Cognition - How Your Mind Can Amaze and Betray You

We used to think that the human brain was a lot like a computer; using logic to figure out complicated problems. It turns out, it's a lot more complex and, well, weird than that. In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank discusses thinking & communication, solving problems, creating problems, and a few ideas about what our brains are doing up there.

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Release Date: 2014-02-03
Seasons: 1
TMDb: 2.0/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 10

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Psychological Research
Episode 2 - Psychological Research
The Chemical Mind
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Homunculus
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How to Train a Brain
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The Bobo Beatdown
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How We Make Memories
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Remembering and Forgetting
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Episode 15 - Cognition - How Your Mind Can Amaze and Betray You
Language
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The Power of Motivation
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The Growth of Knowledge
Episode 18 - The Growth of Knowledge
Monkeys and Morality
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Adolescence
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Rorschach and Freudians
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Measuring Personality
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Controversy of Intelligence
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Brains vs Bias
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Feeling All the Feels
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Emotion, Stress, and Health
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Let's Talk About Sex
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Psychological Disorders
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OCD and Anxiety Disorders
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Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
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Trauma and Addiction
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Schizophrenia and Dissociative Disorders
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Eating and Body Dysmorphic Disorders
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Personality Disorders
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Getting Help - Psychotherapy
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Biomedical Treatments
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Social Thinking
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Social Influence
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Prejudice and Discrimination
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Aggression vs Altruism
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