A quick introduction to social psychology

Have you ever wondered how the mind works? Why do people make weird choices? Why do people treat each other poorly? Why do some people find happiness and others don’t? Each lesson in this course will reveal a big idea about how people work and show you how clever scientific experiments reveal these important insights.

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   Teacher: Andy Luttrell

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  “Well written and presented. Gave quite a bit of information and named good resources.”

  “Thanks for the collection of social experiments!”

Course plan

Lesson 1. What is Social Psychology?
Lesson 2. The Power of “Because”
Lesson 3. Mind-Body Connections
Lesson 4. Self-Control Psychology
Lesson 5. Random Social Interactions and Happiness
Lesson 6. Thinking About What Could Have Been
Lesson 7. The Psychology of Attraction and Likability
Lesson 8. Self-Fulfilling Prophecies
Lesson 9. Praising Ability vs. Effort
Lesson 10. The Mere Exposure Effect
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