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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

OB

Jul 27, 2020

This course is very insightful and I have learned quite a lot. My favourite area though is Clinical Psychology and Positive Psychology. I believe I will be better able to understand persons around me.

IS

Nov 4, 2023

A very comprehensive course, giving you the insights into the field of psychology, even with no prior background of psychology, and containing interesting references and examples throughout the course

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By Vicky J

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Oct 24, 2020

A really great course, well constructed, great use of graphics and illustrations, keeps you focused. Well paced with solid assessment. If you are using a computer or laptop, please check that if using the arrow keys changes your answers when completing the quizzes! I tapped down an assessment with my arrow buttons and changed all my answers!

By Linda I V S

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Sep 4, 2020

Professor Bloom made this course more engaging than it al ready was. The topics you learn are very interesting, everyone should have a glimpse of what psychology is, how we are different and how our brain works. The assessments are accurate and ask you about the lectures, the readings help you understand better and answer some other questions.

By Nobukuni Y

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Jun 7, 2020

very comprehensive contents as this is the introductory course of Psychology, it is good for a beginner to learn what is Psychology about to how this could improve our lives, or at work, etc. At the end of the course is about happiness which is the essential concept in people's live gave me a lot to think about and the next learning objectives.

By Praniti A

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Mar 1, 2019

it gave me a really good perspective into what psychology is and what it contains of. The various perspectives of it and what I can expect from it, if i want to take it up in the future. It also gave me an understanding of a few things around us and makes me what to know more and read more into the various things that had been introduced to us.

By Shravani G

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Sep 22, 2020

I am extremely glad to gain so much knowledge in this course, the way Prof.Bloom illustrates everything were quite relatable and I am thankful to Coursera for this platform and also thanking the professor for such an insightful course and could taste the flavor of psychology and also thanking the people those who have worked behind the scenes.

By Kuyini G

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Sep 5, 2020

It was a very informative course and it provided a lot of insights into many questions you may have about social interactions/settings. The course is well structured, and Professor Bloom's engaging animated lectures were a delight to listen to. I will recommend to anyone, despite your field of work/study, since it is relevant to everyday life.

By Will I

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May 28, 2020

Excellent material presented in a clear and engaging way. The animations are incredibly helpful. One area for improvement: all the readings are listed as taking "10 mins" which was frequently wildly inaccurate. Some reading material was approximately 8 times the length of others yet all said "10 mins". More accurate labelling would be helpful.

By Szilvia H

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Nov 8, 2021

I think it is a useful course for everyone. You can learn a lot about yourself, about human development. The videos are really cool! The readings are for free, they are really informative, complex and understandable. In every lecture there are a lot of information, recommendation (readings, books, videos). It is complex, enjoyable. Thank you!

By Patrick P

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Feb 17, 2021

This course provides an overview of the fundamentals of psychology - almost every aspect of it. Further reading is provided in order to get a more in-depth knowledge of the subject matter. Professor Bloom was amazing and explained the content of the course in an engaging manner. This makes one of the best introductory courses on the platform.

By Anna L

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Aug 17, 2020

I admire and respect this course's academic dexterity in encouraging that student's operate on their own flexibility and drive. Furthermore, it was quite informative and offered shrewd insight in the study, through its concepts and also by developing such insight and opinion in its students, allowing for an interactive and intelligent course.

By Num Y H

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Jun 26, 2020

Strongly recommended. I took an introduction to psychology class when I was doing my bachelor's degree. I didn't quite like the course was being constructed, so I did not learn much. However, the example of Professor Bloom gave and the structure of the course outline had draw me in again. I really appreciate this lecture, thank you very much!

By Veronika D

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Sep 7, 2019

The course was excellent, the videos are an animation of a lecture hall which made the material that much more lively. The professor is excellent, I would say that even if youre not particularly interested in Psychology, he would make you be.

The only issue is that now every other online course seems to be of inferior quality in comparison :)

By Kuljinder K

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Oct 14, 2020

The course was amazing and has so much to offer. The video content made it really easy and interesting to learn and grab all the aspects of the lecture. There are reasoning and personal touch of the teacher in every lecture. It helps you understand a complicated topic with so much ease. Loved the whole course and would highly recommend it :)

By Josephine a

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Dec 7, 2022

I love this course it refreshed my memories from when I studied logic and philosophy when I attended college for nursing. Very helpful and relatable and the cartoons affect is super cool its made it more entertaining. I did not get bored at any point while watching and learning this, easy to follow and catch up. highly recommend this course

By Vidhya V

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Jun 29, 2021

It was a wonderful experience for me to through the course. Has the perfect number of topics and well structured and has a lot of trading materials. Really engaging and everyone involved has put in great effort to make this an enjoyable course. Thank you every one t make me really proud and feel happy to complete the course with enthusiasm.

By Aarón M

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Aug 17, 2020

Excelente curso para introducirse en el campo de la Psicología. Abarca los temas de manera concisa y eficaz. Lo recomiendo para todo aquél que quiera aprender sobre la mente humana o vaya a cursar una carrera universitaria basada en la psicología. Incluso alguien que trabaje en el campo de Recursos Humanos podría beneficiarse de este curso.

By Yulia D L M

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May 25, 2020

This is my 1st course with Courseara and I really enjoyed it and very happy that I chose it. Professor Bloom was wonderful and engaging. I would like to take more courses with him.

Overall I feel a lot more knowledgeable after taking this course than I had prior. I have learned a lot of new material that applies to day to day life.

Thank you!

By NAVEEN

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Apr 28, 2020

Introduction to Psychology foundation course is very well organised with great content, presented masterfully by Professor Dr. Paul Bloom. I have learned a lot about foundations of Psychology. I am pursuing Master in Psychology, the course is very helpful. I am great full to Dr. Paul Bloom and Coursera for providing this course. Thank you.

By Serge G

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Oct 15, 2022

This is an extremely exciting and educational course. Paul Bloom teaches the basic topics of psychology in a way that is both easy to understand and entertaining. Therefore, I can recommend this course to anyone who is interested in psychology and wants to take the first steps in it. A big thank you to YALE for such a great quality course.

By Queralt M

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Nov 22, 2020

It may sound redundant but it really is an introduction to psychology. I feel like I’ve been taught a lot and yet not enough; it’s left me happy but wanting more. It went beyond my expectations. Professor Bloom did an incredible job and so did Julia Veldman (the animator). All in all, a great 6 weeks. Thank you for a fulfilling experience.

By Mica D P

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Aug 26, 2022

I learned a lot of new things throughout the entire course. Particularly about human behaviors, emotions and development. I was never been so interested about this cause, I thought it would be a boring topic/course. This course is very interesting, you will learn a lot, and you will understand why Psychology course is a good one to take.

By Giulia P

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May 23, 2020

Great introduction course for those with no background in psychology but some interest and want to see whether they really are interested in the study of it. Very helpful to gage whether it's something you might want to continue studying/pursuing or not. Extremely fascinating content, very well delivered lectures and material, top course!

By Deveshi D

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Oct 25, 2019

Very well structured and highly engaging content put out by Professor Bloom. He focuses on the important aspects and gives well represented examples. I am preparing for entrances to my second masters in Psychology having no bachelors in it and I found this course to be helpful in providing an outline and introduction for my preparation.

By Amro T M N

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Sep 6, 2023

Exclusive point making from professor bloom and Thoroughly explained lessons in easy and hughly comprehensiblecomprehen forms. The material is so widespread and the book suggestions are so helpful the overall gain and insights are tremendous. I became more exalted with psychology and It grew my passion even further.

Really enjoyede It.

By Anna P

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Aug 1, 2022

Wonderful course! Lectures are very engaging and the additional readings provided are relevant to the content being taught. Will give you just enough of an overview of such a broad field as psychology for you to either dive in deeper, or use what you have learned in your daily life and career. Worth every minute that was spent learning!