Core Studies
Social psychology
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/Milgrams-obedience-study-400x230.jpg)
Milgram's obedience study | Horizon
Milgram's obedience study | Horizon
Watch a modern replication of Milgram's famous obedience study and see how the participants react to the situation.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/brain-secret-history-mind-control-400x230.jpg)
How did Milgram's participants feel? | The Brain: A Secret History
How did Milgram's participants feel? | The Brain: A Secret History
Dr Michael Mosley speaks to a participant from the original Milgram study to find out how they felt about ...
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/horizon-wot-u-lookin-at-400x230.jpg)
Real footage from Milgram's study | Horizon
Real footage from Milgram's study | Horizon
Milgram discusses his famous obedience experiment alongside actual footage from the study.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/What-were-Milgrams-conclusions-400x230.jpg)
What were Milgram's conclusions? | Horizon
What were Milgram's conclusions? | Horizon
Milgram discusses the conclusions and outcomes from his famous obedience study.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/mind_changers-1-400x230.jpg)
What happened to Kitty Genovese? | Mind Changers
What happened to Kitty Genovese? | Mind Changers
Details about the murder of Kitty Genovese and the 38 witnesses who did not intervene or call for help.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/mind_changers-1-400x230.jpg)
The bystander effect | Mind Changers
The bystander effect | Mind Changers
The bystander effect and how fewer people than you might think intervene when they witness a crime taking place.
Cognitive psychology
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/mind_changers-1-400x230.jpg)
Loftus' reconstructive memory experiment | Mind Changers
Loftus' reconstructive memory experiment | Mind Changers
Professor Elizabeth Loftus discusses her study about leading questions and memory.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/miscarriages-of-justice-400x230.jpg)
Eyewitness testimony | David Wilson's Crime Files
Eyewitness testimony | David Wilson's Crime Files
The problems of eye witness testimony and the effect of leading questions.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/Can-leading-questions-distort-memory-400x230.jpg)
Can leading questions distort memory? | The Brain with David Eagleman
Can leading questions distort memory? | The Brain with David Eagleman
Professor Elizabeth Loftus summarises her famous study about leading questions and distorting memory.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/horizon-video-games-400x230.jpg)
Video games and attention | Horizon
Video games and attention | Horizon
Professor Daphne Bavelier is researching how playing video games can actually enhance visual attention in the real world.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/08/human-senses-visions-400x230.jpg)
Visual inattention | The Human Senses
Visual inattention | The Human Senses
Watch in real time an experiment showing how we don't register all of the visual information that we receive through our eyes.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/health-check-400x230.jpg)
Unintentional blindness | Health Check
Unintentional blindness | Health Check
An explanation of how unintentional blindness occurs, for example with the case of the invisible gorilla.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/brain-david-What-Is-Reality-400x230.jpg)
Visual attention | The Brain with David Eagleman
Visual attention | The Brain with David Eagleman
When we view an object or scene, we don't take a mental photograph. Instead, our brain is choosing to focus attention on a f...
Developmental psychology
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/video-games-and-agg-400x230.jpg)
Video games and aggression | Horizon
Video games and aggression | Horizon
Levels of aggression have been shown to increase after playing violent video games.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/video-games-and-violent-crime-1-400x230.jpg)
Video games and violent crime | Horizon
Video games and violent crime | Horizon
Levels of violent crime have been steadily declining since the introduction of video games.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/how-violent-are-you-400x230.jpg)
Reinforcement and aggression | Horizon
Reinforcement and aggression | Horizon
Michael Portillo investigates the role of socialisation and reinforcement of aggression in different cultures.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/imitation-of-aggression-400x230.jpg)
Imitation of aggression | The Brain: A Secret History
Imitation of aggression | The Brain: A Secret History
Bandura's work challenged views of the time and showed that aggression is often imitated.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/brain-secret-history-mind-control-400x230.jpg)
Pavlov and behaviourism | The Brain: A Secret History
Pavlov and behaviourism | The Brain: A Secret History
An introduction to Pavlov's work that paved the way for behaviourism and classical conditioning.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/mind_changers-1-400x230.jpg)
Vicarious learning | Mind Changers
Vicarious learning | Mind Changers
Discussion about the importance of vicarious learning and the theory behind Bandura's Bobo doll experiment.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/07/hardtalk-joseph-henrich-400x230.jpg)
The influence of culture | HARDtalk
The influence of culture | HARDtalk
Exploring the issue of cultural bias and important differences between individualist and collectivist cultures.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/great-thinkers-400x230.jpg)
Skinner and operant conditioning | Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words
Skinner and operant conditioning | Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words
An introduction to Skinner's work that focused on the use of operant conditioning to shape behaviour in...
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/grownupland-1-400x230.jpg)
Lying and truth telling | GrownUpLand
Lying and truth telling | GrownUpLand
Here are several examples of lying - but is lying always wrong?
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/deeply-human-lying-1-400x230.jpg)
Why do children lie? | Deeply Human
Why do children lie? | Deeply Human
Explore the role of white lies and when children start to tell them.
Biological psychology
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/brain-david-Who-Is-in-Control-400x230.jpg)
Nature vs nurture | The Brain with David Eagleman
Nature vs nurture | The Brain with David Eagleman
The interplay between genetics and the environment, do we truly have free will over our behaviour?
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/mind_changers-1-400x230.jpg)
Phineas Gage | Mind Changers
Phineas Gage | Mind Changers
Discover the story of Phineas Gage and how his tragic accident led to the idea of localisation of function.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/modern-times-400x230.jpg)
The Knowledge | Modern Times
The Knowledge | Modern Times
Follow trainee taxi drivers as they undergo one of the most difficult memory tests, The Knowledge.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/Video-games-and-plasticity-400x230.jpg)
Video games and plasticity | Horizon
Video games and plasticity | Horizon
Playing video games can lead to brain plasticity and improve navigation.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/Taxi-drivers-and-plasticity-400x230.jpg)
Taxi drivers and plasticity | The Brain with David Eagleman
Taxi drivers and plasticity | The Brain with David Eagleman
An introduction to the Marshmallow study and what this shows about delayed gratification.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/brain-david-Who-Will-We-Be-400x230.jpg)
Right hemisphere removal | The Brain with David Eagleman
Right hemisphere removal | The Brain with David Eagleman
Professor Casey explains her research into delayed gratification and the impact this has on behaviour.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/07/horizon-clever-400x230.jpg)
The marshmallow study | Horizon
The marshmallow study | Horizon
Watch a re-enactment of the marshmallow study and learn what this simple test can predict.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/mind_changers-1-400x230.jpg)
Marshmallows and delayed gratification | Mind Changers
Marshmallows and delayed gratification | Mind Changers
An introduction to the Marshmallow study and what this shows about delayed gratification.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/mind_changers-1-400x230.jpg)
Delayed gratification | Mind Changers
Delayed gratification | Mind Changers
Professor Casey explains her research into delayed gratification and the impact this has on behaviour.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/brain-secret-history-broken-brains-400x230.jpg)
Split brain patients | The Brain: A Secret History
Split brain patients | The Brain: A Secret History
These split brain patients showed Sperry that each hemisphere of the brain has a different role to play and a separate con...
Individual differences psychology
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/growing-children-autism-400x230.jpg)
Autism and emotional processing | Growing Children
Autism and emotional processing | Growing Children
The presenter and an autistic individual discuss their interpretation of a portrait painting, showing a difference with em...
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/word-of-mouth-400x230.jpg)
Autism and facial expressions | Word of Mouth
Autism and facial expressions | Word of Mouth
Michael Rosen discusses emotional cues and facial expressions with his guests.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/horizon-living-with-autism-400x230.jpg)
The Sally Anne test | Horizon
The Sally Anne test | Horizon
Professor Uta Frith demonstrates the Sally Anne test which examines a child's theory of mind
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/An-introduction-to-Freuds-work-400x230.jpg)
An introduction to Freud's work | The Brain with David Eagleman
An introduction to Freud's work | The Brain with David Eagleman
A brief introduction to Freud's work and the role of the unconscious mind in mental health.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/mind_changers-1-400x230.jpg)
Freud's study of Little Hans | Mind Changers
Freud's study of Little Hans | Mind Changers
Freud's famous Little Hans case is discussed and evaluated in terms of its subjectivity.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/Freuds-theory-of-the-unconscious-mind-400x230.jpg)
Freud's theory of the unconscious mind | Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words
Freud's theory of the unconscious mind | Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words
An overview of Freud's work and the unconscious with a rare audio recording of Freud himself.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/the-oedipus-complex-400x230.jpg)
The Oedipus complex | Genius of the Modern World
The Oedipus complex | Genius of the Modern World
Freud saw in himself that the Oedipus complex can have an impact on behaviour.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/07/genius-freud-400x230.jpg)
Evaluation of Freud's theories | Genius of the Modern World
Evaluation of Freud's theories | Genius of the Modern World
Evaluations of Freud's work, was he too subjective or is there an element of truth in his theories of the subcons...
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/dream-analysis-400x230.jpg)
Dream analysis | Genius of the Modern World
Dream analysis | Genius of the Modern World
Freud's interpretation of dreams as being an important window into the unconscious mind.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/07/horizon-clever-400x230.jpg)
Measuring intelligence | Horizon
Measuring intelligence | Horizon
What is intelligence and how can we measure it?
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/09/dna-1811955_1280-400x230.jpg)
Genetic basis of intelligence | Discovery
Genetic basis of intelligence | Discovery
Professor Robert Plomin explains the twin study method and how it is used to explore the genetic basis of intelligence
Full programmes
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/brain-secret-history-broken-brains-400x230.jpg)
Broken Brains | The Brain: A Secret History
Broken Brains | The Brain: A Secret History
Michael Mosley ends his look at the history of experimental psychology by exploring how experiments on abnormal brains can reveal...
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/brain-secret-history-emotions-400x230.jpg)
Emotions | The Brain: A Secret History
Emotions | The Brain: A Secret History
Dr Michael Mosley investigates how scientists have struggled to understand that most irrational and deeply complex part of our minds -...
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/brain-secret-history-mind-control-400x230.jpg)
Mind Control | The Brain: A Secret History
Mind Control | The Brain: A Secret History
Michael Mosley traces the sinister ways science has been used to try to control our minds, finding that its pursuit has led to som...
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/Milgram-Experiment-1-400x217.jpg)
Horizon: You Do As You Are Told: Jonathan Miller and the Milgram Experiment
Horizon: You Do As You Are Told: Jonathan Miller and the Milgram Experiment
Jonathan Miller introduces a 1973 episode of Horizon, which documents the results of Stanley Milg...
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/brain-david-How-Do-I-Decide-400x230.jpg)
How Do I Decide? | The Brain with David Eagleman
How Do I Decide? | The Brain with David Eagleman
This episode takes a journey through the unseen world of decisions, and how they get made.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/brain-david-What-Is-Reality-400x230.jpg)
What Is Reality? | The Brain with David Eagleman
What Is Reality? | The Brain with David Eagleman
David takes us on a journey that explores how the brain, locked in silence and darkness without direct access to it, conjure...
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/brain-david-What-Makes-Me-400x230.jpg)
What Makes Me? | The Brain with David Eagleman
What Makes Me? | The Brain with David Eagleman
David explores how the brain conjures up the world we take for granted. This episode shows how the brain gives rise to thought...
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/brain-david-Who-Is-in-Control-400x230.jpg)
Who Is in Control? | The Brain with David Eagleman
Who Is in Control? | The Brain with David Eagleman
David explores how almost every action we take, every decision we make, every belief that we hold is driven by parts of th...
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/brain-david-Who-Will-We-Be-400x230.jpg)
Who Will We Be? | The Brain with David Eagleman
Who Will We Be? | The Brain with David Eagleman
Dr Eagleman journeys into the future, and asks what's next for the human brain and for our species.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/brain-david-Why-Do-I-Need-You-400x230.jpg)
Why Do I Need You? | The Brain with David Eagleman
Why Do I Need You? | The Brain with David Eagleman
This episode looks at how the human brain relies on other brains to thrive and survive.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/horizon-video-games-400x230.jpg)
Are Video Games Really That Bad? | Horizon
Are Video Games Really That Bad? | Horizon
Horizon explores the differing opinions on video games. They frequently stand accused of causing violence and addiction in young p...
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/07/human-all-too-human-400x230.jpg)
Human, All Too Human | Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words
Human, All Too Human | Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words
This programme mines the BBC archive to hear the great minds of the 20th century in their own words - the likes of ...
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/07/horizon-clever-400x230.jpg)
What Makes Us Clever? | Horizon
What Makes Us Clever? | Horizon
Dallas Campbell delves into the Horizon archive to discover how our understanding of intelligence has transformed over the last century. From...
![](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1200x675/p01lcjk8.jpg)
Mind Changers: Walter Mischel's Marshmallow Study
Mind Changers: Walter Mischel's Marshmallow Study
Claudia Hammond with more experiments that changed our understanding of the human mind.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/growing-children-autism-400x230.jpg)
Autism | Growing Children
Autism | Growing Children
Child psychologist Laverne Antrobus sets out to discover the different way that the brain works in children with autism and to explore the latest ...
![](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1200x675/p05vtxz6.jpg)
Word of Mouth: Autism and Communication
Word of Mouth: Autism and Communication
Michael Rosen finds out what can be learnt about communication from people with autism.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/horizon-living-with-autism-400x230.jpg)
Living with Autism | Horizon
Living with Autism | Horizon
Professor Uta Frith shows how another kind of reality exists for people with autism and if many of us could be a little bit autistic.
![](https://era.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/07/genius-freud-400x230.jpg)
Freud | Genius of the Modern World
Freud | Genius of the Modern World
Bettany Hughes travels to Vienna on the trail of Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis. Freud's influence surrounds us. In our vocab...