Discovering Psychology

For introductory book with the same name, see Discovering Psychology (book).

Discovering Psychology is a PBS documentary on psychology presented by Philip Zimbardo, for which he received the Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science. The series was released in 1990, with an updated edition comprising three additional episodes in 2001.

Discovering Psychology
Genre	Documentary film
Directed by	West Coast Production: Ann Strunk (director of print projects) and Kim Storey (project director). Updated edition: Christine Herbes-Sommers (project director)
Presented by	Philip Zimbardo (series host)
Theme music composer	Original program: Gene Mackles (open titles & theme music)
Composers	Original program: Tom Phillips (program music). Updated edition: Tom Martin and Tom Phillips (program music).
Production
Executive producer	Original series: William C. Brennan. Updated edition: Michele Korf.

Episodes

1. Sensation and Perception
2. Understanding Research
3. Remembering and Forgetting
4. Cognitive Processes
5. Judgment and Decision Making
6. Motivation and Emotion
7. The Mind Awake and Asleep
8. The Mind Hidden and Divided
9. The Self
10. Testing and Intelligence
11. Sex and Gender
12. Maturing and Aging
13. The Power of the Situation
14. Constructing Social Reality
15. Psychopathology
16. Psychotherapy
17. Health, Mind, and Behavior
18. Applying Psychology in Life
19. Cognitive Neuroscience
20. Cultural Psychology

External links

• Discovering Psychology - Companion website