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Introduction to Psychology

Online
6-10 hours
Free

Course Content

Learn the basic principles of psychology and understand people and their behaviour better with this free online course. Have you always been fascinated by the principles of psychology? This free online psychology course will introduce you to these psychology fundamentals, examining how some organs of the human body function, and how the functionality of these organs can in turn define the personality of specific individuals. Learn more about the secrets behind individuality and the approaches you should employ when dealing with different people.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID188920
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration6-10 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathIn This Free Course, You Will Learn How To
• Explain the role of forensic psychologists in legal proceedings
• Define consciousness and outline the three states of consciousness
• Describe the 3 sections of the ear and their various compositions
• Distinguish between reflexes, instincts and learned human behaviour
• Describe the Strange Situation Theory according to the secure, anxious-resistant and avoidant categories
• Recognise the Big Five Personality traits which are: openness to experience, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism
• Distinguish between social roles and social norms
• Outline and briefly describe the four phases of sexual response according to Masters and Johnson’s Research
• Describe the immune system and explain how stress impacts its functioning
• List and describe the major anxiety disorders, including their main features and prevalence
• List and distinguish between the three clusters of personality disorders
Course Code3866

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