6 episodes

How to Think Like a Psychologist Stanford Continuing Studies Program

    • Science

    • video
    6. Being by Doing: Invoking the Self to Influence Behavior (December 5, 2011)

    6. Being by Doing: Invoking the Self to Influence Behavior (December 5, 2011)

    Christopher Bryan gives a lecture on some of the work that he has done in the field of psychology. (December 5, 2011)

    • 5 sec
    • video
    5. This Is Your Brain on Money (November 29, 2011)

    5. This Is Your Brain on Money (November 29, 2011)

    Brian Knutson gives a lecture on some of the work that he has done in the field of psychology. He is known as one of the leading economic psychologists and also has looked at a broader range of human emotions. (November 29, 2011)

    • 5 sec
    • video
    4. What Makes Humans Unique? (November 7, 2011)

    4. What Makes Humans Unique? (November 7, 2011)

    Bridget Martin Hard discusses how psychologists can look to nonhuman animals in order to better understand what it means to be human. (November 7, 2011)

    • 4 sec
    • video
    3. Meditation, Anxiety, and the Brain (October 17, 2011)

    3. Meditation, Anxiety, and the Brain (October 17, 2011)

    Phillipe Goldin discusses his work in clinically-applied affective neuroscience and research about how the brain can be studied to relieve suffering. (October 17, 2011)

    • 5 sec
    • video
    2. Can We Really Control Our Emotions? (October 3, 2011)

    2. Can We Really Control Our Emotions? (October 3, 2011)

    James Gross discusses his work in emotional regulation and the role that emotions play in our psychological well-being. (October 3, 2011)

    • 5 sec
    • video
    1. Stereotype Threat and Performance (September 26, 2011)

    1. Stereotype Threat and Performance (September 26, 2011)

    Professor Greg Walton discusses how his work in academic stigma and stereotype has a role in the educational achievement gap and social inequalities in America. (September 26, 2011)

    • 5 sec

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