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Discovering psychology. Program 15-16

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  • "Part of a 26-part introductory course in psychology that offers an overview of historic and current theories of human behavior and features demonstrations, classic experiments and simulations. Program 15 explores how psychologists systematically study the origins of self-identity and self-esteem, the social determinants of self-conceptions and society's role in shaping our ideas of who we really are. Also examines the emotional and motivational consequences of beliefs about oneself. Program 16 defines intelligence and how it is measured. Explores the field of psychological assessment--the efforts to assign values to different abilities, behaviors, and personalities."
  • "Programs 15-16 in a series that highlights new developments in the field of psychology and gives an overview of historic and current theories of human behavior. Uses comments from leading researchers, practitioners, and theorists, as well as demonstrations, classic experiments and simulations, current research, documentary footage, and computer animation. Program 15 tells how psychologists systematically study the origins of self-identity and self-esteem, social determinants of self-conceptions, and the emotional and motivational consequences of beliefs about oneself. Program 16 describes the field of psychological assessment and the efforts of psychologists and other professionals to assign values to different abilities, behaviors, and personalities."

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  • "Discovering psychology. Program 15-16"
  • "Discovering psychology. 15-16"

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