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About the Course

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....

Top reviews

FJ

Sep 26, 2019

I absolutely enjoyed taking this course! Professor Bloom did an incredible job explaining the course material and providing additional reading materials to further my knowledge throughout this course.

TP

Dec 17, 2021

An excellent course to get a general idea about psychology as well as understanding of what to do next if you are into learning more. Very useful links for extra reading. And very engaging instructor.

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By Olive D

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Dec 27, 2019

Nice, technical overview that goes into important historical figures in the field, the different sub-disciplines, and the scientific research underlying different models psychologists use to explain the functions of the human mind.

By Nikki

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Aug 8, 2023

The course was very interesting as it covered a very broad range of psychology aspects, more than just the typical clinical psychology. It made me intrigued in this field and I think psychology is one of my choices for the future.

By Rosa D m

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Jun 30, 2023

BUEN DIA

APRENDI MUCHO EN ESTE CURSO

LA VERDAD TYA HABIA TOMADO MAS CURSO PERO ESTE BIENE MAS ENTENDIBLE Y ES MAS PRACTICO

LE ENVIO AGRADECIMIENTO AL GRUPO DE CURSERA QUE ME PERMITIO TERMINAR ESTE CURSO CON SU APOYO.

MUCHAS GRACIAS

By Kyla F

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Sep 3, 2022

This course was very engaging and shed light on new aspects of psychology that I had never heard of before; I learned a lot about different theories, etc., and the professor was very engaging; I would highly recommend this course.

By Ann N

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Sep 5, 2021

Excellent course! I intend to furher my carrer in the psycho;logy field. It has made me find what I have always looked for. "What do I want and how can I know it". Prof. Pail has helped me discover my passion . Thanks to you!

By Nedha N

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Jul 3, 2021

I can feel a significant change in myself over the course of a month that I took this course. It was a really good decision to be part of the course, I'd like to thank you for such an opportunity to do a really good online course.

By Monica B

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Mar 30, 2021

Excellent course, interesting topics, clear explanations, very well created videos and good extra material. Thank you for your hard work. I totally recommend this course for those who want to have an initial idea about psychology.

By Krithika

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Aug 28, 2020

I really enjoyed learning introduction to psychology, actually i got interest in this subject, it was very interactive and informative course i ever learned. Thank you so much for making my quarantine days better with your course.

By harshvardhan r

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Aug 22, 2020

I would sincerely recommend this course for beginners , Very good for an introductory course. At end of the course you would definitely learn or know what you came for. Just stick at the beginning, it gets interesting by the end.

By Diwansh G

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Jun 14, 2020

Amazing course, provides a good overview of the study. I am a marketing professional and I was engaged during the complete duration of the course. It helps learn the basics and serves its title of 'Introduction to psychology' well

By ahmed t

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Apr 22, 2020

this course has been useful as it increased my cognitive thinking regarding numerous subjects and may to some extent allow you to analyze peoples behavior overall i would recommend this course to start off in the psychology field.

By Aquilla W

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Apr 15, 2021

I truly enjoyed this course, would recommend it to anyone who is dealing with any kind of mental illness. It's a great tool to help understand how the brain works and why so many of us are challenged with this dreadful condition.

By Sara A C

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Apr 3, 2021

This course was highly valuable to me. It taught me great lessons in relation to the main topics that the magnificent branch of Psychology studies, and left me with a great motivation to learn more about it. Highly reccommended!

By Lucyna D

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Mar 7, 2021

This course is brilliant. I really enjoyed it, I have learned so much. Professor Bloom is just amazing. He is giving so many examples. The lectures were so interesting, additional readings were very useful. I highly recommend it.

By Aisha A A A

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Jun 4, 2020

this was a great course for beginners, I am an engineer and I have nothing to do with psychology but this course was so much fun and I enjoyed every bit of it. The material is easy to follow and the extra readings are beneficial.

By Maryna L

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May 9, 2020

Course "Introduction to Psychology" has a lot of useful and interesting information. It is not difficult to understand terms with funny pictures and other elements involved in lectures. I am happy that I found this online course.

By Yap C Y

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Jul 19, 2019

I have enjoyed the course. Through this course, I realized that I have taken a few things in life for granted especially on language. Definitely a good course to understand and appreciate the different groups of people around us!

By Kelly V

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Apr 8, 2024

The best professor, I am so grateful for the teachings you have given me, I greatly appreciate all the knowledge granted, I hope to be in Yale studying in person and get to know this beautiful university, greetings from Colombia

By María U

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Mar 12, 2024

MUY BUEN CURSO , TENER LA OPORTUNIDAD DE CONOCER COMO FUNCIONA NUESTRA MENTE ES UNA GRAN HERRAMIENTA PARA TENER CLARIDAD DE NUESTRAS VIDAS PASADAS , ACTUALES, FUTURAS Y LOGRAR CONECTARNOS CON NOSOTROS MISMOS. SIN DUDA ME ENCANTO

By Beril Y

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Jan 2, 2022

The course was helpful in gaining the foundation of psychology. Professor Bloom did a great job defining the comprehensive course material and providing additional reading materials to further my knowledge throughout the course.

By Sofía V d l T A L

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Oct 8, 2020

It was an amazing course! Every single week is structured in a very detailed yet straightforward way. I was able to learn lots of different concepts while having a very good time. I'm so thankful I found this course on Coursera!

By Anne L

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May 9, 2020

This course gave me a great overview of what are the areas studied in psychology and a lot of valuable insights . The level of details and pace of the course were really adapted so that I can really enjoy the learning experience

By Elizaveta L

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Jul 13, 2019

The most engaging & well-done course I took here so far. I watched some YouTube lections by Paul Bloom and instatly felt I needed to take this course (for business and pleasure), and it was one of the best decisions I ever made.

By Paola S T

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Oct 25, 2021

This course summaries and gives you all the basic information that you need to know about psychology in general, not only the clinical psychology.

The videos are dynamic and the the professor technique to explain is really good!

By Liisi K

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Oct 4, 2020

I enjoyed taking the course and as I learned - happy emotions in the end lead to a more positive overview of this course- even when the brain part was more complex :) The video lessons where also very good to follow. Thank You!