Richard Feynman
» A Person in the World of People: Selfand Other, Part I
Lecture. This is the first of two lectures on social psychology, the study ofhow we think about ourselves, other people, and social groups. Studentswill hear about the famous \'six degrees of separation\' phenomenon andhow it illuminates important individu...
» A Person in the World of People: Selfand Other, Part II;
Lecture. This lecture begins with the second half of the discussion on socialpsychology. Students will learn about several important factorsinfluencing how we form impressions of others, including our ability toform rapid impressions about people. This dis...
» A Person in the World of People:Morality
Lecture. Professor Bloom provides an introduction to psychological theoriesof morality. Students will learn how research in psychology has helpedanswer some of the most central questions about human morality. Forinstance, which emotions are \'moral\' and w...
» Conscious of the Present; Conscious ofthe Past:
Lecture. In this lecture, Professor Bloom reviews the basic psychologicalresearch on memory. Specific topics covered include the differentmemory types, memory limitations, strategies that improve memory, andmemory disorders. This lecture also includes a di...
» Conscious of the Present; Conscious ofthe Past: Language
Lecture. This lecture finishes the discussion of language by brieflyreviewing two additional topics: communication systems in non-humanprimates and other animals, and the relationship between language andthought. The majority of this lecture is then spent ...
» Evolution, Emotion, and Reason: Love(Guest Lecture by
Lecture. Guest lecturer Peter Salovey (Professor of Psychology and Dean ofYale College) introduces students to the dominant psychologicaltheories of love and attraction. Specific topics include the differenttypes of love, the circumstances that predict att...
» Evolution, Emotion, and Reason:Emotions, Part I
Lecture. This class is an introduction to the evolutionary analysis of humanemotions, how they work, why they exist, and what they communicate. Inparticular, this lecture discusses three interesting case studies, thatof happiness (e.g., smiling), fear and ...
» Evolution, Emotion, and Reason:Emotions, Part II
Lecture. Professor Bloom continues the discussion of emotions as usefulevolutionary adaptations for dealing with our social environment. Inparticular, this lecture describes evolutionary explanations forseveral important emotional responses, such as the lo...
» Evolution, Emotion, and Reason:Evolution and Rationality
Lecture. This lecture introduces students to the study of psychology from anevolutionary perspective, the idea that like the body, naturalselection has shaped the development of the human mind. Prominentarguments for and against the theory of natural selec...
» Foundations: Freud
Lecture. This lecture introduces students to the theories of Sigmund Freud,including a brief biographical description and his contributions to thefield of psychology. The limitations of his theories of psychoanalysisare covered in detail, as well as the wa...