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Intro to Psychology: Crash Course Psychology #1

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What does Psychology mean? Where does it come from? Hank gives you a 10-minute intro to one of the more tricky sciences and talks about some of the big names in the development of the field. Welcome to Crash Course Psychology!!! Want more videos about psychology? Check out our sister channel SciShow Psych at https://www.youtube.com/scishowpsych! -- Chapters: Introduction: What is Psychology? 00:00 Early Thinkers in Psychology 0:46 Big Questions in Psychology 1:31 Sigmund Freud 2:21 Disciplines of Psychology 3:02 Structuralism 3:29 Functionalism 4:28 Psychoanalysis 4:58 Freud's Death & Legacy 7:01 Behaviorism 7:51 Psychodynamic Theories 8:21 Other Disciplines in Psychology 8:37 Credits 10:09 Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http://www.patreon.com/crashcourse Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet? Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourse Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/TheCrashCourse Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thecrashcourse/ CC Kids: http://www.youtube.com/crashcoursekids

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joshuaplume84 2 weeks, 2 days ago

This is sooo fun and the way he teaches is also so funny and engaging

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frédérique_weiss 3 weeks, 6 days ago

Preparing for my college entrance exam 😭🙏🏻

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utkarsh.kalita 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Actually.. I'm studying psychology and I really find this helpful thou

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kevin.brown 4 months, 1 week ago

This video was really helpful! I’m mainly using it for school and personal interest.

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luce.antoine 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Who is where in 2026 ?

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jacqueline.long 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Day 1 of crash course as an adult. #selfeducation 5amclub

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nermin.täsche 9 months, 4 weeks ago

Anyone else here because their college has asked them to watch it??

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joshuachen282 11 months, 3 weeks ago

I'm genuinely interested to understand that's why I'm here.

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eloah_damata 1 year, 1 month ago

I’m just watching this because I find psychology interesting. (Nursing major here)

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kimberlyechoing26 1 year, 1 month ago

im watching this before i go into college as a psychology student

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luz_mireles 1 year, 3 months ago

Who is here in 2025??

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harryjames211 1 year, 8 months ago

NO WAY THIS VIDEO IS 10 YEARS OLD😲

monica.proctor
monica.proctor 1 year, 9 months ago

Hello everybody from the Intro to psychology course

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christine_ferrand 1 year, 9 months ago

Step one: Learn you like this subject Step two: See there is a CrashCourse on it Step three: See that its Hank Green that is teaching it (I LOVE HANK GREEN BY THE WAY)

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garry.hayes 2 years, 3 months ago

14 year old here! I’m not in high school yet, still in 8th grade. I’ve always wanted to be a journalist, and i had a plan to major in journalism at USC, Emerson College, or NYU. I’ve always loved to write and I’m very interested in politics and talking to people. But, recently I took a liking to psychology. I’ve always been slightly interested in it but now I’m really considering becoming a clinical psychologist. Idk what to pick, I know I have a ton of time still but it’s kinda overwhelming 😂 I feel a calling in both fields, so we’ll see what I end up picking. I picked journalism as one of my courses in high school so I’ll see how I like it. Best of luck to everyone! xx

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raagini_dhar 2 years, 5 months ago

Speed of the class is making me more psycho lol ...

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bradley.page 2 years, 7 months ago

00:04 Psychology is the science of behavior and mental processes. 01:23 Psychology explores the human mind, behavior, and consciousness. 02:46 Sigmund Freud was an influential and controversial thinker in the field of psychology 04:06 Psychology evolved from structuralism to functionalism and then to Freud's psychoanalysis. 05:28 Freud revolutionized psychology with his theory of psychoanalysis 06:48 Freud's impact on psychology was monumental 08:10 Psychology is an integrative science 09:34 Asking interesting questions and gathering data to understand the complex human mind.

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robinhollow77 2 years, 9 months ago

Watched this years ago for fun, now I need to watch it for school 😂❤

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grégoire_louis 2 years, 10 months ago

I watched this 8 years ago, and now I’m watching this as part of my college course

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irene.humphries 3 years ago

I watched this video for the first time in my final year of highschool when i was struggling to figure out what i wanted to do with the rest if my life. This video made me want to learn more about the subject and I am proud to say that 6 years later i have just graduated with an honors degree in applied psychology. I have watched this video, and all the others in the series many times over the past few years and i wish i could thank hank personally for making the dense topic of psychology fun to learn and easy to digest. I am going to take a break from studying for a year or two to go out and work in the filed but i will come back and edit this comment in a few years time when i get my doctorate in clinic psychology. Thanks hank!