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Psychological research, obedience and ethics
Society, Politics & Law

Psychological research, obedience and ethics

...Psychological research, obedience and ethics, you will learn about the importance of ethics in research that is undertaken by psychologists. You will read about the famous study on obedience conducted by Stanley Milgram, and watch two psychologists talk about their research with meerkats and chimpanzees...In this free course, Psychological research, obedience and ethics,...
Psychological drama: Writing fictional crime drama for a forensic psychology course
Health, Sports & Psychology

Psychological drama: Writing fictional crime drama for a forensic psychology course

...psychology courses is part of the job. But what happened when he found himself having to create a crime drama?...[A person types on a typewriter] (Actually, we don't make our academics use typewriters, but we've burned through our collection of stock photos of people typing on laptops for our cybersecurity course...) "The city awoke to clouds, dank with a sense of heavy...
Living psychology: animal minds
Health, Sports & Psychology

Living psychology: animal minds

...psychology: animal minds, explores these, and other, issues in the psychology of animal minds. Studying animal minds is of great importance to psychologists as humans are, of course, also animals. Researching other species can provide extremely useful insights into how human minds developed throughout evolutionary history...Does your pet cat or dog experience emotions the...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
The psychology of World Cup fans
Health, Sports & Psychology

The psychology of World Cup fans

...psychology of people caught up in the men's World Cup...[Photographers with a Subbuteo backdrop] Football fever is once again sweeping the globe. People’s behaviour during the World Cup is very interesting for us psychologists, as we can see many examples of the theories we use in action. Here are five questions you might ask during the tournament – and how psychology...
Investigating a murder with forensic psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Investigating a murder with forensic psychology

...psychology can help the police with their enquiries...Ever wondered about the role that psychology might play in police investigations? Would you like to investigate a fictional criminal case, working alongside a team of detectives, and explore how psychology can be applied to an investigation? In this four-week course, you’ll explore the way suspects are dealt with...
Exploring sport coaching and psychology Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring sport coaching and psychology

...psychology, you will explore the influence of coaching and psychology through the lens of sports people and teams who have been successful. You will focus on coaching practices used with young people and adults, including research and advice of leaders in their fields. The course is introduced by GB hockey player Alex Danson. Alex features throughout the course and you...
The psychological impacts of climate change
Nature & Environment

The psychological impacts of climate change

...psychological too. From Doom to Doing Something Climate anxiety speaks to the power of hope and fear in confronting shared existential risks. The sheer scale of the challenge, and a sense of frustration and betrayal at continued government inaction, can condition a sense of helplessness and fatalism. As one respondent said: “I had many occasions where I would hide...
Welcome to Applying Psychology to Work Hub
Health, Sports & Psychology

Welcome to Applying Psychology to Work Hub

...Psychology to Work hub is a collection of free resources (articles, videos, audios and courses) that have been curated by a team of applied psychologists within The Open University School of Psychology and Counselling. Read on and take part in activities to find out how it could be of benefit to you! ...We have many common experiences at work (starting a job, building...