I love this course! As a grade 12 student who's still unsure of what to take for college, this course made me feel more confident in choosing Psychology as my course. The lessons are also really eye-opening, and it covered my favorite topics like mental illness and social psychology, which kept me interested throughout the course. The professor is very comprehensive in sharing his lessons, and he also doesn't fail to entertain his students during lectures. The writing assignment was most challenging part of the course, but I like how the course lets us choose the topic ourselves so it's easier. However, I saw students that didn't do the assignment properly so I think that should be monitored. Nevertheless, it was a great experience.

This was the first course I take in Coursera and I totally loved it!

To start, Professor Joordens made the course engaging and easy to follow as he provided several types of examples like researches and experiments. Moreover, it has a mini questionary at the end of every lecture to practice what you have learned. In addition, it has lots of extra material, including videos or readings to look at.

Overall, I am very grateful for this course, I had a fascinating experience, I had fun learning the basics and, now, I am more than sure that I want to study Psychology as a career. I definitely recommend this course to everyone interested in psychology. Thanks Professor Joordens! Best regards, Valeria, from Peru

🎓Vivat Academia! Vivant professores!

Thanks, Steve Joordens and Coursera for the Introduction to Psychology course by the University of Toronto for this awesome opportunity, first of all, to understand yourself, to understand others, and finally to improve critical thinking skills.

There are other important benefits I got from those lessons. For instance, I got a lot of enjoyment and a positive mood. It should be emphasized that understanding ourselves better can help us improve our relationships with others, our communication skills, our motivation, and how we relate to the world around us. Furthermore, remember that an investment in yourself is the greatest one you can make.

The organization I work for provides community reintegration for Federal Offenders in Canada. We are constantly finding that the men and women we support have severe mental health/illness issues, as well as, issues of addiction. The course, with such a compelling Prof (Steve Jordoons), who has such an effective way of communicating, provide me (us) with such a comprehensive introduction to Psychology, that at the same time, was so readily applicable. What I have learned gives me much better knowledge, and hopefully through knowledge, skill to provide the leadership and support to my team, and to our clients. With much appreciation to Prof. Steve! Adam W

La forma didáctica y la manera evolutiva que fue dado el curso hizo sencillo el comprender el origen de la psicología. Como el factor emocional, las relaciones afectivas, el entorno pueden influir en el bienestar mental de una persona a tal punto de hacer que sea psicológicamente inestable. Las enfermedades mentales y desordenes del comportamiento son enfermedades silenciosas que si no son detectadas a tiempo pueden llegar a ser un peligro, no sólo para el individuo sino para todos aquel que están a su alrededor. Gracias a la psicología se puede ayudar a que estas personas pueden llevar una vida más estable.

Es un curso introductorio que da una amplia mirada a tópicos que debiéramos aprender para mejorar nuestro entendimiento humano en todo orden, a nivel personal, espiritual y social. Lo que más agradezco del curso es la capacidad del profesor en entusiasmar y mostrar alternativas, con una empatía hacia nosotros los alumnos que lo hace ser muy cercano. Seguir el curso es fácil, recomiendo estudiar y revisar bien los links, algunos no tienen los enlaces, pero hoy la información está al alcance de la mano y es cuestión de profundizar por nuestra cuenta. Gracias !!

The "Introduction to Psychology" course is an excellent starting point for anyone interested in the field. It covers all the important areas in an informative and easy-to-understand manner, from foundational concepts to specific topics like conditioning and developmental psychology. The instructors present complex ideas clearly, and the real-life examples and interactive components make learning engaging. This course provides a solid foundation for advanced studies in psychology and is highly recommended for anyone curious about the human mind and behavior.

Prof. Steve is one of the best instructors I have ever come across. He takes an enormous amount of effort to help us understand the topics. He really wants us to learn as best as we can. It was a sheer privilege to have been under his tutelage during this online course. Thank you very much, professor. The course content is also adequate. I learned a lot of things I'd never have got to know on my own. One topic of my personal interest which was not covered was 'psychology and the workplace'. Anyway, I'm very happy I enrolled and completed this course!

I absolutely loved this course .It was so very interesting even understanding different parts of the brain and what they do.Human behaviour ,mental illness ,history of psychology and so much more .Steve Jordon is an amazing teacher .He made this course so very interesting that you really looked forward to doing it.This course is extremely good and I highly recommend it.Im 62 with no former education at all .I am trying to keep my brain active in my senior years and am so happy I chose this course thoroughly enjoyed it and learnt so much .

Professor Steve really did a brilliant job at introducing different disciplines and areas of Psychology in the course. I enjoyed the challenge of linking one of the Psychological concepts we learned to a real-world current event. Not a single 'boring' lecture, fun facts all around, and I still haven't gone through most of the extra reading materials and videos, but hopefully I'll be able to in the coming weeks. Thoroughly enjoyed this, and for my first-time introduction into the actual science of Psychology, I couldn't have asked for more!

As a pharmacy student, my interest in psychology was always high. School Ankara University. My elective courses at my university were also focused on psychology. I always wanted to learn more, even if I wanted to study the psychology department as a second university. I feel very lucky to take this course. I would very much like to listen to his lectures. You thought the online education was mostly inefficient, I can't imagine how it would be to be his student if Prof Jooderns provides such excellent education even from afar.

Steve is a very passionate professor. This course is very fun and enjoyable because of him. The materials in this course are also wonderful. It greatly help me study this course. I would also like to thank Steve, Coursera team members, and anybody who is involve with creating this wonderful course. As an 11th grader, I'm currently exploring what I'd like to study after I finish high school. You guys help me understand more about Psychology. I would say Psychology is now the top of the list of my choices of faculties.

Excellent Course. Prof Joordens has an amazingly engaging personality and he keeps the lectures fun and personal. I have never met him and at the end when he was saying good-byes I felt as if I am really saying good bye to someone I know in real life.

The course content is extremely well structured, extensive amount of external extra information/ readings is provided and and he provides a lot of examples to explain the psychology concepts.

Overall FANTASTIC COURSE.

Cant wait for more courses from this team

Once I have finished this course of introduction to Psychology, I want to thank Coursera and University of Toronto for everything I learned. The Professor Steve Joordens gave so descriptive and enjoyable explanations about the diverse topics. I thank him for his hard work and dedication.

This course has variable and interesting topics, well structured and with a lot of extra material to read and learn. I really love this course and the way it is evaluated. Thanks again for this amazing opportunity.

One of the best courses for a starter, comprehensive and interesting which in turn motivates one to learn Psychology in depth. Professor Steve Joordens is an excellent teacher, professional, concise. Professor presented the course so well that captured the focus of the students and made it very interesting with detailed explanation and provided various links to understand the subject further. I would take this opportunity to thank Professor Steve Joorden and Coursera Team for the excellent work.

It was very knowledgeable and helpful and I believe that I want to know more and hope to apply everything that the people on each course and lesson taught me to apply it to my everyday life and hopefully one day can help others apply it to thoer life's in a positive manner and experience how and what life can be if we could all apply things as positive in our everyday lives and see what amazing things we could find on that journey and help others to find thier way to positive experiences as well

I was satisfied with and grateful for the knowledge I have gained during the course. Prof. Joordens' lecturing style and passion always made my day. Unfortunately I've missed my feedback on the last peer-graded assignment as I cannot get access to the forum :the course seems to have been closed although there is a week left to watch the extra videos. Anyway, it is just a little frustration at the end, which cannot overshadow the value I received. Thank you

Csilla Halászi

It is an extraordinary course, I have really enjoyed learning with Professor Joorden, he is a great communicator. I thank you for the great EFFORT you have made synthesizing your knowledges in 25-30 minute videos, great job¡ thank you for that! I come from a totally different sector but I have always been interested in psychology, this course has more than fulfilled my expectations. Thank you for that! I hope I can participate in another Professor Joorden course soon.

I thoroughly enjoyed the course. Prof. Steve Joordens' style of teaching is very captivating. He makes the process of learning, a kind of fun activity. He helps the learners to understand the concepts, with the examples, which are easy to relate to. He also helps the learners to expand their horizon through excellent reference links. Thank you Prof. Steve. And, thank you Team Coursera, for providing such a wonderful learning experience through a wonderful teacher!

A very fun-course, interactive, and informational. I really learned a lot from this course. It has taught me the different types of personality, perception, behaviourism, insight therapies, and cognitive functions of the Psyche. It even delves deeper into the Theory of Mind especially on how to overcome stress and anxierty through self-awareness. Further elaborates on how humans behave, ineteract, anf evolve. Also explains diagnosis for certain kinds of disorders

Professor Steve is an excellent Orator. As much as I love psychology anyways, he was able to keep my interest high throughout the course with the examples, videos and including as much information as possible. Though the videos were very long it was much needed to get a deep understanding of the concepts. I dont remember any module or lesson where I was bored or didnt want to continue. Thank you and hope you add more courses by him as a path to progression.

realmente me encanto, el nivel de exigencia es acorde al prestigio de la universidad.

me gustaría si que hubiesen más clases en español , seria bueno.

que sean de más tiempo en cuanto a semestres, por ejemplo de uno o dos años, pero es genial aprender y lo mejor de todo el coste que tiene es buenísimo ya que en países como e el que yo vivo(chile) acceder a algo así es imposible por lo caro y la educación muy mala.

por esa razón decidí inscribirme aquí.

The course was very in depth and varied. Lots of topics were addressed, accompanied by plenty of material to view and/or read. I really liked the essay assignment of week 10, it really gave me the feeling I had to work hard and get out there and present my obtained knowledge. I didn't expect this from an online course, and to me this is a big plus! Also, great job by professor Joordens! Can you say "about" one more time with that Canadian accent? :-)

This course is very exhaustive and detailed. It has really changed my perspective of looking at things and also helped me to understand myself and those around me in a very different way. For anyone wanting to understand more about psychology I would say this is the course to take. It covers a wide range of topics. The kind of passion and interest that Professor Joordens brings into the course makes all the difference. Highly recommended course.

Professor Steve Joordens has been one of the most influential professors I have met until now. This course cemented my love for psychology and I could also look at the basic concepts of psychology with a unique perspective as professor helped me understand it better with relatable and relevant examples and events. Overall, I would recommend this course to anyone even remotely interested in psychology as by the end of it, you will surely love it.