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  • 16 - A Person in the World of People: Self and Other, Part I

    October 7, 2009 · 0 min

    This is the first of two lectures on social psychology, the study of how we think about ourselves, other people, and social groups. Students will hear about the famous "six degrees of separation" phenomenon and how it illuminates important…

  • 13 - Why Are People Different?: Differences

    October 7, 2009 · 0 min

    Why are people different from one another? This lecture addresses this question by reviewing the latest theories and research in psychology on two traits in particular: personality and intelligence. Students will hear about how these…

  • 14 - What Motivates Us: Sex

    October 7, 2009 · 0 min

    This lecture reviews what evolutionary theories and recent studies in psychology can tell us about sex and gender differences. Students will hear how psychology can help explain many of the differences that exist in whom we find…

  • 12 - Evolution, Emotion, and Reason: Emotions, Part II

    October 7, 2009 · 0 min

    Professor Bloom continues the discussion of emotions as useful evolutionary adaptations for dealing with our social environment. In particular, this lecture describes evolutionary explanations for several important emotional responses…

  • 11 - Evolution, Emotion, and Reason: Emotions, Part I

    October 7, 2009 · 0 min

    This class is an introduction to the evolutionary analysis of human emotions, how they work, why they exist, and what they communicate. In particular, this lecture discusses three interesting case studies, that of happiness (e.g…

  • 10 - Evolution, Emotion, and Reason: Evolution and Rationality

    October 7, 2009 · 0 min

    This lecture introduces students to the study of psychology from an evolutionary perspective, the idea that like the body, natural selection has shaped the development of the human mind. Prominent arguments for and against the theory of…

  • 09 - Evolution, Emotion, and Reason: Love (Guest Lecture by Professor Peter Salovey)

    October 7, 2009 · 0 min

    Guest lecturer Peter Salovey, Professor of Psychology and Dean of Yale College, introduces students to the dominant psychological theories of love and attraction. Specific topics include the different types of love, the circumstances that…

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About the show

(PSYC 110) What do your dreams mean? Do men and women differ in the nature and intensity of their sexual desires? Can apes learn sign language? Why can’t we tickle ourselves? This course tries to answer these questions and many others, providing a comprehensive overview of the scientific study of thought and behavior. It explores topics such as perception, communication, learning, memory, decision-making, religion, persuasion, love, lust, hunger, art, fiction, and dreams. We will look at how these aspects of the mind develop in children, how they differ across people, how they are wired-up in the brain, and how they break down due to illness and injury. This class was recorded in Spring 2007.