Psychology 101 The Science of Mind and Behavior

A complete beginner guide to behavior, cognition, emotion, memory, personality, motivation, and mental health basics.
What you'll learn
Understand the core foundations of psychology and explain how psychologists study mind and behavior.
Identify how learning works through classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and observational learning, and apply it to habit change.
Explain how memory, attention, and working memory function, and use evidence-based study methods like active recall and spaced repetition.
Explain how memory, attention, and working memory function, and use evidence-based study methods like active recall and spaced repetition.
Describe how motivation and emotion shape behavior, and apply practical emotional regulation and stress-management strategies.
Understand major personality frameworks (especially the Big Five) and use them to interpret behavior patterns in yourself and others.
Explain key lifespan development concepts (attachment, adolescence, adulthood, aging) and how environment and culture shape development.
Understand social psychology principles such as conformity, persuasion, groupthink, and social identity, and apply them to communication and relationships.
Distinguish normal stress reactions from common mental health disorder patterns (anxiety, depression, trauma, OCD) at a high-level, non-diagnostic level.
Compare major therapy approaches (CBT, psychodynamic, humanistic, mindfulness-based) and understand what makes therapy effective and how to seek help responsibl
Requirements
No Prerequisites Required
Description
This Course contains the use of Artificial Intelligence.Welcome to Psychology 101, a clear, beginner-friendly course that helps you understand how the human mind works and why people behave the way they do. You will learn the essential foundations of psychology, including learning and conditioning, memory and attention, thinking and decision-making, motivation and emotion, personality, development across the lifespan, social psychology, and a responsible, high-level overview of mental health and therapy approaches.This course is designed to be practical, structured, and easy to follow. You will explore how the brain and mind process information, why we form habits and routines, and how emotions guide behavior in everyday life. You will also learn how stress can change focus and judgment, why people fall into predictable thinking traps and biases, and how environment and reinforcement shape long-term behavior change. In the social psychology modules, you will understand group influence, persuasion, conformity, conflict patterns, and relationship dynamics, so you can communicate more clearly and handle social situations with more confidence.You will also gain a realistic understanding of mental health concepts, including the difference between normal reactions and clinical disorders, how symptoms are maintained through cycles like avoidance and rumination, and what evidence-informed treatment approaches typically focus on. Throughout the course, real-world examples and simple frameworks will help you apply psychology to studying and learning faster, improving self-control, building healthier routines, strengthening relationships, and making better decisions.By the end, you will have a strong foundation in the science of behavior and a practical toolkit of psychological concepts to better understand yourself and others, improve communication, reduce stress, and build lasting personal growth.
Who this course is for
Anyone Who Wants to Keep their First Step into the World of Psychology
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