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Ages 11-16
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In this ongoing class, we will cover major theories, or topics, in psychology.
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(349 reviews)
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Live video meetings
1x per week
1-10 learners per class
30 min

What's included

1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours per week

Class Experience

US Grade 7 - 10
Why do people think, act, and feel certain ways? If you are curious about these questions, you might be interested in learning more about psychology. Psychology is the study of behavior and mental processes. 

In this class, we will cover major theories in psychology. This is an ongoing class which means learners can join and leave at any time. Each topic is independent of each other. I will present information from scientific journals and an open source introduction to psychology textbook in a lecture format (please see the "sources" section for more details). I will leave time for discussion and questions at the end of class. 

Week of February 17th: Learning
Week of February 24th: Development
Week of March 3rd: Social psychology
Week of March 10th: Personality
Week of March 17th: Emotions
Week of March 24th: Stress
Week of March 31st: Motivation
Week of April 7th: Mood disorders
Week of April 14th:  Anxiety disorders
Week of April 21st: NO CLASS
Week of April 28th: Dissociative disorders
Week of May 5th: Personality disorders
Week of May 12th: Schizophrenia
Week of May 19th: Unusual disorders
Week of May 26th: Animal behavior

June/July/August 2025 Schedule

Week of June 2nd: Biology & Psychology
Week of June 9th: Consciousness & Dreams
Week of June 16th: Sensation & Perception
Week of June 23rd: Thinking
Week of June 30th: Intelligence
Week of July 7th: Memory
Week of July 14th: Learning
Week of July 21st: Development
Week of July 28th: Social Psychology
Week of August 4th: Personality
Week of August 11th: Emotions
Week of August 18th: Stress
Week of August 25th: Motivation

***If you are looking for a more in-depth class, please see my self-paced version. The lessons are pre-recorded, but there are more lessons for each topic. https://outschool.com/classes/introduction-to-psychology-fOY1CW4q  **** 

No prior knowledge of psychology is needed.

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External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
I will refer to scientific journal articles from Psychological Science (https://journals.sagepub.com/home/pss) and use the open source textbook Introduction to Psychology (https://courses.lumenlearning.com/wmopen-psychology/).

Meet the teacher

Joined June, 2021
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Doctoral Degree in Psychology from University of Arizona
I have a PhD in psychology from the University of Arizona and taught college classes for over 10 years. 

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