Intro to Psychology Lectures

Intelligence -- basic concepts. Genetic theories of intelligence; Goddard; Kallikak family; Contemporary studies of heredity; Binet; Terman; IQ

Introduction to the PSY 202A course - course policies and procedures.

Changes in adulthood, and death and dying.

Development of adolescents, moral development, and psychosocial development

Developmental psychology - Child cognitive development and attachment studies

The (brief) completion of my lecture on language and language acquisition. This lecture was recorded without our usual class present. Our regular podcast presentation will resume after Thanksgiving.

Covers the psychology of decision making, and the cognitive tricks we use to manage a complex information environment. Also begins the discussion of language acquisition.

Bandura's experiments in observational learning and aggression in children. Behavioral genetics and genetic contribution to psychological traits.

Classical conditioning - the psychology of how we associate random stimuli in the environment with reflexive behaviors.

Operant conditioning - the psychology of learning from consequences of our behaviors