Informações principais
Sobre o conteúdo
This psychology course is an introduction to the field of psychology. It begins by asking “What is Psychology?” and provides some concrete answers to that question. Next, it covers the history of psychology and provides a look at the state of psychology today.
This course will provide you with research-based study tips — to help you in this course and in the future. You will learn the methods a psychologist uses in their research. From experimental design to coverage of some basic statistics — by the end of this course you will have a comprehensive appreciation for the methods of psychology.
This course includes video-based lectures and demonstrations, interviews with real research psychologists and a plethora of practice questions to help prepare you for the AP® Psychology exam.
This is the first in our six-course AP® Psychology sequence designed to prepare you for the AP® Psychology exam.
Additional Courses:
AP® Psychology - Course 2: How the Brain Works
AP® Psychology - Course 3: How the Mind Works
AP® Psychology - Course 4: How Behavior Works
Programa de estudos
- What psychology is and is not
- The history of the field of psychology and the state of contemporary psychology
- Research-based study skills
- The research methods of psychology, including descriptive methods, correlational methods and experimental methods
- The basics of descriptive and inferential statistics
Instrutores
Steven J. Barnes
Criador do conteúdo
A University of British Columbia foi fundada em Vancouver em 1908. A Universidade da Colúmbia Britânica é uma das universidades mais prestigiadas da América do Norte e está classificada entre as melhores universidades do mundo. A UBC tem mais de 61.000 estudantes, distribuídos pelo campus histórico de Vancouver (1908) e pelo campus de Okanagan (2005), e um orçamento anual de 2,3 mil milhões de dólares.
Plataforma
EdX est une plateforme d'apprentissage en ligne (dite FLOT ou MOOC). Elle héberge et met gratuitement à disposition des cours en ligne de niveau universitaire à travers le monde entier. Elle mène également des recherches sur l'apprentissage en ligne et la façon dont les utilisateurs utilisent celle-ci. Elle est à but non lucratif et la plateforme utilise un logiciel open source.
EdX a été fondée par le Massachusetts Institute of Technology et par l'université Harvard en mai 2012. En 2014, environ 50 écoles, associations et organisations internationales offrent ou projettent d'offrir des cours sur EdX. En juillet 2014, elle avait plus de 2,5 millions d'utilisateurs suivant plus de 200 cours en ligne.
Les deux universités américaines qui financent la plateforme ont investi 60 millions USD dans son développement. La plateforme France Université Numérique utilise la technologie openedX, supportée par Google.
This is really special. Good understanding of psychology is very useful for work management.
This is really special. Good understanding of psychology is very useful for work management.
