DISCOVERING PSYCHOLOGY

PRODUCER: WGBH Boston in association with the American Psychological Association

PRODUCTION COMPLETED: 1989

FIRST PBS RELEASE: Fall 1990; updated 2001

DISCIPLINE: Psychology

LESSONS/PROGRAMS: 26 half-hour programs

CAPTIONING: closed captioned

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

Discovering Psychology covers the fundamental principles and major concepts of psychology including: brain and behavior, sensation and perception, conditioning and learning, cognitive processes, motivation and emotion, life-span development, the self and identity, sex and gender, testing and intelligence, social influences, psychopathology and therapy, stress and health issues, methodology, and new directions. The host for the video programs is Philip Zimbardo, who has taught introductory psychology for more than 30 years. Professor Zimbardo weaves the thread of each program topic through original footage of classic experiments, interviews with renowned psychologists, and documentaries on emerging research. He takes viewers into working laboratories and introduces leading scholars and researchers who seek to improve the quality of human life. Discovering Psychology is part of the Annenberg/CPB Multimedia Collection.

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