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Introduction to Psychology

University of Toronto

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This course will highlight the most interesting experiments within the field of psychology, discussing the implications of those studies for our understanding of the human mind and human behavior.  We will explore the brain and some of the cognitive abilities it supports like memory, learning, attention, perception and consciousness.  We will examine human development - both in terms of growing up and growing old - and will discuss the manner in which the behavior of others affect our own thoughts and behavior.  Finally we will discuss various forms of mental illness and the treatments that are used to help those who suffer from them.   
The fact of the matter is that humans routinely do amazing things without appreciating how interesting they are.  However, we are also routinely influenced by people and events without always being aware of those influences.  By the end of this course you will have gained a much better understanding and appreciation of who you are and how you work.  And I can guarantee you that you'll learn things that you'll be telling your friends and family about, things that will fundamentally change the way you think of yourself and others.  How can you resist that?!

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Psychological Issues
Psychology
Social Psychology
Mental Illness

Flexible deadlines

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Approx. 22 hours to complete

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Steve Joordens

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Department of Psychology

625,040 Learners

4 Courses

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University of Toronto

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

20 minutes to complete

Welcome and Orientation to the Course

20 minutes to complete

2 readings

Week2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

History & the Scientific Method

2 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 107 min)

Week3

Week 3

2 hours to complete

The Matter of the Mind

2 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 121 min)

Week4

Week 4

2 hours to complete

Sensation, Perception, Attention and Awareness

2 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 133 min)

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TOP REVIEWS FROM INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY

by MFMar 8, 2017

I loved this course. Very good information, clear and concise and nicely taught by a very likeable professor. I would recommend it to anyone interested in learning the basics of Psychology.

by ASMay 18, 2020

Thank you very much to Steve Joordens for making the lectures so interesting and entertaining!

I learned a lot about the brain and different human behaviours.

I am happy and grateful.

by ECDec 15, 2016

good course. suitable for starters. I learnt some basics and something interesting. I now can analyse some social events from the psychology point of view. I understand humanity a little bit better.

by NDNov 27, 2021

Perfect start. This motivates me to learn more. Prof. Steve is my favorite teacher now. Couldn't have asked for a better person to teach me. Scratched the surface pretty well, now time to dive deeper.

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