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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

BB

Sep 26, 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.

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.

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By Wasswa H K

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Sep 20, 2022

This is a course that I took first on Coursera and it has been my best experience. You know psychology is funny; you get to know about yourself, others and the environment. Professor Bloom is just fine with a perfect accent for everyone to listen to.

By Dr. A K C

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Jun 12, 2021

It's definitely an add on to my knowledge about psychology. The course is thought provoking. Professor, Presentation (Using videos) & Additional Readings are very much effective. This course will certainly help me to teach psychology more persuasively

By Shivani S

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Sep 22, 2020

This course has been exceptionally wonderful. I commend Professor Bloom for the way in which all the lessons were delivered. Being an educator myself some of the materials in this course I was already familiar with which made it a little easier on me.

By Elena G

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Feb 17, 2019

This course has enriched my awareness about the complexity of human beings. This awareness is a precious gift which can be useful in many contexts in my life and work giving me a wider view. In fact sometimes good questions are better than any answer

By Nelly A O

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Sep 4, 2024

saya sangat senang bisa mengikuti kursus ini, dengan adanya kursus ini saya dapat mempelajari lebih banyak lagi yang belum saya pelajari, terima kasih juga telah memberikan saya kesempatan untuk mendapatkan bantuan keuangan untuk mengikuti kursus ini

By Clinton F

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Aug 22, 2024

I love how this Course was structured, the information it contained was beyond any psychology course that's i've experience that's being taugh in universities. i'm very happy with all i've learnt and look forward to more courses from Yale university.

By Hannah O

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Jul 6, 2024

I loved this course! I'm a 17yr old trying to get ahead in the topic I'm passionate about and this helped me so much! And compared to other courses I have taken I found it much easier to remain focused and attentive to the information being provided.

By Thomas M C

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Nov 27, 2023

Simply awesome, I really learnt a lot throught the course, it gave me the opportunity to explore topics in Psychology I did not know it. The best part it was the flexibility of Coursera and Yale that gave me the chance to not let my work stuff apart.

By Dorinda H

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Oct 8, 2023

I found this course to be very intriguing and interesting at best. I would highly recommend take this course as a introduction to psychology, and the professor who taught the course was very easy to follow and make it very understandable to follow.

By Paola S M T

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Nov 9, 2022

Excelente curso, te ofrecen la posibilidad de obtener un aprendizaje global sobre temas de Psicología que garantizan el aprendizaje a tu ritmo, los videos y las lecturas son de calidad, presentan ademas ejemplos sencillos que facilitan el aprendizaje

By Ellisa F

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Aug 21, 2022

this course provide a good foundation for us who have gap years and want to refresh our knowledge in the past. The professor have good communication skills and used animation to explain the materials. In conclusion you never get bored in this course.

By Nametso L

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Mar 1, 2021

DR BLOOM is engaging teacher ,The Lecture were clear ,well paced and engaging ,The reading complement the lecture and go into more detail with plenty of reference to learn more ,but after this course i feel like in have solid foundation in psychology

By Felipe S

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Jan 29, 2021

The readings take time but they are the most important aspect of the course. The course covers interesting subjects and gives you resources to further reading and studying. I do recommend it to all of those who enjoy the human psychology and science!

By Diana H R

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Jun 20, 2020

I enjoyed every second! I found the animations a very unique idea for this course. The professor is also very engaging and explains everything using vocabulary that everyone can understand. I am very happy that I took this course. 100% recommended :)

By Haley L

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Jun 4, 2020

Was a great course! I took it in preparation to go to university to get a degree in social work and I learned a lot! The professor was engaging and the course material was easy to understand while also being thought-provoking. 10/10 would reccommend.

By Shiva R

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May 3, 2020

I learned a lot and actually felt like I was learning which is equally important for me. Lots of great information I can and will use in my work. The videos were great and I honestly enjoyed structured learning for the first time in a very long time.

By Lisa E

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Sep 15, 2022

This is one of my favorite courses ever. It's so interesting, super engaging and highly relevant. Can't recommend it enough! My only suggestion for improvement is to add more lectures or produce a follow-up course, because I'd love to learn more :)

By Simon S

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Aug 25, 2022

This has been one of the most helpful courses that can be applied immediately. With an introductory knowledge on psychology, it will help anyone greatly with their mental health and well being. Professor Paul Bloom delivers this module really well.

By Sofia V

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Aug 2, 2022

Fue un curso mas que interesante, aborda todos los temas necesarios para introducirte en el mundo de la psicología y de una manera muy dinamica y con ejemplos de cada tema que aborda lo cual te ayuda a pensar en ellos desde diferentes perspectivas.

By Griffin E

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Jul 5, 2022

I LOVED this course. I took sooo many notes and plan on studying them so that I gain a solid long-term memory/grasp of them. The lectures were concise, relevant, fascinating, and engaging... There is SO much great info packed into this intro course!

By Trang L

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Jun 2, 2022

Professor Bloom are very passionate about psychology and somehow transfer that energy on to me. I love the animation video and the rest of everything. This is my first certificate on coursera and more to go <3 Thank you Professor and Yale, much love

By Venkatachala S N

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Feb 1, 2021

Well structured for understanding the foundations of Psychology.

The Videos were very well done with animations for the visual effects.

Dr.Bloom has explained the subject in a very easy to understand formula.

Overall very good course, enjoyed learning.

By Inbamala T A

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Nov 19, 2020

Firstly, The method of this course was great. I finally kinda have about Psychology. I'm so interested in Psychology, that I'm planning on getting to know more about in the future. Thank you for the course I found it really useful and interesting.

By Muhammad A G

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Oct 17, 2020

If someone wants to have a basic understanding of what psychology is all about, then no course is better than by Paul Blooms' Intro to psychology. And it's also helpful to analyze that if you can pursue a discourse of contemporary psychology or not.

By Faith N

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Oct 8, 2020

Very informative course. Gives clear details and information on how the mind works, gives an overview on the mental illnesses affecting the mind and so on. It was fun and I am grateful for the opportunity to be able to learn this interesting course.