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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 Nina S

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Jan 20, 2022

This Course is easy to understand, the professor is engaging and the extra articles are very useful and related to the topic. A beginner-friendly course indeed. Thank you for this course an I enjoyed learning with you :)

By Nadja F

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Mar 1, 2021

I was provided with an excellent overview, it made sense of many questions I asked, or would have asked, and explained new things to me. I did not start from zero, and wanted to up my knowledge, and got what I asked for.

By Iryna M

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Feb 28, 2021

This is a fantastic course! The professor, Paul Bloom, is so engaged and gives so interesting speeches every lecture! This course also helped me to know myself better and ultimately level up my general life satisfaction.

By Luis Z

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Aug 14, 2020

Great introduction to psychology, Prof. Blook certainly helped me understand the extend of what psychology covers, the course was easy to take, the reading material provided additional depth. Very happy with the outcome!

By Natalia M

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Jun 11, 2020

I am so happy I started using Coursera to learn new things. In particular, i'm very impressed with this course "Introduction to Psychology" and professor Bloom especially. Great and memorable 6 weeks, thank you for that!

By Zuzana S

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Jun 4, 2020

I really enjoyed the course. It was interesting. I think I learned a lot and this is not my first encounter with psychology. But still I was able to find something new and a lot of things made me thinking. Thank you. :-)

By THOMAS S

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Apr 20, 2020

I enjoyed joining this online course. As someone who doesn't have any background with psychology, I can digest all the materials with ease. All thanks to "Introduction to Psychology" from Yale University's online course.

By Ian L C L

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Mar 30, 2020

Great course! The animations in the videos made the lectures very engaging. Professor Bloom did a great job explaining the concepts and I've come out of the course with a better foundation on the topics about psychology.

By Georgia _

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Jul 3, 2023

The pacing of the course made it extremely easy to follow and understand. The examples, experiments, and videos shown are also extremely interesting. I did the course for fun over my summer break and I highly recommend!

By José H G

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Sep 22, 2022

Éste curso es lo que me faltaba para organizar los conocimientos sobre psicología que he adquirido a través de los años. He aprendido más de lo que esperaba y lo he aprovechado al máximo . Lo recomiendo absolutamente.

By Oluwadahun O

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Jul 9, 2022

Normally i am not a lover of studying but this course has really expanded the way i see life as it was thought in the simple way. Prof Bloom is one of my favorite lecturers now even though hhave not meant him in person

By Vanya S

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Jun 21, 2022

It is a really great course. It's engaging and fun and you get to know a lot more than you think you will. I had a wonderful experince in doing this and it will surely help me once I start learning psychology in school.

By Yili L

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Jun 10, 2022

The course is very well structured and knowledgeable. The lectures are quite engaging but watching animated videos rather than a real human performance was a bit difficult for me at first. Overall still, a great course.

By Prathibha F

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Oct 2, 2021

This is way too better than what I expected. I gained a quite good knowledge about the field of psychology. I would be forever grateful to my teacher, Prof. Paul Bloom for teaching us these things in an interesting way.

By Allison S

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Oct 4, 2020

I loved this course! The style of the animation really kept me interested and I honestly feel like I got a lot out of it. The professor is very respectful and is great at explaining everything in a way that makes sense.

By Kenneth A

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Sep 10, 2020

This is an excellent introductory course that dwells on a lot of fundamental, interesting questions and ideas. I found it very useful and insightful. It is absolutely worth your time if you know nothing about the field.

By Satya s g

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Jul 17, 2020

Very helpful. The examples mentioned are deeply rooted in my mind, which is very important for Psychology course. I felt the class as face to face though it is online. Thank you so much for providing such a good course.

By Mpho P

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Jun 10, 2020

Every lecture was really informative. There was one or two items in every lecture that a wrestled with as they didnt seem to hold in my or my peers' lives.

Loved the format...I think it really helped with the learning.

By Riona R

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Jun 10, 2020

Professor Bloom did a terrific job of putting forth to us the course of introduction to psychology. The lectures were very interesting and animated content made it, a fun experience. Thank you so much, Professor Bloom.

By Griffin C

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May 3, 2020

Really well put together course. A great introduction to psychology, glad I took this online and not at my university. Not too long of a course with multiple additional readings if you are interested in a certain topic!

By Joel L

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Apr 10, 2020

Para alguien que tiene cierto interés en la psicología pero cero conocimiento de la materia, como ha sido mi caso, este curso ha sido perfecto. es una buena introducción a la materia para saber en qué profundizar luego.

By Ken S

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Jul 7, 2024

I enjoyed this introductory course. Videos, readings and additional material provided me with insight into the field. I had fun expanding my understanding of the field and it motivated me to dive deeper into the field.

By Sandra

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Jan 26, 2023

A great introduction to Psychology, the course was interesting, engaging and a lot more information than I expected. I felt challenged to understand certain terminology and concepts. I definitely recommend this course.

By VINAYKA S

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Sep 13, 2022

Anyone having interest in psychology, your interest is going to get enhanced as Professor's way of teaching is extremely good plus real life surveys, examples that are presented in the course are like icing on the cake

By Marianna Y

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May 17, 2022

Hello from Ukraine! Thank u you a lot for the interesting course:) You helped me feel better during the war and take my mind off everything bad. Thank you for the acquired knowledge in such an interesting area for me.