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PSY 101: Introduction to Psychology

20 lessons and an exam, in order. Start with Lesson 1 and read upward. Most lessons are surveys: each one covers a textbook chapter at an introductory level, and later courses go deeper.

Texts: Myers, Psychology; OpenStax Psychology 2e

Quiz: practice questions from the open lessons

  1. Lesson 1Psychology as empirical science
  2. Lesson 2Research strategies and ethics
  3. Lesson 3Neurons, synapses, and neural communication
  4. Lesson 4The brain and nervous system
  5. Lesson 5Consciousness, sleep, and psychoactive drugs
  6. Lesson 6Behavior genetics and evolutionary psychology
  7. Lesson 7Culture, sex, and gender
  8. Lesson 8Development across the lifespan
  9. Lesson 9Sensation
  10. Lesson 10Perception
  11. Lesson 11Learning
  12. Lesson 12Memory
  13. Lesson 13Thinking and language
  14. Lesson 14Intelligence
  15. Lesson 15Motivation
  16. Lesson 16Emotion, stress, and health
  17. Lesson 17Personality
  18. Lesson 18Social psychology
  19. Lesson 19Psychological disorders
  20. Lesson 20Treatment
  21. ExamPSY 101 Exam

Next course: PSY 200: Research Methods

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