Introduction to Psychology with Paul Bloom (Yale University)

About this course

Paul Bloom's famous Yale course on the science of the mind: the brain, development, language, emotion, morality, differences between people, mental illness and happiness. Who it's for: anyone curious about how the mind works, and psychology students. These are the free, official videos of the "Introduction to Psychology with Paul Bloom" playlist from the YaleCourses YouTube channel (youtube.com/@yalecourses). All videos belong to Yale University (Open Yale Courses); Sikhami is not affiliated with Yale University (Open Yale Courses) and simply arranges the public playlist into a course, so you can learn one lesson at a time and keep track of your progress.

What you will learn

• The brain, and the ideas of Freud and Skinner • How babies think and how we learn language • Consciousness, memory and perception • Evolution, emotion, reason and love • Why people differ, and what motivates us • Morality, the self and others, mental illness and the good life

Course content

1 section · 19 lectures · 17h 49m

1. 1. Introduction to Psychology with Paul Bloom

   • 1. Introduction29m
   • 2. Foundations: This Is Your Brain53m
   • 3. Foundations: Freud56m
   • 4. Foundations: Skinner58m
   • 5. What Is It Like to Be a Baby: The Development of Thought48m
   • 6. How Do We Communicate?: Language in the Brain, Mouth56m
   • 7. Conscious of the Present; Conscious of the Past: Language59m
   • 8. Conscious of the Present; Conscious of the Past:59m
   • 9. Evolution, Emotion, and Reason: Love (Guest Lecture by Dr. Peter Salovey)1h 9m
   • 10. Evolution, Emotion, and Reason: Evolution and Rationality59m
   • 11. Evolution, Emotion, and Reason: Emotions, Part I53m
   • 12. Evolution, Emotion, and Reason: Emotions, Part II56m
   • 13. Why Are People Different?: Differences1h 5m
   • 14. What Motivates Us: Sex52m
   • 15. A Person in the World of People: Morality1h 1m
   • 16. A Person in the World of People: Self and Other, Part I58m
   • 17. A Person in the World of People: Self and Other, Part II;1h 4m
   • 19. What Happens When Things Go Wrong: Mental Illness, Part II56m
   • 20. The Good Life: Happiness47m