Program Overview

Program Overview

The program provided is PSY4006, Key Studies in Psychology. This program is divided into 10 lessons, each covering essential resources and wider reading materials.

Lesson 1: Introduction to Key Studies in Psychology

• Key Text: "Key Studies in Psychology" by Gross, R.
• Essential Resources:
  • "Stanley Milgram Shock Experiment" by McLeod, S.
  • "Stanford Prison Experiment" by Zimbardo, P. G.
  • "Milgram Obedience Study" by Dan
  • "Milgram Experiment - Big History NL, threshold 6" by BigHistoryNL
  • "Rethinking the psychology of tyranny: The BBC…" by Reicher, S. and Haslam, S. A.

Lesson 2: The Bystander Effect

• Key Text: "Key Studies in Psychology" by Gross, R.
• Essential Resources:
  • "The unresponsive bystander: are bystanders more…" by Fischer, P. et al.
  • "Good Samaritanism: An underground phenomenon?" by Piliavin, I. A., et al.
  • "The bystander effect is complicated -- here'…" by TEDx Talks
  • "The smoke filled room study" by markmcdermott
  • "THE BYSTANDER EFFECT" by Coolpsychologist
• Wider Reading:
  • "Piliavin, Irving., Rodin, Judith., & Piliavin…" by holah
  • "The Authoritarian Personality" by Adorno, T. et al. (eds)
  • "Social Psychology" by Hogg, M. and Vaughan, G.
  • "Behavioral Study of Obedience" by Milgram, S.
  • "Rethinking the psychology of tyranny: The BBC…" by Reicher, S. and Haslam, S. A.

Lesson 3: Theory of Mind and Autism

• Key Text: "Key Studies in Psychology" by Gross, R.
• Essential Resources:
  • "What Women With Autism Want You to Know | Iris" by Iris
  • "Simon Baron-Cohen: Autism and the male brain" by PsychiatryLectures
  • "Sally Anne Test..mpg" by markmcdermott
• Wider Reading:
  • "Does the autistic child have a "theory of mind?"" by Baron-Cohen, S., et al.
  • "Do the eyes have it? Inferring mental states from…" by Back, E. et al.
  • "Beliefs about beliefs: Representation and…" by Wimmer H. and Perner, J.
  • "Another advanced test of theory of mind: Evidence…" by Baron‐Cohen, S. et al.
  • "Experimental Design: Types, Examples & Methods" by McLeod, S.
  • "Piaget's Preoperational Stage (Ages 2-7)" by McLeod, S.

Lesson 4: Eyewitness Testimony

• Key Text: "Key Studies in Psychology" by Gross, R.
• Essential Resources:
  • "The unreliability of eyewitness testimony" by CNN
  • "Loftus and Palmer Replication Crash Footage" by Natalie Cooper
• Wider Reading:
  • "Remembering: A study in experimental and social…" by Bartlett, F.
  • "The persistence of false beliefs" by Laney, C. et al.
  • "Reconstruction of auto-mobile destruction: An…" by Loftus, E. F. and Palmer, J. C.

Lesson 5: Classical Conditioning

• Key Text: "Key Studies in Psychology" by Gross, R.
• Essential Resources:
  • "Pavlov's Dogs Experiment and Pavlovian…" by McLeod, S.
  • "The Brain: A Secret History - Emotions; Bandura…" by DebateFilms
  • "Love Island: Eight-year-old Llandeilo children…" by BBC News
• Wider Reading:
  • "Transmission of Aggression through Imitation of…" by Bandura, A. et al.
  • "Social Psychology" by Hogg, M. A. and Vaughan, G. M.
  • "Sigmund Freud's Life, Theories, and Influence" by Cherry, K.
  • "Psychodynamic Approach In Psychology" by McLeod, S.
  • "Sigmund Freud )" by BBC
  • "Sex-role learning of five-year-olds" by Fauls, L. B. and Smith, W. D.

Lesson 6: Aggression and Violence

• Key Text: "Key Studies in Psychology" by Gross, R.
• Essential Resources:
  • "Wolfenstein - 'House of the Rising Sun…" by Bethesda Softworks UK
  • "Official Reveal Trailer | Call of Duty: Advanced…" by Call of Duty
  • "Transmission of aggression through imitation of…" by Bandura, A. et al.
  • "Arcade Game: Pong (1972 Atari) [Re-Uploaded]" by Old Classic Retro Gaming
  • "The Relation of Violent Video Games to Adolescent…" by Shao, R. and Wang, Y.
  • "Follow a Transgender Teen's Emotional Journey To…" by National Geographic
  • "Using the Defensive Style Questionnaire to…" by Lobato, M. I. et al.
  • "Exposure to violent video games and aggression in…" by Moller, I. and Krahe, B.
• Wider Reading:
  • "Defense Mechanisms In Psychology Explained (+…" by McLeod, S.
  • "Violent video games leave teens 'morally…" by Coughlan, S.
  • "Overview: Gender dysphoria" by NHS
  • "Playing violent electronic games, hostile…" by Krahe, B. and Moller, I.
  • "Man and woman, boy and girl" by Money, J. and Ehrhardt, A. A.
  • "Sex reassignment at birth: Long-term review and…" by Diamond, M. and Sigmundson, H. K.

Lesson 7: Split-Brain Studies

• Key Text: "Key Studies in Psychology" by Gross, R.
• Essential Resources:
  • "Split brain: Divided perception but undivided…" by Pinto, Y. et al.
  • "Split-brain patient 'Joe' being tested…" by markmcdermott
  • "The relation of eye movements during sleep to…" by Dement, W. and Kleitman, N.
  • "Neurobiology 11. Lec - Brain activity while Sleep…" by Steffan Rasmussen
  • "Hemisphere deconnection and unity in conscious…" by Sperry, R. W.
  • "Visual field processing | Processing the…" by khanacademymedicine
• Wider Reading:
  • "Electroencephalogram (EEG)" by NHS
  • "Correlation" by Maths is Fun

Lesson 8: Brain Function and Sleep

• Key Text: "Key Studies in Psychology" by Gross, R.
• Essential Resources:
  • "Near Death Experience Documentary - commonalities…" by Antonio Lembo
  • "Numerical processing in the two hemispheres:…" by Colvin M. K. et al.
  • "MRI Scan - what happens?" by AllianceMedical
  • "Visual field processing | Processing the…" by khanacademymedicine
• Wider Reading:
  • "Hemisphere deconnection and unity in conscious…" by Sperry, R. W.
  • "Near-death experiences: A neurophysiological…" by Morse, l. et al.
  • "MRI Scan" by NHS

Lesson 9: Abnormal Psychology

• Key Text: "Key Studies in Psychology" by Gross, R.
• Essential Resources:
  • "A case of multiple personality" by Thigpen, C. H. and Cleckley, H.
  • "On being sane in insane places" by Rosenhan, D. L.
  • "On the incidence of multiple personality disorder" by Thigpen, C. H. and Cleckley, H.
  • "The need for a new medical model: A challenge for…" by Engel, G. L.
  • "How stigma interferes with mental health care" by Corrigan, P.
  • "Multiple Personality Disorder - Documentary" by Haikal Mansor
• Wider Reading:
  • "How the Rorschach Inkblot Test Works" by Cherry, K.
  • "Personality, Individual Differences and…" by Maltby, J. et al.
  • "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental…" by American Psychiatric Association

Lesson 10: Addiction and Psychotherapy

• Key Text: "Key Studies in Psychology" by Gross, R.
• Essential Resources:
  • "Internet Addiction: A Brief Summary of Research…" by Cash, H. et al.
  • "Fruit machine addiction in an adolescent female:…" by Griffiths, M.
  • "The effects of psychotherapy: An evaluation" by Eysenck, H. J.
  • "Martha, Louis Theroux & the Vegas slot…" by BBC Studios
• Wider Reading:
  • "Operant Conditioning: What It Is, How It Works,…", by McLeod, S.
  • "Personality, Individual Differences and…" by Maltby, J. et al.
  • "The 1990s: decade of the stimulants?" by Davies, J. B. and Ditton, J.
  • "The Role of Meta-Analysis in Scientific Studies" by Salters-Pedneault, K.