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About the Course

This course will highlight the most interesting experiments within the field of psychology, discussing the implications of those studies for our understanding of the human mind and human behavior. We will explore the brain and some of the cognitive abilities it supports like memory, learning, attention, perception and consciousness. We will examine human development - both in terms of growing up and growing old - and will discuss the manner in which the behavior of others affect our own thoughts and behavior. Finally we will discuss various forms of mental illness and the treatments that are used to help those who suffer from them. The fact of the matter is that humans routinely do amazing things without appreciating how interesting they are. However, we are also routinely influenced by people and events without always being aware of those influences. By the end of this course you will have gained a much better understanding and appreciation of who you are and how you work. And I can guarantee you that you'll learn things that you'll be telling your friends and family about, things that will fundamentally change the way you think of yourself and others. How can you resist that?!...

Top reviews

ND

Nov 27, 2021

Perfect start. This motivates me to learn more. Prof. Steve is my favorite teacher now. Couldn't have asked for a better person to teach me. Scratched the surface pretty well, now time to dive deeper.

AA

Jan 25, 2021

I found this course very interesting and interactive. I especially enjoyed the week of extra videos where we went into detailed psychological concepts like dreaming. Thank you for an amazing 12 weeks!

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By Elisheva S

Jun 6, 2019

interesting, fun and easy to follow.

Done as a complete amateur, for enrichment.

I also found the links for future learning really wonderful, and introduced me to further sources of knowledge on the web. thank you!

By Maria A G

Feb 17, 2018

Amazing course! Every single lecture was clear, interesting, and entertaining. Would 100% recommend this to anyone who's interested in starting Psychology as it offers a wide, general view of many different topics.

By Manal A

Jan 22, 2018

One of the most entertaining and insightful courses on Psychology I've taken. Professor Joordens is a delight! This course is definitely recommended for anyone interested in learning about psychology in a cool way!

By Catherine.Marty

Nov 24, 2017

Excellent course, the professor is simply amazing, making difficult things appear easy to understand and easy to remember. The course material is great, diversified, very informative and accessible. Thanks for this

By Shams F

Feb 16, 2021

It was the best course I've ever taken in Coursera! I found it very useful. I'd still watch it with interest if it was twice as long. The professor is really very knowledgeable but doesn't explain in a boring way.

By Janiella S B

Jan 10, 2021

I Learned a lot on this course. Thank you it's quite a life changing moment to be educated about this topics. Studying psychology have taught me a lot especially how to understand what makes a human a human being.

By Nethmini s p

Jan 3, 2021

I gained a lot from this course. Thank you Mr. Steves for making the journey fun and interesting while giving the knowledge as well. I'd highly recommend this course to anyone who is beginning to learn psychology.

By Georgia B C

Dec 6, 2020

Fantastic course. Considering this is a short course, the lectures are very detailed yet still encourages you to think about psychological concepts, research further and develop your own personal learning.

Thanks!

By Darshan P

Jun 10, 2020

The course perfectly fits it's name. Professor Steve almost explains every field of psychology in a very intriguing way. This course is must for anyone who wishes to have a glimpse of what psychology is all about.

By Amrita M

May 20, 2020

This is a great course! Very useful if you are just beginning to study Psychology. I particularly enjoyed the week on social psychology. It was very insightful. Thanks to Prof. Joordens! He is a great instructor.

By İrem M

Mar 20, 2019

This course was very entertaining and beneficial for me. I really enjoyed to participate all of the lectures.Also, essay process also broadened my horizons. Thank you to Mr. Joordens and everyone who contributed.

By Trinity S

Dec 3, 2018

This course was absolutely amazing. Professor Steve Joordens made it so much fun to learn about all of the different topics within Psychology and I would be more than happy to be a part of more course's from him.

By 方冠华

Jul 5, 2017

Great great course. It gave me a brief overview of psychology, as well as very detailed, in-depth discussion of some psychological topics. If there if any consequential course, I would definitely register for it.

By remi d J

Oct 27, 2018

This is a great course to learn to understand the basics of psychology. I really helps you to understand how big and complicated the world is but also opens your eyes to the intresting parts of the human psychy.

By Cameron M

May 13, 2020

This was a fantastic course that taught me so much and inspired me to take further studies in this subject. The lecturer Steve Joordens has an infectious passion and made the learning interesting and memorable.

By Fernandez L

Nov 29, 2022

It have been a great experience, this was my first on line course. Thank Professor Steven for make it such a fun and easy to understand. I would like to have other courses relate to this one. Thank you so much

By Michele B

Jun 28, 2022

This is a 5-star course. The professor is engaging and very knowledgeable. I learned an incredible amount that will be useful to me for years to come. I would take another course by this professor if offered.

By nada e

Oct 6, 2020

professor steve has done an excellent job. I believe he is one of the best in the field of psychology.

thank you so much professor steve for your hard work, effort, and for making this course fun and enjoyable.

By Alexa G

Jun 15, 2019

I really liked this course because it was so interesting and allowed me to learn a lot of new things as well as refresh my knowledge.

Thank you very much Professor Joordens for your dedication.

Alexa Grabher

By Andy T

Sep 21, 2017

Thank you Steve for presenting such a wonderful course. fascinating material which has given me new insights and left me wanting to learn more. This was my first MOOC with Coursera and I will be back for more!

By Sally F

Feb 23, 2023

Really enjoyed this really stretched themind at times as haven't studied for a long time, Steve you were easy to listen to and made it hard subject that is always evolving a little esier to understand. thanks

By Nakhanu W

Aug 21, 2020

It's one of the best online courses I have taken. The instructor felt very engaging and the course proceeded my expectations since I knew nothing about psychology before I took it. I am glad to have taken it.

By Masha C

Jun 8, 2020

Thank you very much for providing these type of courses, I've learned many through this course. Professor Steve Joordens did great in his teaching .I enjoyed very much learning new things .Thank you cousera!!

By Rajender S

May 11, 2020

An excellent course , well designed and well delivered. The Prof. Steve made it interesting and easy to understand. Some inputs on positive psychology like mindfulness, meditation, grit etc could be included.

By Rosemary K

Apr 26, 2020

The class was interesting and if anything really piqued your interest you could read and study more in depth from the supplemental readings and videos. I loved listening to the lectures. It is a great course!