Archive for June, 2005

Session 32 - the story of the emotions

Thursday, June 30th, 2005

The quick notes of today:

How can you perform optimal? What can your emotions do for you? What are emotions? All these things will be discussed today.

  • 0:29 - some burning questions from me to you
  • 3:47- T.A.T., motivation, self regulation, goals and Maslow
  • 18:15- Today in the history of Psychology: Darwin debate and the US Army Personnel Test
  • 19:10- Emotions, what are they, some definitions, (facial) expressions and physical reactions
  • 27:55- Theories on emotion: James-Lange, Cannon-Bard, problems and combinations

The time/content information is also available now in the ID3(v2) tags of the MP3. This way you can skip to wherever you like using the information in the title of the MP3.

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Interesting link:
James-Lange Theory of Emotion
Basic Emotions

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Session 31 - the story of the hunger and sex drive

Wednesday, June 29th, 2005

The quick notes of today:

What motivates you? What motivates me to create these podcasts and share this information with you? Why are you listening to this? Today we will start with 2 sessions on emotion and motivation.

  • 0:29 - Hunger, what are causes and what is influencing you to eat
  • 13:02- Today in the history of Psychology: Freud (again) and Teasing your spouse
  • 14:10- Sex, not needed like food, but a non regulatoric motivation is involved in this.

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Interesting link:
The Kinsey Institute
The Art of the Tease (from Psychology Today)

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Session 30 - the story of the intelligence - genes or environment?

Tuesday, June 28th, 2005

The quick notes of today:

Intelligence. There are a lot of things important in this. Where were you raised? Who are your parents? How many brothers or sisters do you have? What is your sociological background?

  • 0:32 - Are intelligence tests giving stable and reliable results?
  • 6:21- What is this thing with twins, adoption, family and raceand IQ!
  • 17:47- Today in the history of Psychology: Broca and Freud
  • 18:54- Gifted with IQ or the other way around…
  • 27:44- Information, practical intelligence and the conclusions on intelligence

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Interesting link:
Triarchic theory of intelligence
Biological Correlates of IQ Scores do Not Necessarily Mean That G Exists

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Session 29 - the story of the intelligence tests

Monday, June 27th, 2005

The quick notes of today:

Intelligence. When are you intelligent? How can we measure it? Today you find out more about the people who were involved in this interesting field. And you will learn more about the validity of these tests…

  • 0:25 - Four important concepts (from the early days to Multiple Intelligences
  • 16:15 - Today in the history of Psychology: lie detectors
  • 17:12- Testing of intelligence (something old and something relatively new) + features tests need to have!
  • A lot of people are discussed this time. Have a look at the mindmap for more information

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Interesting link:
Howard Gardner
Spearman (student of Wundt!!!)
Wechsler

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Session 28 - the story of the adulthood

Friday, June 24th, 2005

The quick notes of today:

Friday again! The last three stages of Erikson, more on Levinson, changes in the life of adults and memory/intelligence changes:

  • 0:32 - Stages of adulthood: Erikson and Levinson
  • 16:03 - Today (and this weekend) in history…
  • 17:13 - Cognition: Piaget + 1!!!, Intelligence and age & memory
  • 28:23 - Health, physical changes, misconceptions and high age (plus death…)

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Interesting link: Levinson essay

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Session 27 - the story of the adolescents

Thursday, June 23rd, 2005

The quick notes of today:

In this session we will continue our journey along the different stages in life. This time we discuss adoloscents and for example we have a look at stage 5 in the theory of Erikson. Again, below are the times each part of the mindmap starts. This time we have four mindmaps and here is what they are all about:

  • 0:00 - Changes in your body, sexual development and the effects of this development
  • 10:49 - What is different between 6 and 8 grade in school? Find out!
  • 15:04 - Today in history…
  • 16:27 - What are your relations with family, friends and a future spouse? Interesting changes in this mindmap
  • 31:24 - Man! There are a lot of things that can go wrong in adolescence! But… it all ends with a positive conclusion :)

In the background I play Podsafe Baroque music performed by La Serenissima, Suonata a Solo facto per Monsieur Pisendel RV6. The link to their page: click here

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Interesting link:
Who was Kohlberg
Kohlberg’s Moral Stages

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Session 26 - the story of the social development in children

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2005

The quick notes of today:

Session 26. A new way of presenting you the notes of this session and the last part in :

  • 0:31Social development part 1: Erikson, Attachment development
  • 21:23 Social development part 2: Attachment, upbrining style, development self image
  • 37:08 Social Rules and Moral reasoning, self control and moral image

A little difference in the notes: I give you where each part of the session starts. A new start time gives you the start of a new mindmap as well. An example: MindMap 2 starts on 21 minutes, 23 second. How do you like this system?

In the background I play Podsafe Baroque music performed by La Serenissima, Concerto La Pastorella for 3 violins cello & continuo in D RV 95 largo. The link to their page: click here

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Interesting link:
Who was Kohlberg
Kohlberg’s Moral Stages

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Session 25 - the story of the acquiring of language

Tuesday, June 21st, 2005

The quick notes of today:

We made it! 25 sessions together! Today, because of a little time problem a shorter session (18 minutes). Wow, I never thought that I would say that 18 minutes is a short session :) Here are the notes:

  • What are the three models usuallly discussed in acquiring language (guess, it’s not that difficult)
  • Is language learning culture related?
  • From nonsense words to short sentences
  • How selfish are young children and when do they get more social? - Piaget talking…

In the background I play Podsafe Baroque music performed by La Serenissima, Concerto RV 554a largo. The link to their page: click here

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Interesting link: A month by month overview of what children know at a certain time on language

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Session 24 - the story of the Development in Children

Monday, June 20th, 2005

The quick notes of today:

Welcome on session 24! Today we start with child development and we have some very interesting subjects to discuss. This first session of 2 (tomorrow on language, speech, social development) will deal with:

  • How to study the development of people and are children good or evil by nature?
  • 23+23 = ??? and “Head to toe or the other way around?”
  • What is better in a baby - hearing, sight or smell?
  • Piaget, some things were not completely correct. But still, he has created a great theory!
  • 28, 29, 50, 51 < - why is this not strange?

In the background I play Podsafe Baroque music performed by La Serenissima, Concerto La Pastorella for 3 violins cello & continuo in D RV 95 largo. The link to their page: click here

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Interesting link: Different Piaget Stages

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Session 23 - the story of the Language

Friday, June 17th, 2005

The quick notes of today:

The second part of this two part series. Today more on language:

  • Definitions, difficult words and their meaning
  • Cognitive processes, the three things that help you in understanding information
  • Linguistics and colour, size and direction
  • Communication between animals and with us…

In the background I play Podsafe Baroque music performed by La Serenissima, Vivaldi_ Suonata a Solo facto per Monsieur Pisendel RV6. The link to their page: click here

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Interesting link: Psychology of language

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