Discovering Psychology Video

The Annenberg Media Website provides free streaming video of a series called Discovering Psychology.

• Use the link https://www.learner.org/series/discovering-psychology/ to view the videos in the series.
• Choose Program 1: Past, Present, and Promise by clicking on
• The first time you access the program, you will need to complete the free registration.

After or while you view the video, complete the following interactive questions to check for your understanding:

1. What is psychology?
2. What makes us similar to other people? What makes us uniquely different from other people?
3. Why do we think, feel, and behave the way we do?
4. Are we molded more by heredity or shaped by experience?
5. How can the same brain that gives us the capacity for creativity, rationality, and love also be the crucible for mental illness?
6. Why is the history of psychology important?