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Cannabis, Consciousness and the Imagination - for iPod/iPhone The Open University
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We know drunk-driving causes death on the roads, but how does taking drugs like cannabis affect your driving skills? This album offers a chance to see how psychologists perform experiments which measure how much cannabis distorts a normal state of consciousness. Tracks 5-8 explore human inventiveness, pointing out that nothing in the world could have been made without the human capacity for imagination. Evolutionary anthropologists use the example of tool-making, showing that humans started to develop this brain capacity 50,000 years ago. Scientists can demonstrate that musicians and artists use an unusual amount of imagination for their creativity; and, lastly, the audio tracks 9-11 look at the complex topic of human consciousness. This material forms part of The Open University course DSE212 Exploring Psychology.
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Cannabis, consciousness and the imagination
A short introduction to this album.
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Transcript -- Cannabis, consciousness and the imagination
A short introduction to this album.
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Cannabis and consciousness
Examining the affect of smoking cannabis on driving.
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Transcript -- Cannabis and consciousness
Examining the affect of smoking cannabis on driving.
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How cannabis affects your body
A look at an experiment that compares physiological and mental affects of cannabis.
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Transcript -- How cannabis affects your body
A look at an experiment that compares physiological and mental affects of cannabis.
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