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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....

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GK

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I cannot wait to enrol for my next course !! I feel like a different person, much more enlightened and educated. I cant begin tot hank the designers of this course and our very sweet professor Bloom.

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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.

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By Ayşe K

Apr 29, 2023

I feel truly content by taking this course. It gives me many insights about myself and other people. And most importantly, the happiness survey results made me surprised. At the beginning of the course, the scores were lower but when I took the test again at the end, it turned out that my happiness level has improved notably.

By Sammi M

Apr 25, 2022

amazing! Im a hands on/ visual learner and they way Professor Bloom taught really helped me complete this course! my first completed course. I took this to see if i could retain the info to maybe further a carreer in psychology and i feel i did and i look forward to what comes next for me due to this free course i feel good!

By Carlos O

Feb 8, 2021

Course is excellent. Comprehensive. It covers major aspects in Psychology in an accessible way, with some interesting and surprising things (for me).

I thank you Prof. Bloom, his team and Coursera for making available all this knowledge; it inspired me for more and I am sure it also will others, too.

Wishing you the best,

Carlos

By Anupam G

Jan 22, 2019

Outstanding course, very informative and educative, cleared a lot of concepts, introduced me to many more interesting new things. Lots of insights into how we think and who we are. To me, this was a logical next after Prof Bloom's course on morality. And Prof Bloom is just brilliant. Such a joy taking up his courses. #winning

By Anastasia M L

Feb 11, 2023

I quiet enjoyed this course. Professor Bloom was really engaging as he related scenarios to his own life which added to the visual aspect of information. The animation complimented the lectures as it allowed the student to engage a lot more, rather than sitting through a lecture of just words with no visuals for imagination.

By Darinka A

Nov 24, 2022

Definitivamente es la manera más sencilla de encontrar pasión por la psicología,por supuesto que recomiendo a cada persona que esté aquí, por que definitivamente es algo con lo que nos encontramos y vivimos en nuestra vida cotidiana,agradezco mucho haber encontrado esta posibilidad que esta al alcance de cualquier persona.

By Pariya K

Aug 21, 2020

One of the best online courses I've participated in. Dr. Bloom was very clear, pedagogical, and engaging. The covered topics were also interesting and informative. I liked the use of animations in the course. The material introduced were interesting and I learned a lot. I do hope I get more courses which Dr. Bloom teaches.

By Will N

Jan 27, 2019

Not particularly in depth since the themes of psychology were mentioned briefly. This is also probably what makes this course so attractive for online learners. Without needing a strong background in science or psychology, Professor Bloom mentions and explains the broad themes of the field in an interesting and broad manner.

By Novelette B

Oct 1, 2021

This was an excellent course, very challenging ; however, Professor Bloom did his best to keep us engaged. There was so many new terminologies to process and so many similarities between them. Despite the many twists and turns I was able to pass and left with a better understanding about the many forms of mental disorders.

By Pamela L V

Nov 6, 2020

O curso realmente é muito bom. Aprendi coisas que nunca tinha visto durante minhas faculdades, de biologia e pedagogia. Aprendi a entender melhor o ser humano e a mim mesma. Para quem é da área da educação realmente indico. Estou muito satisfeita, não achei difícil e nem entediante como alguns cursos a distancia que já fiz.

By Nobuhle S

Aug 14, 2020

i have gained a better understanding of myself now. I have also learned to observe and be empathetic towards other people. I now know that money isn't everything, you can have it all but lack that "one" thing that makes you happy. I have learned that some brain injuries change our personality like Gage. Thank you very much.

By Shannon C

May 20, 2020

I have always been fascinated with psychology, & completing this course made me feel better prepared for seeking a career in this field. I really liked Professor Bloom. He made the course very interesting, easy to understand, & kept me engaged & looking forward to the next lecture. I appreciate being given this opportunity.

By jamie s

May 30, 2023

Psychology is a fascinating field that explores the workings of the human mind and behavior. As an interdisciplinary science, psychology draws on insights from biology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, and other disciplines to study human cognition, emotions, motivation, personality, social behavior, and mental health.

By Shawni M

Dec 20, 2022

I had an amazing experience with this program. I learned so much about behavioral studies. Professor Bloom was very detailed, informative, and articulated with his lectures. It wasn't complicated to understand. I highly recommend this course if you're interested in a program that is introductory to behavioral sciences!

By Lucinda M

Oct 5, 2020

I loved it. The professor was engaging, I really enjoyed this. I sat and wrote notes in my book as I watched and listened. I know some people were disappointed in the video element, but I didn't mind it at all, I thought it was simple and sweet. 5 stars! I most definitely will be back to do this again for extra absorption!

By Vincenzo P

Jul 13, 2020

Well done to Professor Bloom for this captivating and beautiful on line course. I found it well structured, relevant and very pleasant. The rhythm of the course was also great, and I'm sure I'll always remember about this course and its content. The graphics were so good too, made it even more special. Well done again!!!!!

By ANA P A D

May 11, 2020

Very engaging and easy to follow for someone who has no background on psychology. It gives a good introduction of different areas of psychology. It uses very nice videos of experiments to illustrate some concepts which I found very useful. I also liked the animation which makes it very visual and easy to memorize/remember.

By Francesco C

May 4, 2020

I really loved this course, professor Bloom is an awesome professor and a good person. The course is very well organized, full of really interesting topics that are well presented and explained, I also apreciated the animations in the lessons. Thankyou very much for the effort in preparing and teaching such a great course.

By Angel R

Sep 22, 2023

I enjoyed the online course. It was surprisingly manageable, considering my initial apprehension about online learning. Professor Bloom was an engaging instructor, and meeting course requirements was less daunting than expected. I gained valuable insights, and this is just the beginning of my pursuit of further education.

By Самодай Р В

Jun 18, 2023

Понравился этот курс. Много приобрел знаний и навыков благодаря этому курсу. Курс интересный и полезный для личностного развития и приобретения ценной и полезной, практической информации, которую буду использовать в своей жизни и делиться своими знаниями, полученными в этом курсе, с другими людьми. Благодарю за этот курс!

By Van B

Jun 22, 2021

I spent my weeks reading and listening to this course over and over again. I don't know how much it is worth to me, but somehow, my foundation about psychology has been extended as I believed. As a freshman who majoring in psychology in general. I hope coursera will add more course that is relevent to this one. Thank you.

By Amoolya S D

Apr 7, 2020

I thoroughly enjoyed this course. I have always been fascinated with psychology and this course surpassed my expectations. I have learnt a lot in the context of how the human mind works and of our behaviour. Child psychology, developmental psychology and mental illnesses were my favourite.10/10 course, I highly recommend.

By Nikhil M

Oct 30, 2019

Professor Bloom is very engaging. For most of the time I wasn't even thinking that I was studying. It was a journey where I came to know myself in a much better way. I am a mechanical undergrad. I think psychology has helped me to better understand my actions and why I do. Thank you very much Coursera and Processor Bloom.

By Yukti P

Aug 7, 2020

this course was amazing and mind blowing (in the literal sense !!!) . i got to learn so much, dozens of new things, concepts and ideas. professor paul is fantastic. the way he guides through the course makes it even more enjoyable and easy to understand. I am very satisfied and happy with my decision to take this course.

By Alisa B

Jul 29, 2020

Out of all the courses that I completed or at least attempted this one is for sure my favorite. I spend a great time listening to the lectures, they were extremely interesting and contained lots of examples that helped understand the concepts better. I also liked the design of this course. Thank you very much, Pr. Bloom!