Campbell Lifespan Psychology Videos: Home

This short video from Professor Rachelle Tannenbaum of Anne Arundel Community College explains and gives examples of Brofenbrenner’s theory.

Graphic-novel style video which discusses the 8 stages of development as studied by Erik Erikson.

Brooke Miller, Ph.D., instructor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, briefly walks through the origins and major schools of psychology.

this video describes behaviorism, particularly classical and operant conditioning.

Peggy Andover explains how the brain can associate unrelated stimuli and responses, proved by Ivan Pavlov's famous 1890 experiments, and how reinforcement and punishment can result in changed behavior.

10-minute video covering the scientific method, hindsight bias, case studies, naturalistic observation, surveys, experimentation, and proper research practices.

7-minute video covering correlation vs. causation.

Dr. Harry Harlow's rhesus monkey experiments in the 1950s contributed a great deal to psychologists' understanding of attachment theory. Unfortunately, his later experiments also contributed a great deal to the need for ethics regulations.

In 1969, American psychologist Mary Ainsworth gave developmental psychology a new procedure for studying attachment in infants.

Preschool Teacher Maureen Ostroff describes her intentional utilization of the classroom dramatic play center.

From the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University- In this video, learn more about how play can foster children's resilience to hardship, and how the complex interactions involved when children play help build their brains.

Dr. Patricia Ramsey explains how children’s play preferences reflect the values of the cultures they are raised in. Children from a more individualistic culture may prefer to spend time alone, whereas children raised in a more collective, collaborative culture may emphasize inclusion and play in larger groups.