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Can Eyewitnesses be Trusted?
Legal expert Nita Farahany and neuroscientist Anthony Wagner say that fMRI studies show that we cannot rely on our memories to be accurate. But technology to prove this is not yet ready for the courtroom.
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Legal expert Nita Farahany and neuroscientist Anthony Wagner say that fMRI studies show that we cannot rely on our memories to be accurate. But technology to prove this is not yet ready for the courtroom.
Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
Lecture/presentation
Date Published / Released
2013
Person Discussed
Elizabeth F. Loftus, 1944-
Topic / Theme
Reconstruction of Automobile Destruction, Repeated Measures, Observation Methods, Intelligence, Cognition, and Memory
Methodology
Repeated Measures, Observation Methods
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Elizabeth Loftus: Memory Matters
"People sometimes remember things that never happened." The BHA, Centre for Inquiry UK, Goldsmiths' Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit present Elizabeth Loftus on Memory Matters, exploring how and why this happens.
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"People sometimes remember things that never happened." The BHA, Centre for Inquiry UK, Goldsmiths' Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit present Elizabeth Loftus on Memory Matters, exploring how and why this happens.
Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
Lecture/presentation
Date Published / Released
2013
Person Discussed
Elizabeth F. Loftus, 1944-
Topic / Theme
Reconstruction of Automobile Destruction, Repeated Measures, Observation Methods, Intelligence, Cognition, and Memory
Methodology
Repeated Measures, Observation Methods
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The Foothill Pilot Class Video
The 11th and 12th grade students in our HIP Education Foothill pilot class worked with us in developing our materials for a year, and also taught a 10 week course on conformity, mindset and the love of learning to 6th graders. This is the video they made about their experience.
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The 11th and 12th grade students in our HIP Education Foothill pilot class worked with us in developing our materials for a year, and also taught a 10 week course on conformity, mindset and the love of learning to 6th graders. This is the video they made about their experience.
Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
2011
Person Discussed
Robert Rosenthal, 1933-
Topic / Theme
Pygmalion Effect Experiment, Observation Methods, Repeated Measures, Social Psychology, Learning and Conditioning
Methodology
Observation Methods, Repeated Measures
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The Jigsaw Classroom
Describes the jigsaw classroom paradigm in which each child is assigned to an expert group that is responsible for one part of each day's lesson. Each group then teaches each other group, which encourages cooperation, friendship, and group success.
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Describes the jigsaw classroom paradigm in which each child is assigned to an expert group that is responsible for one part of each day's lesson. Each group then teaches each other group, which encourages cooperation, friendship, and group success.
Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
2011
Person Discussed
Robert Rosenthal, 1933-
Topic / Theme
Pygmalion Effect Experiment, Observation Methods, Repeated Measures, Social Psychology, Learning and Conditioning
Methodology
Observation Methods, Repeated Measures
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Manufacturing Memories
"Only On the Web:" Memory expert Elizabeth Loftus shows Lesley Stahl how memories can be manipulated.
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"Only On the Web:" Memory expert Elizabeth Loftus shows Lesley Stahl how memories can be manipulated.
Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
Interview
Date Published / Released
2009
Person Discussed
Elizabeth F. Loftus, 1944-
Topic / Theme
Reconstruction of Automobile Destruction, Repeated Measures, Observation Methods, Intelligence, Cognition, and Memory
Methodology
Repeated Measures, Observation Methods
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The Pygmalion Effect and the Power of Positive Expectations
Describes Rosenthal's Pygmalion effect. Teachers told that randomly selected students were about to experience an intellectual growth spurt. These student actually experienced a significant boost in performance because of the teacher's expectations.
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Describes Rosenthal's Pygmalion effect. Teachers told that randomly selected students were about to experience an intellectual growth spurt. These student actually experienced a significant boost in performance because of the teacher's expectations.
Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
2011
Person Discussed
Robert Rosenthal, 1933-
Topic / Theme
Pygmalion Effect Experiment, Observation Methods, Repeated Measures, Learning and Conditioning, Social Psychology
Methodology
Observation Methods, Repeated Measures
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The Big, the Small, and the Complex: To Remember Better, Build a Mansion in Your Mind
Joshua Foer, author of Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything, walks us through the process of constructing “memory palaces”—an age-old memorization technique currently exploited by the world’s leading memory champs and mental athletes. Psychologist and memory expert Lynn...
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Joshua Foer, author of Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything, walks us through the process of constructing “memory palaces”—an age-old memorization technique currently exploited by the world’s leading memory champs and mental athletes. Psychologist and memory expert Lynn Nadel explains why this trick is so powerful and how it leverages some the brain’s strongest faculties.
Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
Lecture/presentation
Date Published / Released
2011
Person Discussed
Elizabeth F. Loftus, 1944-
Topic / Theme
Reconstruction of Automobile Destruction, Repeated Measures, Observation Methods, Intelligence, Cognition, and Memory
Methodology
Repeated Measures, Observation Methods
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Examining 'The Marshmallow Test'
Katie Couric speaks with author, Ellen Galinsky about the "marshmallow test" and what it says about your child's ability to pursue future goals.
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Katie Couric speaks with author, Ellen Galinsky about the "marshmallow test" and what it says about your child's ability to pursue future goals.
Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Person Discussed
Walter Mischel, 1930-
Topic / Theme
Stanford Marshmallow Experiment, Longitudinal Studies, Observation Methods, Repeated Measures, Learning and Conditioning
Methodology
Longitudinal Studies, Observation Methods, Repeated Measures
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Exclusive: The Bunny Effect
How difficult is it to manufacture someone else's memory? Psychology professor Elizabeth Loftus says it's a whole lot easier than you might think.
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How difficult is it to manufacture someone else's memory? Psychology professor Elizabeth Loftus says it's a whole lot easier than you might think.
Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
Interview
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Person Discussed
Elizabeth F. Loftus, 1944-
Topic / Theme
Reconstruction of Automobile Destruction, Repeated Measures, Observation Methods, Intelligence, Cognition, and Memory
Methodology
Repeated Measures, Observation Methods
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Eyewitness Testimony Part 1
Lesley Stahl reports on flaws in eyewitness testimony that are at the heart of the DNA exonerations of falsely convicted people like Ronald Cotton, who has now forgiven his accuser, Jennifer Thompson.
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Lesley Stahl reports on flaws in eyewitness testimony that are at the heart of the DNA exonerations of falsely convicted people like Ronald Cotton, who has now forgiven his accuser, Jennifer Thompson.
Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
Documentary, Interview
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Person Discussed
Elizabeth F. Loftus, 1944-
Topic / Theme
Reconstruction of Automobile Destruction, Repeated Measures, Observation Methods, Intelligence, Cognition, and Memory
Methodology
Repeated Measures, Observation Methods
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