Focus on Behavior; 10; Computers and Human Behavior

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Series
Focus on Behavior
Episode Number
10
Episode
Computers and Human Behavior
Producing Organization
Mayer-Skylar Productions
Contributing Organization
Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/512-z60bv7c05q
NOLA Code
FSBR
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Description
Episode Description
This program explores some of the research being conducted at the Carnegie Institute of Technology with electronic digital computers in an effort to evolve new theories about human mental processes. Dr. Bert Green, Professor of Psychology, demonstrates his computer experiments with perception of motion and depth. Dr. Herbert Simon with the help of the computer presents his theory of how human beings memorize. And Dr. Alan Newell shows how the computer was responsible for creating a new theory about human problem solving. Running Time: 28:35 (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Series Description
Focus on Behavior consists of 10 half-hour episodes produced in 1963 by Mayer-Skylar Productions, which were originally shot on film.
Series Description
This series presents current research in experimental psychology which reveals significant concepts, methods and new advances in the scientific study of behavior. Each of the 10 half-hour episodes is a filmed visit to the laboratories of distinguished men and women, experimental psychologists involved in this study. These films provide the viewer with a deeper understanding of the nature of basic research. They were designed to develop public appreciation of psychology as the scientific study of behavior, to stimulate interest among high-school students who might wish to pursue the study of psychology on a college level, to create an instructional resource that will contribute to the improved teaching of psychology in college, and to stimulate interest among students in psychology as a career. Focus on Behavior affords audiences an opportunity to look over the shoulder of the scientists at work. Produced under the auspices of the American Psychological Association, the series was made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation. While the series as a whole presents a broad view of the role of experimental psychology, each program is complete in itself. The series was filmed on location at leading U.S. universities, two hospitals, and an Air Force Base. The actors were the psychologists and other actual participants in the experiments. The sets were the actual laboratories or other places where the experiments were in progress. The series was produced for NET by Mayer-Sklar, Inc. The host for the series is John G. Durley, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Chairman of the Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota. During his tenure as Executive officer of the American Pyschological Association (1959-1962), this film series was developed by the Board of Scientific Affairs of the Association and the Board of Directors, with the assistance of a special advisory committee. The members of the committee are: Anne Anastasi, Ph.D., Fordham University; Francis W. Irwin, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania; Donal G. Marquis, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Edwin B. Newman, Ph.D., Harvard University; and Harold Schlosberg, Ph.D., Brown University. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Broadcast Date
1963-12-05
Asset type
Episode
Topics
Education
Technology
Science
Psychology
Rights
Copyright National Educational Television & Radio Center December 1, 1963 (in notice: 1962)
Media type
Moving Image
Credits
Director: Comte, Gilbert
Director: Grayson, Mitchell.
Executive Producer: Sklar, Michael
Executive Producer: Mayer, Harold
Guest: Green, Bert
Guest: Simon, Herbert
Guest: Newell, Alan
Host: Durley, John G.
Producer: Grayson, Mitchell.
Producing Organization: Mayer-Skylar Productions
Writer: Comte, Gilbert
Writer: Grayson, Mitchell.
AAPB Contributor Holdings
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2310040-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2310040-2 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2310040-3 (MAVIS Item ID)
Generation: Master
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2310040-4 (MAVIS Item ID)
Generation: Copy: Access
Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive
Identifier: [request film based on title] (Indiana University)
Format: 16mm film
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Citations
Chicago: “Focus on Behavior; 10; Computers and Human Behavior,” 1963-12-05, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed November 5, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-z60bv7c05q.
MLA: “Focus on Behavior; 10; Computers and Human Behavior.” 1963-12-05. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. November 5, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-z60bv7c05q>.
APA: Focus on Behavior; 10; Computers and Human Behavior. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-z60bv7c05q