Using SAGE Video in Common Psychology Courses

• Students will be able to analyze the major concepts, theories, methodologies and historical trends in psychology.
• Students will be able to apply the scientific method to research related activities in psychology.
• Students will be able to apply psychological principles to address personal, social and organizational problems and/or issues.
• Students will be able to apply the APA code of ethics when resolving problems and/or issues related to human behavior and conducting psychological research.
• Students will be able to interpret relevant psychological theories, interventions and research results from a global perspective.

• Interview: Psychology (From Theory to Practice) - A Conversation with Stephen Kosslyn
• Archival Content: The Visual Cliff Study: Eleanor J. Gibson and Richard D. Walk reels of animals on the Visual Cliff 1
• Interview: Eric Shiraev Discusses the History of Psychology
• In-Practice: Psychological Research in Practice
• Tutorial: Correlation & Regression: A Model Comparison Approach
• Documentary: How Does Science Add to Knowledge?
• Documentary: Endless Questions
• Tutorial: Research Methods in Psychology

Course: Social Psychology

This course will introduce you to research methods, empirical findings, and perspectives of social psychology through topics including conformity, interpersonal attraction, persuasion, stereotyping, and impression formation. Students will cultivate skills for analyzing social events and develop critical ways of thinking about theory and research within social psychology.

• Interview: Howard Giles, Intergroup Communication/Communication Accommodation Theory
• Documentary: The Tool-Kit to Communicating: Meeting of the Minds
• Tutorial: Diffusion and Communication of Innovation
• Case: Me and My 'Friends': Social Media as Personal Life
• In-Practice: Student Behavior

Course: Psychobiology and Cognitive Psychology

This module enables you to examine the fundamental concepts of the biological bases of human behavior, to develop a familiarity with the relevant scientific terminology of psychobiology and to critically evaluate the key concepts and findings in this area. You will also develop an insight into the discipline of cognitive psychology via an appraisal of the history, methodology and key empirical findings of the area. This will promote your understanding of cognitive theories and models within the context provided by the information-processing paradigm that characterizes the discipline.

• Interview: Sleep Insights - A Conversation with Matt Walker
• Case: Cognitive Neuropsychology: Memory and Amnesia