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Discovering psychology. Program 19, The power of the situation. Program 20, Constructing social reality /

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 19 examines how other people and subtle situational forces can manipulate beliefs and behavior. Als...

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Bibliographic Details
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:
Personality and situation.
Social control.
Manipulative behavior.
Social perception.
Reality.
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 19 examines how other people and subtle situational forces can manipulate beliefs and behavior. Also examines how social psychologists interpret human behavior within its broader social context. Program 20 looks at how mental processes color our interpretations of reality. Demonstrates how understanding the psychological processes that govern our behavior may help us to become more empathetic and independent members of society.
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 ; 4 3/4 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)