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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 Nuria S C

Jan 6, 2023

Es una formación muy amena, con claves fundamentales sobre aspectos de la psicología. Abarca diferentes perspectivas importantes para comprender las bases de la disciplina y los ejemplos y materiales utilizados ilustran perfectamente la teoría. Las explicaciones son sencillas, pero no por ello dejan de tratarse temas complejos en la profundidad requerida. Un buen punto de partida.

By JANETE D P S

Jun 2, 2022

Incredible. I am a pharmacist and work very directly with people. I was interested in the course because I believe it will make me better understand the aspects related to the feelings of the people I deal with in my work environment, and thus help them with pharmaceutical care even more directed to humanized treatment, which is what I value . Congratulations Professor Paul Bloom.

By XIUJUAN L

Apr 15, 2021

I do love the course and enjoyed reading all the papers that Professor Paul shared, Most of the resources shared for each module are very relative and help with better understanding, expand the knowledge towards Psychology, and free to access. I appreciate the deep thought and concern that Professor Paul brought up in this course. Looking forward to getting more courses from Him.

By Zakariya A A

Nov 16, 2020

I enrolled this course to explore psychology, but now I am in love with it. I really wish to keep learning about other psychological aspects and to expand my knowledge on what I leaned here. Professor Paul is incredibly talented in teaching and will definitely capture your attention. (Don't tell any one, but I think he used some psychological tricks to make you love this course!!)

By Bhavti S

May 31, 2020

The course was excellent, with engaging videos and a good professor. There was information provided on every aspect and field of psychology to give an overview of the topics involved in psychology. There were readings and references given for each part of the topic. I would definitely recommend you this course if you want to get started on Psychology and know very little about it.

By Claudia P

Jul 26, 2023

I took this course to refresh my psychology knowledge and learn the specific academic vocabulary as I did my psychology degree 10 years ago in Spanish.

The combination of classes and readings was perfect, as I could really take my time and expand my vocabulary as needed.

I feel comfortable now pursuing further post-graduate studies in English.

Thank you, Paul, Yale, and Coursera.

By Shalini B

Nov 13, 2022

I found the course very engaging and though I missed many timelines due to a hectic lifestyle, I could not resist to go back to the course and finally completed it today. Professor is very engaging and the quiz planned could not be done right if one is not reading and listening the lectures mindfully.

Thank you very much.

Regards

Shalini Bisht

Associate Professor

Pearl Academy ,India

By Michael J N

Mar 31, 2023

Excellent course. Well-presented. Lectures provide a framework for all of the major specialties of psychology. Readings add details and are also essential. The best thing one can say about an introductory course is that it makes you want to learn more in the field. I have taken 12 Coursera courses in various fields so far, and this one was the most interesting and overall best.

By Kyel E

Nov 25, 2022

The animated videos are by far the best way to engage a visual learning audience online. I loved how short and sweet the videos were as well, jampacked with information in 3-5 minute videos and taking notes made it super easy to pass. Would like it if they had an option for harder quizzes/tests for the people playing. By far the best course I've taken on here, highly recommend.

By 신디모데

May 24, 2020

It's a great start for anyone who is interested in psychology and really helps you understand what psychology is all about away from the depiction from media. It also helps build thinking skills of how to think more critically and more analytically. I would recommend this course to people who think they lack the ability to think critically or generally interested in psychology.

By chrissy C

Feb 9, 2023

The course was very informative. It was easy to follow and understand between the lectures and literature. I thought how the lectures were done were pretty awesome and kept my attention at all times not 1 sleepy moment. Thank you for your efforts during this course. I will be looking out for more course given by Prof. Bloom. Thanks once again for this positive experience.

By Neha K

May 22, 2021

Thank you so much prof.Bloom and yale universitry for providing such a nice course.Teaching style and explaining method is too good.The course content,the topics covered in the syllabus are very useful ,i have gained lots of knowledge through this course. Thank you once again.

By Medine O

Oct 8, 2020

I didnt watch the videos till the end but i did a lot of reading, and i really enjoyed it.It has been a helpful and amazing course.I will watch all the videos once so i can take notes which i did with the first 2 chapters.Thank you very much Mr Bloom for this course and now i have more knowledge about Psychology which i will start with this Monday at Bahçeşehir University.

By Neha A

May 16, 2019

As an introduction to Psychology, the material and delivery of the Professor was highly engaging. As a student who starts many things and drops out often due to losing interest or extreme anxiety of being judged or not being able to do amazing work, I am pleased to have finished this course and found it very rewarding and illuminating towards finding the workings of the mind.

By Joyce T

Mar 20, 2022

This course takes applying and corelating experiences from personal to observation to get the best out of it. No doubt this has impressed my employers and professors after they heard I took a course from Yale. However, the bigger picture is I am able to learn so much about Pyschology in just a short time and this definaely exapanded motivation to learn more about psychology.

By Yi E

Aug 18, 2021

I truly benefit from this course by started with zero knowledge about psychology until understood how our brain mainly works, how we perceive things, and how child develop etc. This course meets my expectation of learning the introduction to psychology and I really hope that this course has more series provide on Coursera! Thank you so much professor Paul Bloom and Coursera!

By Shriya S P

Jul 23, 2020

Thoroughly enjoyed the entire course, the graphics were simply amazing and charming. The content was really well organized and presented, and I especially liked how more real-life experiences and experiments were taught and talked about in order to understand the main concept. This was certainly a good choice for pursuing my interest in psychology as a beginner. Thank you :)

By 王琪然

Sep 25, 2023

It's very good and great. It makes me feel confident. And the award is very valuable. It can be said that it is a rare teaching from the world's top Yale University This course explains psychology from many aspects and dimensions. The teacher teaches carefully and kindly, making students easy to understand, learn and understand And isn't it,itcan make ours happy,and soon.

By Rodrigo M

Oct 31, 2021

Yale and Professor Paul Blooms offer a very comprehensive and interesting course on Psychology to help grasp key general points of the study of the mind, emotions and the biology of the brain. The course is really enjoyable, with a lot of content but it never gets boring: it becomes increasingly interesting to the point that when it ends, we're left wanting to learn more.

By riddhi m

May 6, 2020

this course is extremely informative and engaging, specially for me, being a psychology student myself, but the best part is that even for someone who is not studying psychology but wants to explore it, this course is very helpful as it takes all the basics. Professor Paul Bloom is an amazing instructor, and keeps us engaged and makes us want go further with the course.!!

By Aisha A

Dec 31, 2020

This course is an excellent course for starters in psychology. It covers very important aspects of psychology and gives you major information on all, even if it is a course for beginners. the lecture videos have great cartoons that makes explanation easier. The course tutor Professor Paul Bloom breaks everything so easily. i will love to take any of his courses again.

By Sarthak B

Nov 27, 2020

I wish I could give MORE THAN 5 STARS!

Professor Paul Bloom is one of the best and most engaging teachers I've ever had the fortune to get to learn from.

Also the animations were fantastic, big thanks to the editors and the whole team who did the animations and the sound effects, also making sure that the voiceover is always in sync.

Thanks Yale. Thanks Professor Bloom :))

By Nishith P

Sep 6, 2020

This course is the right place for a Psychology enthusiast to get a boost into this discipline. The course is well structured and compels the learners to put on their thinking caps and analyse scenarios. The possibilities are laid out in front of us to study and understand them individually. It is highly recommended for anyone who wants to learn the basics of Psychology.

By Nishank m

Sep 4, 2023

The course content was comprehensive, covering a wide range of topics within the field of psychology. From the basics of brain structure and function to the complexities of human behavior, the course left no stone unturned. The lectures were well-structured and thoughtfully organized, making it easy to follow along even for those with no prior background in psychology.

By Hảo T

Oct 7, 2021

This is my first time completing an online course. The videos are short but super informative. I took all the important information of each video seriously and take at least 2 hours to completely note down a topic video 20-25 min-length.

I didn't know that I loved psychology this much until I got this course. Big thanks to teacher Bloom and Coursera sharing this course!