Psychology of Human Behavior
Psychology of Human Behavior consists of 36 lectures given by Professor David W. Martin, introducing
psychology as the study of human behavior either from a clinical or scientific perspective. This course
provides an introduction to the field of psychology, beginning with its historical context and looking ahead to
some of the directions it is likely to take in the future. Though the course is not intended to be an in-depth
exploration of this constantly evolving discipline, its 36 lectures work smoothly as an easy-to-follow primer
and offer the ideal starting point for satisfying curiosity about how the mind works, the perspectives from
which that question can be approached, and directions for further learning.
| 01. Modern Psychology in Historical Context |
19. Emotion - What do We Measure? |
| 02. Experimentation as a Research Method |
20. Emotion - Theories |
| 03. Nonexperimental Research Methods |
21. Psychoactive Drugs - Processes, Stimulants |
| 04. Evolutionary Theory and Modern Psychology |
22. Drugs - Depressants, Narcotics, Hallucinogens |
| 05. Freud's Thinking |
23. Social Psychology - Influence and Reciprocity |
| 06. Details of Psychoanalytic Theory |
24. Social Psychology - Additional Mechanisms |
| 07. Classification of Mental Illnesses |
25. Simple Learning - Classical Conditioning |
| 08. Anxiety and Mood Disorders |
26. Simple Learning - Operant Conditioning |
| 09. Disorders of Brain, Body, Self, Drugs, Sex |
27. Complex Learning |
| 10. Schizophrenic Disorders |
28. Memory - Characteristics |
| 11. Childhood, Retardation, Personality Disorders |
29 - Memory - Memory Aids and Forgetting Theories |
| 12. Physical Therapies - Drugs |
30. Perception - Forming Internal Models |
| 13. Physical Therapies - ECT, Surgery, Genes |
31. Perception - Finding and Organizing Cues |
| 14. Talking Therapies - Psychoanalysis |
32. Evolutionary Psychology - Basic Concepts |
| 15. Therapies - Humanistic, Cognitive, Group |
33. Evolutionary Psychology - Altruism and Mating |
| 16. Behavior Therapies - Classical Conditioning |
34. Evolutionary Psychology - War, Family, Food |
| 17. Behavior Therapies - Operant Conditioning |
35. Engineering Psychology |
| 18. Models of Motivation |
36. Recap, Omissions, and Into the Future |