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Behaviourism is one of the most important concepts in human and animal psychology. Behaviourists believe it's the most robust form of psychology as it relies on emperical evidence.

Some people think they are immune to ads. If you are one of them, you might not have heard of the mere exposure effect— a psychological phenomenon by which we tend to like things the more we are exposed to them. Beware, it takes just...

You've probably heard a politician say, "If a household can balance their budget, then the federal government should, too!" But it turns out to be a bit more complicated than that...

Responding to Stimuli gives examples of stimuli organisms receive in their environment through example of plants and animals.

We're exploring South Korea's impressive economic transformation, from an agrarian backwater to a global powerhouse. Home to internationally recognized companies and cutting-edge industries, South Korea is a fascinating case study for...

With some information regarding the organization of neurons and neural pathways, we are ready to start getting into some deeper topics. But before we do that, it will be useful to get a general sense of precisely how we learn about the...

This video is the first of two lecture presentations on the structure and function of the eye. The presenter gives an overview of what the eye is and how it functions as a sensory receptor for detecting changes in light intensity. The...

I hope that you and your family are safe and healthy. Like many of you, I'm quarantined in my house so I made this quick video talking about some of the economic concepts associated with recent events. I talk about scarcity, shortages,...

The National Science Foundation (NSF), in cooperation with the Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) and the University of Alaska, Fairbanks (UAF), has successfully launched the R/V Sikuliaq, a "next-generation" global class...

In this live-action program viewers will learn that a negative feedback loop is a self-regulating system. Input to the system causes a variable to increase. The resulting output then reduces the input.

Students will come to...

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Lawrence Summers discusses the reemergence of inflation, monetary policy and risks the markets currently face.

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The video is a lesson on reflex arcs and the function of reflex actions in the nervous system. Using a hot pan as an example, the video describes how pain receptors in the skin detect a stimulus, which triggers a series of neuronal...

Welcome to our new video series called "New Economic Thinking." The series will feature dozens of conversations with leading economists on the most important issues facing economics and the global economy today.



This first...

The U.S. just passed the biggest economic stimulus package in history in response to COVID-19... what do past examples tell us about its effectiveness?

The video provides an overview of the nervous system, explaining what it is, how it works, and its different components. The narrator describes the function and role of sensory receptors, neurons (sensory, relay, and motor), and...

In this video, we will examine the physiological basis of the corneal reflex and how to clinically assess the response.

Giancarlo Corsetti, Professor of Macroeconomics, University of Cambridge speaking at the breakout panel entitled "Does the Effectiveness of Fiscal Stimulus Depend on the Context? Balance Sheet Overhangs, Open Economy Leakages, and Idle...

The video is a lecture presentation on measuring reaction times. The presenter explains the concept of reaction time. The hypothesis that is being investigated in the experiment is whether reaction times can be reduced with practice. The...

As coronavirus has spread across the globe markets have fallen sharply and entire industries have warned of imminent bankruptcy. Governments are trying to understand the potential scale of the economic fallout and how to mitigate it.

Steven Fazzari, Professor of Economics, Washington University in St Louis speaking at the breakout panel entitled "Does the Effectiveness of Fiscal Stimulus Depend on the Context? Balance Sheet Overhangs, Open Economy Leakages, and Idle...