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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

OB

Jul 27, 2020

This course is very insightful and I have learned quite a lot. My favourite area though is Clinical Psychology and Positive Psychology. I believe I will be better able to understand persons around me.

NC

Sep 19, 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.

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By Samriddh S

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May 15, 2020

I loved it. Thank you, professor Bloom! I would highly recommend this course to someone who wishes to have a brief overview of various fields and concepts of psychology. I must affirm the importance of the reading material provided along.

By Shaquille N

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Apr 29, 2020

Thanks to Prof Bloom, I must confess that I've never been drawn to a course in this way. I could not stop watching the videos and reading the material. I thank you for opening my eyes and I intend doing more courses related to Psychology.

By Donna V

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Apr 10, 2020

Very interesting and well done course! The animation was excellent! The only complaint I had was that sometimes (mostly in week 5) the animations covered up what was typed up on the "powerpoint" and it made it hard to copy down the notes.

By Shireen N

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Jan 8, 2019

Exceptionally wonderful and engaging course. Prof. Bloom took each topic through various examples and incidents that made the whole course easily understandable and interesting. Looking for more courses mentored by Prof. Bloom in future.

By Aravindhan S

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May 29, 2023

Dear Prof. Bloom, Thank you. The course was well tailored, informative, deep enough to excite and intrigue! I wish your work reaches many more learners across the world through this platform and others. Regards, Aravindhan Sundar, India

By Roxanne R A

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May 20, 2021

Thank you for this course. It would be a memorable one, because I would remember how you used an avatar to teach us the those great lessons, which was really fun by the way. God bless and more power to you and to the team behind this! :)

By Rebecca L

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Mar 31, 2019

Thoroughly enjoyable lectures - the professor is articulate, knowledgable and easy to understand. As someone new to the world of psychology, this course was informative and useful. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for an introduction.

By Suresh L

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Mar 17, 2019

I enjoyed this intro course in psychology. It provides the basic insights of the field and the way of presentation and the additional references are quite appreciable. I strongly recommend this course for anyone interested in psychology.

By Megha B

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Jul 8, 2021

I really loved taking it up.. it did help in learning many (almost all) aspects of psycology to someone who is absolutely an outsider, yet a very curious person in knowing things about brain and how it works..Thank you proffessor Bloom.

By Ananditha R

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Sep 18, 2020

The course provided just the right information for an introduction course. i must say Professor Bloom's classes were very engaging. The reading materials helped gain extra knowledge. I very much enjoyed listening and taking this cousre!

By sarah c

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Aug 3, 2020

This course is one of the best I have done. Excellent information which is delivered in an excellent manner. So interesting absolutely enlightening , course quizzes were great too, learnt so much. Thanks to all involved with this course

By latisha s

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Aug 1, 2020

This online course was amazing and super informative! Being a 1st year psychology student myself, I've learned a lot of extra things from this online course besides my classroom. I'm happy i chose this course. Thank you professor Bloom.

By Daniela V L

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Jul 4, 2020

Great course!!!! I enjoyed a lot there is many information and all the topics were super interesting... I loved how the Professor explained them it was really catching.

Thanks a lot!!! Now i want to continue researching about Psychology.

By Goh L M L

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May 3, 2020

Very engaging video and lectures bt Professor Bloom. Lectures were also structured well in an organized manner. Furthermore, the survey questions were to the point and made me re-look into certain topics to refresh my memory. Well Done!

By Susanne G

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Mar 4, 2020

This is my first Coursera course but definitely not my last! So interesting and easy to follow. Thought it would be difficult to take this course in English but it wasn't. If your interested in Psychology I highly recommend this course!

By Amritesh R

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Sep 5, 2019

Thanks a lot, doctor,

This course helped me in understanding human behavior in a more better way and helped me realzising the power of psychology and how can we use it in everyday life.

looking forward to doing more courses in psychology.

By Adeola J

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May 22, 2019

An excellent way to be introduced to such an interesting subject. I would religiously follow his suggestions in the conclusion about the question Now what? I think every student has on their mind. Thanks, Professor Bloom. Best Wishes!!!

By Bety

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Sep 2, 2023

Sin lugar a dudas, este curso me proporciona conocimiento y aprendizaje. Es gratificante saber que como individuos podemos entendernos, mejorar y sanarnos en la medida de nuestras capacidades, con la ayuda de profesionales de la salud.

By Sara E S A

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May 22, 2021

It explains very well the general aspects in which psychology develops, I am very satisfied with the material used and the instructor who takes this course, is a very good option to understand how human psychology works, i recommed it.

By Monica V

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Mar 15, 2021

Es sólo un curso introductorio, pero el profesor y el material me han parecido excepcionales. no he sido capaz de traducir al español los cuestionarios y eso me ha hecho dudar más, pero así he practicado inglés. Todo perfecto. Gracias

By Carol W

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Mar 7, 2021

Thanks to this juicy course, I got to know something about psychology. And with what i've learned in this course, I will look at myself and others from a different view. It will help with both my work and my life. Thank you very much!

By Chunying L

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Dec 17, 2020

I am taking this course to get an overview of what university Psychology looks like, and I am determined to take it now. Thanks a lot. The animation is really engaging and helps to enhance my understanding of the content of the course.

By Denise P

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Dec 11, 2020

This is by far the best course I've completed on Coursera for a number of reasons. I think the professor is brilliant and the way the course is presented is perfect. Finishing this course has left me even more interested in Psychology.

By Miguel  D S

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Nov 27, 2020

Great course, I really enjoyed learning more about psycholgy and how the mind works! The way of teaching of the professor was exemplar!

We even created an WhatsApp group to discuss about the themes that were taken in this online course.

By Ravikanth R

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Oct 15, 2020

Please kindly increase the span of the course, it would be helpful for the comprehensive study of the topics. Present course provides just an overall idea about psychology. Moreover, the course was just like trying to justify its title