SciShow
How Do You Define A Disorder?
The tremendous complexity of the human brain makes it difficult for psychologists to pin down exactly how and why things go wrong, so how do we define and diagnose disorders?
SciShow
What Psychologists Can Tell You About Ghosting
Ghosting is when someone terminates a relationship by ending communications abruptly and without explanation. Whether or not you'd consider ghosting someone might have a lot to do with how you view relationships in general.
SciShow
Can You Actually Become More Emotionally Intelligent?
Emotional Intelligence is something that’s talked about more and more in management and professional development courses. It seems like this ability is important — which means that some researchers have tried to see if you can get better...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How does the Rorschach inkblot test work? - Damion Searls
What are the origins of the Rorschach test and how does it work? Explore the inkblot tool psychologists use to test a subject’s perceptions and mental health. -- For nearly a century, ten inkblots have been used as an almost mystical...
SciShow
Does Birth Order Affect Your Personality?
I bet you've heard about the birth order cliche: The oldest child is responsible, the middle one is a rebel, and the youngest is spoiled. This stereotype might apply to you and your siblings, but is it universal?
SciShow
The Truth About the Five Stages of Grief
The Five Stages of Grief show up in media everywhere from The Simpsons to Robot Chicken, but scientists have long been working on better ways to think about grief.
SciShow
Where Do Our Facial Expressions Come From?
Our facial expressions convey a lot about our emotions, but why? Hank explores how our evolution has helped form how we communicate with our faces.
SciShow
Why You See Monsters in the Mirror
Staring into the mirror in a dark room can play some nasty tricks on your brain. Like many illusions, this can tell us about how your brain processes images.
SciShow
Why Do You Get Hangry?
Hanger is the grumpiness you feel when you are hungry. We've all been there, but what's the science behind it?
SciShow
Are You Doomed to Turn into Your Parents?
Worried about turning into your parents? Hank unpacks the connection between personality, genetics, and upbringing. Ultimately, though, you are your own person.
SciShow
Why We Love Music | A Very Jingly Compilation
Here in North America it's the time of year that we have a little more jingle in our bells than usual, but luckily there's a lot of science to explain exactly why music mistles our toes the way it does. Chapters View all skin orgasm 1:02...
SciShow
Do Psychologists Still Use Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs?
You've probably seen the pyramidal diagram of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. It's straightforward enough but, it might be a bit too subjective to really measure human needs.
SciShow
How Dangerous Is Loneliness, Really?
Loneliness isn’t much fun, but it might also be harmful to your heart—not just in a metaphorical sense, but your actual physical heart, as well as some of your body's other functions.
SciShow
Codependency When Relationships Become Everything
Interpersonal relationships are important to humans, but there are also times when these relationships can be unhealthy.
Crash Course
Adolescence: Crash Course Psychology
In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank has a look at that oh so troublesome time in everyone's life: Adolescence! He talks about identity, individuality, and The Breakfast Club. -- Table of Contents Erikson's 8 Stages of...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The psychology of narcissism - W. Keith Campbell
Narcissism isn't just a personality type that shows up in advice columns; it's actually a set of traits classified and studied by psychologists. But what causes it? And can narcissists improve on their negative traits? W. Keith Campbell...
SciShow
Is Passive-Aggressiveness a Personality Disorder?
You might have a roommate who rolls their eyes a lot and leaves sassy sticky notes all over the place, but no matter how frustrating it is, it’s probably not a personality disorder.
SciShow
What Makes a Feeling an Emotion?
We all have emotions, but what exactly are they and where do they come from?
SciShow
Why Do You Sabotage Yourself Before a Big Test? Self-Handicapping
It’s pretty common to procrastinate before a big exam or an important presentation, and those self-handicapping has to do with protecting yourself from negative feelings.
Crash Course
Influence & Persuasion: Crash Course Media Literacy
We’ve mentioned already that there’s a lot of money in media and a huge chunk of that money is spent on trying to get you to do something – buy something, vote a certain way, change a behavior. How does advertising work? And what’s the...
Curated Video
What is Positive Psychology? Project Management in Under 5
I guess we all know - in broad terms - what psychology is. But what about Positive Psychology? It sounds like it should be a force for good. And it is. So, what is Positive Psychology?
Professor Dave Explains
Clinical Psychology Part 2: Present-Day Therapy
We learned about Freud and the birth of psychoanalysis, but what about what's being done today? How does modern therapy work? What is cognitive behavioral therapy? What's the difference between a psychologist/therapist, a psychiatrist,...
Curated Video
Engaging the Media, Responsibly
Psychologist Philip Zimbardo (Stanford) discusses the importance of packaging key psychological insights so that the media can pass it on to society at large.
Curated Video
Why Study Psychology
In this video, we will explore eight reasons to study psychology.