Constructing social reality

Cialdini, Robert B. (Added Author). Hassan, Steven. (Added Author). Zimbardo, Philip G. (Added Author). WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) (Added Author). American Psychological Association. (Added Author). Annenberg/CPB. (Added Author).

Summary: Explores how people are able to form subjective realities and demonstrates how these subjective realities influence behavior. Asks how mental processes color our interpretations of reality and suggests that understanding these factors may help us become more empathetic and independent members of society. Includes commentary by Steven Hassan, M. Ed., of the Freedom of Mind Resource Center and Dr. Robert Cialdini of Arizona State University.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording (DVD)
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Updated ed.
Publisher: [Boston, Mass] : WGBH Educational Foundation ; South Burlington, Vt. : Annenberg/CPB ; Toronto : Visual Education Centre [distributor], c2001.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Pt. 20 of the 26 program television course: Discovering psychology. Series explores classic and current theories of human behavior, using commentary by leading researchers, practitioners and theorists, demonstrations, classic experiments and simulations, current research, documentary footage and computer animation.
Participant or Performer Note:	Hosted by Philip Zimbardo.