Part I
Flashed-Based Interactive Demonstrations
 
Critical Thinking/Research Methods
Scatterplots – Thomas E. Ludwig, Hope College
Bowling for Statistics – Richard Alexander, Muskegon Community College
Measuring IQ – Thomas E. Ludwig, Hope College (also in Thinking, Language, and Intelligence unit)
 
Neuroscience and Behavior
Nerve Cell Demonstrations – Karsten Look, Columbus State Community College
Hemispheric Pathways – Thomas E. Ludwig, Hope College
Synaptic Transmission and Neurotransmitters – Karsten Look, Columbus State Community College
 
Development
From Conception To Birth – Thomas E. Ludwig, Hope College
Prenatal Brain Development – Stavros Valenti, Hofstra University
Adolescent Brain Development – Stavros Valenti, Hofstra University
Piaget and Conservation – Thomas E. Ludwig, Hope College
Development Theorists – Elaine Epstein and Andrew Peck, The Pennsylvania State University
Life-Span Timeline – Andrew Peck, The Pennsylvania State University
 
Sensation and Perception
Color Sensation – Thomas E. Ludwig, Hope College
The McGurk Effect – Thomas E. Ludwig, Hope College
The Ponzo Illusion – Thomas E. Ludwig, Hope College
Some Visual Illusions – Elaine Epstein with material created by Michael Bach
 
Consciousness
EEG and Stages of Sleep – Thomas E. Ludwig, Hope College
Alcohol Progression through the Brain – Karsten Look, Columbus State Community College
 
Learning and Memory
The Stroop Effect – Jennifer O. Peluso, Florida Atlantic University
Levels of Processing – Antoinette R. Miller, Clayton State University
Serial Position Effect – Antoinette R. Miller, Clayton State University
 
Thinking, Language, and Intelligence
The Availability Heuristic – Martin Bolt, Calvin College
The Confirmation Bias – Jennifer O. Peluso, Florida Atlantic University
Language Development in Infants and Toddlers – Stavros Valenti, Hofstra University, and Amy Obegi, Grossmont College
Measuring IQ – Thomas E. Ludwig, Hope College (also in Critical Thinking/Research Methods unit)
 
Emotion and Motivation
Origins of Empathy – Thomas E. Ludwig, Hope College
Fat Rats: A Simulated Experiment – Thomas E. Ludwig, Hope College
Experiencing Hunger – Thomas E. Ludwig, Hope College
 
Personality
Learned Helplessness – Thomas E. Ludwig, Hope College
Freud Demonstration – Karsten Look, Columbus State Community College
 
Disorders and Therapy
Some Models of Therapy – Elaine Epstein
Creative People and Psychological Disorders – Elaine Epstein with material contributed by Karsten Look, Columbus State Community College
 
Social Psychology
The Actor-Observer Difference in Attribution – Martin Bolt, Calvin College
 
PowerPoint-Based Demonstrations (for use with iClickers)
Introduction/History
Big Issues in Psychology – Martin Bolt, Calvin College
 
Critical Thinking/Research Methods
Illusory Correlations – Martin Bolt, Calvin College
 
Neuroscience and Behavior
Name That Brain Damage – Antoinette R. Miller, Clayton State University
 
Consciousness
Lark Or Owl? – Martin Bolt, Calvin College
 
Learning and Memory
False Memory – Martin Bolt, Calvin College
 
Thinking, Language, and Intelligence
Multiple Intelligences – Thomas E. Ludwig, Hope College
Prototypes – Ann Merriwether, State University of New York at Binghamton
 
Emotion and Motivation
Emotional Expressivity – Martin Bolt, Calvin College
Envy and Jealousy – Martin Bolt, Calvin College
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation – Ann Merriwether, State University of New York at Binghamton
 
Stress and Health
Your Stress Level – Martin Bolt, Calvin College
Stress Management – Richard Alexander, Muskegon Community College
Coping with Health Problems – Martin Bolt, Calvin College
 
Personality
Assessing Self Esteem – Martin Bolt, Calvin College
Profiling a Terrorist – Roger Sambrook, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
 
Disorders and Therapy
Name That Disorder – Antoinette R. Miller, Clayton State University
Name That Therapy – Antoinette R. Miller, Clayton State University
Media, Pharmaceuticals, and Mental Illness – Kelly Lambert, Randolph-Macon College
 
Social Psychology
Snap Judgments – Kelly Lambert, Randolph-Macon College
Belief in a Just World – Martin Bolt, Calvin College
Trust – Martin Bolt, Calvin College
The Ideal Romantic Partner –Thomas E. Ludwig, Hope College, with contributions by Ann Merriwether, State University of New York at Binghamton
 
Part II
Digital Media Archive, Second Edition edited by Joe Morrissey, State University of New York at Binghamton, with the assistance of Ann Merriwether, State University of New York at Binghamton and Meredith Woitach, University of Rochester
 
Neuroscience and Behavior
Neural Communication: Impulse Transmission Across the Synapse
Activity Exercise and the Brain
Prenatal Brain Development: From Conception to Birth
 
Development
Prenatal Animation: Fetal Development
The Scale Errors
The Strange Situation and Attachment
Piaget’s Conservation-of-Number and Conservation-of-Liquid Tasks
Moral Development: The Heinz Dilemma
 
Sensation and Perception
The Visual Cliff
A Variety of Visual Illusions
 
Consciousness and Artificial Intelligence
Narcoleptic Dogs
 
Learning and Memory
Bandura on Social Learning with Clips from Original Experiment
The Research of Carolyn Rovee-Collier: Learning and Memory in Preverbal Infants
Problem Solving in Genus Corvus (Crows, Ravens, and Magpies)
Retrieval: A Journey Into Memory
– Retrieval Cues: An Interview with Dr. Robert A. Bjork
– Bias: An Interview with Dr. Daniel Schacter
– Memory Retrieval and the Misattribution Effect: An Interview with Dr. Elizabeth Loftus
 
Thinking, Language, and Intelligence
Learning Language: Language Development in Infants and Toddlers
Hothouse Babies: Mother Tries to Teach Her Two-Year-Old Multiplication (Pushing Children to Perform Tasks Beyond Their Level)
Psychologist Ellen Winner Discusses “Gifted” Children
 
Emotion and Motivation
The Brain’s Reward Center
Ekman's Facial Expression Research: Detecting “Microexpressions”
 
Stress and Health
The Development of Tangles and Plaques in Alzheimer’s Disease
Can the Immune System Be Used to Combat Alzheimer’s Disease?
 
Disorders and Therapy
The Therapeutic Effect of Antipsychotic Drugs
Undesired Effects of Conventional Antipsychotic Drugs
Therapy in the Real World: The Use of Real-Life Exposure to Treat Phobias
A Case Study in Schizophrenia
Overcoming Schizophrenia: John Nash’s Beautiful Mind
Experiencing Anxiety
 
Social Psychology
The Actor-Observer Difference in Attribution: Observe a Riot in Action
Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment
Being Gay: Coming Out in the 21st Century
 
 
Part III
Scientific American Frontiers Video Collection for Introductory psychology, Third Edition.
Program 1 Brain and Behavior: Phineas Gage Revisited
Program 2 Neuroimaging: Assessing What's Cool
Program 3 Brain Plasticity: Rewiring the Visual Cortex
Program 4 Achieving Hemispheric Balance: Improving Sports Performance
Program 5 Genes and Personality: Understanding Williams Syndrome
Program 6 Cognitive Development: Overcoming Attentional Inertia
Program 7 Moral Thinking and Emotion: A Challenging Dilemma
Program 8 Childhood Disorder: Understanding Autism
Program 9 Memory Loss: A Case Study
Program 10 Enhancing Memory: The Role of Emotion
Program 11 Aging and Memory: Studying Alzheimer's Disease
Program 12 Experience and Exercise: Generating New Brain Cells
Program 13 Stress Management: The Relaxation Response
Program 14 Therapeutic Effectiveness: The Placebo Effect
Program 15 Hidden Prejudice: The Implicit Association Test