Skip to main content

Course

Starting with psychology

Starting with psychology

About this course

  • 5 hours study
  • Level 0: Beginner

Ratings

0 out of 5 stars

Sign up to get more

You can start learning at any time. By signing up and enrolling you can track your progress and earn a Statement of Participation upon completion, all for free.

Sign up to get more
    • See the new version of this course on OpenLearn 


      The most ‘important and greatest puzzle’ we face as humans is ourselves (Boring, 1950, p. 56). Humans are a puzzle – one that is complex, subtle and multi-layered, and it gets even more complicated as we evolve over time and change in different contexts.

      When answering the question ‘What makes us who we are?’, psychologists put forward a range of explanations about why people feel, think and behave the way they do. Just when psychologists seem to understand one bit of ‘who we are’, up pops some new evidence to show a different side! It is not easy to pin down all the many influences.

  • This course is part of a collection

    This course is part of a collection

    This course is part of a collection of courses called Social care and psychology. There are 5 courses in this collection so you may find other courses here that maybe of interest to you.

    See this collection

  • Course learning outcomes

    After studying this course, you should be able to:

    • analyse a range of factors within and outside individuals which influence mind and behaviour
    • consider multiple influences in case studies
    • describe the way that influences are interlinked in complex ways
    • discuss the multiple factors involved in what makes us happy.
  • Course dates:

    First Published 27/07/2017.

    Updated 22/09/2017

  • Course content

    Below is the course content. You can click on any section here and it will take you through to this section of the course.

Course content

Below is the course content. You can click on any section here and it will take you through to this section of the course.

    Course Reviews

    0 Ratings

    0 review for this course

    This course is rated 0

    We invite you to discuss this subject, but remember this is a public forum.

    Please be polite, and avoid your passions turning into contempt for others. We may delete posts that are rude or aggressive; or edit posts containing contact details or links to other websites.

    Course reviews

      About this course

      • 5 hours study
      • Level 0: Beginner

      Ratings

      0 out of 5 stars

      Sign up to get more

      You can start learning at any time. By signing up and enrolling you can track your progress and earn a Statement of Participation upon completion, all for free.

      Sign up to get more