Episode of Series “Focus on behaviour: the science of psychology”.
The ways in which psychologists are studying, in the laboratory of Dr. Robert Sears at Stanford University, the growth and development of personality and emotional behaviour in children. The roles portrayed by Eddie, his mother and father are re-enactments based on actual research and findings in Dr Sears’ experiment.
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ACMI Identifier
002343
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child development
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child psychology
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Personality development
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child development
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child psychology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Developmental psychology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Personality development
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychologists
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychology - Research
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Black and White
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VHS; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)