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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

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.

KJ

Dec 27, 2020

I just ended this course smiling & 'happy' with the final topic. 🎉 Thank you for the wonderful experience. Professor Bloom did a great job in explaining and a very pleasant, soothing voice to present!

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By Neringa

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Jul 1, 2020

Great course! highly recommended for those who are seeking a professional carrier in the field and also those who are keen on to getting familiar with the basic knowledge of the field. Will certainly recommend to friends and family. Much appreciated and enjoyed it.

By Patrick T

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May 1, 2020

A very interesting and a very well structured course. The professor does a great job at explaining the general overview of what psychology is. Very satisfied with what I’ve learned and I hope to continue my path to learn about psychology with these type of courses.

By Yasmin Y

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Jan 27, 2023

absolutely one of the best courses. pretty inclusive. the reading material is hand-picked.

Every minute i spent during this course was eye-opening and interesting. I highly recommend this course to anyone willing to learn psychology basics in a non-mundane method.

By Deleted A

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Jun 4, 2020

I enjoyed this course very much. I learned ABCs of psychology and human behavior, which will help me to gain perception over a lot of things in daily life. I am grateful that I completed this course and learned something valuable which I can apply in my real life.

By vihanga t

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Aug 1, 2024

I learned many interesting facts about human behavior from this Introduction to Psychology course. for instance how our brain functions, how babies think, how biases shape our behaviors etc.. I recommend the Introduction to Psychology course by Professor Bloom.

By Tessa D

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Mar 16, 2022

Really great place to start learning about psychology in more detail. Super easy to find your way around how the course works and great quality videos. Really enjoyed it and learnt a lot more than I expected. Will be sure to enroll in more courses from Coursera.

By Maitena V

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Feb 14, 2022

Amazing.

Psychology is such an extensive field, it surprised me how flawlessly they could put it all together and construct a course so full of insight. It has been a really interesting journey i´m glad i have made.

As always, thank you so much for the opportunity!

By Fazila D G

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Nov 13, 2021

nice presentation with clear delivery. Excellent update for me with new reseach and and current neurob approach. I am a retired RN and nurse educator. My previous formal psychology lectures during my education was in the eighties. This has been really enjoyable.

By Ruby C

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Sep 11, 2020

Well done the Professor was engaging, I am not saying it was easy, but at the same time it was not difficult, the way each module is presented keep you focus , not boring at all. It could encourage one to go farther into studies. Marvelous Marvelous. Well done.

By shirley h m

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Jun 13, 2020

Fue un curso bastante completo como introducción a la psicología, muy informativo, con investigaciones actuales, y que te hacen confrontar conocimientos anteriores. Muy creativo, a parte brinda lecturas opcionales que te complementan la información de los videos.

By Maria F C

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May 31, 2020

I personally enjoyed this course so much! It helped me in school, my personal relationships and mental health . Thank you for this experience. I am looking forward for in the future to keep studying psychology and this course will forever help me on that journey!

By CE B B 1 K S S

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May 7, 2020

For anyone wanting to learn psychology this is the best course available anywhere. The overall content the overall the way videos have been made and other supplementary readings are there just really really good. Thank you to the whole team behind this course. :)

By Norma M

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Apr 22, 2020

El próximo lunes me tengo que someter a una intervención quirúrgica. Estaré ausente dos semanas, calculo... Retomaría entonces. Espero que no haya problemas. El curso me resulta excelente y no quisiera perder lo que ya avancé. Muchas gracias. Norma Marotta.

By Wong Z S G

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Apr 22, 2020

The course is manageable and it gives me more than enough time to complete it. It wasn't too difficult to understand. The reading materials further enhance what Prof Bloom was teaching and give an over view on what Psychology is. I thoroughly enjoyed taking this!

By Acharya S

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Jan 15, 2020

A wonderful, expansive course that touches upon the many facets of psychology and gives the learners enough room to explore by themselves. A definite recommend, I went from nearly a complete beginner to a well-grounded student in the process of doing this course.

By Mathew T

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Feb 15, 2023

Good introductory course to get a better understanding of the topic. The flow of topics is also well aligned. The Professor teaches well with a lot of enthusiasm and explains very well. Even a non science student can do this to get good and relevant information.

By Diana S

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Apr 27, 2021

very informative. Has satisfied my curiosity on how people tick.

It has helped me understand myself a little more.

I may not agree with everything in the content of these lectures but I'll put that down to cultural differences.

All in, I'm glad I took this course.

By Athira M

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Jul 9, 2020

The course was great! Honestly speaking I did not expect to learn so much but the content was too good and had me hooked all the way till the end. The professor was also great and explained the concepts well, in easy to understand terms. Definitely recommend it!

By Julian

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May 7, 2020

Una muy buena experiencia ofrecida por la Universidad de Yale. Un curso práctico e interesante en muchos sentidos. Tiene material de apoyo muy bueno, te ayuda a conocer mucho acerca del estudio de la psicología, la mente humana y sobretodo a conocerte a ti mismo

By Corina M

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Apr 27, 2020

Absolutely a great course, appropriately balanced complexity and accessibility, incredibly interesting and fascinating. I also love that the readings are free and very useful, with lots of additional materials and references. Love the animation too:) Thank you!!

By Valdrina J

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Mar 4, 2020

I really enjoyed the time spend doing this course offered by your establishment. I really enjoyed the various lectures, the presentations and the interraction with the on line information. I am going to recommend this course to others so that they can benefit;

By Sabina T (

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Nov 5, 2024

It's the best course for psychology learners. I loved it very much. I gained a lot of useful information. Professor Bloom's way of explanation was great. I recommend this course to everyone who is interested in psychology. Thaks a lot for such a perfect course.

By Nikita I T

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Nov 26, 2020

The more I reflect on the quality of the course, the more I find it exceptionally balanced, informative and broad-scope, and the last but not the least, truly academic. Scientist myself, I adored much this approach, along with Prof. Bloom's personality and wit.

By Lora H

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Apr 30, 2020

Paul Bloom was surprisingly engaging as a professor which I thought would be difficult to achieve for an online course. But perhaps that's self-fulling because one has to be enthusiastic and excited to learn about the material to want to complete the course...?

By Aysun A N

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Feb 23, 2020

I strongly recommend this course for those who are interested in psychology. I especially appreciated Professor Bloom's own insights that he provided at the end of the sessions. To me, they were the perfect summaries of the each subjects thought on this course.