This is what I imagined as a child when someone said "Professor"

2024 Anyone?

Only at MIT could a psychology class be taught in front a blackboard full of vector calculus

Old professors are the best ones. This is college not middle school.

1. Introduction 2. Science and research 3. Brain I - Structure and Functions 4. Brain II - Structure and Functions 5. Vision I 6. Vision II 7. Attention 8. Consciousness 9. Learning 10. Memory I - 11. Memory II - Amnesia and Memory system 12. Language 13. Thinking (me 1/2 way) 14. Intelligence 15. Emotion & Motivation 16. Personality 17. Child Development 18. Adult Development 19. Stress 20. Psychopathology I 21. Psychopathology II 22. Social psychology I (20 m) 23. Social psychology II 24. Conclusions - Evolutionary Psychology, Happiness Thanks MIT for this free wonderful content. I am not going through lectures by order but my interest, so above is just index for convenient record keeping.

I'm currently majoring in Psych at a much worse school for a ridiculous price. This is so depressing. But, thank you MIT for letting anyone have access to quality education.

I love free college.

Honestly this professor is so smart with his little ideas to understand how the human mind behaves towards another, starting to love psychology.

i love this professor i wish so hard to sit in his class. he is everything i love about teachers. humor, interest, and passion.

People pay a shit ton of money for universities like MIT.but now we can just access everything online for free. Isn't the digital age marvelous?

I've never paid attention for 45 minutes straight in my entire life. This was not only informative but engaging. Thank you.

"it is harder and harder to surprise people now a day"-- can relate.

When the professor is so good that a 13 year old listen to him

It’s this type of content that makes you realize that a good professor really makes a difference

A decade ago when I was in grade 12, I had a Physics teacher who'd come to class and instantly start writing long derivations on the black board. I would try my best to keep up with his pace and copy all of it just like the other 50 kids in the class. This was in India. I moved to Canada a few years ago and went to school here. I now understand that neither my Physics teacher was interested in teaching nor did he have the skills to do it and similarly I wasn't interested in copying all that nonsense either. My love for physics is still strong and I give my undivided attention to ideas when someone explains it with equal passion. I wish teachers like Instructor Gabrieli exist in millions in my home country so that we can produce more than just stereotypical nerds who are good for only copying others' ideas. No one benefits from playing pretense in the long run.

He has the most adorable laugh!

I watch quite a lot of stuff on youtube, but this series of lectures is my favourite so far. I highly recommend to watch through the whole thing, and recommend it to anyone you can. This should be mandatory material for every human being.

Very few teachers we find that enjoy the subject themselves and he's one of those. And those are the ones who make classes enjoyable and fun for students.

Am back here after watching the entire course, and I just want to say the professor and the entire course is really great and useful, it gives you a wide idea abt what psychology is abt, especially in a neuroscientist’s scope. thanks Professor, thanks MIT

This guy is such a ball of joy, god I would be so excited to be a student in his class. THANKFULLY I can watch his lectures on here for free.

This man is the reason why I'm starting my University Summer School in PSYC 1010 AND PSYC 1020. THANK YOU

great teacher, old school style, clear, to the point...perfect course, thanks.

The 'sweet' exercise was so simple and yet it blew me away. In my opinion, this is the best professor i've come across for Psych 101. Not because of just the exercise, but also because of his ability to explain this so well. Psych is not at all easy. But Professor here makes it much more graspable.

this is like coolest lecturer ever!!!

This professor is really good, fluid with his talk and very articulate and engaging. He definitely made tenure thats for sure.

I am deeply grateful for these free courses, I do not know English and I am learning, but I can see them with subtitles and they have helped me a lot, thank you for everything

This is great for me as a high school student who plans on going to college and pursuing a career in phycology

My goodness, how generous to make this course available. Thank you so much. I am looking forward to the next videos.

That moment when you realize he's probably using subtle psychological hints to make the lesson more enjoyable

So does this mean I can now tell people I studied at MIT 😌 I love professors like him after all these years still have that excitement

As a HNC student of the social sciences I'm absolutely loving this lecture. Would recommend anyone interested to go into study. I returned to education last year as a 44 year old student. Took my highers and am not looking back.. hoping to be a lecturer myself. This guy is such an inspiration 😎

first class is always fun and great. Never an indicator of the rest of the year

Wow he's the best professor I've ever seen I was smiling throughout the whole lecture, I love the way he's teaching, very friendly and a awesome person, I love him so much :3

It's always a humbling experience for me to learn of the many ways our minds interpret the world and ourselves, and how these interpretations are themselves susceptible to so many biases and limitations. I always try to remember to check myself at the door as soon as I enter into any situation where I have to make judgments about myself, others and the world, and since this is happening at every moment, I am constantly attempting to practice this humility to the point where it may one day become a habit. How much there is to learn, how much more there remains to be experienced! May we never think ourselves so complete in our body of knowledge that we lose the passion that drove us into the murky waters of its domain.

I love this man! He is really helping me! I love his course delivery

What a great speaker! Even wrapped things up in a short summary at the end. He's good in my book, on to lecture 2 😃 ;)

Here for the lecture to get a head start for my course starting on Feb. 28, 2022. Wish me luck. 🙏🏽

I think that John is one of the most exciting people out there!!!

Lecture 1 - Introduction Lecture 2 - Science and Research Lecture 3 - Brain I - Structure and Functions Lecture 4 - Brain II - Methods of Research Lecture 5 - Vision I Lecture 6 - Vision II Lecture 7 - Attention Lecture 8 - Consciousness Lecture 9 - Learning Lecture 10 - Memory I Lecture 11 - Memory II - Amnesia and Memory Systems Lecture 12 - Language Lecture 13 - Thinking Lecture 14 - Intelligence Lecture 15 - Emotion and Motivation Lecture 16 - Personality Lecture 17 - Child Development Lecture 18 - Adult Development Lecture 19 - Stress Lecture 20 - Psychopathology I Lecture 21 - Psychopathology II Lecture 22 - Social Psychology I Lecture 23 - Social Psychology II Lecture 24 - Conclusions - Evolutionary Psychology, Happiness

16:44 Honestly this brought tears in my eyes for the people I had been thinking they are wrong.

god I don't want to work anymore... I want to study again and pursue my dreams.

Thank you very much MIT and Professor Gabrieli, for this wonderful resource of information.

Thanks MIT for providing access to quality education free of cost. I love theteaching method of this professor, brilliant!!!

I took a psychology class a few semesters ago but just picked up psychology as a minor and this is an amazing refresher for future classes

2020 and this is still a great thing to learn

This is for the professor. I have always over analyzed everything. I've also finally realized over the past year that I want to know why I think, act, and react the way I do. I really really loved this course and I think you did an amazing job. Just so happens you picked BOTH mine and my son's birthday. What percent of people have told you that those 2 birthdays are significant? Has it happened before? YOU ARE AN AWESOME TEACHER I AM GOING TO CONTINUE THANK YOU!

hlights: ​0:51 - Introduction to the study of how people's minds and brains work ​1:38 - Discussion of the brain and the book "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" ​2:05 - Exploration of how we hear, think, and perceive the world ​4:07 - Focus on human development, social interaction, and behavior ​7:09 - Introduction to visual illusions and how our minds can be tricked ​13:44 - Participation in a visual perception experiment ​19:14 - The influence of expectations and attention on perception ​20:17 - The integration of hearing and seeing in perception ​23:20 - Discussion of how our minds can create false perceptions based on cultural associations ​25:15 - More examples of how our minds can be easily influenced in perception ​26:59 - The professor commends the students for demonstrating the limits and properties of memory. ​28:19 - The professor discusses false memories and how our minds can create them. ​29:22 - The professor explains how our minds can imagine hearing words that were not actually said. ​30:02 - The concept of automaticity is introduced, highlighting the efficiency and pitfalls of our minds. ​30:50 - The professor demonstrates how our minds can overlook details that are right in front of us. ​31:58 - The audience participates in an exercise to test their attention and perception. ​32:01 - The audience member correctly identifies the number 5, showcasing the limitations of our perception. ​33:01 - The professor discusses how our cultural associations can affect our perception of words. ​34:12 - The audience member successfully reads a passage with ink smudges, demonstrating the power of context in perception. ​35:03 - The professor introduces the topic of thought and discusses the psychology of decision-making. ​37:46 - The professor explains the cognitive biases that can lead to incorrect predictions of happiness. ​39:59 - The professor shares a study on happiness after traumatic accidents, highlighting our ability to adapt and find happiness again. ​42:13 - The professor presents an experiment on racial bias and how our behavior can be influenced by social context. ​45:15 - The results of the experiment show how our feelings and actions can be influenced by external factors. ​46:34 - The professor discusses the challenges of acting in alignment with our values in difficult situations. Thanks MIT for this free wonderful content. I am not going through lectures by order but my interest, so above is just index for convenient record keeping.

One of the MOST INTERESTING and exciting courses that I EVER SAW!!! THANK YOU!!!

The three lines at the beginning are actually only in theory all the same length. This illusion is being supported by the placement of the centerpoint which is the origin for the two secondary shorter lines. Notice that this point is set directly on the line in the proclaimed shorter line of the three and set directly beside the proclaimed longest line. Obviously the illusion functions perfectly without this placement but I think it is not deniable that it is supported grately by it.

I have got a lot of ideas about psychology from this lecture. Thanks a lot professor.

Thankyou MIT for uploading it for free this content is super valuable ❤️❤️ He has become my favourite teacher

i like the way he was appreciating the questions asked by students...

This was so good. I said I'd watch only 5 mins cuz I'm sick rn, but I end up watching everything. It was somehow nice. I feel a little better too. Can't wait for my psychology class this September. Starting college.

Thanks, Professor for handling this content so smoothly 😊🌹

I wish I was there in that class. What a great guy, intelligent with a great sense of humor, very positive attitude, motivated and pleasant.

No school no more and found that I work best by myself and glad to say I sat through the whole thing and wrote notes 📝

I’ll never get enough of knowledge. It worries me because there’s so much to learn but so little time , our life is moving very fast nowadays

This is a treasure trove of information. Thank you!

심리학강의 학교서 요즘듣는데 이 강의보다 좋은게없네요 모든거루커버해주시네요 감사해용

Honestly if there's teachers like this, there would be more people that take on subjects they deem as hard because the class is enjoyable

Notes : 1. 6:15 "Surrounding Matters" 2. 17:03 "expectations" drives you , what you see nxt 3. Automaticity 31:01 4. 47:15 Important

Great Prof!! Discusses topics well and clearly.

Brilliant lecturer. Going to complete the entire set of lectures. Thanks MIT for the great contribution.!

this is the best thing you could ever do , provide education for free.

Ayo this is so cool. I wish my college professors were this fun with their subject. They be reading the PPTs out or just showing us poorly animated KZfaq lectures.

I'm a teen who actually thinks seriously about acknowledging myself with psychology , it's definitely interesting and actually might help me understand people's behavior and interpret their activities and their way of thinking

Love this professor!! Thank you for your positivity and enthusiasm!!!

Wish there’s alot of professors like him, Not just like any lecturer that sits and let student stress themselves to memorize what lesson they have tackled. Instead they explain it deeper with fun activities, They should learn the importance of teaching in a fun and exciting way this will not just beneficial for us but also for the future of our nations.

The optical illusions part reminds me of my color theory class.

just love it!, incredible exercices... they all pull my knee!!!!!

Thanks professor for giving us such a tremendous lectures

"...It's harder and harder to surprise the world, in a nice way; right?"

2019 who's here with me?

Wow, such a refreshing lecture :), Thanks a lot for this lecture series!

this is the longest video ive seen on youtube! thank you so much for this content MIT!

Having Gabrieli as a professor was so fun. He was so eccentric

oh gosh, you have eng-sub. thank you for the course and the sub as well.

That professor is great. I loved it, looking forward to the rest :)

The idea he presents at the beginning about lots of things being rooted in psychology was exactly the idea I've had. Some things like art seem to be purely psychological phenomenon, something like Philosophy as well. And even sciences that have to deal with understanding the objective world outside of our minds are still filtered by our perception and ability to perceive it

Great Video with nice explanations. All the Visual /optical illusions like criss-cross effect, The koffka ring, and White's illusion clearly show that even for simple things our minds make certain assumptions about how we interpret the world and that drives everything that we see and how we act upon what we see.

2019 and I am shook by a lot of this...

he is such a great professor:)

What a wonderful Professor!! Thank you.

This professor is so impressive man...

Immensely interesting lecture, I kept waiting listening and involved. Thank you so much. Learned a lot.

Loved the class, thanks!

this is so fascinating

Though this lecture is 11 years old, this is so much fun to learn about or refresh your memory

2021 anyone?

I finished my M.A. nearly 3 years ago and I cannot for the life of me get motivated to apply for my PhD (early 30s now).. this lecture made me miss uni so much, good professors in any field are a treasure ❤

wow! what an amazing resource this is..... I am so impressed with MIT. Thank you

What an excellent teacher he is, Mr. Gabrieli. Will be following this series religiously, Love from India sir!

I wish my colleges have great professor like you . Such a gem

I’m taking Psych 101 at a different school to get my required classes over with. I already work full time, run my own business, and volunteer for the human society so I’m hard pressed to find the time to actually read the textbooks. So this is very helpful. I can download the lectures, listen to them while I’m at work, and then do my assignments. It helps that it’s essentially the same class, although MIT seems to go a little bit more in depth than ours does. Perhaps one day I’ll be able to pursue my doctorate with MIT. I often listen to these lectures, even if I’m not taking the course or if it’s related to my field of study. It’s just great having open access to one of the most prestigious schools on the east coast to learn new stuff with. And because of these free lectures I do have my sights set on getting my doctorate here. MIT has definitely earned my respect

Great lecture, Dr. Gabrieli!

This is great! The guy clearly enjoys teaching and psychology.

Looking forward to my psychology 101 class next semester.... really wish this was my professor. One can wish to be accepted to MIT

This provides me full understanding about psychology!

this chanel is the best thing i ever seen on internet

This is so much fun I love psychology and you Make it easier Thank you MIT 💕