Psychology 101: How to Understand Yourself and Others
Nathan DeWall
From the co-author of the world’''s best-selling psychology textbook comes the perfect audio course for those who want to understand the secrets of the human brain and our behavior. Join acclaimed professor Nathan DeWall in answering your big questions about psychology.
Psychology is a science and uses the same methods as other sciences. But there is a big difference: many psychological topics are difficult to evaluate and measure. Some of our most valuable qualities—self-esteem, memory, emotion, thinking, personality—seem ineffable.
Through Prof. DeWall, you will get a backstage pass to many of the mind’s mysteries, including why some people are prone to depression, why some therapies work while others don’t, and why some romantic relationships succeed while others flop. By understanding psychology as a science, you will have a better understanding of yourself and the world around you.
In this engaging 24-lecture course, Prof. DeWall takes you on a wild ride through the mind. Incorporating vivid case studies and psychological research, the lectures challenge you to reconsider what you think you know about the mind and offer practical tools to improve your daily life.
Prof. Dewall has been called “one of the most influential psychological science leaders of his generation.” Listen today for an in-depth look at the human mind and its profound mysteries.
This course is part of the Learn25 collection.
Duration - 10h 17m.
Author - Nathan DeWall.
Narrator - Nathan DeWall.
Published Date - Wednesday, 24 January 2024.
Location:
United States
Description:
From the co-author of the world’''s best-selling psychology textbook comes the perfect audio course for those who want to understand the secrets of the human brain and our behavior. Join acclaimed professor Nathan DeWall in answering your big questions about psychology. Psychology is a science and uses the same methods as other sciences. But there is a big difference: many psychological topics are difficult to evaluate and measure. Some of our most valuable qualities—self-esteem, memory, emotion, thinking, personality—seem ineffable. Through Prof. DeWall, you will get a backstage pass to many of the mind’s mysteries, including why some people are prone to depression, why some therapies work while others don’t, and why some romantic relationships succeed while others flop. By understanding psychology as a science, you will have a better understanding of yourself and the world around you. In this engaging 24-lecture course, Prof. DeWall takes you on a wild ride through the mind. Incorporating vivid case studies and psychological research, the lectures challenge you to reconsider what you think you know about the mind and offer practical tools to improve your daily life. Prof. Dewall has been called “one of the most influential psychological science leaders of his generation.” Listen today for an in-depth look at the human mind and its profound mysteries. This course is part of the Learn25 collection. Duration - 10h 17m. Author - Nathan DeWall. Narrator - Nathan DeWall. Published Date - Wednesday, 24 January 2024.
Language:
English
About the Author
Duration:00:01:43
Lecture 1: What is Psychology?
Duration:00:22:12
Lecture 2: The Psychologist Toolbox
Duration:00:25:45
Lecture 3: Uncovering the Mysteries of the Brain
Duration:00:25:17
Lecture 4: Fast and Slow Thinking
Duration:00:25:07
Lecture 5: How Our Mind Evolved
Duration:00:26:40
Lecture 6: What to Our Genes Have to Do With Our Behavior?
Duration:00:25:02
Lecture 7: Cuddly Babies, Stormy Adolescence, and the Aging Population
Duration:00:26:05
Lecture 8: Why Did People Become Parents?
Duration:00:26:10
Lecture 9: Making Sense of Our Senses
Duration:00:26:49
Lecture 10: How to Teach Someone to Like Anything
Duration:00:24:34
Lecture 11: Language
Duration:00:25:41
Lecture 12: The Smartest Way to Think of Intelligence
Duration:00:25:29
Lecture 13: Getting a Grip on Your Mindset
Duration:00:26:21
Lecture 14: The Five Traits that Describe Everyone's Personality
Duration:00:26:26
Lecture 15: Choose Your Own Identity
Duration:00:25:48
Lecture 16: Memories Aren't Always What They Seem
Duration:00:25:58
Lecture 17: How Stress Gets Under Your Skin
Duration:00:26:18
Lecture 18: What Makes People Resilient Everyday?
Duration:00:25:24
Lecture 19: Mental Tricks That Help and Hurt Us
Duration:00:25:43
Lecture 20: Understanding Evil Every Day
Duration:00:25:28
Lecture 21: Getting at the Heart of Why We Help Others
Duration:00:25:35
Lecture 22: Why Do People Stereotype and Discriminate?
Duration:00:25:10
Lecture 23: What Are Psychological Disorders Today?
Duration:00:26:21
Lecture 24: How Therapy Can Help People Regain Hope?
Duration:00:26:20
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:10