Day 1: Birth Of Psychology

 Psychology is the child of philosophy and experimental physiology. It has acquired traits from each parent. Psychology tries to answer the questions of philosophy by using the techniques of experimental design. Read more

Day 2: Sensation-Perception

We know the world around us through our sensors. Our ability to hear is limited by our auditory system. Our ability to sense color is limited to your visual system. We experience pain, pressure and changes in temperature because these sensors are stimulated. Read more

Stealing Cookies (Audio)

Sometimes we are rewarding for what we get. And sometimes we are rewarded for what we get away with.

For kids, stealing cookies has the reward of not getting caught (negative reinforcement) and the reward of the cookie itself (positive reinforcement.

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Day 3: Neuroscience

Although some areas of psychology look at behaviors and cognitions from a broad perspective, other approaches try to understand the specifics of what happens on a nerual level. Read more

Day 4: Developmental Pscyh

Developmental Psychology covers the entire life span. It is the study of change: from cell to baby, from infant to child, from child to teen, etc. This area combines biology, neuroscience, education and psychology. Read more

Day 5: Thinking & Feeling

Psychology also studies thinking and feeling. Thinking (generally referred to as cognition) is easily done by humans but not easily explained. Similarly, we generate emotions but have little understanding of how our feelings and thoughts interact.  Read more