Start Over Date 1963 Collection IU Audio-Visual Center Unit IUL Moving Image Archive

1. Aujourd'hui nous visitons Paris (20:53)

Date:
1963
Summary:
Presents a tour of Paris, indicating points of interest and picturing Parisians as they go about their everyday tasks. Views Paris from atop the Eiffel Tower. Shows a diagram of the city and locate...

2. Exploring the human nervous system (22:50)

Date:
1963
Summary:
Compares the nervous systems of the hydra and earthworm with the complexity of the human nervous system. Details the physiology of the reflex arc and explains the activities of certain brain center...

3. Financial management (28:56)

Alternative title:
American business system
Date:
1963
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Explores the essential functions of a financial manager in organizing and financing business enterprises, from small retail operations to large corporations. The episode illustrates these roles thr...

4. Focus on behavior : the science of psychology. No two alike (29:07)

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No two alike; No 2 alike; Focus on behavior
Date:
1963
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Examines how psychologists are creating new testing methods to measure and enhance human abilities. Dr. Lloyd Humphreys of the University of Illinois demonstrates how tests were developed to select...

5. Focus on behavior : the science of psychology. Of men and machines (28:42)

Alternative title:
Of men and machines; Focus on behavior
Date:
1963
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This program explores the man-machine relationship through the research of Paul Fitts, Julian Christiansen, and George Briggs. It examines how humans handle and process information, as well as the ...

6. Focus on behavior : the science of psychology. The brain and behavior (28:58)

Alternative title:
Brain and behavior; Focus on behavior
Date:
1963
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Examines how the brain's electrical activity provides insights into human behavior. The episode explores the mechanisms within the brain that influence and control behavioral responses. Featured re...

7. Focus on behavior : the science of psychology. The chemistry of behavior (29:09)

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Chemistry of behavior; Focus on behavior
Date:
1963
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The episode introduces psychopharmacology, the study of how psychoactive drugs influence behavior, as a developing field in psychology. It presents experiments conducted by Dr. Roger Russell of Ind...

8. Focus on behavior : the science of psychology. The conscience of a child (28:41)

Alternative title:
Conscience of a child; Focus on behavior
Date:
1963
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Presents some of the ways in which psychologists are studying the growth and development of personality and emotional behavior in children as observed in the laboratory of Dr. Robert Sears at Stanf...

9. Focus on behavior : the science of psychology. The need to achieve (28:57)

Alternative title:
Need to achieve; Focus on behavior
Date:
1963
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Explores motivation research that investigates the human need for achievement. Dr. David McClelland of Harvard University demonstrates tests designed to verify his theory that a nation's economic g...

10. Focus on behavior : the science of psychology. The social animal (29:06)

Alternative title:
Social animal; Focus on behavior
Date:
1963
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Studies some of the ways in which man is influenced and changes by society. Dr. Stanley Schachter demonstrates the effect of group pressure to conform; Dr. Leon Festinger shows the consequences of ...

11. From the cradle to Skid Row (29:03)

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Conversations with Eric Hoffer
Date:
1965
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Eric Hoffer speaks with James Day about his personal history, including the loss of his family, his struggle with blindness and eventual recovery, and the hardships of hunger, loneliness, and unsta...

13. Step by step (29:05)

Alternative title:
Basic issues of man
Date:
1963
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Explores questions of social change and whether society should be structured to provide equal benefits to its members. The episode follows the story of a successful corporate chairman who, while pr...