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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

TP

Dec 18, 2021

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.

FF

Jan 24, 2019

I highly recommend this course to anyone willing to understand about the basic history and origins of psychology, scientific approach but full of insights and inspiration to go further in the matter.

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By Szimona N K

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Jun 15, 2020

Engaging and inspiring. Highly recommended. Learned a considerable amount of information in a short period of time. Definitely gave me the inspiration to look further into the study of psychology. Amazing course. Thank you, Dr. Bloom! You rock.

By Yaman S

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Jul 14, 2021

I never knew it would be so easy to do a course and at my age without going to a college. All these years I wanted to do course in Psychology but because of other commitments couldn't do, but thanks to Yale University and Coursera.

By Giovanni V

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Jun 14, 2020

Great course, really engaging and well-structured. The material provided in the lessons is sufficient for developing a general understanding of the themes explored, which can be deepened quite easily with the additional readings.

By Kade M

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May 5, 2025

This course was super fun! A little heavy on the readings, but the videos were really engaging. I'm fourteen years old, and I found this course extremely helpful since I'd like to be a psychologist when I'm older. :)

By V N

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Jan 20, 2025

Very good course. Pls relook at the time you allocate to 'Reading'. Its generally 10 mins. But for some modules it actually takes far far more than 10 mins. Apart from that I found the course to be excellent!

By Shana M H

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Oct 4, 2020

This course is knowledgeable and entertaining all in one. It was one of the best courses so far. I enjoyed the lectures , readings and additional insight from the Professor and his knowledge of Psychology.

By Bukhtawar W

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Jun 15, 2020

Professor Bloom is an amazing instructor. The transition to online classes was made enjoyable due to rich animations and his concise lectures. Week 5 and 6 were particularly useful and memorable. Thank you!

By Japheth M N

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Jun 15, 2020

Quite enganging, educational and variety of opinions from the availed links. As a minister I am now better equipped to understand the functioning and the events and effects of my congregants life events.

By Banafsheh R

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Oct 17, 2020

Very kind and wise and humble words combined with a warm and tender voice ! The content could include more details. I also enjoyed Professor Bloom's avatar and his changing cloths and other cartoons.

By Ganeemat K

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Aug 7, 2020

I cannot wait to enrol for my next course !! I feel like a different person, much more enlightened and educated. I cant begin tot hank the designers of this course and our very sweet professor Bloom.

By eduardo c

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Jun 4, 2020

This was such an incredible course this Professor made it very interactive and insightful and easy to follow and did not let his ego get in the way of teaching like other professors from ivy leagues.

By Hamdi H

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Jun 15, 2020

Very good course to provide foundational knowledge to anyone who wants to refresh on Psychology (such as myself) or those curious to be exposed to the field before digging deeper in another area.

By Felix C V

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Jun 15, 2020

Muy buen curso introductorio, Muy buen diagrama de temas. Muy bien logrado.

Se consigue una excelente visión general para todo quien este interesado en esta hermosa temática.

100% Recomendable.

By Deleted A

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Feb 5, 2023

One word- GREAT. This course is great for anyone who is interested in psychology and doesn't know where to start. The professor is very well informed and the way he explains is very easy.

By Maria M

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Jul 8, 2020

A wonderful starting point for anyone who`s interested in psychology for everyday life or further education. The professor is engaging and offers different perspectives on each topic.

By Charlene G B

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Jul 19, 2020

Professor Bloom was great explaining every detail of this course. I got engaged with how this was explained. I look forward to more course videos with Professor Bloom on it.

By Rudra B

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Sep 12, 2022

The course taught me some really intersting topics about the field of pyschology and made myself invest some more time and effort in learninng this field of science.

By Christie D

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Sep 9, 2021

Loved the videos. Material is presented in a straight forward manner. It is easy to understand and extremely interesting. Loved the enthusiasm of Prof. Bloom.

By Mohini D

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Jun 15, 2020

Amazing course if you want a starting point for Psychology, Touches almost every topic ! Thanks a lot professor .. The videos were really cool :)

By Crystal L

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Jun 15, 2020

I learned a lot and gained a lot from this amazing course! Thanks to Professor Bloom who provided me with this Introduction to Psychology!

By Nishchal J

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Jul 7, 2020

I was extremely happy about taking an finishing this course! It provided great insights and knowledge on human psychology.

By Karmen A

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Jun 14, 2020

Very educational and interesting! I recommend it to everybody because it gives you great basic knowledge of psychology.

By Julie A

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Sep 9, 2022

Already had quite a bit of knowledge within the subject, but thought the course was so exciting and well constructed!

By Addy B

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Jun 15, 2020

This course got me thinking about life in general and brought into context, what has been. I will rate it a 5-star

By Tanvi D

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Jul 7, 2020

Engaging and inclusive of all the basics. Simplified in the best manner for newcomers in the field of psychology.