Psychology in Action Professional Certificate

What you will learn:
- Lead a more informed life, with greater insight into the psychological theories and principles that influence your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors on a daily basis.
- Compare and contrast the development of sex and gender over the lifespan.
- Explain the development of the components of sexual orientation over the lifespan.
- Apply research in positive psychology to your own well-being and happiness.
- Make and interpret decisions based on cognitive and social psychological research.

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Psychological Influences on Decision Making (edX)

The goal of this course is to introduce you to the many psychological influences on decision making. Knowing more about the cognitive and social psychological factors underlying decision making will help you make more informed decisions and help you analyze how other people make decisions. If you are an [...]

Gender and Sexuality (edX)

The goal of this course is to help you understand current topics in sex and gender and how they apply to everyday life. This course provides you with information to differentiate between sex, or sex assigned at birth, and gender. You will explore the development of sex characteristics and [...]

Positive Psychology (edX)

In this course you will learn about positive psychology, the scientific study of how psychological states, such as happiness, and character strengths, such as optimism and gratitude, contribute to well-being. You will learn about research on ways you can thrive and flourish personally and professionally. Upon completing this course, [...]