Psychology
Psychology

In this course, Honorary Professor Dr Geraldine Akerman (Cardiff Metropolitan University) explores behavioural explanations for offending, contextualised in the experiences of a forensic psychologist working with people in prison and secure...
6 lectures
0:50:33
Dr Geraldine Akerman
Cardiff Met University
Psychology

In this course, Dr Ashok Jansari (Goldsmiths, University of London explores the layout and function of the brain from a biopsychological perspective. In the first lecture, we think about how the nervous system transcodes sensory input into...
5 lectures
0:37:49
Dr Ashok Jansari
Goldsmiths, University of London
Psychology

In this course, Professor Ciarán O’Keeffe (Buckinghamshire New University) explores the field of parapsychology, specifically looking at haunting experiences. In the first lecture, we consider how parapsychology is defined and its three main areas...
5 lectures
0:39:16
Professor Ciarán O'Keeffe
Buckinghamshire New University
Psychology

In this course, Professor Ciarán O’Keeffe (Buckinghamshire New University) explores how the judicial system deals with offenders, from both a punishment arm and a rehabilitation arm. In the first lecture, we think about dealing with offenders from...
4 lectures
0:33:25
Professor Ciarán O'Keeffe
Buckinghamshire New University
Psychology

In this course, Dr Cathal O’Siochru (Liverpool Hope University) explores the humanistic approach to psychology. In the first lecture, we think about the origin of humanistic psychology, as a response to behaviourism and psychoanalysis. In the...
5 lectures
0:44:10
Dr Cathal O'Siochru
Liverpool Hope University
Psychology

In this course, Dr Ayoub Bouguettaya (University of Birmingham) explores psychological approaches with a focus on their philosophical bases. In the first lecture, we think about different philosophical views of psychological approaches,...
5 lectures
0:47:40
Dr Ayoub Bouguettaya
Birmingham University
Psychology

In this course, Professor Ciaran O’Keeffe walks through two vital parts of the legal system process – evidence collection and courtroom psychology. In the first lecture, we think about the range of biases that can arise in the collection and...
6 lectures
0:42:09
Professor Ciarán O'Keeffe
Buckinghamshire New University
Psychology

In this course, Dr Ashok Jansari (Goldsmiths, University of London) explores the process of face recognition. In the first lecture, we think about what makes a face special as a visual stimulus. In the second lecture, we think about what...
5 lectures
0:44:25
Dr Ashok Jansari
Goldsmiths, University of London
Psychology

In this course, Dr Christine McKnight (Cardiff Metropolitan University) explores gender development and dysphoria. In the first lecture, we think about sex, gender, and androgyny, as well as gender stereotypes. In the second lecture, we think...
5 lectures
0:51:07
Dr Christine McKnight
Cardiff Met University
Psychology

In this course, Dr Ashok Jansari (Goldsmiths, University of London) explores the processes of remembering and forgetting. In the first lecture, we think about what memory is and how it can be conceptualised. In the second lecture, we think about...
5 lectures
0:53:21
Dr Ashok Jansari
Goldsmiths, University of London
Psychology

In this course, Dr Alex Mitchell (University of Edinburgh) explores visual perception from both a biological and a cognitive perspective. In the first lecture, we think about what perception psychology is and how the biological structure of our...
5 lectures
0:43:27
Dr Alex Mitchell
Edinburgh University
Psychology

In this course, Dr Jamie Barker (Loughborough University) explores self-efficacy in the context of sport and exercise performance. In the first lecture, we think about how self-efficacy and self-confidence are defined and differentiated. In the...
5 lectures
0:48:37
Dr Jamie Barker
Loughborough University
Psychology

In this course, Professor Ciarán O’Keeffe (Buckinghamshire New University) explores cognitive explanations for offending. In the first lecture, we think about Eysenck’s criminal personality theory, which separates personality measures into three...
4 lectures
0:34:23
Professor Ciarán O'Keeffe
Buckinghamshire New University
Psychology

In this course, Professor Dominic Dwyer (Cardiff University) explores measurement levels and scales. In the first lecture, we think about the origin of measurement scales in psychology, and the role of Stanley Smith Stevens in establishing the...
6 lectures
1:02:01
Professor Dominic Dwyer
Cardiff University