Psychology basics
Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behaviour. This course covers its main areas, its best established findings, and the recent reckoning about which famous results actually hold.
What you'll learn
10 chapters, then the quiz
- 01What psychology isA science with hard subject matter.
- 02Learning and conditioningThe oldest solid ground.
- 03MemoryReconstruction, not recording.
- 04DevelopmentChange across a life.
- 05Social psychologySituations over dispositions.
- 06PersonalityWhat is measurable.
- 07Mental healthCommon, treatable, still stigmatised.
- 08The replication crisisWhat changed and why.
- 09How to read a studyPractical scepticism.
- 10Where it is usedBeyond the clinic.
More mind tests
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Critical thinking
Weighing claims, sources and evidence without either swallowing or dismissing them.
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Cognitive biases
The predictable ways judgement bends, and what actually helps.
8 questions7 min - Medium
Memory and learning
How memory works, and which study methods the evidence actually supports.
8 questions7 min