Introduction to Psychology by Coursera
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Curriculum
4 Topics
How to take this course
About this course
Optional Happiness Survey
Introductory readings
21 Topics
The astonishing hypothesis
Dualism
Neurons
Parts of the brain
Our two brains
A bit of humility
Sigmund Freud
The psychodynamic approach
Stages of development
Defense mechanisms
Scientific assessment of Freud
Taking Freud seriously
B.F. Skinner
Habituation
Classical conditioning
Instrumental conditioning
Scientific assessment of Skinner
The Brain
Freud
Skinner
Foundations
17 Topics
Big questions about development
Piaget
Piaget's Developmental Stage Theory
Scientific evaluation of Piaget
Methods for studying infants
How are children different from adults?
Explanations for development
What is language?
Basic facts about language
Phonology
Morphology
Syntax
Language acquisition
Language and thought
Development
Language
Development and language
16 Topics
From the world to the mind
Problems of perception
Perception of brightness
Perception of objects
Perception of depth
Attention
Important memory distinctions
Memory storage
Learning
Remembering
Failures of memory
False memories
Perception and attention
Memory
Cognition
TED - Joshua Foer - Feats of memory anyone can do
18 Topics
Evolution of emotion
Why evolution matters
Facial expressions
Fear
Kinship
Attachment
Prisoner's dilemma
Irrationality and culture
Social animals
Self
Attribution
Liking
The psychology of groups
Social categories
Social categories II
Emotions
Social
Self and others
16 Topics
How are we different?
Personality
Intelligence
Behavioral genetics
Major discoveries about genes and environment
Parenting
Mental illness
Schizophrenia
Mood disorders
Anxiety disorders
Dissassociation disorders
Personality disorders
Therapy
Differences
Clinical psychology
Variation
10 Topics
Positive psychology
What is happiness?
Happiness set point
Happiness is relative
Judgments about past events are skewed
Humility and Optimism
Now what?
Happiness
Optional Happiness Survey - Follow Up
Happiness
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