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In early 1961 a young Yale University psychologist conducted a series of experiments that revealed a shocking truth to the world: ordinary people would do extraordinary acts of harm if ordered to do them by...
A three-part series in which Dr Michael Mosley explores the brutal history of experimental psychology. Part 1: MIND CONTROL - The first programme is concerned with how psychology has been applied in terms...
In this RSA Animate, Steven Pinker explains how the mind turns the finite building blocks of language into infinite meanings. Th transcript of this talk can be downloaded as a pdf file. [11 minutes]
Over the last century scientists have devised many ingenious methods to unlock the secrets of the mind. Michael Mosley goes in search of these bizarre, brilliant and the unorthodox experiments that have led...
What makes ordinary people commit extreme acts of violence? Michael Portillo investigates the darker side of human nature, being driven to the edge of violence in an extreme sleep deprivation study. He meets...
For thousands of years philosophers have tried and failed to come up with satisfactory answers to questions such as ''who am I?'' and ''how does my biological brain make my subjective mind?'' But recently...
This silent film features documentary footage of Ivan Petrovich Pavlov’s laboratory, originally shown in 1932. It shows Pavlov performing an experiment with children who are fed cookies via a mechanical...
Authentic film documentation of the classic ‘Little Albert’ experiment by John B Watson and Rosalie Raynor, showing empirical evidence of classical conditioning in humans. Using methodology considered...
A teaching resource which includes a DVD with clips from Dr. Milgrams six films and corresponding teaching materials, plus a documentary on Dr. Milgram’s life and work. Stanley Milgram, famous for his...
A series of four programmes for social science students on research methods and statistics.
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