Date: 1957 / Collection: National Educational Television / Unit: IUL Moving Image Archive - Media Collections Online Search Results

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51. Education here and abroad (29:18)

Date:: 1957
Summary:: Herald Tribune Forum delegates from Lebanon, France, India, United Kingdom, Indonesia, Korea, Philippines, Germany, and the Union of South Africa compare education in the U.S. with that of their co...

52. Experimental psychology : action and thought have causes (30:24)

Date:: 1957
Summary:: Discusses human action and its causes. Compares voluntary and involuntary response. Uses a slow motion film clip to demonstrate the startle response. Concludes with a demonstration to show that ...

53. Experimental psychology : how big do things look? (29:39)

Date:: 1957
Summary:: Discusses briefly the scope of psychology. Uses charts, models, and demonstrations to explain how the eye function. Illustrates size constancy and distance in perceptions. (WGBH-TV) Kinescope.

54. Finishing ceramic sculpture (29:23)

Date:: 1957
Summary:: Discusses finishing techniques in ceramic sculpture. Explains how the finish must make the sculptured work permanent and at the same time enhance its feeling and form. Shows the method of firing ce...

55. Fire and Flame (29:28)

Date:: 1957
Summary:: Discusses and explains the zones of a candle flame. Shows the differences between a candle and a burner flame. Uses experiments to illustrate and define air density and convection currents. (KQED) ...

56. Forgetting (29:46)

Date:: 1957
Summary:: Illustrates and discusses the chief causes of forgetting. Compares the theories of disuse and interference. Explains the part of retroactive inhibition and motivation in forgetting. Uses charts, d...

57. Frontier Expansion (29:43)

Date:: 1957
Summary:: Reviews the penetration of later Latin Americans into the hinterlands of the several colonies. Points out that these frontier movements expanded the territory held and often set the boundaries of ...

58. Glimpse of yesterday's worlds (30:01)

Date:: 1957
Summary:: Points out the purposes and procedures of the series of motion pictures, YESTERDAY'S WORLDS. Reviews objects shown and summarizes ideas discussed in the preceding 25 half-hour programs. Emphasizes ...

59. Guatemala (29:24)

Date:: 1957
Summary:: Discusses Guatemalan politics, relations with the U.S., the use of U.S. foreign aid. Describes the country itself and its customs and habits. Shows native clothing and handicrafts. (WTTW) Kinescope.

60. Henry Steele Commager : part 1 (30:04)

Date:: 1957
Summary:: Dr. Henry Steele Commager discusses the political thinking of today. Explains the desirability of the inductive or pragmatic approach to problems of politics and society. Discusses the concepts of...