COURSE DESCRIPTION
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.
CERTIFICATION
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of the general history of the field of psychology;
- demonstrate familiarity with social science research methods;
- understand the steps of the scientific method, how it applies to psychological research methodology, and the types of
- analysis common in psychological research;
- explain the nature versus nurture argument and the current status of thinking regarding gene-environment interaction;
- identify the major components of biological systems often studied in psychology; and
- demonstrate an understanding of the following subfields within psychology: sensation and perception, learning and memory, human development, social psychology, and clinical psychology/psychopathology.
Throughout this course, you will also see learning outcomes in each unit. You can use those learning outcomes to help organize your studies and gauge your progress.
Course Features
- Lectures