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. 

***New sections will begin September 2024***
  
Week of August 12th: Personality  
Week of August 19th: Emotions 
Week of August 26th: Stress and health

Week of September 2nd: Biology & Psychology
Week of September 9th : Consciousness
Week of September 16th : Sensation & Perception
Week of September 23rd: Thinking
Week of September 30th: Intelligence
Week of October 7th: Memory
Week of October 14th: Learning
Week of October 21st: Lifespan development 
Week of October 28th: Social psychology
Week of November 4th: Personality 
Week of November 11th: Emotions
Week of November 18th: Stress and health
Week of November 25th:Motivation
Week of December 2nd: Mood disorders
Week of December 9th: Anxiety disorders
Week of December 16th: Dissociative disorders

No prior knowledge of psychology is needed.