Overview

This specialization is intended for anyone who wants to develop a greater understanding of themselves, learn how to improve their relationships with others, and explore the costs and benefits of working in groups. The courses in this specialization focus on foundational and practical knowledge about the self, attraction and relationships, and groups. In these courses, you will learn about concepts such as self-esteem and self-control, explore the factors that underlie initial attraction and the formation and dissolution of relationships, and discover how being a member of a group can change your thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Practical applications of these concepts include understanding how to improve your self-control, create more satisfying relationships, and protect your groups from the mental and behavioral pitfalls that being in a group can create. All together, this specialization will give you important insights that can be applied to many areas of your life.

Syllabus

Course 1: Social Psychology of Attraction and Relationships
Course 2: Psychology of the Self
Course 3: Psychology of Group Behaviors

Courses

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6 hours 50 minutes
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We are all members of a variety of groups. In a typical week, you may collaborate in a team of coworkers, eat lunch with your friends, gather with family and friends for a celebration, watch your children play after-school sports with other parents, read and comment on political news and opinion pieces on social media, or participate in an online support group. In this course, you will learn about the ways groups can affect your thoughts, behaviors, and the communities to which you belong. You will explore topics in social facilitation, social loafing, deindividuation, group conformity, the bystander effect, groupthink, and group polarization. As one outcome of this course, you will learn about the processes and consequences of these group dynamics, both good and bad, and ways to identify and manage their effects.
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14 hours 49 minutes
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Unlock a deeper understanding of yourself with this enlightening course surveying the psychology of the self-concept, self-esteem, and self-regulation. With engaging videos and self-exploration activities, this program provides an overview of the intricate workings of the human mind, exploring how your self-concept and self-motives shape your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Key topics covered: Self-Concept: Learn how your understanding of yourself can impact your emotions, affect your views of others, and cause you to act like different people in different situations. Self-Esteem: Discover the benefits of high self-esteem, why low self-esteem isn't what you think it is, and how your culture plays a key role in how you feel about yourself. Self-Regulation: Learn practical techniques for managing your emotions, overcoming impulsive behaviors, and achieving your goals.
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10 hours 15 minutes
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This course provides information about attraction and relationships, broadly defined. Topics in the course include how people learn about each other, the mechanisms that underlying the initial decisions on whether we like people or not, and psychological models of relationship satisfaction. The course also differentiates types of love and describes the decision process when people leave relationships. Within each of these topics, people are encouraged to apply the concepts to their own relationships.