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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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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 Meenu K G

Aug 25, 2019

Prof Paul Bloom is extremely Engaging! I am so glad I took up this course. I wish I had the financial means to pursue a degree in the subject at Yale. I would like to thank Coursera and Yale University and most importantly prof. Bloom for making it possible for students like myself to learn despite monitory limitations.

By Gressin J

Nov 28, 2021

I'm leaving this course with a lot to remember, meditate, question, and of course a great insight on many aspects of psychology, backed with various literature and scientific references to dig in topics of interest. I really appreciated the way Pr. Bloom puts things together, which has opened a new world to me. Thanks!

By Clay S

Jan 31, 2021

The videos were great. I liked the ability to highlight parts of the transcriptions and save them as notes. The transcriptions had a lot of errors in them, but not a big problem. The readings were great too. The quiz questions, though few in number, were challenging enough that you had to really think before answering.

By Maurice M

Nov 26, 2020

I wanted to say thank you to my professors: Paul Bloom, Brooks and Suzanne. It was a dream I had for more than a decade that became true. The dream is not in its accomplishment yet but in my psychology, I can see the light. Thank you for your sacrifice. J en suis reconnaissant ! Thank you, thank you et merci beaucoup!

By SureshKumar

Sep 21, 2020

I have learned almost all the concepts of Psychology. They helped me to understand my subjects in a better way. Now, I can improve my teaching and give appropriate examples based on the students, students' mood, environment, and level. I am so grateful to Prof. Paul Bloom, and Yale University and Coursera.

Thank you.

By Audrey F

Apr 25, 2024

Fine course. I very much appreciated the instructor's easy way of speaking. Easy to relate to. I liked the animation for sure. Would have liked him more on screen as he is effective that way. Overall, grateful that I registered and spent time learning so much wonderful material I would not have accessed otherwise.

By Francois C

Dec 24, 2023

I never took a course on psychology so I can'r say anything about the breadth and depth of the material in relation to other introductory courses. What I can say is that as measured by my receptivity and perceptivity, Professor Bloom is an exceptional lecturer. I would have binge-watched the course if I could have.

By ai a

Nov 7, 2021

I absolutely loved it! I was looking for academic psychology class that teaches basic knowledge. This was exactly what I was looking for. It gave me a lot of perspective regarding human psychology, how the ming works and what cognition is. I cannot believe that you can take such an informative, amazing class for free!

By Karina A F O

Aug 8, 2020

The best course I've ever taken, everything was so clear, the explanations, the examples, the videos, the drawings. One of the things I enjoyed the most was how Professor Bloom explain things, his point of view is merely objective and human.

Thank you so so much, (Maybe my inspiration to study Psychology in the future)

By Sheryn F

May 1, 2020

This course and Professor Bloom provides a great foundation to those who are interested in understanding psychology or even for an average person who can learn a lot through applications in their daily lives. The course ended on a great note as well through understanding the basic aspects on how people view Happiness.

By Элина А

Mar 18, 2024

This is an amazing course that allows you to dive headfirst into the world of psychology in a minimal amount of time. With each lecture and topic, your interest grows, and by the end of the course you are so engaged that you can't even believe that it was all taught remotely. Thank you very much for this opportunity!

By 王婉驊

Oct 6, 2022

I get it a lot! Thanks for teacher's guide. The more I learn the lesson,The more I understand myself and people around me. Clear to see them,clear to know how to get along with them. Even more I learn brain structure and mental emotion,I'm intrerested in these psycologies,I think l can learn more and help others.

By Radvilė L

Dec 19, 2020

Great course! Content clearly segmented per topics, good timing set to cover each - allows to grasp the essence and not get overwhelmed at the same time. It was great that all content is presented from two different sides, taking into account various aspects and embracing critical thinking. Really enjoyed the course!

By Geoffrey O

Jun 2, 2020

Professor Bloom is a very engaging and knowledgeable lecturer. The course is very well presented and each segment is split into bite size easily absorbable pieces. Personally I learnt a lot, some of which is thought provoking, others confirming what I already knew, but putting them in a structured scientific context.

By Anastasia N

May 8, 2020

Great course! Very engaging and triggers interest for further research and learning! A deep overview of various topics. Very useful to have a better understanding of the subject but also general knowledge. I recommend 100%! Professor Bloom keeps your attention through the entire course, I'm sad it didn't last longer!

By Celeste L

Dec 1, 2019

The Introduction to Psychology is so interesting and meaningful. Everyone should have a good understanding of psychology to have a better life as an individual and a group member. And the teacher is profound and humorous, explaining things in a way easy to understand. It helps me a lot. In general, this is exceleent!

By Kam W C

Jan 7, 2019

This course will give students a brief overview of what psychology is really about and how it will help in their daily life and how to approach their daily life.

The modules are really interesting to follow through and the follow-up readings are really helpful to further aid the understanding of the modules discussed.

By Patrick M

Jun 25, 2021

Excellent introduction to Psychology all the way through. The week on Positive Psychology was a little bare bones - good references here is the work by the RCSI in Dublin , Ireland and the research done by Robert Sapolsky. But then , since the lecture was recorded and now a lot has happened in this particular field.

By Kim M

Jun 7, 2020

Really enjoyable and interesting. Well presented content in an easy to understand format of small chunks of information. Interesting readings that aren't too long or convoluted. Definitely had me questioning aspects of my life & relating traits in my friends and family to things I have now learnt through the course.

By Ali F Y

Apr 7, 2020

This has been a profoundly eye-opening journey. I loved the course in every way and it heightened my already-present interest towards psychology. For anyone out there thinking of taking the course, always read the additional reading material because they've become the most fascinating readings I've ever encountered.

By CRISTAL S G M

May 14, 2023

Estoy tan agredecida con el curso, con la valiosa informacion que nos comparte el profesor Paul Bloom, es una experiencia inexplicable y su forma de expresar y explicar cada tema es perfecta. Recomiendo este curso para todo aquel que tenga dudas sobre su existencia y su perspectiva de vida. Conocimiento y oro puro.

By Lordkennylister P J

Aug 31, 2021

Thoroughly I enjoyed the course. Thank you for the wonderful opportunity and now I understand the core of psychology.

1. The lecturer was amazing!

2. The material are interesting!

3. Good course!

4. Suitable for any group of people. Definitely recommend this course to everyone with curiosity to why we do what we do!

By Didier R R

Sep 2, 2020

Excelente curso para alguien que quiera conocer de manera general y completa el estudio de la ciencia de la Psicología. Lo menciona un egresado en la materia. La distribución de los contenidos es muy didáctica y dinámica, y el formato del contenido es sencillo de digerir y muy adecuado a una audiencia audiovisual.

By Lan Z

Aug 25, 2020

This is my first Coursera course and I'm so pleased about the learning outcome! I wasn't too sure what I want to do for my next job since I resigned in April, although I'm still not 100% sure, but what I know is I want to be a helper and problem solver! Thank you Professor Paul Bloom! You are my man of the year!!!