Evolutionary & Comparative Psychology Courses and Certifications

Evolution, Emotion, and Reason: Emotions - Part II

1 rating

Explores how evolution may shape emotions toward kin, cooperation, cheaters, and revenge across cultures.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Evolution and Rationality: An Evolutionary Perspective on Psychology

Explores how natural selection may have shaped the mind, reviews evolutionary psychology’s criticisms, and connects evolved mental processes to common decision-making biases.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Soul Beliefs: Causes and Consequences - Unit 2: Belief Systems

5 ratings

Examine why beliefs in a soul persist: terror management theory, internalized beliefs, childhood senses of self, evidence for out-of-body experiences, and the biology of moral prohibitions.

• Coursera
• 12 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

心理的进化

以进化论与实证研究为基础，分析人类的择偶、亲代抚育、亲属关系、合作、攻击和社会等级等心理与行为。

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Darwin and Design

This course covers social development, social behaviour, social cognition and social neuroscience, in both human and non-human social animals.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 19 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Living psychology: animal minds

12 ratings at OpenLearn

Does your pet cat or dog experience emotions the same way you do? Can non-human animals solve complex problems? To what extent do other species have minds that are like human minds? This free ...

• OpenLearn
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

The Science of Religion

2 ratings

What is religion? Are we wired to believe? Does science have the answers? Join us on a journey to the origins of religion and spirituality.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Biology and Human Behavior: The Neurological Origins of Individuality, 2nd Edition

140 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Investigate how the human brain is sculpted by evolution, genes, experience, hormones, and other influences to produce a wide range of behaviors, led by a prominent neurobiologist, zoologist, and MacArthur "genius" grant recipient.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 12 hours 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Understanding the Mysteries of Human Behavior

129 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Gain insight into puzzling aspects of human behavior with these thought-provoking lectures on such psychological mysteries as happiness, personality, self-esteem, and more.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 12 hours 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Origins of the Human Mind

52 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

An authoritative guide to the latest information and viewpoints on what neurobiologists, psychologists, and other scientists know about the human mind, brought to you by an award-winning professor with training as a clinical psychologist.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 12 hours 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Emotions and emotional disorders

48 ratings at OpenLearn

In this free course, Emotions and emotional disorders, you will learn about some of the disorders related to the feelings of stress, sadness and anxiety including how these disorders are diagnosed,...

• OpenLearn
• 6 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Sex and Violence Among the Apes - Global Problems of Population Growth

A comparative look at how mating systems, dominance, and intergroup violence shape sexual and social behavior in orangutans, chimpanzees, bonobos, and humans.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Royal Institution

The Pattern Seekers: A New Theory of Human Invention

Explore how pattern recognition, especially 'if-and-then' patterns, drives human invention and progress. Gain insights into the link between this cognitive ability and autism spectrum conditions.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Royal Institution

The Science of Cooperation - Evolution of Social Behavior in Humans and Animals

Explore the evolution of cooperation in humans and animals, its role in our social structures, and its dark side. Gain insights into why we cooperate and how it shapes our behavior and relationships.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Origins of the Human Mind

2 ratings

Learn about the evolutionary origins of the human mind by comparing our cognitive features to chimpanzees, our closest living relative.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course (Audit)