9.00SC Introduction to Psychology (Fall 2011, MIT OCW) | Psychology

9.00SC Introduction to Psychology

9.00SC Introduction to Psychology (Fall 2011, MIT OCW). Instructor: Professor John Gabrieli. This course is a survey of the scientific study of human nature, including how the mind works, and how the brain supports the mind. Topics include the mental and neural bases of perception, emotion, learning, memory, cognition, child development, personality, psychopathology, and social interaction. Students will consider how such knowledge relates to debates about nature and nurture, free will, consciousness, human differences, self, and society. (from ocw.mit.edu)

Introduction

Lecture 01 - Introduction

Lecture 02 - Science and Research

Lecture 03 - Brain I: Structure and Functions

Lecture 04 - Brain II: Methods of Research

Lecture 05 - Vision I

Lecture 06 - Vision II

Lecture 07 - Attention

Lecture 08 - Consciousness

Lecture 09 - Learning

Lecture 10 - Memory I

Lecture 11 - Memory II: Amnesia and Memory Systems

Lecture 12 - Language

Lecture 13 - Thinking

Lecture 14 - Intelligence

Lecture 15 - Emotion and Motivation

Lecture 16 - Personality

Lecture 17 - Child Development

Lecture 18 - Adult Development

Lecture 19 - Stress

Lecture 20 - Psychopathology I

Lecture 21 - Psychopathology II

Lecture 22 - Social Psychology I

Lecture 23 - Social Psychology II

Lecture 24 - Conclusions - Evolutionary Psychology, Happiness

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9.00SC Introduction to Psychology
Instructors: Prof. John Gabrieli. Lecture Notes. Reading Assignments. Exams and Solutions. This course is a survey of the scientific study of human nature, including how the mind works, and how the brain supports the mind.