In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank takes a look at …
In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank takes a look at a few experiments that helped us understand how we develop as human beings. Things like attachment, separation anxiety, stranger anxiety, and morality are all discussed... also, a seriously unpleasant study with monkeys and fake mothers.
Chapters: Introduction: Attachment Harlow's Monkey Mother Experiment Touch Familiarity Attachment Styles: Secure, Insecure Ambivalent, & Insecure Avoidant The Importance of Attachment Styles Developing Self-Concept Parenting Models: Authoritarian, Permissive, & Authoritative Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development Preconventional Morality Phase Conventional Morality Phase Postconventional Morality Phase Review & Credits Credits
In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank talks about OCD and …
In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank talks about OCD and anxiety disorders in the hope we'll understand what people with actual OCD have to deal with as well as how torturous anxiety disorders and panic attacks can actually be.
Chapters: Introduction: Social Stigma of Psychological Disorders What Defines an Anxiety Disorder? Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Panic Disorder & Panic Attacks Phobias & Avoidance Behaviors The Learning Perspective The Biological Perspective Review & Credits Credits
So what does perception even mean? What's the difference between seeing something …
So what does perception even mean? What's the difference between seeing something and making sense of it? In today's episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank gives us some insight into the differences between sensing and perceiving.
Chapters: Introduction Perception: Your Mind's Eye Perceptual Set Optical Illusions Form Perception & Figure-Ground Relationships Rules of Grouping: Proximity, Continuity, & Closure Depth Perception Binocular vs. Monocular Visual Cues Motion Perception Perceptual Constancy Review & Credits Credits
What exactly are Personality Disorders? How can they be diagnosed? Can we …
What exactly are Personality Disorders? How can they be diagnosed? Can we prevent some of them? In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank gives us the down-low on things like Ego-Dystonic and Ego-Syntonic Disorders, Borderline and Antisocial Personality Disorders, and the potential biological, psychological, and social roots of these disorders.
Chapters: Introduction: Personality Disorders Ego-Dystonic vs. Ego-Syntonic Disorders Personality Disorders Modern Classifications of Personality Disorders Three Clusters of Personality Disorders Overlapping Traits, PDNOS, & the Dimensional Model of Personality Disorders Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Anti-Social Personality Disorder (Psychopathy & Sociopathy) Early Indicators & Genetic Factors of Anti-Social Personality Disorder Neural Basis of Anti-Social Personality Disorder Treatments for Anti-Social Personality Disorder Review & Credits Credits
Feeling motivated? Even if you are, do you know why? The story …
Feeling motivated? Even if you are, do you know why? The story of Aaron Ralston can tell us a lot about motivation. In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank tells us Ralston's story, as well as 4 theories of motivation and some evolutionary perspectives on motivation.
Chapters: Introduction: Motivation What is Motivation? Evolutionary Perspective: Instincts Drive-Reduction Theory: Homeostasis & Incentives Optimal Arousal Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs How Sex Motivates Us How Hunger Motivates Us Effects of Hunger & Starvation How Social Belonging Motivates Us Review & Credits Credits
In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank tackles some difficult topics …
In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank tackles some difficult topics dealing with prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination. There's a lot here, so let's get started.
Chapters: Introduction: Amadou Diallo Implicit Bias Prejudice, Stereotyping, & Discrimination Dual-Process Theory Implicit Association Test (IAT) Discrimination Studies Just-World Phenomenon In-Group/Out-Group Phenomenon Review & Credits Credits
In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank takes a look at …
In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank takes a look at how the treatment for psychological disorders has changed over the last hundred years and who is responsible for getting us on the path to getting us here.
Chapters: Asylums David Rosenhan's Pseudopatient Experiments How do we classify psychological disorders? Psychological Disorders Deviant Thoughts & Behaviors Distress & Dysfunction Medical Model of Psychological Disorder Biopsychological Approach to Psychological Disorders The DSM-5 Review & Credits Credits
So how do we apply the scientific method to psychological research? Lots …
So how do we apply the scientific method to psychological research? Lots of ways, but today Hank talks about case studies, naturalistic observation, surveys and interviews, and experimentation. Also, he covers different kinds of bias in experimentation and how research practices help us avoid them.
Chapters: Introduction: Intuition & Hindsight Bias The Scientific Method Case Studies Naturalistic Observation Surveys and Interviews Drawing Conclusions Experimentation Experiment Time! Review
In this REALLY IMPORTANT EPISODE of Crash Course Psychology, Hank talks about …
In this REALLY IMPORTANT EPISODE of Crash Course Psychology, Hank talks about how we remember and forget things, why our memories are fallible, and the dangers that can pose.
Chapters: Introduction: The Banana Thief How Memories are Stored Memory Retrieval Cues Priming & Context-Dependent Memory State-Dependent & Mood-Congruent Memory Serial Position, Primacy, & Recency Effects How Information is Forgotten Interference & Misinformation Issues with Eyewitness Accounts Review & Credits Credits
Herman Rorschach (no, not the guy from Watchmen) came up with the …
Herman Rorschach (no, not the guy from Watchmen) came up with the eponymous tests, but what do they mean? Why are we so fascinated with them despite the division in the world of Psychology? Hank tackles these topics as we take a closer look at personality in this episode of Crash Course Psychology.
Chapters: Introduction: Rorschach's Inkblot Tests Personality Theory
Psychoanalytic Personality Theories: Psychoanalytic Theory Id, Ego, and Superego Defense Mechanisms Freud's 5 Psychosexual Phases Karen Horney, Feminist Psychology, & Self-Help Jung & Collective Unconscious Theory Adler & Inferiority Complex Theory
In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank describes some of the …
In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank describes some of the most misunderstood psychological disorders out there: Schizophrenia and Dissociative Identity Disorder.
Just what is the difference between sensing and perceiving? And how does …
Just what is the difference between sensing and perceiving? And how does vision actually work? And what does this have to do with a Corgi? In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank takes us on a journey through the brain to better explain these and other concepts. Plus, you know, CORGI!
Chapters: Introduction: Face Blindness (Prosopagnosia) Sensation vs. Perception Sense Thresholds How Human Vision Works Visible Light Spectrum How the Human Eye Processes Light Rods & Cones Human Color Vision Visual Cortex Parallel Processing Review & Credits Credits
Why do people sometimes do bad things just because someone else told …
Why do people sometimes do bad things just because someone else told them to? And what does the term Groupthink mean? In today's episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank talks about the ideas of Social Influence and how it can affect our decisions to act or to not act.
Chapters: Introduction Milgram's Obedience Experiment Social Influence & Conformity Asch's Conformity Experiment Cultural Expectations & Normative Social Influence Social Facilitation Social Loafing Deindividuation & Group Polarization Groupthink Review & Credits Credits
Why do people do bad things? Is it because of the situation …
Why do people do bad things? Is it because of the situation or who they are at their core? In this week's episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank works to shed a little light on the ideas of Situation vs. Personality. Oh, and we'll have a look at the Stanford Prison Experiment... It's alarming.
Chapters: Introduction: Social Psychology Attribution Theory Fundamental Attribution Error Dual-Process Theory of Persuasion "Foot-in-the-door" Phenomenon Stanford Prison Experiment Cognitive Dissonance Theory Review & Credits Credits
Why do we sleep? Well... that's a tricky question. More easily answered …
Why do we sleep? Well... that's a tricky question. More easily answered is the question, "How do we sleep?" In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank discusses some of the ways our brain functions when sleeping and how it can malfunction as well.
Chapters: Introduction: What Happens When We're Sleeping? What is sleep and why do we do it? How do we sleep? Rapid Eye Movement (REM) 4 Stages of Sleep Sleep Deprivation Sleep Disorders What do we dream about? Why do we dream? Review & Credits Credits
So, what do Batman and J.R.R. Tolkien have in common? Post Traumatic …
So, what do Batman and J.R.R. Tolkien have in common? Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It used to be called "Shellshock" and it can be really really really destructive. In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank lays out the low down on PTSD and how trauma can affect the brain. Plus, a look at how addiction can play into trauma and the different types of treatments used to help those afflicted.
Chapters: Introduction: J.R.R. Tolkien Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) PTSD & Addiction Causes of PTSD Risk Factors of PTSD PTSD & the Brain Post-Traumatic Growth Addiction & Dependencies Dual-Diagnosis Treatment Model Review & Credits Credits
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