Illustrates how our consciousness and awareness vary throughout a typical day. It also explores the impact of circadian rhythms.
Countries: US
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Learning: Classical and Operant Conditioning
Discusses Pavlov’s classical conditioning experiment and how it demonstrates the process of learning by an association or relationship.
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Learning: Observational and Cognitive Approaches
Discusses observational learning. The cognitive process of learning is illustrated using B. F. Skinner’s research.
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Memory
Answers the question of “What is memory?” and explains how our sense of identity relies on memories of personal history and connections with the people around us.
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Language and Cognition
Explores the fact that most animals have the ability to communicate, but only humans have language, symbols for objects, actions, ideas, and feelings.
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Intelligence
Explores what intelligence means in different environments and cultures and discusses nature versus nurture and the history and biases of intelligence testing.
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Motivation
Offers an in-depth discussion of biological and social theories of motivation, intertwined with Bandura’s presentation on the role of self-efficacy.
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Crashing Hard Into Adulthood
Explores the subject of “at-risk” teens and their resiliency. Drug abuse, delinquency, and teen pregnancy are among the topics discussed.
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Playing and Socializing
Demonstrates how preschoolers learn to negotiate relationships with other children through play and physical interaction. It also explores the three predominant styles of parenting and the impact each has on children’s psychosocial development
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Developing Through Play
Introduces four preschoolers, including fraternal twins. The level of gross and fine motor skills that children can achieve is discussed.