.3. Practice

2.8.1. The Corpus Callosum & Hemispheric Lateralization2 min

2.8.2. Practice

2.9.1. The Forebrain - Subcortical Structures 3 min

2.9.2. Practice

2.10.1. The Hindbrain & Midbrain1 min

2.10.2. Practice

2.11.1. The Nervous System3 min

2.11.2. Practice

2.11.3. Practice

2.12.1. Hormones1 min

2.12.2. Practice

2.13.1. Neural Plasticity1 min

2.13.2. Practice

2.14.1. Nature vs. Nurture 1 min

2.14.2. Practice

2.15.1. Chromosomes6 min

2.15.2. Practice

2.16.1. Heritability1 min

2.16.2. Practice

2.16.3. Practice

2.17.1. Genetic Influences on Behaviour 3 min

2.17.2. Practice

3. Consciousness

31min

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

3.1.2. Practice

3.2.1. Properties of Consciousness1 min

3.2.2. Practice

3.3.1. Levels of Consciousness 4 min

3.3.2. Practice

3.4.1. Selective Attention1 min

3.4.2. Practice

3.5.1. Divided Attention46 sec

3.5.2. Practice

3.6.1. Inattentional Blindness 56 sec

3.6.2. Practice

3.7.1. Controlled vs. Automatic Processing50 sec

3.7.2. Practice

3.8.1. The Unconscious Mind1 min

3.8.2. Practice

3.9.1. Hypnosis1 min

3.9.2. Practice

3.10.1. Daydreaming & Conscious Control1 min

3.10.2. Practice

3.11.1. Stages of Sleep & Sleep Disorders5 min

3.11.2. Practice

3.12.1. Dreaming56 sec

3.12.2. Practice

3.13.1. Circadian Rhythms2 min

3.13.2. Practice

3.14.1. The Neural Basis of Consciousness 1 min

3.14.2. Practice

3.15.1. Studying Consciousness 2 min

3.15.2. Practice

3.16.1. Disorders of Consciousness 1 min

3.16.2. Practice

3.17.1. Psychoactive Drugs3 min

3.17.2. Practice

3.18.1. Psychological & Physical Dependence2 min

3.18.2. Practice

4. Sensation & Perception

47min

4.1.1. Sensation vs. Perception 1 min

4.1.2. Practice

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

4.2.2. Practice

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

4.3.2. Practice

4.4.1. Signal Detection Theory4 min

4.4.2. Practice

4.4.3. Practice

4.5.1. Sensory Adaptation 47 sec

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. The Chemical Senses - Smell & Taste2 min

4.17.2. Practice

4.18.1. Touch & Pain2 min

4.18.2. Practice

5. Learning

24min

5.1.1. Classical Conditioning4 min

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

5.1.3. Practice

5.1.4. Practice

5.2.1. Principles of Operant Conditioning1 min

5.2.2. Types of Reinforcement4 min

5.2.3. Reinforcement Schedules4 min

5.2.4. Punishment, Escape, & Avoidance Learning1 min

5.2.5. Shaping & Chaining1 min

5.2.6. Practice

5.2.7. Practice

5.2.8. Practice

5.2.9. Practice

5.2.10. Practice

5.3.1. Implicit Learning, Insight, & Cognitive Maps3 min

5.4.1. Observational Learning 1 min

5.4.2. Practice

5.5.1. Classroom Learning 2 min

5.5.2. Practice

6. Memory

33min

6.1.1. Brain Regions & Mechanisms Involved in Memory2 min

6.1.2. Practice

6.2.1. Amnesia2 min

6.2.2. Practice

6.2.3. Practice

6.3.1. Implicit/Nondeclarative Memory1 min

6.3.2. Practice

6.4.1. Explicit/Declarative Memory 3 min

6.4.2. Practice

6.4.3. Practice

6.5.1. Encoding, Storage, & Retrieval4 min

6.5.2. Practice

6.6.1. Sensory Memory 3 min

6.6.2. Practice

6.7.1. Short-Term & Working Memory 5 min

6.7.2. Practice

6.7.3. Practice

6.7.4. Practice

6.8.1. Forgetting - Decay & Interference1 min

6.8.2. Practice

6.9.1. Seven Sins of Memory 3 min

6.9.2. Practice

6.10.1. Eyewitness Memory & Memory Biases 8 min

6.10.2. Practice

7. Thinking, Decisions, Intelligence, & Language

1.3hr

7.1.1. Concepts & Categories 4 min

7.1.2. Practice

7.2.1. Concepts, Categories, & The Brain2 min

7.2.2. Practice

7.3.1. Judgment & Decision Making9 min

7.3.2. Practice

7.4.1. Decision Making & The Brain2 min

7.4.2. Practice

7.5.1. Problem-Solving Theories3 min

7.5.2. Practice

7.6.1. Reasoning2 min

7.6.2. Practice

7.7.1. Defining & Measuring Intelligence6 min

7.7.2. Practice

7.7.3. Practice

7.7.4. Practice

7.7.5. Practice

7.8.1. Types of Intelligence7 min

7.8.2. Practice

7.8.3. Practice

7.8.4. Practice

7.9.1. Data-Based & Theory-Based Approaches 2 min

7.9.2. Practice

7.10.1. Individual & Group Differences 3 min

7.10.2. Practice

7.11.1. Genetic & Environmental Influences5 min

7.11.2. Practice

7.11.3. Practice

7.12.1. Applying Intelligence7 min

7.12.2. Practice

7.13.1. Extremes of Intelligence 4 min

7.13.2. Practice

7.14.1. How We Use Language 6 min

7.14.2. Practice

7.15.1. Structure of Language5 min

7.15.2. Practice

7.15.3. Practice

7.15.4. Practice

7.16.1. Language Development7 min

7.16.2. Practice

7.17.1. Theories of Language Development

7.17.2. Practice

7.18.1. Language & The Brain2 min

7.18.2. Practice

7.18.3. Practice

7.19.1. Relationship between Language & Thought2 min

7.19.2. Practice

Mock Exam

ME.1. Exam 3 - Mock Assessment30 Qns

In-class exam 1 Overview

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