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Clinical Psychology Part 1: Sigmund Freud and Psychoanalysis
It's time to dive into clinical psychology! To discuss this topic we must first discuss Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis. The whole lying down on a couch and talking to a therapist thing? That's Freud's. But he also had some...
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ChatGPT Foundations: Ethical Considerations for Responsible AI Use
We'll explore the importance of using ChatGPT ethically and responsibly, ensuring that your AI interactions are both productive and conscientious. We'll discuss various ethical considerations, such as data privacy and confidentiality,...
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Principles of Memory
Psychologist Stephen Kosslyn describes three principles of memory that have been learned through years of detailed psychology study: depth of processing, breadth of processing, and organization.
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Critical Thinking, Critically
Renowned psychologist Stephen Kosslyn describes how one can apply many of the findings of cognitive science to analyze the notion of critical thinking that can then be successfully implemented through developing what he calls “habits of...
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Subject and Verb Agreement
The student will learn the rules for proper use of singular and plural subjects and verbs by looking at examples in sentences.
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Repetition in Poems
“Repetition in Poems” examines the use of repeated lines or phrases in poetry.
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Persuasive Writing
Persuasive Writing explains the concept of persuasive by citing the characteristics and describing the purpose of persuasive text.
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Descriptive Language
This video explores the idea of descriptive language and how tone, mood, and imagery all work in conjunction to enhance any form of writing.
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Scouring Museums
Once we knew that quasicrystals could be produced in a laboratory, Paul Steinhardt, Princeton University, set out to see if they might exist naturally, spending hours carefully examining minerals in museums in the hopes of stumbling upon...
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Making Connections
Nobel Laureate Roger Penrose (Oxford) reveals how his popular science books have enabled contact with both laypeople and specialists.
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Improving Multitasking
York University psychologist Ellen Bialystok describes her research that led her to conclude that bilingualism affects more than just our general awareness of the structure of language, but also improves our ability to multitask and...
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Bad Assumptions
Lisa Feldman Barrett, Northeastern University, describes how the concept of variability is a key concept to understanding the brain that has been consistently overlooked as we developed invalid assumptions of brain processing based upon...
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Evolving Understanding
UCL development psychologist Uta Frith describes how the treatment of autism was hampered by dualistic approaches of psychologists, and how our modern belief in an “autistic spectrum” has naturally led to many more people being...
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Thinking for Oneself
Quantum physicist Artur Ekert (Oxford and NUS) invites students to challenge authority at every turn.
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Achieving Sporting Excellence
Professional tennis player Janko Tipsarevic describes essential aspects of sports psychology which enabled him to crack the illustrious world Top Ten.
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Losing Control
UC San Diego psychologist Diana Deutsch describes how, despite their potential effectiveness for revealing how our brains work, many researchers are made uncomfortable by investigating auditory illusions.
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Memory Science and Education
Psychologist and memory scientist Elizabeth Loftus (UC Irvine) discusses some current research ideas related to memory and brain imaging, and stresses the importance of educating people on the malleability of memory from a young age.
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In Praise of Barriers
Poet and historian Jennifer Michael Hecht argues that many cultural and social factors play a key role in leading people to commit suicide, highlighting the effectiveness of various social policies designed to combat it.
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Measuring Intelligence
Neuroscientist John Duncan (Cambridge) describes some of the tests associated with Charles Spearman's mysterious "g factor."
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Looking For Mechanisms
Psychologist Barbara Fredrickson (UNC Chapel Hill) describes her scientific motivations in exploring positive emotions.
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Embracing Our Biology
Philosopher Patricia Churchland (UC San Diego) describes some implications of fully recognizing that our minds are a manifestation of our underlying brain biology.
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Context and Variability
Cognitive scientist Lisa Feldman Barrett (Northeastern) highlights how our current models of psychology are often based on false principles, using metaphors for the mind that simply don’t apply to the brain.
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A Limited View
Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck describes the difference between a fixed and a growth mindset and describes how her primary school years were shaped by a rigorously fixed-mindset teacher who lined all students up by IQ ranking.