Educational DVDs

  Perspectives on Psychology
Code:
 6000
Description:
 Explores the nature of psychology in the context of the biological, psychodynamic and behavioural perspectives. It covers the key points of each approach, applications and various evaluation issues. Pitched just right for A-level students, it is both succinct and lively. Running time is 38 minutes.
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  Classic Studies in Psychology 1 – Short Cuts
Code:
 6001
Description:
 Features original footage, expert analysis and reinforcing graphics to bring five key studies to life. Namely: the strange situation, Bandura on social learning, Elizabeth Loftus on eyewitness testimony, Milgram’s obedience study and the Stanford prison experiment. Each study is dealt with in a stand alone clip. This is an essential resource that you will use over and over again. Running time is 40 minutes.
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  Experimental Research Methods in Psychology
Code:
 6002
Description:
 Laboratory and field experiments covered in the context of research on attraction. Deals with strengths and weaknesses and raises common issues such as demand characteristics, ethics and reductionism. Phil Banyard pops up at the end. A student-friendly way of getting across the essentials of these two research methods. Running time is 35 minutes.
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  Non-Experimental Methods in Psychology
Code:
 6003
Description:
 Questionnaire surveys, interviews and naturalistic observation covered in the context of research investigating mobile phone usage. Deals with the various evaluation issues of each method and is divided into three linked, but self-standing sections. Running time is 32 minutes.
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  Research in Context – Short Cuts
Code:
 6004
Description:
 Covers: How science works (using Piaget’s conservation research and McGariggle and Donaldson’s critique to illustrate), descriptive statistics, statistical analysis, data presentation and data interpretation in short, stand alone clips. Running time is 28 minutes.
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  Mental Disorders
Code:
 6005
Description:
 Starts with two case studies of depression and anxiety, and then moves on to different theoretical perspectives. Firstly, the medical model in terms of history, assumptions, treatments and evaluation. Next, the psychological model’s underlying assumptions with an illustration of anxiety being treated with cognitive-behavioural therapy. Finally, the social constructionist perspective which emphasises the socially defined nature of mental disorders. Running time is 35 minutes.
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  The BBC Prison Study
Code:
 6006
Description:
 Alex Haslam and Steve Reicher give a comprehensive account of their reworking of Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison study, conducted over 30 years earlier. The DVD includes loads of footage of the actual study and there are some interesting extras dealing with social identity theory, ethics, data sources and comparisons with Zimbardo’s study. A useful addition to any psychology teacher’s resource cupboard, but an absolute must for those teaching the OCR specification. Running time is 25 minutes.
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  The Importance of Substitute Mothering
Code:
 6007
Description:
 Narrated by Joyce Robertson, this short film will have most of your students close to tears and really help them to appreciate the importance of studying children’s attachment behaviour. It shows the 17 month old John being looked after in a residential nursery for nine days while his mother is in hospital having her second child. John exhibits all the classic signs of separation distress during his stay (watch out for the look that he gives his mother when she finally turns up to take him home!). The case of John is contrasted with that of Jane, who receives substitute mothering from Robertson herself while her mother is in hospital having a child. The conclusion is that substitute mothering minimises the negative effects of separation from the primary attachment figure. Black and white. Running time is 21 minutes.
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  Learning: Classical and Operant Conditioning
Code:
 6008
Description:
 A best selling psychology DVD that covers all the key aspects of classical and operant conditioning, without going over-the-top. The section on classical conditioning includes original footage of Pavlov’s dogs, as well as Little Albert being terrorised by Watson and Rayner. An elderly B.F. Skinner discusses the principles of operant conditioning. There is a clear explanation of positive and negative reinforcement and the difference between negative reinforcement and punishment. Both types of learning are applied to US Marines undergoing basic training. Running time is 30 minutes.
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  The Neuron and Neural Transmission
Code:
 6009
Description:
 Highly recommended. It makes good use of graphics to illustrate the electro-chemical nature of signal transmission within the nervous system. The structure of neurons and activity at the synapse is very clearly illustrated. Reference to neurological malfunction is made by means of Susan Curtis (‘Genie’) suffering from a neurological disease. Running time is 30 minutes.
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  Stressed to the Limit: Stress and Health
Code:
 6010
Description:
 An excellent introduction to the stress and health topic. It deals with the fight or flight response, the direct impact of stress on immune system functioning, and the modifying factors of control, social support, resilience and the search for meaning. Running time is 29 minutes.
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  The Mind’s Store House: Memory
Code:
 6011
Description:
 Is memory reliable? Why do we remember 9/11 so vividly, but not what we were doing yesterday? These questions and others are tackled by some renowned researchers including, Richard Shiffrin (of multi-store model fame) and Elizabeth Loftus. It covers the multi-store model, encoding, storage, retrieval, and the role of the hippocampus (there is a clip of Clive Wearing interacting with his wife, illustrating the consequence of being unable to make new long-term memories). Loftus covers false memory syndrome. The DVD puts some important names to faces. Running time is 29 minutes.
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  Sensation and Perception
Code:
 6012
Description:
 Demonstrates how our senses assimilate information from the world around us and distinguishes between bottom-up and top-down processing. Various optical illusions are covered. The application of cognitive research in virtual reality technology is also explored. Running time is 30 minutes.
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  Going to Extremes: Mood Disorders and Schizophrenia
Code:
 6013
Description:
 Covers the symptoms and some explanations of unipolar/bipolar depression and the psychotic condition of schizophrenia. The different disorders can be viewed as stand alone clips. Running time is 29 minutes.
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  Therapies
Code:
 6014
Description:
 Structured around a woman seeking help with some psychological problems, we see her try out humanistic, cognitive-behavioural and psychodynamic therapy for size. Running time is 30 minutes.
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  Madness
Code:
 6015
Description:
 A stunningly comprehensive account of the treatment of ‘madness’ through the ages (from Stone Age trepanning through to Thorazine). Make sure you are sitting down during the clip showing Walter Freeman performing a transorbital (going in through the eye socket), prefrontal lobotomy in its entirety! It represents a superb introduction to the treatment of mental disorders topic. Running time is 50 minutes.
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  Gender and Sexuality
Code:
 6016
Description:
 This DVD makes the distinction between the commonly misused terms ‘sex’ and ‘gender’ and points out some of the similarities and differences between males and females. Reference is made to social learning theory and gender-schema theory. Running time is 30 minutes.
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  Infant and Child Development
Code:
 6017
Description:
 Provides an overview of Piaget’s sensori-motor, pre-operational, concrete operational and formal operational stages of cognitive development. Running time is 30 minutes.
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  Do We Have Free Will?
Code:
 6018
Description:
 Strangely enough, this DVD covers the free will versus determinism debate. It is more philosophically than psychologically orientated, but still well worth a watch.
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  Addiction and the Human Brain
Code:
 6019
Description:
 This DVD focuses on drug addiction as a disease of the brain. It shows how the prolonged use of drugs such as cocaine, heroin, nicotine and alcohol change the brain and leads to voluntary drug use becoming involuntary and compulsive. Recovering teenage addicts discuss their experiences of drug dependency. Running time is 27 minutes.
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  When Relationships Break
Code:
 6020
Description:
 Students give candid accounts of their experience of the emotional impact of relationship break-ups during interviews. A clinical psychologist is on hand to identify the common stages people involved in break-ups go through. Running time is 30 minutes.
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  The Black Triangle
Code:
 6021
Description:
 A young man suffering from severe depression decided to record his thoughts and feelings in the form of a video diary. It covers the two month period before he, tragically, took his own life. This is a harrowing viewing experience and we do not recommend that it be shown to younger audiences. Running time is 63 minutes.
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  Making Psychology Part of Your Life
Code:
 6022
Description:
 Provides an overview of psychology and examines how it can be applied to all areas of our lives. Running time is 30 minutes.
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  Why Study Psychology?
Code:
 6023
Description:
 Introduces the subject of psychology and explains the importance of understanding why people think and act the way they do. Running time is 30 minutes.
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  A Great Mystery: States of Consciousness
Code:
 6024
Description:
 Researchers in neuroscience debate the mystery of consciousness and investigate the dimensions of awareness, circadian rhythms, sleep and dreams. Sleep disorders are also covered, including recent discoveries about narcolepsy, and the canines that suffer from this mysterious disorder. Running time is 29 minutes.
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  Emotions
Code:
 6025
Description:
 Considers the debate about whether emotions are innate or learned and looks at the way emotions are expressed within different cultures. Running time is 30 minutes.
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  Motivation
Code:
 6026
Description:
 Offers an in-depth discussion of biological and social theories of motivation, intertwined with Bandura’s presentation on the role of self-efficacy. Running time is 30 minutes.
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  Stress, Health and Coping
Code:
 6027
Description:
 Chronicles a breast cancer survivor who employs successful coping strategies to aid in maintaining good health in stressful situations. Running time is 30 minutes.
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  The Most Amazing Machine: Neuroscience and Behaviour
Code:
 6028
Description:
 Explores the expanding field of neuroscience and the biology behind behaviour, showing how areas of the brain and brain chemistry can alter mood and cognition. Pioneering researchers discuss their role in the first split-brain surgeries, and a stroke survivor receives a breakthrough treatment to regain use of his affected arm. Running time is 29 minutes.
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  The Nervous System
Code:
 6029
Description:
 Looks at the components of the nervous system and the methods used for studying the brain through the story of a hemispherectomy patient. Running time is 30 minutes.
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  Language and Cognition
Code:
 6030
Description:
 Focuses on the development of language and its function within society. It explores how most animals have the ability to communicate, but it is only humans who have language, symbols for objects, actions, ideas and feelings. Running time is 30 minutes.
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  Thinking and Language
Code:
 6031
Description:
 Daniel Kahneman discusses his research in cognitive psychology, and linguist Noam Chomsky explains the principles of language acquisition. Susan Curtiss tells the disturbing story of Genie who did not learn language due to extreme social privation. Running time is 29 minutes.
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  Attitudes
Code:
 6032
Description:
 Analyses the formation of attitudes and how they can be turned into prejudice. Also explores ways to prevent prejudice and appreciate individual and group diversity. Running time is 30 minutes.
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  Group Influences
Code:
 6033
Description:
 Looks at the dynamics of group behaviour, individuality and deindividuation in relation to groups. Running time is 30 minutes.
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  People to People: Social Psychology
Code:
 6034
Description:
 Explores social thinking, social influence, and pro- and anti-social behaviour. Running time is 29 minutes.
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  Social Cognition
Code:
 6035
Description:
 Looks at how and why peoples’ behaviour is often affected by attitudes and the ways in which we form impressions of others. Running time is 30 minutes.
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  Child Development Theorists
Code:
 6036
Description:
 Historical footage and photos are combined with documentary clips from day care centres to show how child development theorists such as Freud, Piaget, Vygotsky and Bowlby have influenced child-rearing and educational practice. Running time is 21 minutes.
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  Different Strokes: Nurture and Human Diversity
Code:
 6037
Description:
 Examines the nurture side of the nature-nurture debate by looking at the influence of the pre-natal environment, peer groups and the power of culture. Also focuses on some differences between White, Asian and African-American cultures. Running time is 29 minutes.
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  Origins of Human Aggression
Code:
 6038
Description:
 Surveys the complex interaction between biological, psychological and environmental factors that contribute to aggressive human behaviour. Suggestions are made for the prevention of such behaviour. Running time is 50 minutes.
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  What is Death?
Code:
 6039
Description:
 A cheery DVD that takes a biological, sociological and historical perspective on death to ask how and why we die. Also discusses the changing face of death throughout history and how modern medicine and technology have altered our relationship with death. Running time is 30 minutes.
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  Endless Questions
Code:
 6040
Description:
 A research methods DVD that investigates the relationship between happiness and health by means of the case study, observational, survey, correlational analysis and laboratory experiment methods. Running time is 29 minutes.
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  Getting it Together: Therapy
Code:
 6041
Description:
 Looks at biological and psychological therapies and the combined approaches that are proving successful in the treatment of mental illness. Running time is 29 minutes.
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  Intelligence
Code:
 6042
Description:
 Explains the different interpretations of intelligence and deals with the nature-nurture debate and the history and biases of intelligence testing. Running time is 30 minutes.
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  Out of Balance: Anxiety and Personality Disorders
Code:
 6043
Description:
 Covers the incidence and symptoms of anxiety and personality disorders. Running time is 29 minutes.
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  Personality Traits and Assessment
Code:
 6044
Description:
 Examines the different ways we can assess the many parts of our individual personalities and explains the various categories of personality types. Running time is 30 minutes.
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  The Search for Intelligence: Intelligence
Code:
 6045
Description:
 Covers theories of intelligence including triarchic theory, multiple intelligences and emotional intelligence. The nature-nurture influence on intelligence is also explored, as well as the phenomenon of stereotype threat. Running time is 29 minutes.
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  Understanding Psychological Disorders 1
Code:
 6046
Description:
 Presents research on obsessive-compulsive disorder and examines the daily lives of patients with this condition. Running time is 30 minutes.
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  Pseudoscience: Looking for Evidence and Proof
Code:
 6047
Description:
 Shows students how to examine out-of-this-world claims from a scientific perspective. Bill Nye ‘the science guy’ exposes the techniques used by psychics, demonstrates how to walk on burning coals and considers the case of the extraordinary claim. Running time is 25 minutes.
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  A Case Study of Multiple Personality: The Three Faces of Eve
Code:
 7000
Description:
 Produced by Thigpen and Cleckley themselves, this is a classic 1954 recording. We are introduced to the three distinct personalities of Eve White, Jane and Eve Black. Is this a genuine case of multiple personality or the product of demand characteristics in the therapeutic setting? Decide for yourself. Running time is 30 minutes.
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  Antabuse in the Treatment of Alcoholism
Code:
 7001
Description:
 An excellent example of the classical conditioning treatment technique of aversion therapy. Ingestion of alcohol with antabuse present in the body causes an extremely unpleasant reaction. The film shows a patient for whom this approach has been prescribed. Running time is 17 minutes.
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  Behaviour of Animals and Human Infants in Response to a Visual
Code:
 7002
Description:
 Gibson and Walk’s famous investigation of innate depth perception ability using the visual cliff apparatus. Running time is 15 minutes.
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  Behavioural Therapy Demonstration
Code:
 7003
Description:
 Wolpe demonstrates his desensitisation technique using a woman who suffers from extreme anxiety in social situations. Running time is 32 minutes.
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  Conformity and Independence
Code:
 7004
Description:
 One of those essential psychology DVDs, Stanley Milgram presents classic studies (eg Asch) from social psychology that have focused on the strong human tendency to fit-in and avoid group rejection. Does contain cheesy music that some viewers may find disturbing. Running time is 23 minutes.
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  Experimental Investigation of Babies aka Little Albert
Code:
 7005
Description:
 Authentic footage of Watson and Raynor going about the ethically dubious task of classically conditioning a phobia of a white rat in the 11 month old Little Albert. The footage also shows the generalisation of the conditioned stimulus to other stimuli. Filmed in 1920, it is, unsurprisingly, silent. Running time is 21 minutes.
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  Experimental Studies in Social Climates of Groups
Code:
 7006
Description:
 Kurt Lewin’s classic study investigating the effect of autocratic, democratic and laissez-fair leadership styles on boys in model making clubs. Hidden cameras record how the boys respond to their very different leaders. Running time is 31 minutes.
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  Jung Speaks of Freud
Code:
 7007
Description:
 Fascinating, unrehearsed interview with Carl Jung. He discusses his interest in psychopathology, word-association, how he was influenced by Freud and how he disagreed with him. Running time is 29 minutes.
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