Introduction to Psychology

 

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This course includes

• Flexible deadlines
• Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
• Shareable Certificate
• Earn a Certificate upon completion
• 100% online
• Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
• Beginner Level
• Approx. 15 hours to complete
• English
• Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish

Skills you'll gain:

• Reasoning
• Problem-Solving
• Abstract Thinking
• Analytical Thinking
• Critical Thinking

What you will learn

Week 1

1 hour to complete

Welcome to Introduction to Psychology

Meet Paul Bloom, your instructor.

1 video (Total 3 min), 3 readings

3 hours to complete

Foundations

In this module, you will learn about foundational psychological theories and findings in psychology. We will start with the discovery that our mental lives have a physical basis, introducing the field of neuroscience. And then we will turn to two major psychological theories that have come to shape the world that we now live in—Freud’s psychodynamic theory and Skinner’s theory of behaviorism.

17 videos (Total 136 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

Week 2

3 hours to complete

Development and Language

In this module, you will learn about foundational psychological research into development and language. Specifically, you will learn about methods for studying how infants and children think and the core discoveries that they have led to. Then you will learn about the structure of language, how language is learned, and end with a little on animal communication, language processing, and the relationship between language and thought.

14 videos (Total 111 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz

Week 3

2 hours to complete

Cognition

In this module, you will learn about cognitive psychology. Specifically, you will learn about how we perceive the world, how attention works, and we store our experiences in memory.

12 videos (Total 65 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz

Week 4  

3 hours to complete

Self and others

In this module, you will learn about psychology examining the self and others. Specifically, in the first half, you will learn about social and non-social emotions. In the second half, you will learn about how we deal with other people—social psychology.

15 videos (Total 122 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz

Week 5

2 hours to complete

Variation

In this module, you will learn human variation. The focus will focus on personality and intelligence, and the role of genes and environment in explaining individual differences. The second half will focus on clinical psychology by reviewing prominent mental illnesses and therapies.

13 videos (Total 87 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz

Week 6

1 hour to complete

The good life

In the final module, you will learn how psychologists measure happiness and what factors contribute to the good life

7 videos (Total 26 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz