Catherine Sanderson

This groundbreaking work shows parents that following the quick fix solutions in other books may not be the way to raise well-adjusted kids. Dr. Catherine A. Sanderson explains that the road to successful parenting is slow and steady. Filled with important lessons and helpful advice in everyday situations, this book demonstrates how to: -Decrease parent-child struggles -Enhance a child's psychological and physical well-being Centered on the principle...

Psychology has the power to provide answers to important questions about human nature. Investigate the real-world impact of psychology and the methods psychologists employ to understand the world. You'll look at the role of observation, as well as challenges of bias in psychological experiments. Then get a taste for how nature and nurture affect our behaviors.

What do you do when you witness bad behavior? Do you stand up to say something, or do you remain silent? This episode examines what researchers in psychology say about how people approach moral decisions -- and why they choose to act. Survey models and theories of moral development.

How do you define intelligence and creativity? And how can they help us manage our environment and achieve greater success? Here, Professor Sanderson explores the multifaceted dimensions of intelligence and shows you techniques to help you improve your natural creativity.

Why is effective persuasion so powerful? Understanding the process by which someone's attitudes or behavior are influenced by other people can make you a great salesperson or a savvy consumer -- but there is a dark side in the form of cult behavior. Find out what psychology tells us about how to win friends and influence people.

How we perceive the world is often driven less by our objective reality than by psychological factors that influence our interpretation of the world. Understanding this key idea -- that we interpret the world -- is the subject of this episode. Professor Sanderson takes you through an eye-opening world of illusions, gestalts, and subliminal messaging.

One Day University presents a series of video lectures recorded in real-time from some of the top minds in the United States. Given by award-winning professors and experts in their field, these recorded lectures dive deep into the worlds of religion, government, literature, and social justice. Happiness has been in the news quite a bit lately. The UN released a Happiness Report rating nearly 200 countries, which found that the world's happiest people...

Motivation refers to the set of factors that activate and direct our behavior, usually toward a goal. Here, you will survey a range of theories for what motivates us, and how understanding motivation can help in all sorts of ways. Reflect on diets, dating, and "lighting a fire in your belly" to achieve more in life.

Thanks to modern genetics research and imaging techniques, our understanding of the brain is more powerful than ever. Delve into the secrets of this mysterious organ with an insightful tour based on the field of neuroscience that helps us understand not only the functions of the brain, but also learning, behavior, and development.

Psychology is about the individual's mind, but it is also the study of how groups behave. After all, humans are social beings; we want to fit in and be liked. In this episode, you will learn when we conform, when we avoid socializing, the pros and cons of group behavior, and how to resist mindless obedience to authority.