Great courses

"Topic: Science & mathematics ; subtopic: psychology"--Container

24 lectures of 30 min. each

Unabridged

Monisha Pasupathi, professor, University of Utah

Compact discs

Myths about learning -- Why no single learning theory works -- Learning as information processiong -- Creating representations -- Categories, rules and scripts -- What babies know -- Learning your native tongue -- Learning a second language -- Learning how to move -- Learning our way around -- Learning to tell stories -- Learning aproaches in math and science -- Learning as theory testing -- Integrating different domains of learning -- Cognitive constraints on learning -- Choosing learning strategies -- Source knowledge and learning -- Role of emotion in learning -- Cultivating a desire to learn -- Intelligence and learning -- Are learning styles real? -- Different people, different interests -- Learning across the lifespan -- Making the most of how we learn