Free online courseIntroduction to Psychology

Conteúdo do Curso

• Video class: [PSYC 200] 1. Introduction

  1h05m

• Exercise: Which field of study is fundamentally concerned with understanding the human mind and behaviors?

• Video class: [PSYC 200] 2. The Story of Psychology

  1h12m

• Exercise: According to psychological research, does the human brain produce its own natural opiates that can ease pain and elevate mood?

• Video class: [PSYC 200] 3. Introduction to Human Behavior

  0h55m

• Exercise: Which assumption is least likely to be held by a psychologist with a naturalistic worldview?

• Video class: [PSYC 200] 4. The Biological Basis for Behavior

  1h07m

• Exercise: Which model emphasizes the influence of genetic background on human behavior?

• Video class: [PSYC 200] 5. Neurotransmitters

  1h00m

• Exercise: Which neurotransmitter is primarily associated with feelings of pleasure and is affected by almost every known drug that humans abuse?

• Video class: [PSYC 200] 6. The Brain

  0h48m

• Exercise: Based on the Introduction to Psychology lecture, which part of the brain is responsible for automatic survival functions such as breathing?

• Video class: [PSYC 200] 7. Fetal Brain Development

  0h50m

• Exercise: What has research on prenatal development shown about babies' responses to their environment?

• Video class: [PSYC 200] 8. Developmental Psychology: The Newborn

  1h00m

• Exercise: Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the concept of object permanence in infants?

• Video class: [PSYC 200] 9. Sensation

  1h06m

• Exercise: What experimental method did Gustav Fechner contribute to psychophysics that measures the ability to detect differences between stimuli?

• Video class: [PSYC 200] 10. Subliminal Messaging

  1h05m

• Exercise: What is the McClintock effect in relation to pheromones?

• Video class: [PSYC 200] 11. Perception

  1h07m

• Exercise: In the field of psychology, which term refers to the direct communication of information from one person's mind to another's without using any known sensory channels or physical interaction?

• Video class: [PSYC 200] 12. States of Consciousness

  1h04m

• Exercise: What is the approximate length of the biological rhythm called the circadian cycle?

• Video class: [PSYC 200] 13. States of Consciousness, part 2

  1h07m

• Exercise: Which of the following biological rhythms is associated with a cycle of approximately 90 minutes?

• Video class: [PSYC 200] 14. Classical Conditioning

  1h07m

• Exercise: What is the principle of classical conditioning as described in the provided text?

• Video class: [PSYC 200] 15. Operant Conditioning

  1h04m

• Exercise: In the context of operant conditioning, what distinguishes a positive reinforcer from a negative reinforcer?

• Video class: [PSYC 200] 16. Memory

  1h04m

• Exercise: Which term refers to the phenomenon where an individual feels like they have already experienced a given situation, despite it being unlikely or impossible?

• Video class: [PSYC 200] 17. Emotions

  1h12m

• Exercise: According to the Schachter and Singer's two-factor theory of emotion, which two factors contribute to emotions?

• Video class: [PSYC 200] 18. Personality

  1h10m

• Exercise: According to Freud's psychoanalytic theory, which structure of personality operates on the pleasure principle and demands immediate gratification?

• Video class: [PSYC 200] 19. Psychological Disorders

  0h57m

• Exercise: Which one of these is NOT one of the three major categories of psychological disorders discussed in the introduction to psychological disorders lecture?

• Video class: [PSYC 200] 20. Psychological Disorders, Part 2

  1h11m

• Exercise: Which of the following psychological disorders is characterized by alternating periods of extreme highs and extreme lows?