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 November 18th: Stress and health
Week of November 25th:NO CLASS
Week of December 2nd: Motivation
Week of December 9th: Mood disorders
Week of December 16th: Anxiety disorders

***NEW sections begin the second week of January***
Week of January 6th: Biology & Psychology
Week of January 13th: Consciousness
Week of January 20th: Sensation & perception
Week of January 27th: Thinking
Week of February 3rd: Intelligence
Week of February 10th: Memory
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


No prior knowledge of psychology is needed.