Psychology is the scientific study of mental processes and behavior. This course spans the breadth of psychology’s sub-disciplines, such as neuroscience, cognitive, developmental, clinical, and social psychology. Topics covered may integrate across sub-disciplines and include: history of the field, learning, perception, personality, intelligence, and emotion. Exploration includes core concepts, research methods, historically significant studies, larger theoretical debates such as, nature versus nurture, and the application of research findings to address contemporary social issues.
Nicolaus Copernicus (1514) discovered the Earth is not the center of the universe. He forever changed how humanity understands ourselves and our place. He inspired Galileo Galilei and the creation of science. He inspired Immanuel Kant (1787) in his Critique of Pure Reason to completely reimagine Philosophy by challenging assumptions about epistemology - how we know what we know. Among the first to study Psychology, Jean Piaget (1950) described the qualitative stage shifts of children's development as their own personal "Copernican Revolutions." More recently, Thomas Kuhn (1957) drew inspiration from Piaget's account of children's development as analogous to how science develops in his book, The Copernican Revolution. A Copernican Revolution represents education at its best. We don't aim to merely learn facts; we aim to develop ourselves with new ways of thinking. I hope these classes help inspire your learning and growing.
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Social Psychology is the scientific study of mental processes and behavior in social contexts. This course spans the breadth of the field considering broad themes: the power of the situation to influence behavior, the role construal of a situation plays with attitudes, and variations across culture as well as cross-cultural universals. Topics include: social loafing, group polarization, liking, relationships, self-concept, social influence, attitude, persuasion, framing, heuristics, attribution, morality, prejudice, aggression, and emotion.
Social Psychology is the scientific study of mental processes and behavior in social contexts. This course spans the breadth of the field considering broad themes: the power of the situation to influence behavior, the role construal of a situation plays with attitudes, and variations across culture as well as cross-cultural universals. Topics include: social loafing, group polarization, liking, relationships, self-concept, social influence, attitude, persuasion, framing, heuristics, attribution, morality, prejudice, aggression, and emotion.
- Teacher: Kevin Grobman
Psychology is the scientific study of mental processes and behavior. This course spans the breadth of psychology’s sub-disciplines, such as neuroscience, cognitive, developmental, clinical, and social psychology. Topics covered may integrate across sub-disciplines and include: history of the field, learning, perception, personality, intelligence, and emotion. Exploration includes core concepts, research methods, historically significant studies, larger theoretical debates such as, nature versus nurture, and the application of research findings to address contemporary social issues.