Psych Explained

By Dr. Jack

Basic Psychology information should be freely available to everyone! Join Dr. Jack as he provides an inside peek to the diverse field of Psychology. Taking a Psych class? Check out Intro to Psych Lect... more

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October 25, 2020 PSYC 100 - Ch 12 “Social Psychology”
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In this long, really long, lecture, the focus is on the chapter entitled, ‘Social Psychology’ at the undergraduate introduction to psychology courses. I’m using the free, online text book from openstax.org, “Psychology” 2nd edition. This is one of my favorite fields of Psychology, mostly because I started my doctoral degree pursuit in Social Psychology, before switching to Counseling Psychology 4 years later. But I thoroughly enjoyed my deep dive into Social Psych concepts and research, and have taught undergraduate and Master’s level Social Psychology courses previously. Check out socialpsychology.org and understandingprejudice.org for deeper dives into social psych. Video Lecture with Captions and Time StampsContent Index: defining social psychology Situationism v Dispositionism Fundamental Attribution Error Actor-Observer Bias Self-Serving Bias Just World Hypothesis Social Roles Social Norms and Scripts Philip Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Study Defining Attitudes Cognitive Dissonance The effect of initiation Persuasion Foot in the Door Technique Conformity Normative Social Influence v. Informational Social Influence Stanley Milgram’s Obedience Study Prejudice, Stereotyping, Discrimination, Racism Self-fulfilling prophecy & confirmation bias In-groups and out-groups Bystander Effect (Helping behavior) How to support the podcast:- Please share, follow/subscribe, and rate/review in your favorite podcast app.
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October 25, 2020 PSYC 100 - Ch 11 “Personality Theories”
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In this podcast I give an overview of major personality theories within Psychology, at the introduction to psychology course level. Starting with Freud’s structure of personality, neoFreudians like Alfred Adler, Karen Horney (pronounced Hor-neigh - I know you’re disappointed), humanistic psychology with Carl Rogers, Trait theories, as well as cultural influences on our personalities. Whew! Defining Personality Sigmund Freud levels of Consciousness(Freud) Three parts of personality, Id, Ego, Superego(Freud) ego defense mechanisms (Freud) Alfred Adler (neoFreudian) Carl Jung (neoFreudian) Karen Horney (neoFreudian) Humanistic perspective, self concept (Carl Rogers) Trait theories Five factor model (Trait theory) Cultural influence on personality Personality Assessments (tests) ———————How to support the podcast:- Please share, follow/subscribe, and rate/review in your favorite podcast app.
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October 25, 2020 PSYC 100 - Ch 10 “Motivation”
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In this lecture podcast I cover the major theories of Motivation (taken from ch. 10 ‘motivation and emotion’ from openstax.org’s psychology 2e free etextbook).
Content Index: Define Motivation, Intrinsic v Extrinsic Motivation Overjustification Effect William James Instinct Theory of Motivation Drive Theory of Motivation Arousal Theory of Motivation Self-Efficacy & Social Motivation (Albert Bandura) Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Physiological mechanisms of motivation (hunger) Obesity Eating Disorders How to support the podcast:- Please share, follow/subscribe, and rate/review in your favorite podcast app.
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October 23, 2020 PSYC 100 - Ch 9 "Lifespan Development"
Long form lecture covering major topics in the Lifespan Development chapter of an Introduction to Psychology course. I cover major psychological developmental theories, including Freud’s psychosexual stages of development, Erik Erikson’s psychosocial stages of development, and Piaget’s Cognitive development theory (and Kohlberg’s moral development). Also discussed various life stages and events within those stages, from infancy (attachment theory) to adolescence, to adulthood. This kind of lecture, or chapter, does little justice to the field, in that it’s an immense field of research within psychology, that one can take numerous classes and earn advanced degrees in developmental psychology. My hope is that students get a general sense of the field and concepts within it.
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Content Index:
Definition of lifespan development
Continuous v Discontinuous development
Single or multiple courses of development?
Nature v Nurture
Theories of Development
Sigmund Freud's Psychosexual Development Theory
Erik Erikson's Psychosocial Theory of Development
Jean Piaget's Cognitive Theory of Development
Lawrence Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development
Stages of Development (prenatal to adulthood) intro Prenatal Development Newborns
Psychosocial Development: Attachment Mary Ainsworth's Strange Situation Test for Attachment Parenting Styles
Adolescence
Emerging Adulthood
Adulthood
Death and Dying
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross's 5 Stages of Grief
Cultural Influences in death related practices
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October 09, 2020 PSYC 100 - Ch 8 “Memory Theories”
This lecture covers some foundation concepts related to memory, typically found in an Introduction to Psychology class. Topics include basic terminology of memory, three stage memory model, ways we forget, or feel we forget information, concluding with study tips that take advantage of memory theories to improve academic performance. Pretty handy, eh?
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October 09, 2020 PSYC 100 - Ch 6 “Learning Theories”
In this lecture I cover some of the major Learning theories for an Intro to Psychology class, such as Classical Conditioning (Ivan Pavlov & John B. Watson), Operant conditioning (BF Skinner), and Social Learning theory/Observational Learning (Albert Bandura).
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Content Index:
Unlearned behaviors (instincts/reflexes)
Basic definition of learning, associative learning
Classical Conditioning
Specific Classical Conditioning example with dogs
Higher Order Conditioning
General processes in Classical Conditioning
Stimulus Generalization and Discrimination
John B. Watson
Little Albert Experiment
Operant Conditioning
Basic differences between Classical and Operant Conditioning
Skinner Box
Types of Reinforcement
Types of Punishment
Shaping Behavior
Primary v Secondary Reinforcers
Reinforcement Schedules
Partial Reinforcement Scales
Observational Learning
Social Learning Theory
Albert Bandura's Bobo Doll Study
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1h 19min
October 07, 2020 PSYC 100 - Ch 4 "States of Consciousness"
A long form lecture based on the Consciousness chapter of an Introduction to Psychology course. Subjects covered includes the purpose of sleep, sleep deprivation, sleep disorders, substance use disorders, and classes of drugs.
Video Lecture with Captions and time stamps
Textbook: https://openstax.org/details/books/psychology-2e
Content Index:
Defining Consciousness
Biological Rhythms (Circadian)
melatonin
Jet lag (sleep disturbances)
Shift work
Sleep deprivation
Sleep needs chart by age
Defining sleep (yeah there is a definition!)- Functions and benefits
Insomnia
Parasomnias
Sleep apnea
Narcolepsy
Substance Use Disorders
Categories of Drugs
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September 24, 2020 PSYC 100 - Ch 2 “Psychological Research” Part 2
This episode focuses on the research methodology used in psychology, and a walk through of the experimental method, with a splash of ethics. This was the audio portion of a narrated PowerPoint video based on the psychology 2e textbook from openstax.org.
Video Lecture with Captions and Time Stamps
Textbook: https://openstax.org/details/books/psychology-2e
Content Index:
Experiments and causality
Designing an experiment
Blind, double blind, placebo
Independent and Dependent Variables
Selecting participants
Random Assignment
ethics
Interpreting Results
Reliability and Validity
Ethics
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September 24, 2020 PSYC 100 - Ch 2 "Psychological Research" Part 1
This episode focuses on the research methodology used in psychology, and a walk through of several descriptive methods. This was the audio portion of a narrated PowerPoint video based on the psychology 2e textbook from openstax.org.
Video Lecture with Captions and Time Stamps
Textbook: https://openstax.org/details/books/psychology-2e
Content Index:
Why is research important?
Thinking critically/scientifically
Inductive v. deductive reasoning
Scientific Method, theory v. hypothesis
Approaches to research
case studies
observation
Surveys
archival research
longitudinal and cross sectional research
correlational research
correlation does not mean causation
Illusory Correlation & confirmation bias
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August 27, 2020PSYC 100 - Ch 1 “Intro to Psychology” Part 2
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This is the second half lecture of Ch 1 based on the Psychology 2e text book by openstax.org. This lecture was the audio taken from a narrated PowerPoint video.
Video Lecture with Captions and Time Stamps
Textbook: https://openstax.org/details/books/psychology-2e
Content Index:
Contemporary fields of psychology overview
Biopsychology (Neuropsychology)
Sensation and Perception
Developmental Psychology (lifespan)
Personality Psychology
Social Psychology
Health Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Other fields in Psychology
Careers in Psychology
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