About this season
In 40 episodes, Hank Green will teach you psychology! This course is based on the 2013 AP Psychology curriculum.
Episodes (4)
1. Intro to Psychology: Crash Course Psychology #1
Aired 4 February 2014 • 11 min
What does Psychology mean? Where does it come from? Hank gives you a 10-minute intro to one of the more tricky sciences and talks about some of the big names in the development of the field. Welcome to Crash Course Psychology!!!
2. Psychological Research: Crash Course Psychology #2
Aired 11 February 2014 • 11 min
So how do we apply the scientific method to psychological research? Lots of ways, but today Hank talks about case studies, naturalistic observation, surveys and interviews, and experimentation. Also, he covers different kinds of bias in experimentation and how research practices help us avoid them.
3. The Chemical Mind: Crash Course Psychology #3
Aired 18 February 2014 • 11 min
BAHHHHHH! Did I scare you? What exactly happens when we get scared? How does our brain make our body react? Just what are Neurotransmitters? In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank takes us to the simplest part of the complex system of our brains and nervous systems: the neuron.
40. Aggression vs. Altruism: Crash Course Psychology #40
Aired 25 November 2014 • 11 min
In our final episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank discusses the ideas of Aggression and Altruism. These two things are difficult to understand and explain so sit tight and get ready to run the gauntlet of human emotions.