Frequently Asked Questions
I’m a professor and I’m looking for more video to use in my class. Where can I find video that doesn’t require the internet?
The Cengage Learning Psychology team offers a wealth of video, including ABC News, Social Psychology in Film, Revealing Psychology, Research in Action, and the Guest Lecture Series. To inquire about these offerings, contact your local rep by clicking here.
I’m a student and need more resources to help me study. Where can I find help?
Head over to Cengagebrain, where you can buy study guides, eBooks, audiobooks, and more.
Where can I find more video and helpful information?
There are a number of websites. Click here to view our favorites.
- YouTube
There are many great YouTube channels – here are a few suggestions. Try checking out the many outstanding clips offered by networks, colleges, and universities across the country. The following is a small list of YouTube channels that have great videos for your class, many of which we were unable to include on this site. - AnswersTV
- Associated Press
- CBS News
- Derren Brown
- Discovery Channel
- eHow
- Howcast
- KQED
- National Geographic
- PBS
- PsycINFO
- ScienCentral
- Sesame Street
- The Headless Professor
- The Psych Files
- American Psychological Association
The American Psychological Association (APA) website is a great place to find comprehensive information about the varied and growing fields within psychology. - Psychology in the News (PsycPort)
PsycPort provides up-to-date articles about various psychological issues and studies. - The Psych Files Podcast
The Psych Files, hosted by Michael A. Britt, Ph.D., releases roughly three (audio) podcasts a month; each podcast discusses a current event, shares human behavior observations, and reviews recent psychological research. - ScienCentral
ScienCentral is a scientist-founded production company that seeks “to increase the number and quality of science stories broadcast to the public.” - TED: Ideas Worth Spreading
TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is a small nonprofit devoted to “ideas worth spreading” and provides “knowledge-seekers around the globe direct access to the world’s greatest thinkers and teachers.” - A&E (Arts & Entertainment Television)
The A&E website provides linkable clips and full episodes of shows like Intervention, which “profiles people whose dependence on drugs and alcohol and other compulsive behavior has brought them to a personal crisis.” - Laura Freberg’s Psychology Blog
Laura, author of Discovering Biological Psychology, describes her blog as “one professor’s observations of the world of psychology.” - Advances in the History of Psychology Blog
This blog notifies readers of publications, conferences, and other events or issues of interest to researchers and students. Christopher D. Green, a faculty consultant for this blog, also produces the This Week in the History of Psychology podcast. - Postcards from the Id
This blog is written by “a father, husband, and forensic psychologist” who “examines the ‘lighter’ side of clinical and forensic psychology.” Some entries include pop culture tie-ins (with video clips!) to psychological research and theories. - Mind Hacks
This blog uses “neuroscience and psychology tricks to find out what’s going on inside your brain.” - The Media Psychology Blog
Dr. Pamela Rutledge provides insight to the emerging field of “media psychology” or “the psychology of mass media, social media, and emerging communication technologies.” - Social Science Statistics Blog
This blog provides social science statistical methods and analysis from the Institute for Quantitative Social Science and related research groups.
Why don’t you have more movie and television clips?
Due to copyright issues, many clips that would be great examples of psychological concepts cannot be embedded in our website. Many more clips can be found on the web than we were able to put on our site, and we encourage you to search for them. (See previous question for a list of helpful websites.)
I just found a great video about psychology and I think you should post it on your site. Who should I talk to?
We’d love to hear any suggestions you have. Please use our contact form to send us a message.
I tried to watch one of your videos and it won’t play. What gives?
Unfortunately, from time to time video is taken down off the websites we link to, for reasons beyond our control. If you find that one of the videos doesn’t work, please let us know by sending us a message.
Where can I find a video about a specific disorder?
We have compiled lists of disorders to help you make the most of Clips for Class. Just click any of the categories in the list below to reveal a list of associated disorders, the title of relevant video(s), and a link to the section where you can find each video. Click the category again to hide the list of disorders. Or, if you prefer, download a list of all the disorders and videos by clicking here.
- Anxiety Disorders
- Agoraphobia - Agoraphobia featured on Secret Lives of Women - Abnormal > Anxiety Disorders
- Prevalence in children and teens - Anxiety Disorders in Children and Teens - Abnormal > Anxiety Disorders
- Anxiety disorders, overview - Do I Have an Anxiety Disorder? - Abnormal > Anxiety Disorders
- Anxiety disorders, general - How Anxiety Affects the Body - Abnormal > Anxiety Disorders
- Anxiety disorders, general - Depression and Anxiety Coping Strategies - Personality > Coping Strategies
- Drug treatment of anxiety disorder - Anxiety Treatment: Drugs - Abnormal > Anxiety Disorders
- Phobia - Pickle Phobic Girl - Learning > Applications of Conditioning
- Developmental & Cognitive Disorders
- Articulation issues (general) - Swedish Chef - Meatballs - Language > Disorders
- Asperger's syndrome - Heather from America's Next Top Model Talks to Jason C. - Abnormal > Developmental and Cognitive Disorders
- Asperger's syndrome - Mirror Neurons - Biological > The Brain and Nervous System
- Autism - Stephen Wiltshire Draws Rome from Memory - Memory > Retrieval
- Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - ADHD and the Brain - Abnormal > Developmental and Cognitive Disorders
- Broca's aphasia - Broca's Aphasia - Language > Disorders
- Down syndrome - Up Syndrome - Abnormal > Developmental and Cognitive Disorders
- Expressive language disorder - Expressive Language Disorder - Sariah Age 10 - Abnormal > Developmental and Cognitive Disorders
- Fragile X syndrome - Fragile X Documentary Trailer - Abnormal > Developmental and Cognitive Disorders
- Learning disabilities - Learning Disorders - Abnormal > Developmental and Cognitive Disorders
- Mental retardation - I Am Sam trailer - Abnormal > Developmental and Cognitive Disorders
- Selective mutism - Selective Mutism - Abnormal > Developmental and Cognitive Disorders
- Stuttering - Stuttering is a Neurological Condition - Abnormal > Developmental and Cognitive Disorders
- Wernicke's aphasia - Wernicke's Aphasia - Language > Disorders
- Word salad - Word Salad - Finding the Right Words - Language > Disorders
- Eating & Sleep Disorders
- Anorexia - Anorexia and Reward - Health > Health Behaviors
- Anorexia and bulimia - A&E Intervention Kim - Abnormal > Substance-Related and Impulse-Control Disorders
- Binge eating - Overcoming Binge Eating - The Secret Food Diaries - Abnormal > Physical, Eating, and Sleep Disorders
- Dysphasia - Intervention - Nicole - Abnormal > Physical, Eating, and Sleep Disorders
- Eating disorders, general overview - Teens & Eating Disorders - Developmental > Adolescence
- Insomnia - Behavioral Modifications for Sleep - Consciousness > Biological Rhythms and Sleep
- Narcolepsy - Narcolepsy Girl - Abnormal > Physical, Eating, and Sleep Disorders
- Night eating syndrome - Night Eating Syndrome - Abnormal > Physical, Eating, and Sleep Disorders
- Sleep apnea - Sleep Apnea - Abnormal > Physical, Eating, and Sleep Disorders
- Sleep disorders, general - Do I Have a Sleep Disorder? - Abnormal > Physical, Eating, and Sleep Disorders
- Sleep paralysis / hypnopompic hallucinations - The Science of Sleep Paralysis - Consciousness > Biological Rhythms and Sleep
- Mood Disorders
- Bipolar disorder - Bipolar Overview - Abnormal > Mood Disorders and Suicide
- Depression, theories and treatment - Depression Theories and Treatments - Abnormal > Mood Disorders and Suicide
- Depression, theories and treatment - Choosing a Psychotherapist - Abnormal > Mood Disorders and Suicide
- Depression - Depression: An Upcoming Program on PBS - Health > Pain
- Depression - Depression and Anxiety Coping Strategies - Personality > Coping Strategies
- Dysthymic disorder - Dysthymic Disorder - Abnormal > Mood Disorders and Suicide
- Postpartum depression - Postpartum Depression - Developmental > Pregnancy and Prenatal Development
- Suicide - Suicide Trend in Palo Alto - Abnormal > Mood Disorders and Suicide
- Suicide - Teen Commits Suicide with Live Web Audience - Abnormal > Mood Disorders and Suicide
- Personality Disorders
- Avoidant - Avoidant Personality Disorder - Abnormal > Personality Disorders
- Borderline - Borderline Personality Disorder - Abnormal > Personality Disorders
- Cluster A, overview - Cluster A Personality Disorders - Abnormal > Personality Disorders
- Cluster B - Cable Guy Playin' Basketball - Abnormal > Personality Disorders
- Conduct disorder - Conduct Disorder Song - Abnormal > Personality Disorders
- Dependent - Bob Wiley, the Man with Dependent Personality Disorder - Abnormal > Personality Disorders
- Histrionic - Jessica Rabbit - Why Don't You Do Right? - Abnormal > Personality Disorders
- Narcissism - Social Networking Sites and Narcissism - Abnormal > Personality Disorders
- Narcissism - The Most Egotistical YouTuber - Personality > Demonstrated Traits
- Obsessive-compulsive - Obsessed: Ryan Park Exposure - Abnormal > Substance-Related and Impulse Control Disorders
- Obsessive-compulsive - Howard Hughes - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Abnormal > Personality Disorders
- Obsessive-compulsive - Freak out this summer with all new MONK! - Abnormal > Personality Disorders
- Obsessive-compulsive - A&E Intervention - Tim - Abnormal > Substance-Related and Impulse Control Disorders
- Physical & Neurological Disorders & Conditions
- AIDS - AIDS Documentary - Abnormal > Physical, Eating, and Sleep Disorders
- Alzheimer's disease - Using EEG to Predict Alzheimer's - Biological > Disorders and Disease
- Alzheimer's disease - What is Alzheimer's Disease - Developmental > Late Adulthood and Old Age
- Amnesia - The Man With the 30-Second Memory - Memory > Forgetting
- Amnesia - Memento Movie Trailer - Memory > Forgetting
- Anosmia - Anosmia: Life Without Smell - S&P > Smell
- Blindness - Extraordinray People: The Boy Who Sees Without Eyes - S&P > Vision
- Cancer - Children's Cancer Hospital Ranks High for Cancer Care - Abnormal > Physical, Eating, and Sleep Disorders
- Cancer - Cancer Patient Urges Kids to 'Be Strong' - Personality > Demonstrated Traits
- Chronic pain - Chronic Pain and Vitamin D Status - Health > Pain
- Chronic pain - Depression and Chronic Pain is Extremely Common - Health > Pain
- Chronic pain - Pain Patients Shouldn't "Tough It Out" - Health > Pain
- Chronic pain - How to Keep a Pain Diary - Health > Pain
- Chronic pain - Chronic Pain and Neurofeedback - Health > Pain
- Deafness - 3-D Hearing Aid for People with Cochlear Implants - S&P > Hearing
- Diabetes - Poverty, Stress, and Diabetes Among Native Americans - Health > Stress and Coping
- Diabetes - What it Feels Like to Have Low Blood Sugar - Motivation > Hunger and Eating
- Epilepsy - Brain Plasticity - Biological > The Brain and Nervous System
- Fetal alcohol syndrome - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - Developmental > Pregnancy and Prenatal Development
- Infertility - A Year in The Life of Infertility - Developmental > Pregnancy and Prenatal Development
- Lou Gherig's disease - Charlie Rose - Stephen Hawking - Cognition > What is Cognition?
- Obesity - Overeaters' Brains - Health > Health-Related Research
- Obesity - Prenatal Influences on Obesity - Health > Health-Related Research
- Obesity - Test for Fat Virus - Health > Health-Related Research
- Obesity - I Eat 33,000 Calories a Day: Lisa Sellers - Health > Health Behaviors
- Obesity - Doctor Kal loses 130 Pounds - Motivation > Hunger and Eating
- Parkinson's disease - Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's disease - Biological > Using Technology
- Parkinson's disease - Parkinson's: Michael J. Fox Interview - Biological > Disorders and Disease
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - Iraq PTSD - Health > Stress and Coping
- Short-term memory loss - Finding Nemo - Short Term Memory Loss - Memory > Forgetting
- Stroke - The Frontal Lobes: Cognition and Awareness - Cognition > What is Cognition?
- Stroke - Coffee Lowers Stroke Risk - Health > Health-Related Research
- Synesthesia - MRIs and Synesthesia - S&P > Vision
- Synesthesia - Hearing Motion - S&P > Hearing
- Synesthesia - Synsesthesia - Heroes - S&P > Hearing
- Tinnitus - Deafening Sound: Noise in the City - S&P > Hearing
- Tinnitus - Tinnitus: Can You Hear That? - S&P > Hearing
- Sexual & Gender Identity Disorders & Paraphilias
- Gender identity disorder - Dr. Phil Show - "Little Boy Lost" - Abnormal > Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders
- Gender identity disorder - 20/20 My Secret Self Pt. 1 - Abnormal > Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders
- Erectile dysfunction, treatment - TriMix Gel Treatment for Erectile Dysfunction - Abnormal > Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders
- Hermaphroditism - Gender Controversy Runner Welcomed Home - Sexuality > Gender Development and Roles
- Sexual aversion disorder - Low Sexual Desire - ISD (Sex Health Guru) - Abnormal > Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders
- Sexual fetishism - Sexual Fetish & Psychology - Abnormal > Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders
- Sadomasochism - Secretary Trailer (2002) - Abnormal > Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders
- Incest - The Secrets of the Austrian Cellar - Josef Fritzl - Abnormal > Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders
- Female sexual dysfunction - Female Sexual Dysfunction - Sexuality > Gender Development and Roles
- Somatoform & Dissociative Disorders & Schizophrenia
- Hypochondria - Hypochondria: Diagnosis - Abnormal > Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders
- Conversion disorder - Conversion Disorder - Abnormal > Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders
- Dissociative identity disorder - Living with Dissociative Identity Disorder: Herschell Walker - Abnormal > Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders
- Depersonalization disorder - Numb - Depersonalization Disorder - Abnormal > Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders
- Schizophrenia - Living with Schizophrenia - Abnormal > Schizophrenia
- Schizophrenia - "True Life: I Have Schizophrenia" - Abnormal > Schizophrenia
- Schizoaffective disorder - My Sister's Keeper (2002) - Abnormal > Schizophrenia
- Schizophrenia, visual/audio presentations - Simulated Schizophrenia - Abnormal > Schizophrenia
- Schizophrenia, visual/audio presentations - Schizophrenia as Sound: Listening to the Dynamic Brain - Abnormal > Schizophrenia
- Schizophrenia, biological factors - What does Schizophrenia Do? - Abnormal > Schizophrenia
- Substance-Related & Impulse-Control Disorders
- Addiction, PSA - Drug Ad - Consciousness > Altering Consciousness with Drugs
- Addiction, PSA - “I Learned It By Watching You” Anti-Drug PSA - Learning > Social Learning
- Alcoholism - Pill to Fight Alcoholism - Biological > Disorders and Disease
- Alcoholism - Alcoholism is not a Disease - Consciousness > Altering Consciousness with Drugs
- Alcoholism and binge drinking - Alcohol at SJU - Consciousness > Altering Consciousness with Drugs
- Binge Drinking - College Binge Drinking - Health > Health Behaviors
- Caffeine, overview - How Caffeine Works - Consciousness > Altering Consciousness with Drugs
- Crack cocaine, addiction - A&E Intervention - Tim - Abnormal > Substance-Related and Impulse Control Disorders
- Ecstacy - The Enemy Ecstacy - Consciousness > Altering Consciousness with Drugs
- Heroin addiction - Heroine Addicts Speak - Consciousness > Altering Consciousness with Drugs
- Hoarding - Hoarders on A&E - Abnormal > Substance-Related and Impulse Control Disorders
- LSD, PSA - LSD - A Case Study - Consciousness > Altering Consciousness with Drugs
- Marijuana, egalization - Ron Paul Debates Stephen Baldwin on Legalizing Marijuana on CNN Larry King - Consciousness > Altering Consciousness with Drugs
- Meth addiction, PSA - Montana Meth Project TV Ads - Consciousness > Altering Consciousness with Drugs
- Smoking - Smoker Brain Error - Biological > The Brain and Nervous System
- Smoking - What Happens Next: Smoking - Consciousness > Altering Consciousness with Drugs
- Smoking - The Epidemic of College Smoking - Health > Health and Lifestyle
- Smoking - Jessica Alba Anti-Smoking PSA - Health > Health Behaviors
What are YouTube playlists and how do I set one up?
A playlist is basically a list of bookmarked videos, making it easy for you to categorize them and find them again. You can also email a link to the playlist, so you can share the entire list, rather than sending one video at a time. (For instance, if you’d like your students to watch a certain set of videos, you could set up a playlist and email them the link.) For instructions on how to set up a playlist, watch this video:

