Cannabis, Consciousness and the Imagination - for iPod/iPhone
by The Open University
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Description
We know drunk-driving causes death on the roads, but how does taking drugs like cannabis affect your driving skills? This album offers a chance to see how psychologists perform experiments which measure how much cannabis distorts a normal state of consciousness. Tracks 5-8 explore human inventiveness, pointing out that nothing in the world could have been made without the human capacity for imagination. Evolutionary anthropologists use the example of tool-making, showing that humans started to develop this brain capacity 50,000 years ago. Scientists can demonstrate that musicians and artists use an unusual amount of imagination for their creativity; and, lastly, the audio tracks 9-11 look at the complex topic of human consciousness. This material forms part of the Open University course DSE212 Exploring Psychology.
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Cannabis, consciousness and the imagination | A short introduction to this album. | 7/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Transcript -- Cannabis, consciousness and the imagination | A short introduction to this album. | 7/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoCannabis and consciousness | Examining the affect of smoking cannabis on driving. | 7/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Transcript -- Cannabis and consciousness | Examining the affect of smoking cannabis on driving. | 7/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoHow cannabis affects your body | A look at an experiment that compares physiological and mental affects of cannabis. | 7/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Transcript -- How cannabis affects your body | A look at an experiment that compares physiological and mental affects of cannabis. | 7/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoExperimenting with simulators | Watching a cannabis smoker drive a car. | 7/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Transcript -- Experimenting with simulators | Watching a cannabis smoker drive a car. | 7/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoWhat is imagination? | A discussion of the concept of imagination | 7/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | Transcript -- What is imagination? | A discussion of the concept of imagination | 7/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoUnderstanding imagination | The psychological processes behind your imagination. | 7/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | Transcript -- Understanding imagination | The psychological processes behind your imagination. | 7/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoCreative thinking | How artists and scientists think. | 7/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | Transcript -- Creative thinking | How artists and scientists think. | 7/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoLinking processes in the brain | How does the imagination use linking processes? | 7/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | Transcript -- Linking processes in the brain | How does the imagination use linking processes? | 7/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What is consciousness? | Examining the nature of consciousness. | 7/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | Transcript -- What is consciousness? | Examining the nature of consciousness. | 7/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explaining consciousness | The difficulties of trying to describe consciousness. | 7/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | Transcript -- Explaining consciousness | The difficulties of trying to describe consciousness. | 7/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Can science explain consciousness? | Can consciousness ever be described and explained in scientific terms? | 7/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | Transcript -- Can science explain consciousness? | Can consciousness ever be described and explained in scientific terms? | 7/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 22 Episodes |
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