Introduction to Psychology - College Level (Certificate)

This is a college level informational content course intended to educate students about the core concepts in psychology.

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Mar 2023
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What you will learn

This is a college level informational content course intended to educate students about the basics of psychology.

Describe human behavior and mental processes from various theoretical perspectives in the field of psychology

Identify the manner in which psychological research relates to human development

Develop an understanding of psychology as an ever-changing discipline, based on contemporary research data

3) Compare and contrast the major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral/learning, physiological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, and psychodynamic.

Description

This course will assist students in understanding human behavior and acquiring knowledge of psychology to include: theories and perspectives; research methods; basic consciousness concepts; nature, nurture and human diversity; behavior genetics; prenatal development; cultural influences; drugs and society; sensation and perception; learning concepts; classical and operant conditioning; observational learning; memory; thinking and language development; intelligence and IQ scores; emotions; motivational concepts; drives and achievement;  social psychology; and an introduction to abnormal and clinical psychology.

The bonus Study Buddy Episodes provides assistance to students in passing their psychology exam. This course is ideal for: psychology students to take prior to the start of the semester; for anyone working in human services, childcare, the school system/education, or customer service/sales; and for professionals as a refresher when studying for certification and/or a major exam.

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1) Define psychology as a science in terms of its history, theories, methods, applied areas, and ethical issues.

2) Evaluate the ethical nature of various modern and historical psychological studies.

3) Compare and contrast the major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral/learning, physiological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and socio-cultural).

4) Apply the major theoretical perspectives to an understanding of development, personality, abnormal behavior, and psychotherapy.

5) Describe the contributions of the social environment to human behavior (e.g., obedience, conformity, attributions, large and small group effects)

Critical Thinking: Utilize critical thinking skills to analyze psychological theories and research data

· Describe human behavior and mental processes from various theoretical perspectives in the field of psychology

· Identify the manner in which psychological research on memory relates to college study skills

Information Literacy: Assess what information is needed to answer questions as well as evaluate the quality of information.

· Demonstrate the skill of identifying information needed to answer questions pertaining to psychological terms and concepts

· Recognize and evaluate information sources for a specified purpose

· Develop an understanding of psychology as an ever-changing discipline, based on contemporary research data

Systematic Inquiry: Understand social science research methods used in psychological research

· Demonstrate the ability to describe the science of psychology

· Describe different research methods used in psychology

· Acquire knowledge about men and women whose research endeavors made significant contributions to the field of psychology

· Develop an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of different psychology research methods

Content

Introduction

Introduction
Perspectives in Psychology
Psych Exam Study Buddy - Ep 1 - History of Psychology
Psych Exam Q&A - Ep 2 - History...
Quiz #1

Thinking Critically With Psychological Science

Types of Research Methods
The Scientific Method
Psych Exam Study Buddy - Ep 3 - Research...
Psych Exam Q&A - Ep 4 - Research...
Quiz #2

Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind

The Brain, The Mind & The Unconsciousness
Psych Exam Study Buddy - Ep 5 - Consciousness...
Sleep & Dreams
Psych Exam Study Buddy - Ep 6 - Sleep...
Psych Exam Q&A - Ep 7 - Sleep...
Drugs, Society & Human Behavior
Psych Exam Study Buddy - Ep 8 - Drugs...
Psych Exam Q&A - Ep 9 - Drugs...
Quiz #3

Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity

Cultural Influences on Human Behavior
Psych Exam Study Buddy - Ep 10 - Nature...
Psych Exam Q&A - Ep 11 - Nature...

Development Through The Life Span

Life Span Development
Prenatal Development & The Birthing Process
Social, Moral & Emotional Development
Parenting Styles & Child Outcomes
Quiz #4

Sensation & Perception

Sensation & Perception Explained
Psych Exam Study Buddy - Ep 12 - Sensation...
Psych Exam Q&A - Ep 13

Learning Concepts

How Do We Learn
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Social Influence / Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment
Psych Exam Study Buddy - Ep 14 - Classical...
Psych Exam Q&A - Ep 15 - Classical...
Quiz #5

Memory

Memory - Encoding, Storing & Retrieval
Psych Exam Study Buddy - Ep 16
Psych Exam Q&A - Ep 17

Thinking & Language Development

Thinking & Language Development
The Power of Belief Bias
Psych Exam Study Buddy - Ep 18
Psych Exam Q&A - Ep 19
Quiz #6

Intelligence Types & IQ Scores

Intelligence Types & IQ Scores
Student Diversity & Social Class on Achievement
Exceptional Children
Special Education & Response to Intervention
Psych Exam Study Buddy - Ep 20 - Intelligence...
Psych Exam Q&A - Ep 21 - Intelligence...
Quiz #7

Motivation Concepts & Achievement

Psych Exam Study Buddy - Ep 22 - Motivation...
Psych Exam Q&A - Ep 23 - Motivation...

Social Psychology

Fundamentals of Social Behavior
Influences on Self-Concept & Self-Regulation
Pro-Social and Altruistic Behaviors
Quiz #8

Abnormal Psychology & the 4 Ds

Abnormal Psychology & the 4 Ds
Intro to Clinical Psychology
Quiz #9

Final Course Exam & Certificate of Completion

Final Exam

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Reviews

Evelyne
June 2, 2023
I found it very interesting, however it's a lot to remember. It has a lot of details and great examples.
Nadar
May 10, 2023
Thought that psychology would be interesting, but teacher made it awful and boring by focusing on mugging up the concepts . Worst experience .
Aoìfe
October 8, 2022
not a bad course by a doctor of psychology which is a true privilege of being instructed outside of a physical faculty of learning by an absolute expert within their field of profession. i am somehow hopeful that doctor knox will furnish students with an external and professionally accredited certification of achievement the quizzes and assignments most certainly are conducive to ensuring that students have actually undertaken the course - i admit to going straight to the quizzes to as it were to "test" myself and my intellect - to read the questions and rush to answer to disprove an abusive and narcissistic aunt wrong in her assertions that i am somehow retarded and stupid - so;even getting one of the quiz questions wrong really upsets me and the self beration comes to the fore. overall the course is a good course; my one plea to doctor knox is to lose the awful music and the few seconds of no speech at the very outset of the video. it is good that dr knox hosts these lectures on her youtube channel so people do not even have to be on udemy but can go onto the youtube platform and hear doctor knox deliver her lectures there - on here; you have assignments and quizzes; which serve to assist you in actually processing and absorbing the course lectures information. for now my only disappointments are the awful music and for some seconds no voice availability and thus far no mention of an external professionally accredited certification of achievement.
Dalel
August 12, 2022
I don't think I will finish this course. I study psychology and wanted to widen my knowledge but so far that has not been the case. Some videos are just montages of slides and random pictures, content easily found for free on the internet.
Sara
July 28, 2022
The slides are not well organized. Therefore, it is difficult to follow the lecturer while taking notes and focusing on the slides
Graeme
July 6, 2022
Extremely interesting course that did teach me a lot to use in the future to help me understand, mostly, myself.
Chinmay
December 28, 2021
The instructor says that full lectures are on YouTube. Why should I pay on udemy if i get free lectures on YouTube. Moreover, I felt that the instructor focuses only on exams and mugging up things.
Zach
December 5, 2021
Some of the videos are just slide shows with annoying music over them. I find the instructors voice quite irritating as she talks so slow and emphasizes and annunciates words that shouldn't be.
Syed
November 19, 2021
I really like how the instructor interacts with her students with these study buddy lectures. It becomes more fun and has a deeper meaning. Thankyou for being so detailed!
Amanda
October 16, 2020
Yes. It provides both a visual and auditory stimulus so I can read and further understand the content. Pictures and summary dot points are helpful when listening.

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