iCube--Issues in Intro (General Psychology at The University of Connecticut)
By David B. Miller
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Podcast Description
Weekly discussions hosted by Dr. David B. Miller, Professor of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT U.S.A. A small number of students enrolled in Professor Miller's General Psychology course meet to discuss lecture material covered each week in this large-enrollment (315 students) course.
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Week 14: April 26, 2012 | Discussion about classical & operant conditioning, higher-order learning, superstitious behavior, the Garcia Effect, and related topics. THIS IS THE FINAL PODCAST FOR SPRING 2012. WE SHALL RESUME ON AUGUST 30, 2012. | 4/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precast 27: Learning 4 | ENHANCED podcast on applications of operant conditioning, general laws of learning, and reoccurring course themes. FINAL PRECAST OF SPRING 2012. WE SHALL RETURN THE WEEK OF AUGUST 27, 2012. | 4/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precast 26: Learning 3 | ENHANCED podcast on superstitious behavior, complex learning paradigms, and applications of classical conditioning. | 4/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Week 13: April 19, 2012 | Discussion about learning, including reinforcers, reinforcement, discrimination & generalization learning, and classical & operant conditioning. | 4/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precast 25: Learning 2 | ENHANCED podcast on reinforcers, discrimination & generalization learning, and classical & operant conditioning. | 4/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precast 24: Perception 2 & Learning 1 | ENHANCED podcast on backmasking, pupillometry, blinking, microexpressions, habituation, conditioning, and reinforcement. | 4/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Week 12: April 12, 2012 | Discussion about subliminal perception, illusions and related topics. | 4/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precast 23: Perception 1 | ENHANCED podcast on Umwelt, illusions, perceptual constancies, subliminal perception, and backmasking. | 4/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precast 22: Sensation 2 | ENHANCED podcast on taste, audition, vision, dark & light adaptation, and the ontogeny of sensory systems. | 4/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Week 11: April 5, 2012 | Discussion about hormonal imbalances, sensation, and sensory systems. | 4/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precast 21: Endocrine/Exocrine 4 & Sensation 1 | ENHANCED podcast on hormone-environment-behavior transaction, PMS, and sensation, including thresholds, sensory adaptation, skin senses, position senses, olfaction, and taste. | 3/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precast 20: Endocrine/Exocrine 3 | ENHANCED podcast on prenatal masculinization, complexity of "gender," adrenal medulla gland, gonads, and steroid abuse. | 3/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Week 10: March 29, 2012 | Discussion about pheromones and hormones. | 3/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precast 19: Endocrine/Exocrine 2 | ENHANCED podcast about human pheromones, the pituitary, thyroid, and adrenal cortex glands and their respective hormones. | 3/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Week 9: March 22, 2012 | Discussion about the nervous system and pheromones. | 3/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precast 18: Nervous System 9 & Endocrine/Exocrine 1 | ENHANCED podcast on brain laterality, massive brain damage, and pheromones. | 3/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precast 17: Nervous System 8 | ENHANCED podcast on the limbic system, cerebral cortex, and brain laterality. | 3/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Week 8: March 8, 2012 | Discussion about the nervous system and procedures used to study the brain. | 3/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precast 16: Nervous System 7 | ENHANCED podcast on newer scanning technologies, neuromarketing, the hindbrain, the midbrain, and the diencephalon. | 3/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precast 15: Nervous System 6 | ENHANCED podcast on techniques for studying the brain and brain-behavior relationships. | 3/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Week 7: March 1, 2012 | Discussion about neurotransmitters, neuropeptides, anti-depressant drugs, and methods for studying the brain. | 3/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precast 14: Nervous System 5 | ENHANCED podcast on neuropeptides, the peripheral nervous system, the spinal cord, and early approaches to studying the brain. | 2/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precast 13: Nervous System 4 | ENHANCED podcast on neurotransmitters, endogenous & exogenous substances, and antidepressants. | 2/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Week 6: February 23, 2012 | Discussion about the nervous system, including axonal & synaptic transmission, glia, norephinephrine, glutamate, and related topics. | 2/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precast 12: Nervous System 3 | ENHANCED podcast on synapses, axonal & synaptic transmission, and the neurotransmitters norepinephrine and dopamine. | 2/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precast 11: Nervous System 2 | ENHANCED podcast on neurons, glia, and parts of neurons. | 2/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Week 5: February 16, 2012 | Discussion about behavior genetics and brain-behavior relationships.v | 2/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precast 10: Behavior Genetics 3 & Nervous System 1 | ENHANCED podcast on domestication, and an introduction to brain-behavior relationships. | 2/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precast 9: How To Take Exam | ENHANCED podcast on specific procedures that must be followed in taking the exams in my course. | 2/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Week 4: February 9, 2012 | Discussion about field and lab research, external validity, sham operates, yoked controls, and genetic principles, including historical and modern issues surrounding the nature-nurture controversy. | 2/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precast 8: Behavior Genetics 2 | ENHANCED podcast on the laws of inheritance, chromosomal abnormalities, and the nature-nurture problem. | 2/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precast 6: Research Methods 3 | ENHANCED podcast on experimentation, pilot studies, variables, experimental & control groups, and internal validity. | 2/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precast 7: Research Methods 4 & Behavior Genetics 1 | ENHANCED podcast on ethics, statistics, and basic genetic concepts. | 2/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Week 3: February 1, 2012 | Announcement of cancellation of this week's discussion podcast. Please rejoin us next week! | 2/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precast 5: Research Methods 2 | ENHANCED podcast on naturalistic observation, issues in field research, external validity, reliability, and correlation. | 1/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Week 2: January 26, 2012 | Discussion about naturalistic observation, behavioral development, continuity, and related topics. | 1/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precast 3: Overview of Psychology 2 & History 1 | ENHANCED podcast on goals of psychological science and sub-disciplines of psychology, as well as early historical influences on psychology. | 1/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precast 4: History 2 & Research Methods 1 | ENHANCED podcast on historical figures in psychology and research methods, including naturalistic observation. | 1/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Week 1: January 19, 2012 | Discussion about the definition of psychology, hypothetical constructs, imprinting, critical periods, and other concepts. | 1/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precast 2: Overview of Psychology 1 | ENHANCED podcast on an overview of psychological science, including course goals, scientific vs. pop psychology, scientific facts, and issues concerning the definition of psychology. | 1/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precast 1: Course Policies | -- | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Supplmental Instruction | Discussion with our Supplemental Instruction (SI) student leader, Barbara Gruenbaum, about SI. | 12/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Edition: Advice from "A" Students | Successful study tips from a group of students who earned an "A" on each of the two mid-term exams during the Fall 2008 semester. | 10/30/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 44 | VideoiCube Trailer and Student Comments | Video trailer recorded and edited by award-winning videographer Benjamin Gruenbaum. Student comments and reactions to having participated in the creation of iCube. | 8/6/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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PsychobabbleDissected | The Making of PsychoBabble. | 7/19/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Student Discussion of iCube Podcasts | David Miller is joined by former iCube student participants who discuss how iCube podcasts enhance the course. | 7/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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About iCube Podcasts | Description of the iCube podcast discussions, enhanced Precasts, and Postcasts. | 7/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Radio Interview on Podcasting | WILI-AM radio (Willimantic, CT) talk-show host, Wayne Norman, interviews David Miller on podcasting. | 7/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 48 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Exemplary illustration of podcasting for pedagogical purposes
These podcasts are produced by Professor David B. Miller, a gifted and popular professor at the University of Connecticut, and convey a spirit of openness and free exchange of ideas that typify his interactions with his students. The use of podcasting for recording discussions with student volunteers of material covered in his lectures to personalize the dialog is an innovative use of the technology for pedagogical purposes. The discussions are interesting, provocative, and much appreciated not only by his students, but also by other students of general psychology around the world.
Far out
You rock Dr. Miller! These podcasts are phat! People should definitely take advantage of these podcasts because they do help! Peace out homeslice.
Enjoyable and Informative
Most educational podcasts on the net are simply recorded lectures, but Professor Miller goes the extra mile and holds a vibrate Q&A session with his students that expands on topics that were covered in class. Professor Miller’s podcasts are useful for those that have a passing interest in psychology or those that wish to bush up on the basics.
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