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About the Course

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?!...

Top reviews

ND

Nov 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.

AA

Jan 25, 2021

I found this course very interesting and interactive. I especially enjoyed the week of extra videos where we went into detailed psychological concepts like dreaming. Thank you for an amazing 12 weeks!

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By Luna L

Dec 19, 2016

Excellent course and definitely worth learning. It has interesting and enriched content, the professor is humorous and gives great lecture. What is best about this course is that it has many additional reading and video sources with proper guidance.

By Simone d C A d C

Mar 3, 2020

Professor Joordens rocks! Really! Amazing classes, very high level content and awesome books, articles and videos appointed. Thank you Coursera for the opportunity. Very high level of Authoritativeness, trustworthy and expertise. I recommend 100% !

By MD. A A

Feb 14, 2017

This course is a must for every human being. It teaches us about ourselves . The instructor, Steve Joordens, is a awesome guy who knows how to implant difficult knowledge in our brain smoothly. Enroll this course and learn about yourself in depth !

By Charitha S

Jul 17, 2020

It was an exceptional experience to listen to Steve Joordens. He made everything so simple and easy to understand. I'm so thankful for completing this course. It made me understand the importance of mental health and taught me how to deal with it.

By Liz

May 4, 2017

Most Excellent. Professor was engaging, knowledgeable, and motivating. I looked forward to going home after work to learn from his videos. I would like to see more of his work if there is anything offered. Thank you for a wonderful experience!

By Rajesh M

Aug 4, 2022

Wow! Steve Joorden is a wonderful proffesor / teacher , very well paced and really nice to have learned so much in a rather simply way .

Looking at future sessions and definitely would recomend this to few of my friends too...

cheeers

rajesh menon

By Giselle H

Jul 9, 2020

Having graduated with Psychology as one of my subjects I was impressed that the course covered a lot of content

I thoroughly enjoyed hearing about some of the Masters again

Thank you Steve for making it something I looked forward to almost everyday

By Pilar R

May 4, 2019

I deeply enjoyed learning about something completely unknown to me. Steeve makes the lectures fun and interesting. I like the fact that everything is made to be completed at your own time and preference. Thumbs up for coursera and Steeve! Thanks!

By David L

Mar 10, 2017

I was always looking for a course on psychology that provides a full overview through the evolution of psychology with its key concepts and how these shape our behaviours. The course provides all this with a great and fun way of content delivery!

By Elías J E G

Nov 2, 2020

I loved this course. After taking it my curiosity about psychology and how the brain works skyrocketed. It opened my appetite to keep learning about the subject. I definitely want to thank the professor Steve Joordens, he's an awesome teacher.

By Shu N

Jun 30, 2020

This is my first course completed on Coursera!!! It's totally because of Steve here!!! I love him soooo much that I have decided to minor in Psychology now OMG Thank you so much Steve, please please please have more videos and new courses now!!!

By Vaishnavi R

Jan 10, 2021

I had so much fun learning from Prof. Steve Joordens. I think he is an excellent teacher who communicated key psychological concepts in a very engaging manner. I thank him for making the entire learning experience so rewarding. I feel smart! ;)

By Pedram

Jul 20, 2017

The course of Dr. Joordens was really interesting to me. However I am not student of sciences human, it was informative and useful to me. The course is highly recommended to those who want to explore the world of the psychology, systematically.

By HUOShimeng

May 4, 2017

It's been 3 years since I first laid my eyes on this course. Finally, I finished it because of Prof.'s cool instructions and the great layout of coursera. Thank you guys for doing sth amazing to this world. And I learned a lot about Psychology.

By Oliver R

Sep 3, 2020

A wonderful overview of the history and key concepts of psychology together with the basic anatomy of the human brain. Really well executed in clear expositions, with lots of examples and suggestions for further study. Very interesting indeed.

By Mr. V S N

Jul 28, 2020

Great intro course. Covers all the basics of Psychology while keeping it interesting through illustrations and examples. The professor was very clear in his explanations and provided very interesting extra readings/videos for those interested.

By iSamWise

Nov 2, 2021

This course have been a life changer. It will give rise to original ideas which are applicable in life, you'll gain more empathy and your interpersonal skills will also be augmented. I'm on the verge of getting my dream job now. Thanks a lot.

By Shivdev S S

Sep 20, 2020

Its Very interesting and useful course. I want to study from university of Toronto. I love mathematics and have keen interest in psychology as well. In Future i will love to join this university as a regular student. Thanks to My Professor.

By AIKATERINI I K

Feb 8, 2021

Excellent course! Steve Joordens also was a great teacher presenting theories through practice and appropriate examples. The material that was offered was very good presenting various aspects of the theories that depicted everyday phenomena.

By Li R

Jul 4, 2020

Absolutely loved this course! Especially loved the lessons about brain and brain damages. Also the lesson about Attention and how we absorb information without consciously attending to it. Hat off to the great professor Joordens. Thank you!

By L H

Nov 27, 2017

I used to watch shows while eating meals, but both the course and the professor are so engaging that I ended up listening to the lectures while eating all three meals. Strongly recommended, and thank you very much for this wonderful course!

By Karen O

Jun 28, 2021

I really enjoyed this course, got all the info I needed as an introduction to Psychology and got me asking lots of questions, with lots of answers. I thoroughly enjoyed Steve as the lecturer and he kept me engaged at all times. Well done!

By Crystal G R

May 22, 2021

Clear articulation by Professor Steve. Very engaging and the links to various resources give you a depth of the concept. Glad to have been a part of this Course. Thank you, Professor and the University of Toronto for this wonderful course.

By Parichay M

Sep 29, 2020

This is probably the best course on Psychology on Coursera. Professor Joordens makes every lecture interesting with his intriguing examples and insights. Do take up this course & stick till the end because it will change you as a person.

By Aishwarya S

Apr 23, 2020

I absolutely enjoyed this course. Prof. Steve did an excellent job with this MOOC. He is great! Will definitely join any more MOOCs he makes. The course helped me learn a lot of interesting theories and problems. Overall, a great course.