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04 - Foundations: Skinner
04 - Foundations: Skinner
Professor Bloom opens with a brief discussion of the value and evolutionary basis of unconscious processing. The rest of... Read more
12 Oct 2009
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05 - What Is It Like to Be a Baby: The Development of Thought
05 - 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 wit... Read more
12 Oct 2009
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06 - How Do We Communicate?: Language in the Brain, Mouth and the Hands
06 - How Do We Communicate?: Language in the Brain, Mouth and the Hands
One of the most uniquely human abilities is the capacity for creating and understanding language. This lecture introduce... Read more
12 Oct 2009
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14 - What Motivates Us: Sex
14 - What Motivates Us: Sex
This lecture reviews what evolutionary theories and recent studies in psychology can tell us about sex and gender differ... Read more
12 Oct 2009
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09 - Evolution, Emotion, and Reason: Love (Guest Lecture by Professor Peter Salovey)
09 - Evolution, Emotion, and Reason: Love (Guest Lecture by Professor Peter Salovey)
Guest lecturer Peter Salovey, Professor of Psychology and Dean of Yale College, introduces students to the dominant psyc... Read more
12 Oct 2009
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07 - Conscious of the Present; Conscious of the Past: Language (cont.); Vision and Memory
07 - Conscious of the Present; Conscious of the Past: Language (cont.); Vision and Memory
This lecture finishes the discussion of language by briefly reviewing two additional topics: communication systems in no... Read more
12 Oct 2009
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08 - Conscious of the Present; Conscious of the Past: Vision and Memory (cont.)
08 - Conscious of the Present; Conscious of the Past: Vision and Memory (cont.)
In this lecture, Professor Bloom reviews the basic psychological research on memory. Specific topics covered include the... Read more
12 Oct 2009
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13 - Why Are People Different?: Differences
13 - Why Are People Different?: Differences
Why are people different from one another? This lecture addresses this question by reviewing the latest theories and res... Read more
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15 - A Person in the World of People: Morality
15 - A Person in the World of People: Morality
Professor Bloom provides an introduction to psychological theories of morality. Students will learn how research in psyc... Read more
12 Oct 2009
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10 - Evolution, Emotion, and Reason: Evolution and Rationality
10 - 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 bod... Read more
12 Oct 2009
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