Course Description

 

This free course will introduce you to the fundamental principles of psychology and to the major subjects of psychological inquiry. It has been designed to not only provide you with the tools necessary for the study of psychology but to present you with a sampling of the major areas of psychology research. The course begins with a short overview of how psychology developed as an academic discipline and an introduction to a number of the principal methodologies most commonly deployed in its study. The subsequent units are arranged around broad areas of research, including emotion, development, memory, and psychopathology. We will focus on well-substantiated research and current trends within each of these categories.

 

This course includes the following units:

- Unit 1: The History and Methods of Psychology

- Unit 2: Neuroscience

- Unit 3: Sensation and Perception

- Unit 4: Learning and Memory

- Unit 5: Development

- Unit 6: Personality

- Unit 7: Social Psychology

- Unit 8: Industrial and Organizational Psychology

- Unit 9: Health and Stress Psychology

- Unit 10: Psychopathology