Introduction to Psychology
What do your dreams mean? Do men and women differ in the nature and intensity of their sexual desires? Can apes learn sign language? Why can’t we tickle ourselves? 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, religion, persuasion, love, lust, hunger, art, fiction, and dreams. 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.
Season 1
20 episodes
- 1. IntroductionIntroductionCCApr 27, 2007
- 2. Foundation.This is your brainThis is your brainCCApr 27, 2007
- 3. Foundation. FreudFoundation. FreudCCApr 27, 2007
- 4. Foundation.SkinnerFoundation.SkinnerCCApr 27, 2007
- 5. What is it like to be a babyThe development of thoughtCCApr 27, 2007
- 6. How do we communicateLanguage in the brain, mouth and the handsCCApr 27, 2007
- 7. Conscious of the presentconscious of the past language vision and memoryCCApr 27, 2007
- 8. Conscious of the presentConscious of the past vision and memoryCCApr 27, 2007
- 9. Evolution Emotion and reason loveEvolution Emotion and reason loveCCApr 27, 2007
- 10. EvolutionEmotion and Reason Evolution and RationalityCCApr 27, 2007
- 11. EvolutionEmotion and Reason Emotions Part ICCApr 27, 2007
- 12. EvolutionEmotion and Reason Emotions Part IICCApr 27, 2007
- 13. Why are people differentWhy are people differentCCApr 27, 2007
- 14. What motivates usWhat motivates usCCApr 27, 2007
- 15. A person in the world of peopleA person in the world of people MoralityCCApr 27, 2007
- 16. A person in the world of peopleself and other Part ICCApr 27, 2007
- 17. A person in the people of worldself and other Part IICCApr 27, 2007
- 18. What happens when things go wrongmental illness Part ICCApr 27, 2007
- 19. What happens when things go wrongmental illness Part IICCApr 27, 2007
- 20. The good lifehappinessCCApr 27, 2007
Introduction to Psychology
What do your dreams mean? Do men and women differ in the nature and intensity of their sexual desires? Can apes learn sign language? Why can’t we tickle ourselves? 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, religion, persuasion, love, lust, hunger, art, fiction, and dreams. 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.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Professor Paul Bloom
