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Discovering psychology. Program 3, The behaving brain. Program 4, The responsive brain /

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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 3 deals with the brain's structures, its biochemical reactions, and how these two affect behav...

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Corporate Authors: WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), American Psychological Association, WGBH Educational Foundation, Annenberg/CPB
Other Authors: Zimbardo, Philip G., Yourgrau, Tug, Reiniger, Harlan
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned.
Published: [Boston, Mass.] : WGBH Educational Foundation ; [2001]
Edition:Updated ed.
Subjects:
Neuropsychology.
Brain > Psychological aspects.
Human behavior.
Control (Psychology)
Psychology > Research.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary: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 3 deals with the brain's structures, its biochemical reactions, and how these two affect behavior: how nervous neurons function, how information is collected and transmitted, and how chemical reactions can determine thoughts, feelings, and actions. Program 4 attempts to explain how the brain controls behavior and the role played by the environment.
Item Description:Presents two episodes; each episode approximately 30 min.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:Senior producer, Tug Yourgrau ; camera, Richard LaFande ; senior editor, Harlan Reiniger ; program music, Tom Phillips ; updated edition, producer, Harlan Reiniger ; editor, Maureen Barden ; camera, Tom Fahey.
ISBN:1576804143 (set)