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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

IA

Dec 30, 2020

The lectures were very fun, engaging, and interactive. Taking this course gives you a deeper understanding of life and helps answer questions we have about ourselves, others, and the world we live in.

SA

Mar 13, 2024

An excellent course to get a general idea about psychology as well as understanding of what to do next if you are into learning more. Very useful links for extra reading. And very engaging instructor.

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By shivanshi

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Aug 25, 2021

The course included all the topics that one needs to know about when getting an introduction to psychology. Yet, no section was only briefly mentioned without a detailed explanation.

By Tim R

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Feb 12, 2021

The professor's approach and demeanor, mixed with the video animations for each lecture, were a breath of fresh air and definitely helped draw one into the subject matter. Thank you!

By Paridhi s

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Sep 24, 2020

I recommend everyone (even those who are from fields unrelated to psych) to go through this course. It just explains and gives insights about a lot of factors involved in everything.

By M.A.U.C. W A

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Sep 5, 2020

It's was an amazing course. I learnt so many things from this course. Actually it is a dream become true. Thank you professor for teaching it more interestingly. Once again thank you

By Mohamed H H

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Jul 29, 2020

Its great course with simple understandable explanations for a variety of topics in psychology. I would highly recommend it to any one who is interested to start learning psychology.

By Joan

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Jul 20, 2020

Thoroughly enjoyed the lecture. It brought me so much insight in many aspects of my life, past, present and future. The professor’s love and enthusiasm about the topic is contagious.

By Louise R

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Jul 15, 2020

Really enjoyed this course and professor, much more structured than a course I recently took online with Harvard, also really enjoyed the lectures from Professor Bloom, very engaging

By Tahya A B

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Jun 8, 2020

Happy to have an insightful introductory approach to the vast field of psychology.This will help me to think more reasonably to analyse how our mind works and the sole outcome of it.

By Sofia L

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May 4, 2020

Excellent, I recommend to all the people interested in psychology it'll give you some basic knowledge that after this you can go deep and that the basics to explore some themes more.

By Huiqi X

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Oct 29, 2019

thank you for professional introduction about psychology, combing our real life and practical experience. Through this course, I can work with several effective tips about education.

By Azzah A

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Jul 22, 2019

Thank you for this beautiful, well organized course. It covers essential parts in the field of psychology and motivates me as well to pursue a degree. Highly recommended to everyone!

By Ayobami A A

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Nov 23, 2023

I had a vague knowledge of psychology before enrolling in this course. Taking this course has offered me in-depth knowledge of what I need to know in the introduction to psychology.

By Lin C

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Feb 13, 2022

It is a very well-designed and structured course to get some basic insides about Psychology, which I found extremely interesting and stimulating. Thanks a lot for this course, Paul!

By Michael B

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Dec 24, 2021

An excellent course that brings across a lot of concepts in a simple, concise and digestible manner. The way the lectures are delivered is very clear and the examples very helpful.

By Walter P

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Jul 8, 2021

Professor Bloom was enthusiastic, engaging and delivered the lectures wonderfully. Also loved the animated version of him and the fact that it changed outfits in different lectures.

By Hannah S

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Apr 2, 2021

Beautifully illustrated lectures. Easy to understand and to remember. I liked the professor a lot. He has a very gentle manner of speaking and lectures with humility and simplicity.

By pameladunne31@yahoo.co.uk

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Mar 17, 2021

This course was great, for anyone hoping to continue studying psychology it touches on all topics. Its very clear and easy course to follow it allows you to do it in your own time.

By KARTHIKA V I

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Jul 21, 2020

Introduction to Psychology by Yale university was a good and helpful course for me. I learned more ideas through this course. It will help me in my learning and career perspectives.

By Laura M S C

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May 26, 2020

Very informative course for the ones who want to deepen the knowledge in psychology. All contents transmitted captivatingly. Animated videos with subtitles that facilitate learning.

By Marija S

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Aug 15, 2019

Loved the course. So much new information to think about. Although I won't pursue a career in psychology, the knowledge I received will be definitely valuable at some point of life.

By Yvette M

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Mar 11, 2022

Professor made it very interesting for my 14-year-old daughter and has learned so much. She loved her course and wants to continue taking courses with Coursera. Thank you so much!

By Disha D

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Feb 18, 2022

Very good and informative course. It gave me interesting insights about how our brain works why we choose particular things, how and why we react like ,we do and that is so amazing

By Jessica G

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Jul 26, 2021

This course helped me a lot to answer some questions about life and it will help me a lot with my carrer, the professor takes his time to explain every subject in an excellent way.

By Michelle H

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Jan 18, 2021

The lecturer's enthusiasm for his subject matter came through. The topic is intrinsically interesting and the detail appropriate for an introductory course. I enjoyed it very much.