What are people most afraid of? What do our dreams mean? Are we natural-born racists? What makes us happy? What are the causes and cures of mental illness? This course tries to answer these questions and many others, providing a comprehensive overview of the scientific study of thought and behavior. It explores topics such as perception, communication, learning, memory, decision-making, persuasion, emotions, and social behavior. We will look at how these aspects of the mind develop in children, how they differ across people, how they are wired-up in the brain, and how they break down due to illness and injury.
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Skills You'll Learn
Critical Thinking, Biology, Psychology, Mental Health, Social Sciences, Behavioral Health, Human Learning, Child Development, Problem Solving, Scientific Methods, Neurology, Mental and Behavioral Health Specialties
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4.9 (31,399 ratings)
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NC
Sep 20, 2020
The course was helpful in gaining the foundation of psychology. It was clearly structured so that a person with any background can understand it. Thanks for helping me to gain knowledge on psychology.
BB
Sep 27, 2024
Professor Bloom has quite engaging style of teaching and the animations in this course provided nice visual reference.Overall, it's a nice course if you want to learn basic introduction of psychology.
From the lesson
Welcome to Introduction to Psychology
Meet Paul Bloom, your instructor.
Taught By
Paul Bloom
Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at Yale University