Videos for Introductory Psychology


Online

Discovering Psychology (2001). The series consists of 26 programs on various topics in psychology, each of which is 30 minutes in length. For a program list and descriptions of the individual episodes, see the series website.

Scientific American Frontiers. Covers a variety of developmental, cognitive, physiological, and clinical topics in 7-14 min segments. Also available are excellent links to supplementary resources and instructor's guides for each segment.

The Mind. Consists of 35 brief segments on a variety of topics.

The Brain. Consists of 32 brief segments on a variety of topics.

World of Abnormal Psychology. A 13-part series. Each 60-min episode covers a major disorder and contains interviews with patients and their families, clinicians, and researchers.

Seasons of Life. A 5-part series (60 min episodes) covering lifespan developmental psychology.

Introductory psychology videos. Links to videos on the wiki site created by Amy Sweetman.

Social psychology videos. Jon Mueller's compilation of video clips on numerous social psychology topics.

A Class Divided A 5-segment rebroadcast of the classic prejudice exercise in which Jane Elliott, a 3rd grade teacher in rural Iowa, divided her students on the basis of eye color. Original footage of the students plus followup interviews.

 

Teaching Resource Room

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