PSYCH 104

U of A

Course Overview

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Lessons & Practice

I. Welcome

1. The History of Psychology

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. Behaviourism1 min

1.5.2. Practice

1.6.1. The Cognitive Revolution40 sec

1.6.2. Practice

1.7.1. Gestalt Psychology39 sec

1.7.2. Practice

1.8.1. Social Psychology 40 sec

1.8.2. Practice

1.9.1. Cultural Psychology55 sec

1.9.2. Practice

1.10.1. Evolutionary Psychology 1 min

1.10.2. Practice

1.11.1. Neuroscience 51 sec

1.11.2. Practice

1.12.1. Levels of Analysis2 min

1.12.2. Practice

1.13.1. Applied Psychology44 sec

1.13.2. Practice

1.14.1. Psychology as a Profession 1 min

1.14.2. Practice

2. Methods in Psychology

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 & Behaviour

30min

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. 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. Neural Plasticity1 min

3.12.2. Practice

4. Sensation & Perception

50min

4.1.1. Sensation vs. Perception 1 min

4.1.2. Practice

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

4.2.2. Practice

4.3.1. Signal Detection Theory4 min

4.3.2. Practice

4.3.3. Practice

4.4.1. Sensory Adaptation 47 sec

4.4.2. Practice

4.5.1. Eye Anatomy5 min

4.5.2. Practice

4.6.1. Nearsightedness & Farsightedness2 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. Ear Anatomy 2 min

4.9.2. Practice

4.10.1. Hearing6 min

4.10.2. Practice

4.11.1. Sound Localization 3 min

4.11.2. Practice

4.12.1. The Chemical Senses - Smell & Taste2 min

4.12.2. Practice

4.13.1. Touch & Pain2 min

4.13.2. Practice

4.14.1. Balance & The Vestibular System3 min

4.14.2. Practice

4.14.3. Practice

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

4.15.2. Practice

4.16.1. Gestalt Principles 3 min

4.16.2. Practice

4.17.1. Perceptual Sets59 sec

4.17.2. Practice

4.18.1. Depth & Motion Cues 4 min

4.18.2. Practice

4.18.3. Practice

4.19.1. Critical Periods and Early Development3 min

4.19.2. Practice

5. Consciousness

29min

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

5.1.2. Practice

5.2.1. Properties of Consciousness1 min

5.2.2. Practice

5.3.1. Levels of Consciousness 4 min

5.3.2. Practice

5.4.1. The Unconscious Mind1 min

5.4.2. Practice

5.5.1. Controlled vs. Automatic Processing50 sec

5.5.2. Practice

5.6.1. The Neural Basis of Consciousness 1 min

5.6.2. Practice

5.7.1. Studying Consciousness 2 min

5.7.2. Practice

5.8.1. Circadian Rhythms2 min

5.8.2. Practice

5.9.1. Disorders of Consciousness 1 min

5.9.2. Practice

5.10.1. Daydreaming & Conscious Control1 min

5.10.2. Practice

5.11.1. Stages of Sleep & Sleep Disorders5 min

5.11.2. Practice

5.12.1. Dreaming56 sec

5.12.2. Practice

5.13.1. Psychoactive Drugs3 min

5.13.2. Practice

5.14.1. Psychological & Physical Dependence2 min

5.14.2. Practice

5.15.1. Hypnosis1 min

5.15.2. Practice

6. Memory

36min

6.1.1. Encoding, Storage, & Retrieval4 min

6.1.2. Practice

6.2.1. Sensory Memory 3 min

6.2.2. Practice

6.3.1. Short-Term & Working Memory 5 min

6.3.2. Practice

6.3.3. Practice

6.3.4. Practice

6.4.1. Levels of Processing1 min

6.4.2. Practice

6.5.1. Explicit/Declarative Memory 3 min

6.5.2. Practice

6.5.3. Practice

6.6.1. Implicit/Nondeclarative Memory1 min

6.6.2. Practice

6.7.1. Transfer-Appropriate Processing41 sec

6.7.2. Practice

6.8.1. Forgetting - Decay & Interference1 min

6.8.2. Practice

6.9.1. Amnesia2 min

6.9.2. Practice

6.9.3. Practice

6.10.1. Dementia4 min

6.10.2. Practice

6.11.1. Eyewitness Memory & Memory Biases 8 min

6.11.2. Practice

6.12.1. Brain Regions & Mechanisms Involved in Memory2 min

6.12.2. Practice

8. Motivation and Emotion

23min

8.1.1. Drive States34 sec

8.1.2. Practice

8.2.1. Intrinsic & Extrinsic Motivation45 sec

8.2.2. Practice

8.3.1. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs 1 min

8.3.2. Practice

8.4.1. Hunger2 min

8.4.2. Practice

8.5.1. Hunger & Eating Disorders1 min

8.5.2. Practice

8.6.1. Sexual Desire 4 min

8.6.2. Practice

8.7.1. Achievement & Mastery1 min

8.7.2. Practice

8.8.1. Emotions - Valence & Arousal 1 min

8.8.2. Practice

8.9.1. Appraisals & Action Tendencies 2 min

8.9.2. Practice

8.10.1. Basic Emotions2 min

8.10.2. Practice

8.11.1. Brain Regions Involved in Emotion1 min

8.11.2. Practice

8.12.1. Theories of Emotion3 min

8.12.2. Practice

8.13.1. Emotional Communication3 min

8.13.2. Practice

Mock Exams

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ME.2. Final Exam - Mock Assessment50 Qns

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