Intro to Psychology
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Intro to Psychology at UDACITY Overview
Duration | 4 months |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Schedule type | Self paced |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Future job roles | GAAP |
Intro to Psychology at UDACITY Highlights
- Real World Projects from Industry Experts
- Flexible Learning Program
- Self-Paced Learning
Intro to Psychology at UDACITY Course details
- Enhance your skill set and boost your hirability through innovative, independent learning
- Self-Paced Learning
- Rich Learning Content
- Introduction to Psychology is a journey through all of the major psychological concepts and principles. The knowledge gained from this course will allow students to critically evaluate psychological research and have a more in-depth understanding of human thought and behavior.
Intro to Psychology at UDACITY Curriculum
LESSON 1 : Introduction to Psychology
Practice versus research.
Industrial and organizational psychology.
Forensic psychology.
LESSON 2: Research Methods
Sex chores correlation and correlation coefficients.
Beach correlation study.
High fives study
LESSON 3: The biology of behavior
Introducing Matt Sputnik and genetics
Timeline of humans and human evolution
Genetic code and dominance complexity
LESSON 4: Sensation and Perception
Weight difference threshold
Mechanoreceptors and the Golden brain ceremony
Nearsightedness and the eye and the Odins eye theory
LESSON 5: Psychological development
Nature vs nurture
Developmental stages and domains
Prenatal exposure
LESSON 6: Consciousness
Coma and consciousness, and attention
Meditation
The function of sleep, sleep apnea and Insomnia
LESSON 7: Depressants, Hallucinogens and Opioids
Barbituates and benzodiazapines, alcohol and other depressants
Heroin and other opioids, cannabis, marijuana effects
Psilocybin for terminal illness, MDMA for PTSD
LESSON 8: Memory
H.M. or Henry Molaison, removal of the hippocampi.
Sensory memory, central executive
Introduction to long-term memory
LESSON 9: And much more
Language, intelligence, motivation and emotion
Stress and health, personality
Social behavior, psychological disorder
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