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Introduction to Psychology

By: Catherine A. Sanderson, The Great Courses
Narrated by: Professor Catherine A. Sanderson
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Summary

Psychology in the 21st century is not the seemingly static clinical field that you may have learned about in high school. Now there’s a substantial focus on “mindset” and the malleable nature of our experiences. When we understand how our mindset works, we can influence our behavior. There is also a greater emphasis on how the principles of psychology can help you to improve your everyday life, including how understanding your perceptions can help you to better understand the world.

Human beings are endlessly fascinating. Our social organization, our perceptions of the world, our emotional range, and our inner thoughts all define what it means to be human. The field of psychology has always been the scientific study of mental processes and behavior, helping us to understand ourselves and the world around us. How do we think, feel, and remember? Why do we act the way we do? And, most important, is there any way we can train our minds to improve our lives?

What’s new in the field of psychology is that many answers to these questions are beginning to be well understood. From the days of Freud and Skinner to the modern science of fMRIs and genetics, Introduction to Psychology is a grand introduction to one of the most captivating fields of inquiry - where the subject is you, and everyone around you. Taught by Professor Catherine A. Sanderson of Amherst College, these 36 insightful lessons not only give you a panoramic grounding in the history, methods, and fundamental findings of psychology, but they also introduce you to the most up-to-date 21st-century research and discoveries - including strategies to increase your happiness and to improve how to live your life.

When you complete Introduction to Psychology, you will come away with a new way of looking at the human experience. You will have gained insights to help you better understand yourself. And your new wealth of strategies will help you to think more clearly, be more courageous, strengthen relationships, and generally experience greater psychological and physical well-being.

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Like Brené Brown reading psychology to you

Amazing book, very good performance. People who like Brené Brown will enjly this a lot - similar teaching style, similar voice!

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Great course

Very insightful! Really enjoyed the course. I have learned a lot that I can use in my day to day life. It was also very interesting to learn about the history of psychology and how it has evolved over the years.

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Amazing course. Inspiring and really useful information. Highly recommend. Of interest and relevance to everyone.

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Engaging and informative

engaging and informative course, Perfect for small car rides and listening while shopping, cleaning or other day to day activities

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Great summary of broad topics in psychology.

This course is really easy to listen to and gives a great overview of broad pallet of topics related to Psychology. She also mentions really interesting research studies in each chapter, very informative.

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"Does exactly what it says on the tin"

This is a good overview to the subject, particularly for those with little or no background knowledge.

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Informative

Topics covered are interesting and informative but sadly the voice is so grating and annoying 😕

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An excellent introduction to Psychology

A fantastic and clear collection of lectures that explores the basics on psychology in a way that’s easy to understand and take-in.

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easy to understand

gives you the basics on each topic of basic physcology and why we do what we do.
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Brilliant! Informative! Easy to follow!

I am starting my Bachelors in Psychology this year and as a 33yo mature student you may say I want to get into the ins and outs of Psychology as much as possible to really understand the language, the different aspects and so on on the subject. This was super informative in so many ways, opened me up to research studys I could go on to search on myself. It was very relatable as the author kept it personal in just the right amount of way that keeps it all tangible! I loved it all and appreciate it so much!

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