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Psychology
What Is Anxiety?
How and when we experience anxiety is as individual as we are. The ways that we cope with and manage it are different too. This programme provides students with an introduction to anxiety, what it might look and feel like, and some of the useful...Show More
How and when we experience anxiety is as individual as we are. The ways that we cope with and manage it are different too. This programme provides students with an introduction to anxiety, what it might look and feel like, and some of the useful methods to calm it when it strikes. Combining animation and the metaphor of various circus acts, students will come away with a clearer understanding of this complex emotional state. Show Less
Exam Stress
Nerves before a big test can be productive. But when nervous energy grows into an overwhelming anxiety, exam performance can suffer, just as the negative feelings and self-talk have convinced you it will. Important viewing for students ahead of...Show More
Nerves before a big test can be productive. But when nervous energy grows into an overwhelming anxiety, exam performance can suffer, just as the negative feelings and self-talk have convinced you it will. Important viewing for students ahead of an exam, performance or competition, this programme presents some useful ways to overcome the often-debilitating feelings of pressure, dread and stress so that they can focus on doing their best when the big day arrives. Show Less
Transition Anxiety
Starting at a new school is one of the biggest changes a young person can face and, understandably, it can bring with it many anxious thoughts and feelings. Looking specifically at practical strategies to manage their emotions and behaviours in...Show More
Starting at a new school is one of the biggest changes a young person can face and, understandably, it can bring with it many anxious thoughts and feelings. Looking specifically at practical strategies to manage their emotions and behaviours in this period of transition, this programme is an invaluable tool for students making the leap from Primary to Secondary school, or switching to a new school at any time during their schooling years. Show Less
A Cage in Freezing Water: One Woman's Journey through Depression
Students can read about the causes of depression and the therapies for its treatment. But what's it actually like to suffer from depression? This short film looks at one woman's experience of depression: the fatigue, the feeling of being trapped,...Show More
Students can read about the causes of depression and the therapies for its treatment. But what's it actually like to suffer from depression? This short film looks at one woman's experience of depression: the fatigue, the feeling of being trapped, and the continual voices in her head telling her to end her life. Show Less
Rethinking Obesity: Nurture via Nature?
As a species, we have been getting larger and in some Western societies obesity is now at epidemic levels. So why are we doing so much damage to ourselves, our health services and our planet? Is it mainly due to nurture, the environment? Or is it...Show More
As a species, we have been getting larger and in some Western societies obesity is now at epidemic levels. So why are we doing so much damage to ourselves, our health services and our planet? Is it mainly due to nurture, the environment? Or is it more to do with nature, our biology? In this programme, featuring contributions from Dr Clare Llewellyn and Dr Giles Yeo, we consider the evidence for nurture vs nature. Show Less
Observational Methods
Using examples from a range of classic studies, this clip takes students through the naturalistic forms of observation. It looks at different types of of observation, applications of naturalistic observation, and its uses and limitations in...Show More
Using examples from a range of classic studies, this clip takes students through the naturalistic forms of observation. It looks at different types of of observation, applications of naturalistic observation, and its uses and limitations in psychological studies. Show Less
Are You What Your Mother Ate? The Agouti Mouse Study
Jirtle and Waterland’s Agouti Mouse Study has been called one of the most important pieces of research in the 21st century and this film explores both it’s substance and significance for the Nature-Nurture debate in psychology and...Show More
Jirtle and Waterland’s Agouti Mouse Study has been called one of the most important pieces of research in the 21st century and this film explores both it’s substance and significance for the Nature-Nurture debate in psychology and sociology.
The film, featuring extensive contributions from Randy Jirtle and original film laboratory film from the Agouti study, looks at the context of the study, the experiment itself, reactions to the study, and it's implications. Show Less
Variables
Although the idea of variables can seem dull and uninspiring, they're important because they're everywhere in psychology. This video defines the concept of variables, identify and describe different types of variables, relate variables to...Show More
Although the idea of variables can seem dull and uninspiring, they're important because they're everywhere in psychology. This video defines the concept of variables, identify and describe different types of variables, relate variables to research methods and results, and show how variables influence reliability and validity. Show Less
Understanding Socially Sensitive Research
This video develops the concept of socially-senstive research in terms of three key ideas: should the research be done, how findings can be used, and how findings should be communicated.
Experimental Research Methods in Psychology
One of the main ways psychologists operationalise behavioural questions is through experimental methods and this film explores and evaluates three dimensions of this process: laboratory, field and natural experiments. Each method is illustrated...Show More
One of the main ways psychologists operationalise behavioural questions is through experimental methods and this film explores and evaluates three dimensions of this process: laboratory, field and natural experiments. Each method is illustrated using a mix of classic and contemporary psychological studies (Bandura, Hofling, Piliavin, McGuire, Loftus etc). Show Less
Experimental Design
This programme uses a real world example (the relationship between learning and time of day) to explore thee different types of experimental design: repeated measures, independent measures, and matched pairs.
The film explores their respective...Show More
This programme uses a real world example (the relationship between learning and time of day) to explore thee different types of experimental design: repeated measures, independent measures, and matched pairs.
The film explores their respective strengths and weaknesses as each design is applied to the learning example. Show Less
Beyond Genetics
"Nature or Nurture?” is a long-running debate in psychology, one heavily-influenced by developments in genetics and a rise in the popular belief that "dna is destiny”: the idea human behaviour is broadly is determined by a "good” or a...Show More
"Nature or Nurture?” is a long-running debate in psychology, one heavily-influenced by developments in genetics and a rise in the popular belief that "dna is destiny”: the idea human behaviour is broadly is determined by a "good” or a "bad” roll of the genetic dice.
This programme, featuring contributions from Dr Nessa Carey and Dr Guy Sutton, goes "Beyond Genetics” to explore recent developments in the field of epigenetics that show the way genes actually work is shaped by environmental influences – a development that introduces a new and exciting dimension to the debate. Show Less
Getting Behind Psychological Statistics
This three-part film looks at how statistical data is collected, compared and explained through an examination of three key areas in this process - sampling, correlation and causation - presented as self-contained films that link into an overall...Show More
This three-part film looks at how statistical data is collected, compared and explained through an examination of three key areas in this process - sampling, correlation and causation - presented as self-contained films that link into an overall assessment of the nature of statistical data in psychological research. Show Less
Correlations
This short video identifies and explains the key ideas and areas that are examined regarding correlation. These are positive and negative correlations, correlation co-efficients, correlation and causation, and ethics and socially-sensitive research.
Stress as a Psychological Process
This programme begins by defining stress and its causes. Types of stressors like daily life hassles and major life events, and the psychological responses of eustress and distress are explored. The second half of the programme looks closely at...Show More
This programme begins by defining stress and its causes. Types of stressors like daily life hassles and major life events, and the psychological responses of eustress and distress are explored. The second half of the programme looks closely at the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping (Lazarus and Folkman) and how cognitive appraisal of experiences – how we perceive a situation – impacts stress. Show Less
Stress as a Biological Process
We all feel stress: a response to demands that exceed our ability to cope. It’s not only psychological – biology plays a major role in the stress response. This programme details the immediate physiological processes of fight or flight...Show More
We all feel stress: a response to demands that exceed our ability to cope. It’s not only psychological – biology plays a major role in the stress response. This programme details the immediate physiological processes of fight or flight responses, as well as the stages of General Adaptive Syndrome (GAS). The negative effects of prolonged stress on the body are also explored. Show Less
Managing and Coping with Stress
Psychologists have studied the cognitive and emotional strategies we use to cope with stress for decades. This programme explores the benefits and costs of two widely recognised strategies: avoidance and approach. Additional strategies of social...Show More
Psychologists have studied the cognitive and emotional strategies we use to cope with stress for decades. This programme explores the benefits and costs of two widely recognised strategies: avoidance and approach. Additional strategies of social support, exercise, drug therapy and biofeedback are also discussed. Show Less
After Milgram: Obedience and Identity
WARNING: The content of this programme may be hurtful or offensive to some viewers. Teachers are advised to view the programme and use their discretion to determine the suitability of the programme for their students.
This programme - featuring...Show More
WARNING: The content of this programme may be hurtful or offensive to some viewers. Teachers are advised to view the programme and use their discretion to determine the suitability of the programme for their students.
This programme - featuring extensive contributions from Professors Alex Haslam and Steve Reicher - looks at the origins of Stanley Milgram's ground-breaking research into the nightmare of the Holocaust and the subsequent trial of Adolph Eichmann. This is followed by an examination of the research itself - the participants, methodology and findings - with a focus on variations in obedience, the agentic state explanation and its critique. The programme then applies Haslam and Reicher's re-interpretation of Milgram's findings through the concept of social identity. Show Less
Self Report Methods
This short video uses a real-world example—collecting data about education—to illustrate and explain how and why psychologists use self-report methods. The video looks at questionnaire design, the uses and limitations of different types of...Show More
This short video uses a real-world example—collecting data about education—to illustrate and explain how and why psychologists use self-report methods. The video looks at questionnaire design, the uses and limitations of different types of questionnaires, and the uses and limitations of different types of interviews. Show Less
Usefulness of Research
Explaining how and why psychological research is "useful" is a question many students struggle to demonstrate in a coherent way. This short film, based around a range of classic and contemporary studies, looks at how psychological research is...Show More
Explaining how and why psychological research is "useful" is a question many students struggle to demonstrate in a coherent way. This short film, based around a range of classic and contemporary studies, looks at how psychological research is useful to both psychology and society as a whole. Show Less
Sampling
This video uses some classic psychological studies (Loftus, Maguire, Baron-Cohen, and Zimbardo) to illustrate a range of sampling issues. It looks at definitions, representativeness and generalisability, types of sampling, random sampling and...Show More
This video uses some classic psychological studies (Loftus, Maguire, Baron-Cohen, and Zimbardo) to illustrate a range of sampling issues. It looks at definitions, representativeness and generalisability, types of sampling, random sampling and allocation, and the strengths and limitations of different sampling types. Show Less
Reliability and Validity
This video outlines some key aspects of the important methodological concepts of reliability and validity through a range of real-world examples. It looks at internal and external reliability, standardisation and re-testing, internal and...Show More
This video outlines some key aspects of the important methodological concepts of reliability and validity through a range of real-world examples. It looks at internal and external reliability, standardisation and re-testing, internal and external validity, and different types of validity - such as face or concurrent validity. Show Less
Ethnocentrism
This short film highlights a range of ideas and skills required for a good understanding of ethnocentrism. The film defines ethnocentrism and it's social construction, and how it appears in to researcher, conceptual, and reporting bias. It also...Show More
This short film highlights a range of ideas and skills required for a good understanding of ethnocentrism. The film defines ethnocentrism and it's social construction, and how it appears in to researcher, conceptual, and reporting bias. It also evaluates the uses and limitations of ethnocentrism. Show Less
Ethics
This video looks at the nature and significance of ethical guidelines to the research process, using examples drawn from the work of Milgram, Watson, and Sharif. The video looks at what ethics are, and ethical guidelines and issues in psychology.
Case Study Research
Illustrated by the case of Susan "Genie" Wiley and a range of other classic and contemporary studies, this video takes you through the essential ideas and skills needed to successfully answer exam questions on case studies. The video covers an...Show More
Illustrated by the case of Susan "Genie" Wiley and a range of other classic and contemporary studies, this video takes you through the essential ideas and skills needed to successfully answer exam questions on case studies. The video covers an overview of the "Genie" case, a brief history of case study research, and the strengths and limitations of case studies. Show Less