Introduction to Social Psychology

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We often have firmly held beliefs about why people think and behave the way they do. Sometimes our intuitions are correct, but often they are not.

Social psychology helps us understand how people think about themselves and other people and what motivates their behaviour in social settings.

This course explores a range of topics in social psychology, from how we think about ourselves, how we think about others, and how we interact and communicate with others. We will also discuss the ways that we can influence others and be influenced by others. Finally, we look at some problematic aspects of human behaviour, such as prejudice and aggression.

You should take this course if you are curious about why we behave the way we do.
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6/10 starsTaking Now
3 years, 10 months ago
Some of the topics are informative. Useful to someone who wants to review basic sociology. I think edx is a good platform. It's unfortunate that free certificates are no long offered for most courses.
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10/10 starsCompleted
3 years, 3 months ago
Well, the content of this course is definitely backed by a lot of research and I am impressed with that. Moreover, the instructor is great and he is interesting. I would like to meet him personally(if he agrees).
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10/10 starsTaking Now
3 years, 3 months ago
Very engaging and extremely understandable. I love the professors style of presentation. I recommend this course without any reservation.
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10/10 starsTaking Now
3 years, 4 months ago
Best course I've ever taken. Persuaded me to write this review although I never write any reviews. Review must contain at least 100 characters
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Dana Calinescu

10/10 starsTaking Now
3 years, 4 months ago
The content is quite informative and I particularly appreciate the multiple examples to illustrate the theoretical concepts. The instructor provides students with multiple and diverse presentations of information.
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10/10 starsTaking Now
3 years, 4 months ago
Smart, exceptionally well formatted and presented, witty, beautiful, engaging, will recommend it to everyone. Teachers are exceptional. Thank you for doing this, and please do more.
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Shubhra Rao

10/10 starsTaking Now
3 years, 4 months ago
Wonderfully explained. The content is nicely packaged and the instructors are making the content sound very simple. It is really good that I took up this course. Thank You
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POOJA VERMA

10/10 starsTaking Now
3 years, 5 months ago
Really a great course. All the contents of this course are really so knowledgeable. The instructors are so cool, as their way of expressing the topics are so impressive. And last but not the least, the provider of this course, designed the course in a very effective way. Thanks for making this course. Really, before going through this, I didn't know even what is social psychology, but now I can easily explain anybody about the same.
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9/10 starsTaking Now
3 years, 5 months ago
The course correlates with my current syllabus in school and is helping me understand the syllabus better. Excellent content which is thoroughly explained by the instructors
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8/10 starsTaking Now
3 years, 6 months ago
The content is good and the instructor explains well but I would've liked that it had more activities to do.
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10/10 starsTaking Now
3 years, 6 months ago
I really enjoy this course so much it's easy for me to understand, full of a lot of helpful information. The instructor gets right to the point not throwing in a bunch of useless information or droning on about things that aren't important.
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10/10 starsTaking Now
3 years, 7 months ago
I had done a Social Psychology MOOC earlier. This one has been more challenging and detailed. The activities asking learners to make a guess in a variety of polls and then revealing the thought processes in explanatory videos is an educational idea teachers can mimic around the world for all types of courses. The rhythm of delivery of instructors is so captivating along with the sense of humor that the learning sticks for a long time in mind, and it becomes practically useful almost immediately. Just today, I had to write an impromptu essay on "adjusting everywhere" at somebody's request, and I could use the concept of Reciprocity to explain how we can use it to show adjustment in relationships to reduce stress. Overall, a fantastic course.
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10/10 starsTaking Now
3 years, 7 months ago
I started this course as a 'Tester' to see if firstly if I enjoy it and secondly whether I am capable of doing it. I must admit it is not a walkover. It has been challenging & demanding. It takes mores time than was suggested BUT please do not let that put you off. I have truly enjoyed the course and continue to do so. obviously I am going to remember all of the content but the fact of the matter is; It's Educational & fun. what more could one ask? So in conclusion; I am going to persevere and might even go for the certificate. Or do I get a certificate as a reciprocation gesture for writing a OUTSTANDING review, without a fee, from your University? :)
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Mariëlle Borst

10/10 starsTaking Now
3 years, 7 months ago
I think it is great that I can take inspiring and high quality psychology courses at Queensland University from my hometown Leiden in the Netherlands. I majored in Social & Organization Psychology in the Netherlands back in 1996 and enrolled in 3 Queensland University MOOC's (Introduction to Clinical, Developmental en Social Psychology) this summer to refresh my knowledge. Thank you edX and Queensland University for making this course available in such an entertaining, inspiring and professional way. I would recommend this course to everybody who is passionate about psychology (or want's to become passionate about psychology)!
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Jennifer Canning

10/10 starsTaking Now
3 years, 8 months ago
I am really enjoying the course. I have completed a couple other introductory psychology courses from The University of Queensland through Edx. I enjoy being able to receive a verified certificate upon completing the course to show my dedication to the subject. I really appreciate the opportunity to learn from these quality courses online. Great instructors, great content. Thank you :)
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Isabel Vera

10/10 starsTaking Now
3 years, 8 months ago
I have enrolled to a few courses already and I have enjoyed them all. I think QU is providing great courses as this one. Congratulations to the team! I feel grateful because the content of the psycology courses have such an impact in daily life.
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Silvio Vieira

8/10 starsTaking Now
3 years, 8 months ago
I think the course is almost perfect: the way the content is synthesized and presented is very good. However, it could provide more reading materials apart from scientific articles. The "find out more" section is almost entirely made of wikipedia links. Also, the questions in the quizzes are too easy and do not the student think. Those are the only cons I found as of now. Thank you for making this available :)
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9/10 starsTaking Now
3 years, 8 months ago
the instructors were awesome and the content was pretty good i enjoyed it , it influenced my life and changed the way im thinking i hope that everyone could take this course it will teach you alot of things i was searching for a course like this and finally i found it queens land university is amazing i hope they will accept me one day
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10/10 starsCompleted
3 years, 8 months ago
This course is marvelous! I really enjoyed! Great teachers, great videos, greatly designed activities throughout the course I really recommend it Hope they have a continuation ;)
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10/10 starsTaking Now
3 years, 8 months ago
It is the first online course I ever attended to, so I can't compare to a lot of others. But I really think that I'm learning a lot. The course instructors seems to be very comitted to the subject and especially Blake masters to produce funny videos without being ridiculous. Thanks a lot to the University Of Queensland for making this course possible.
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10/10 starsTaking Now
3 years, 9 months ago
Very beginers friendly course, topic takes 1.5-2 hours to complete, this hours almost don't feels, very good course to begin studing socual psychology
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10/10 starsTaking Now
3 years, 9 months ago
This is a great course and I like the style of learning with videos,tasks and assessments. As a Brit living in the UK I feel very at home with an Australian university as some of the terms that are used are the same as in the UK. Both Blake and Roy give excellent talks and are masters of their subjects as well as good lecturers. The course has been put together well and the software is very good.
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Adriana Ortiz

10/10 starsCompleted
3 years, 9 months ago
It is an interactive, fun course that leaves you much learning about human behavior. I really liked it, thank you for sharing your knowledge.
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Kelli Santistevan

10/10 starsTaking Now
3 years, 11 months ago
I love this course. I'm learning so much. I am looking forward to taking the rest of the courses in this series.
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10/10 starsTaking Now
3 years, 11 months ago
Amazing content and instructors! The course is very interactive, practical and easy to take in even for people like me who doesn't have a background in psychology. Well done guys!!
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10/10 starsTaking Now
4 years ago
I find this course very informative, Due to learning difficulties I am so thankful for videos. I would recommend this course to anyone who is interested in this particular subject.
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10/10 starsTaking Now
4 years ago
Where comprehensive introduction course. Of course it did not turn me into a brilliant psychologist overnight. But it is very educational and insightful. It will also help you stay away from scams in marketing and advertising and sales. And we thought lawyers were the scum of earth. Look at these sales and advertising guys. I have scored consistently 70% throughout the various course subjects. I am very grateful for this course and insight from experts in the field. Thank you EDX and Australia.
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Molita Chung

8/10 starsTaking Now
4 years ago
Thank you so much for this free online course which I have found it is really helpful for getting fundamental insights of social psychologise .
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6/10 starsTaking Now
4 years ago
The content is very interesting to one who has spent considerable time on the selling side of life - seeing the psychological reasoning behind many of the things we were taught/learned. By the way Blake should discover the difference between marketing (getting the goods and services in front of the consumer) and selling (getting the consumer to cough up the readies. I t would be better if Blake had the confidence to present his knowledge more directly instead of interrupting the flow by constantly quoting studies when it is not helpful - the results are all that is normally needed in his presentation - the attributions can be in the end notes. It would be useful if the interviewees were introduced beforehand regarding their role and experience. The University of Queensland comes across as a modern, enterprising and innovative institution which seems to encourage its staff and students to take risks and enjoy themselves. I would happi... The content is very interesting to one who has spent considerable time on the selling side of life - seeing the psychological reasoning behind many of the things we were taught/learned. By the way Blake should discover the difference between marketing (getting the goods and services in front of the consumer) and selling (getting the consumer to cough up the readies. I t would be better if Blake had the confidence to present his knowledge more directly instead of interrupting the flow by constantly quoting studies when it is not helpful - the results are all that is normally needed in his presentation - the attributions can be in the end notes. It would be useful if the interviewees were introduced beforehand regarding their role and experience. The University of Queensland comes across as a modern, enterprising and innovative institution which seems to encourage its staff and students to take risks and enjoy themselves. I would happily have provided this review even without Blake's nudges and winks.
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2/10 starsTaking Now
4 years ago
this is a well-thought program given that human beings are social by nature and their lives entail constant interactions. it definitely open ways to enable us master our behavior and eventually impact a positive influence on others through our behavior.
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