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Educational film series

Psychology Online: Personal Implications of the Internet

The remarkable growth of the Internet and World Wide Web is having a profound effect on mass communication. This series of three, half-hour programs explores how people are using the Internet, and tries to understand the psychological and personal implications of online activity. The programs are hosted by Athabasca University’s Dr. Jayne Gackenbach, a psychologist and writer/lecturer, who leads viewers through a number of case studies and expert interviews on various topics concerning Internet communication.

Titles in this series

6 films

2001 · 27m

Boys, Girls and Games

The Internet creates a whole new context for gender and personality issues in communication. This program explores the…

2007 · 27m

Chicos, chicas y juegos

El uso de Internet a través de las computadoras ha cambiado muchas de nuestras costumbres de la vida…

2007 · 27m

El ser cibernético

Internet amplía la capacidad del ser humano de comunicarse, abriendo nuevas vías para expresar los sentimientos, compartir y…

2001 · 27m

The Cyber Self

With new technology like the Internet, human communication is creating a whole new range of interactions and definitions…