This is a good introduction to general psychology in 36 parts， presented by Professor Catherine Sanderson， chair of the department of psychology for Amherst College。 I'd say it was consistent with the material covered in my General Psych class in college， but I'd be lying because it seems absolutely everything I learned in that class is now completely obsolete。 （It's always a great feeling to know the majority of content from one of your majors is as archaic as COBOL。 Although。。。come to think of This is a good introduction to general psychology in 36 parts， presented by Professor Catherine Sanderson， chair of the department of psychology for Amherst College。 I'd say it was consistent with the material covered in my General Psych class in college， but I'd be lying because it seems absolutely everything I learned in that class is now completely obsolete。 （It's always a great feeling to know the majority of content from one of your majors is as archaic as COBOL。 Although。。。come to think of it。。。most of the content from both my majors is obsolete。 And one of my minors， too！ Yikes！ Think about that， kids， when you're considering whether to take on that massive student loan debt。） This could have been a five star GC for me except a personal bias against the presenter。 While I appreciate the fast pace and solid content， her speaking style started to grate on me， especially since I tend to cover two or three sections of material on the same day。 About half the time， she was going along in a modulated， conversational tone， but then she'd hit this tone as if she were utterly annoyed or mocking， a kind of biting， sarcastic， mile-a -minute cadence。 The effect is like someone posting in all caps。 Why are you yelling at us？ And since I know all-too-well that assertive women are often criticized for this sort of thing when men aren't， I did a self-check as to whether I'd make that same comment if the narrator was a man。 Yep， sure would。 （Actually， it might have been even more off-putting。） Should vocal tone matter with material such as this？ Well， yes。 If you expect someone to listen to you for +/- 18 hours， it matters。 So， good course， but I probably wouldn't listen to another one this long with this presenter since I don't care for feeling like I'm about to be verbally bludgeoned。 To each his/her own。 Since this is a new GC， and there isn't a lot of info out there one it， I'll list the sections under the cut。 （view spoiler）[Intro to Psychology1。tPsychology， you， and your world2。tHow and why psychology matters3。tPositive psychology: a science of happiness4。tYour brain: a user’s guide5。tYour nervous system， hormones， and behavior6。tUnderstanding and managing stress7。tSensation: how you gather information8。tPerception: illusions and interpretations9。tPain and placebos10。tAttention， sleep and dreaming 11。tConscious modified: drugs to mindfulness12。tPerformance psychology in sports and life13。tCognitive development across the life span14。tHow language develops and why it matters15。tAttachment bonds from infancy to adulthood16。tMoral development and situational ethics17。tLearning: conditioned， reinforced， observed18。tMemory and forgetting19。tProblem solving and errors of thinking20。tPsychology of eyewitnesses and confessions21。tIntelligence and creativity22。tEmotional intelligence and success23。tAdversity and resilience24。tMotivation: eating， sex， and achievement25。tEmotions: why you feel 26。tAttraction， love， and lasting relationships27。tStrategies of persuasion28。tConformity， social loafing， and obedience29。tStereotypes and aggressions30。tAltruism: origins and opportunities31。tExplaining personality32。tDemystifying psychological disorders33。tThe epidemic of mood and anxiety disorders34。tUnderstanding and overcoming addiction35。tWays therapy works36。tMindset， health， and general well being（hide spoiler）] 。。。more