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Introduction to Psychology as a Science 2 – Fundamentals of the Mind and Behavior

The "Introduction to Psychology as a Science 2 – Fundamentals of the Mind and Behavior" course will close to new enrollments on August 2nd. Learners who are enrolled prior to this date will still have 180 days to complete and earn a certificate. This course deals with the fundamentals important in Psychology as a science. Psychology is the study of behavior and the mind. But all of us have tried to understand and predict behavior throughout our lives, first with our parents, then with our peers and teachers, and finally with our friends and co-workers. The difference is that psychological scientists conduct research that discovers the facts about behavior and our minds, so its principles are based on science and not just on intuition and experience. The course covers the fundamentals of learning, memory, motivation, emotion, and how behavior changes as we age. The content of the course has received approval from "Quality Matters", an organization that evaluates on-line courses. The learning outcomes are: (1) Students will be able to recognize and describe major psychological principles of learning; (2) Students will be able to distinguish between different types of memory; (3) Students will be able to describe how motivation and emotion can affect how we behave; and (4) Students will know how cognitive behavior and social behavior develops as we age.

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Rating 4.5★ based on 2 ratings
Length 6 weeks
Effort 5 weeks of study, 2-3 hours/week
Starts Jul 23 (249 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From Georgia Institute of Technology via Coursera
Instructor Dr. Anderson D. Smith
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Language English
Subjects Social Sciences Science
Tags Social Sciences Life Sciences Psychology

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based on university-level general

This introductory psychology course is based on university-level general psychology, if it is taken with other two courses of the same series.

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The concepts and fundamental principles are very helpful.It would be nice if there was any easy way of downloading the reading material for later reference.

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Rating 4.5★ based on 2 ratings
Length 6 weeks
Effort 5 weeks of study, 2-3 hours/week
Starts Jul 23 (249 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From Georgia Institute of Technology via Coursera
Instructor Dr. Anderson D. Smith
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Social Sciences Science
Tags Social Sciences Life Sciences Psychology

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