Discovering psychology. Program 5, The developing child. Program 6, Language development /

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 5 looks at how both heredity and environment contribute to the development of children and the natu...

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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 DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[Boston, Mass.] : WGBH Educational Foundation ; [2001]
Edition:	Updated ed.
Subjects:	Nature and nurture. Language acquisition. Interpersonal communication in children. Child psychology. Child development. Social psychology > Research > Methodology. Ethnopsychology > Research > Methodology. Psychology > Research. Films for the hearing impaired. Nonfiction films. Educational films.

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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 5 looks at how both heredity and environment contribute to the development of children and the nature vs. nurture debate. Program 6 describes how psychologists search for truths about the mind, society, and culture by studying how children develop complex language skills and use language in social communication.
Item Description:	Presents two episodes; each episode approximately 30 min. This copy locally transferred from VHS to DVD format. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:	DVD.
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)