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Introduction to Psychology

Subjects: Psychology · Science

Art: Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Cajal - a purkinje neuron from the human cerebellum, circa 1900 · Public domain

Instructor
Prof. John D. E. Gabrieli
Term
Fall 2011
Level
Undergraduate
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176 videos · 3 exams · 221 other files · 63 web pages
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Source: MIT OpenCourseWare 9.00SC Introduction to Psychology, Fall 2011, Prof. John D. E. Gabrieli — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Study order: MIT's own listing order, section by section. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 23, 2026. How RedLectern is built.

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  1. Introduction to Psychology: Introduction
  2. Science & Research
  3. Brain
  4. Vision
  5. Consciousness
  6. Attention
  7. Memory I
  8. Learning
  9. Memory II: Amnesia and Memory Systems
  10. Language
  11. Thinking
  12. Intelligence
  13. Emotion & Motivation
  14. Personality
  15. Child Development
  16. Adult Development
  17. Stress
  18. Psychopathology
  19. Social Psychology I
  20. Social Psychology II
  21. Conclusions: Evolutionary Psychology, Happiness

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Syllabus

Introduction

Science & Research

Brain I: Structure and Functions

Brain II: Methods of Research

Vision I

Vision II

Consciousness

Attention

7 items in this section

Removed Clips for Video Lecture 7: Attention

Discussion: Attention

Exam 1

Memory I

Learning

Memory II: Amnesia and Memory Systems

Discussion: Memory

Language

Removed Clips for Video Lecture 12: Language

Discussion: Language

Thinking

Intelligence

Discussion: Thinking & Intelligence

Emotion & Motivation

Discussion: Emotion

Exam 2

Personality

Child Development

Adult Development

Stress

Psychopathology I

Psychopathology II

"Extra Credit" Writing Assignment

Social Psychology I

Social Psychology II

Removed Clips for Video Lecture 23: Social Psychology II

Conclusions: Evolutionary Psychology, Happiness

Exam 3

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4 videos

159 video transcripts
56 images

MIT OpenCourseWare, Prof. John D. E. Gabrieli, 9.00SC Introduction to Psychology, Fall 2011.

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