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About the Course

Ever wonder why people do what they do? This course—which includes more than $1,000 of video and reading materials—offers some answers based on the latest research from social psychology. Students taking the course for a Certificate will also receive free membership in Social Psychology Network (SocialPsychology.org). COURSE DESCRIPTION FROM PROFESSOR PLOUS: Each of us is dealt a different hand in life, but we all face similar questions when it comes to human behavior: What leads us to like one person and dislike another? How do conflicts and prejudices develop, and how can they be reduced? Can psychological research help protect the environment, and if so, how? This course offers a brief introduction to classic and contemporary social psychology, covering topics such as decision making, persuasion, group behavior, personal attraction, and factors that promote health and well-being. Our focus will be on surprising, entertaining, and intriguing research findings that are easy to apply in daily life. The course will also draw from the websites of Social Psychology Network, the world's largest online community devoted to social psychology. I hope you'll join me for this course, have fun, and learn some useful information that enriches your life....

Top reviews

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Jun 12, 2020

Very interesting course, tons of great material. Of all the courses I have taken so far in Coursera, this is one of the few that has pushed me to focus on the material we were going over-great course.

RC

Aug 18, 2019

I loved this course. It covered all the topics I was interested in and was thoroughly engaging and well-organised. Professor Plous is a great teacher and has designed a wonderful course in this MOOC.

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By Parnian D

Mar 29, 2019

This is my first time sticking up with an online course until the end. Professor Plous is absolutely the best teacher I have ever had and the concepts were so interesting I could not give learning a break.

By Tomas F

Mar 29, 2021

This is one of the best courses I have ever taken, whether they be face to face or not. If you have the ability to take this course and are interested in behaviour take this course you will not regret it.

By Nelia L

Aug 25, 2020

I like this course very much as well as ProfessorScott Plous. I do hope that this kind of courses should be implemented for credit to undergrads. Thank you Professor Plous for the job excellently done.

By Ananya B

Jul 14, 2020

Amazing course to know more about things which happen to us daily in our social settings! Do take for an impressive journey to be pleasantly surprised and beak barriers of previously held beliefs and bias

By Luis E C

Jul 10, 2020

I really enjoyed the course and find Professor Plous very good and entertaining. I believe that the focus on empathy, and the analysis of compassion and relationships is very helpful. Thank you very much.

By Taron S

Jul 5, 2020

Take this class if you want to challenge yourself and learn about society as well as psychology. You end the course with the Compassion Day project, which makes this class one of my favorite classes ever!

By WILLIAM K S

Jul 3, 2020

A very good course. I enjoyed everything about it. It challenges you, your way of thinking and makes you assess what you already know. And the instructor is so good, kudos to you Prof. Plous and your team

By Eric P

Apr 24, 2020

It's great! It taught me a lot and it revived that passion I had for psychological experiments. I hope one day, I will be as great as all of the psychologist in this course. Teacher Scott Plous is aweome!

By FRANCO S N

Oct 5, 2020

Very good course, Professor Plous is really amazing, the way the course is done is fantastic and what you learn is invaluable, people should really join and learn some social psychology with this course.

By Aylin

Sep 13, 2020

I gained more than expected. From Professor Plous's great narration to great variety of course materials, this course provides a whole new insight for the world around us and the world within ourselves.

By Pablo G A

Jun 22, 2019

Many thanks for creating this course. I learned many useful concepts about social psychology and these ideas help me a lot in daily life. I appreciate very much this course materials. Thanks from Madrid.

By Kristal T A

Mar 20, 2021

Prof. Plous Social Psychology course was my first on this course on Coursera and he was fun, interactive despite it was fully online. The information was sufficient. The assigned videos went along well.

By Syeda F N H

Jun 27, 2020

It was a great course to know about many topics on social psychology.I was stimulated to think about many social topics and norms and gained a lots of new perspectives.

Hope it becomes a specialization!!

By Jyoti A

Feb 19, 2021

Thank you !! Great exposure to gain knowledge from professor Scott Plous. I must say a wonderful experience and gain lot of knowledge . This course generate more self interest towards social psychology

By Maydelene L

Jun 29, 2020

Very interesting course!! Lecturer was very engaging and the course was very well-organised and easy to follow. The course definitely further sparked my interest in pursuing further study in the field.

By Angel S L

Dec 31, 2019

I really enjoyed the course and learned so much. I thank Professor Plous in providing this amazing curriculum and allowing everyone to learn at their own speed. Just amazing that we can learn for free!

By Priyanka T

Jul 25, 2019

Professor Plous is an extremely engaging teacher, and I would totally recommend this course to anyone who is even remotely interested in social psychology. You'll fall in love with the field. I did. :)

By Alessandro B

Jun 2, 2022

This course was extremely intense and insightful. Sometimes the assessments outside the platform was a bit long but they contribute to the overall experience that I found amazing. Thanks Prof. Plous!

By Adnayeva G S

Oct 16, 2020

I loved this course. It covered all the topics I was interested in and was thoroughly engaging and well-organised. Professor Plous is a great teacher and has designed a wonderful course in this MOOC.

By Inge D

Jan 25, 2021

I really enjoyed the course. It was very informativ and useful for my work and everday life. You learn a lot about your own behavior. It was also a good mixture of scientific and practical approach.

By Лариса Н

May 26, 2020

Very interesting author's course. It inspires! This course would be even more impressive if the final test is replaced with my own research, or the test questions are formalized to a greater extent.

By Paulo Z

Jun 17, 2021

Foi uma ótima oportunidade ter feito o curso, pois desenvolvi minha vida pessoal e profissional diante das relações interpessoais do cotidiano, realmente trouce mais sentido para o que faço hoje.

By Stanley M

Mar 14, 2021

A fundamentally important course that teaches about humans as social beings and how a myriad of factors affect those social relationships. Scott Plous is an excellent Social Psychology Instructor.

By Andrea C B P

May 8, 2021

Es agradable aprender con el profesor Plous, los videos son acertados y las lecturas enriquecedoras.

Creo que se podrian actualizar ya que estamos en 2021 y mucha bilbiografia es de antes del 2016

By Luana S S

Nov 23, 2020

This course has been very rewarding for me. It made me gain a lot more confident and positive in my everyday life. Also Mr. Scott has been a very good and amazing lecturer, so thank you for that.