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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Social Psychology by Wesleyan University

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About the Course

Ever wonder why people do what they do? This course—which includes more than $1,000 of video and reading materials—offers some answers based on the latest research from social psychology. Students taking the course for a Certificate will also receive free membership in Social Psychology Network (SocialPsychology.org). COURSE DESCRIPTION FROM PROFESSOR PLOUS: Each of us is dealt a different hand in life, but we all face similar questions when it comes to human behavior: What leads us to like one person and dislike another? How do conflicts and prejudices develop, and how can they be reduced? Can psychological research help protect the environment, and if so, how? This course offers a brief introduction to classic and contemporary social psychology, covering topics such as decision making, persuasion, group behavior, personal attraction, and factors that promote health and well-being. Our focus will be on surprising, entertaining, and intriguing research findings that are easy to apply in daily life. The course will also draw from the websites of Social Psychology Network, the world's largest online community devoted to social psychology. I hope you'll join me for this course, have fun, and learn some useful information that enriches your life....

Top reviews

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Jun 12, 2020

Very interesting course, tons of great material. Of all the courses I have taken so far in Coursera, this is one of the few that has pushed me to focus on the material we were going over-great course.

JM

Aug 15, 2020

Professor Plous made me understand the lessons because he explained well all the lessons, and he provided enough information about the Social Psychology. More power to Coursera and Professor Plous :)

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By Evangelia M

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May 9, 2020

If you're interested in Social Psychology, that's the right course for you! Professor Mr. Scott Plous is amazing, funny and just make the weeks fly, keeping the level of interest way too high. I'm so glad I had the opportunity to be a member of his class.

By Sumit B

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Jul 12, 2020

This is an amazing course, i am the type who analyzes everyone around them and due to that it left me with various questions about their behavior , this course gave me answers to many of these questions and helped me understand their behavior much better

By Ayesha J

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Jun 21, 2020

What a joy this course was! Thank you Prof. Plous for the absolute everything you put into in... the course material and videos were the best ever - the resources will be used even long after the course is over.

Thank you, learning felt like a privilege!

By Frolova A

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Jan 17, 2021

I enjoyed the course very much, I learned a lot of new things. Very positive speaker with good articulation, relevant materials (video, Internet articles, books etc.) to life and work, links to dive deeper. Now I'm a little sad that the course is over;)

By Vaishnavi S

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Jun 22, 2020

Forever grateful to Dr. Scott Plous's way of teaching the concepts patiently and keeping us engaged throughout the process. Looking forward to learning more about social psychology, and try to use it for the better, for me as well as the world around :)

By vanesa b

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May 2, 2020

That's the first Coursera Course I've taken and it was one of the most enjoyable and useful experiences in my learning carrier so far. The hard work, the effort and love put in this course really do show up and it's totally worth the time I've invested.

By Diana G M V

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May 27, 2020

Es un gran curso para quien este interesado en el estudio de la Psicología o quien ya es psicológo y quiere expandir su conocimiento en la Psicología Social. Aprenderás multiples habilidades y lograrás cambios pequeños (pero significativos) en tu vida.

By Yasin M

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Apr 29, 2020

Absolutely briliant . i enjoyed it and it took me less than the seven weeks to go through all the materials.

very useful and also gives you a lot of optional resourses and directions on material to broaden ones perspective.

Really pleased with the course

By Niovi P

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Dec 15, 2019

I found it very interesting, especially in terms of learning and understanding some basics of how the individual, the group and the society behave and why they do in certain ways and situations. Really pushes you to think outside your own comfort zone.

By HILLARY J X 1

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Jul 14, 2020

This is the best course to study social psychology on the internet. You won't feel bored in this course of lecture. The videos shown here are helpful in understanding the concepts in depth. Thanks to Coursera and team. Thank you Professor Scott Plous.

By Soban S

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Jun 15, 2020

I loved everything about the Course , I got to learn a lot of things which would help me both Personally And Professionally , And I believe that everyone who is wants to study Psychology should do this Course , I love the way Prof.Scott Plous teaches

By Dhrumi S

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Jun 7, 2020

I am a student of psychology and in my under-graduation we have one paper on social psychology. Literally all topics were covered in this course, in fact I learned newer concepts and the resources and materials, videos and papers given are fantastic!

By Aishwarya A

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Apr 28, 2020

I am very grateful towards the course instructor Prof. Scott Plous to create such a wonderful and interesting course content and making available for everyone. This course on social psychology is really amazing and should be taken by every individual

By Imo

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Sep 28, 2021

I thoroughly enjoyed the course and the method of teaching used. It was light, fun and easy to understand and apply in everyday living. Also I have learned so much about myself and ways to improve my daily interactions and relationships with people.

By Vidya.M.V

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Jun 28, 2021

An excellent learning experience. However, I feel the content could be divided further into weeks. It takes a lot of time for us to finish viewing the videos. This becomes hectic for working moms like me who have to juggle with a lot of activities.

By Gamala L

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Sep 7, 2020

Professor Plaus has made this course so simple to understand. I will recommend the course to everyone no matter what background they have. This is how we all will understand the society and ourselves better.

Thank you, Professor! Thank you, Coursera!

By David G

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Jul 13, 2020

I really appreciate the amazing effort that was put into this course by Professor Plous and his colleagues! I learned so much valuable information that I can apply toward creating better relationships and a more harmonious society. Thanks so much!

By Gail R

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May 13, 2020

Took this just because another class I wanted hadn't started yet. Turns out this class is way better than the other one and I have learned way more than I expected to. Professor Plous has an amazing teaching style the is get for us adult learners.

By Farooque K

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Oct 14, 2023

Thoroughly enjoyable and great learning experience. Sincere thanks to Coursera, Wesleyan, and Dr. Scott Plous, and all the other people, whoch have contributed in making this course available to people like myself. Thank you very much indeed. Y Y Y

By Vikram P

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Feb 9, 2022

Fastastically designed and expertly executed by Professor Scott Plous.

The language is lucid and its filled with stories, examples, experiments and practical instances that everyone can relate to.

A very strongly recommended must attend course !!!

By Cynthia L

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Feb 11, 2021

at first i started the session so that i can add things on my CV. but now after completing the course i realized that it totally changed my way of thinking. i understand myself and my surroundings in a better way. thank you for this amazing course

By Zain u A

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Oct 10, 2020

I have taken the course, and after successfully completing the course i strongly recommend every person to take this course who is willing to improve his social relations and social life, to understand others & managing relations more efficiently.

By Sarah P

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Jun 26, 2020

Social Psychology is an amazing course which I really enjoyed. It is very informative, structured in a very good way and Professor Plous goes the extra mile to make it entertaining. Use the pandemic to educate yourself and enrol Social Psychology!

By Denise V

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May 22, 2020

The course was terrific!!! All learning materials are flexible, complete and entertaining. The assignments and quizzes are very meaningful and collaborative. The instructor and mentors are responsive. The best online course I’ve enrolled so far 😊

By Babis

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Oct 26, 2020

An excellent course for introducing Social psychology and its applications. Scott has a highly effective way to present and analyse topics with humor and style. Highly recommended to individuals and professionals with interests in related fields.