Psychology

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"Dopamine: the two-faced molecule behind addiction and Parkinson's disease". Short documentary	This short documentary presented by Prof. Fred Toates of the Open University, explores the role of dopamine in human behaviour, specifically in...	addiction, Psychology, dopamine, reward, stimulus, Parkinson's disease, bipolar disorder, mania	view
Classical conditioning	A learning object produced for the X4L Colossus Project. It discusses Pavlov's discovery of classical conditioning when working in his laboratory...	Animal Behaviour, Learning, Pavlov, Conditioning, Psychology	view
Psychology Biographies - Allpsych Online	This is a link to biographical information on a number of famous psychologists, including Freud, Adler, Eysenck, Piaget and Watson. When reading...	Psychology, biography, biographical information, Freud, Skinner, History, eysenck, Piaget	view
Hofling et al.'s (1966) Study of Obedience on SimplyPysychology	Summary of Hofling et al.'s (1966) hospital study of obedience, as presented on the SimplyPsychology site by Saul McLeod, a Psychology Lecturer at...	Psychology, social, psychosocial, obedience, ethics	view
Introduction to Psychology Course by the Saylor Foundation	This is a link to an online, introductory course which presents the fundamental principles of psychology. It begins with a short overview of the...	Psychology, nature, nurture, nature-nurture debate, memory, Cognition, Communication, neurospsychology, Introduction, introduction to psychology, Learning, sensation, Perception, development, adolescence, psychopathology	view
What Happens When Things Go Wrong - Youtube Clip	Professor Paul Bloom, Yale University, gives a lecture on psychopathology. He discusses the various ways of defining mental illness before...	Psychology, abnormal psychology, psychopathology, Schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety disorders, dissociative disorders	view
Asch's Conformity Experiments	Link to Solomon Asch's conformity experiments which demonstrate peer pressure of conforming to the group, resulting in participants giving an...	Psychology, conformity, ethics, experiment, social psychology	view
Starting With Psychology	This Open University unit investigates at a number of different explanations that psychologists put forward in their attempts to understand why...	introduction to psychology, Psychology, relationships, group pressure, thinking, Cognition, split-brain	view
The Body: A Phenomenological Perspective	In Psychology, the body has traditionally been treated as a biological object. However, some psychologists recognise that there may be more to our...	Phenomenology, Psychology, social psychology, the body	view
Freudian Theory - Quiz	This is a link to a fun quiz on Freud and his theory. It can be taken online or in HTML. Average answers revealed.	Freud, psychoanalysis, Psychology	view

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