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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....

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This course was really very interesting and the way by which lectures was delivered it too awesome.

It was easy to understand and feel connectivity to the Professor.

Thank you Sir and Coursera.

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This course offered me a lot to think about what we are as Human Beings and I'm glad that I took this course and Prof. Paul Bloom is excellent in this course and I find this course thought provoking.

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By Kuljinder K

Oct 14, 2020

The course was amazing and has so much to offer. The video content made it really easy and interesting to learn and grab all the aspects of the lecture. There are reasoning and personal touch of the teacher in every lecture. It helps you understand a complicated topic with so much ease. Loved the whole course and would highly recommend it :)

By Josephine a

Dec 7, 2022

I love this course it refreshed my memories from when I studied logic and philosophy when I attended college for nursing. Very helpful and relatable and the cartoons affect is super cool its made it more entertaining. I did not get bored at any point while watching and learning this, easy to follow and catch up. highly recommend this course

By Vidhya V

Jun 29, 2021

It was a wonderful experience for me to through the course. Has the perfect number of topics and well structured and has a lot of trading materials. Really engaging and everyone involved has put in great effort to make this an enjoyable course. Thank you every one t make me really proud and feel happy to complete the course with enthusiasm.

By Aarón M

Aug 17, 2020

Excelente curso para introducirse en el campo de la Psicología. Abarca los temas de manera concisa y eficaz. Lo recomiendo para todo aquél que quiera aprender sobre la mente humana o vaya a cursar una carrera universitaria basada en la psicología. Incluso alguien que trabaje en el campo de Recursos Humanos podría beneficiarse de este curso.

By Yulia D L M

May 25, 2020

This is my 1st course with Courseara and I really enjoyed it and very happy that I chose it. Professor Bloom was wonderful and engaging. I would like to take more courses with him.

Overall I feel a lot more knowledgeable after taking this course than I had prior. I have learned a lot of new material that applies to day to day life.

Thank you!

By NAVEEN

Apr 28, 2020

Introduction to Psychology foundation course is very well organised with great content, presented masterfully by Professor Dr. Paul Bloom. I have learned a lot about foundations of Psychology. I am pursuing Master in Psychology, the course is very helpful. I am great full to Dr. Paul Bloom and Coursera for providing this course. Thank you.

By Serge G

Oct 15, 2022

This is an extremely exciting and educational course. Paul Bloom teaches the basic topics of psychology in a way that is both easy to understand and entertaining. Therefore, I can recommend this course to anyone who is interested in psychology and wants to take the first steps in it. A big thank you to YALE for such a great quality course.

By Queralt M

Nov 22, 2020

It may sound redundant but it really is an introduction to psychology. I feel like I’ve been taught a lot and yet not enough; it’s left me happy but wanting more. It went beyond my expectations. Professor Bloom did an incredible job and so did Julia Veldman (the animator). All in all, a great 6 weeks. Thank you for a fulfilling experience.

By senga r

Jun 16, 2024

Prof Bloom has taught the course in an easy to understand way. I have enjoyed it completely. Prof. Bloom, thank you so much. I intend to do a masters degree in psychlogy, and I trust this foundational courses will be of immense help to me. I am enrolling in the next course straight away, possibly..'Treatment of addiction.' Thank you Prof!

By Mica D P

Aug 26, 2022

I learned a lot of new things throughout the entire course. Particularly about human behaviors, emotions and development. I was never been so interested about this cause, I thought it would be a boring topic/course. This course is very interesting, you will learn a lot, and you will understand why Psychology course is a good one to take.

By Giulia P

May 23, 2020

Great introduction course for those with no background in psychology but some interest and want to see whether they really are interested in the study of it. Very helpful to gage whether it's something you might want to continue studying/pursuing or not. Extremely fascinating content, very well delivered lectures and material, top course!

By Deveshi D

Oct 25, 2019

Very well structured and highly engaging content put out by Professor Bloom. He focuses on the important aspects and gives well represented examples. I am preparing for entrances to my second masters in Psychology having no bachelors in it and I found this course to be helpful in providing an outline and introduction for my preparation.

By Amro N

Sep 6, 2023

Exclusive point making from professor bloom and Thoroughly explained lessons in easy and hughly comprehensiblecomprehen forms. The material is so widespread and the book suggestions are so helpful the overall gain and insights are tremendous. I became more exalted with psychology and It grew my passion even further.

Really enjoyede It.

By Anna P

Aug 1, 2022

Wonderful course! Lectures are very engaging and the additional readings provided are relevant to the content being taught. Will give you just enough of an overview of such a broad field as psychology for you to either dive in deeper, or use what you have learned in your daily life and career. Worth every minute that was spent learning!

By Udenka N C

Aug 17, 2021

Hello, I'm Nancy

I just finished my course on INRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY and it did meet up with my expectations, it gave me the basics I needed. I understood every part of the course and I want to sincerely appreciate Professor Bloom for a job well done.

Thank you for the opportunity to study this course with financial aid.

I'm grateful.

By Leo J

Jun 15, 2020

This course offers a comprehensive and thought-provoking insight into the discipline of psychology, with short but information-packed videos and readings that get straight to the point. I, like many others, took this as a 'taster' of sorts to see if I'd be interested in further pursuing this subject. Will definitely be sticking with it!

By Adrienn L

May 9, 2020

It's an amazing course, I absolutely recommend it to everyone, even if you're a beginner. I started it with absolutely no knowledge of Psychology, now I feel like I'm exploding of it (in a good way). Professor Bloom expalins every module very well and gives you plenty of readings to expand the informaitons and your knowledge as well. :)

By Kiruthika M

Mar 29, 2023

Great course where we can have a clear idea about Psychology, brain, depression, anxiety, happiness and many things. Clear and easy to understand . No prior knowledge is needed. Video, Voice and even reviews are understandable. I sincerely Thank The Professor and also to the entire crew. Hope to pursue more courses.

Once again Thank you

By Joe B

Mar 2, 2021

Beautiful introduction of Psychology from the start to the finish, Life is really how you end. The pain and pleasure is one of my favorite analogies for a healthy perspective,

Professor Bloom is a great presenter.

Definitely give credence to not judging a book by its cover. Mental illness can be subjective.

Healthy Safety & Happiness

JB

By Jesús P R

May 10, 2020

As the name says, this is an INTRODUCTION to psychology. It will serve as a base for those who intend to set foot in this broad topic. You will gain insight into the various fields of psychology and will be fed with intriguing thoughts which you personally will have to expand by further research or courses. All in all, very saisfying

By Amit K J

Sep 1, 2019

Thank you very much for designing this course and making it so interesting and making way for further exploration into the subject Psychology. This course gave a very good idea about different aspects of Psychology. I hope I will further pursue and gain more knowledge and put this to use and may be help people who need help. Thank you!

By Fadeke B

Apr 13, 2020

I love the pictorial touch in the explanations.Professor was clear;I did not have issue with accents and the questions made me think.Another thing I love about the course is the fact that a sense of humility was displayed all through.Claims were left opened to debates and further studies.Overall,the lecturer made it easy to understand

By Ninh B H

Mar 29, 2019

This course provided me with a comprehensive accession of knowledge. The lectures and professor's lectureship are perspicuous but not lengthy. Through this course, I now have the basic foundation of psychology and due to that, I have decided to follow my study in this field at University and in my further future and career. Thank you!

By Jacqueline T

Aug 18, 2024

Thank you, Dr. Bloom! It is not just a psychology course. I love that you showed the real-world case studies and encouraged us to brainstorm the "hard problem" together. Very inspiring course, thank you and your team. (I love every outfit you have in every different session, the layouts and illustrations are conducive for memorizing.

By Swapnil A J

Nov 4, 2022

Wanted to start learning about psychology before going deep into the IO part of it. Reading books did not spark much interest .. but this course did. Very engaging course ... finished in 2-3 days .. learnt a lot, at least my basics have become good I guess. Recommended for those who are just starting out and curious about psychology.