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.
Introduction to Psychology
proposé par
Yale University
À propos de ce cours
4.8
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Compétences que vous acquerrez
reasoningProblem Solvingabstract thinkinganalytical thinkingCritical Thinking
Programme du cours : ce que vous apprendrez dans ce cours
Semaine
1Welcome to Introduction to Psychology
Meet Paul Bloom, your instructor.
1 vidéo (Total 3 min), 3 lectures
1 vidéo
3 lectures
About this course10 min
Optional Happiness Survey10 min
Introductory readings10 min
Foundations
In this module, you will learn about foundational psychological theories and findings in psychology. We will start with the discovery that our mental lives have a physical basis, introducing the field of neuroscience. And then we will turn to two major psychological theories that have come to shape the world that we now live in—Freud’s psychodynamic theory and Skinner’s theory of behaviorism.
17 vidéos (Total 136 min), 3 lectures, 1 quiz
17 vidéos
Dualism14 min
Neurons14 min
Parts of the brain9 min
Our two brains5 min
A bit of humility5 min
Sigmund Freud3 min
The psychodynamic approach10 min
Stages of development5 min
Defense mechanisms6 min
Scientific assessment of Freud7 min
Taking Freud seriously3 min
B.F. Skinner4 min
Habituation2 min
Classical conditioning12 min
Instrumental conditioning14 min
Scientific assessment of Skinner11 min
3 lectures
The Brain10 min
Freud10 min
Skinner10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Foundations30 min
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2Development and Language
In this module, you will learn about foundational psychological research into development and language. Specifically, you will learn about methods for studying how infants and children think and the core discoveries that they have led to. Then you will learn about the structure of language, how language is learned, and end with a little bit on animal communication, language processing, and relationship between language and thought.
14 vidéos (Total 111 min), 2 lectures, 1 quiz
14 vidéos
Piaget4 min
Piaget's Developmental Stage Theory7 min
Scientific evaluation of Piaget4 min
Methods for studying infants14 min
How are children different from adults?6 min
Explanations for development11 min
What is language?2 min
Basic facts about language11 min
Phonology3 min
Morphology5 min
Syntax8 min
Language acquisition13 min
Language and thought10 min
2 lectures
Development10 min
Language10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Development and language30 min
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3Cognition
In this module, you will learn about cognitive psychology. Specifically, you will learn about how we perceive the world, how attention works, and we store our experiences in memory.
12 vidéos (Total 65 min), 2 lectures, 1 quiz
12 vidéos
Problems of perception5 min
Perception of brightness2 min
Perception of objects4 min
Perception of depth5 min
Attention8 min
Important memory distinctions2 min
Memory storage6 min
Learning5 min
Remembering4 min
Failures of memory10 min
False memories6 min
2 lectures
Perception and attention10 min
Memory10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Cognition30 min
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4Self and others
In this module, you will learn about psychology examining the self and others. Specifically, in the first half, you will learn about social and non-social emotions. In the second half, you will learn about how we deal with other people—social psychology.
15 vidéos (Total 122 min), 2 lectures, 1 quiz
15 vidéos
Evolution of emotion10 min
Why evolution matters13 min
Facial expressions7 min
Fear4 min
Kinship7 min
Attachment8 min
Prisoner's dilemma12 min
Irrationality and culture8 min
Social animals3 min
Self12 min
Attribution4 min
Liking8 min
The psychology of groups4 min
Social categories4 min
Social categories II11 min
2 lectures
Emotions10 min
Social10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Self and others30 min
4.8
32 avisMeilleurs avis
par SM•Jan 2nd 2019
This is very basic course on pshchology but I enjoy studying it for personal reason. I think many learners will take advantages of this course for whatever field of studay and work they are doing.
par G•Jan 7th 2019
There was never a dull point in the course. Professor Bloom was successful in giving a comprehensive overview of the subject by keeping it interesting and insightful throughout.
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Paul Bloom
Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at Yale UniversityPsychology
À propos de Yale University
For more than 300 years, Yale University has inspired the minds that inspire the world. Based in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale brings people and ideas together for positive impact around the globe. A research university that focuses on students and encourages learning as an essential way of life, Yale is a place for connection, creativity, and innovation among cultures and across disciplines.
Foire Aux Questions
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Is financial aid available?
Wow, the animations in this course are great! Who did them?
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