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Psychology lessons

8 sections · 82 skills · work through the full outline skill by skill — read the long-form lesson or flip through the slide-style version.
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Psychology

Practice 82 skills across this outline.

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Evaluating Treatment Claims
Psychological Disorders & Treatment · Treatment, Therapy & Mental Health
Long-form lesson
Weighting distribution
19 categories
Biopsychology & Neuroscience · Neurons, Neurotransmitters & Brain Systems
7%
Psychological Disorders & Treatment · Treatment, Therapy & Mental Health
6%
Psychological Disorders & Treatment · Psychological Disorders (Classification & Etiology)
6%
Development & Human Diversity · Culture, Gender & Human Diversity
6%
Development & Human Diversity · Development Across the Lifespan
6%
Biopsychology & Neuroscience · Biological Bases of Behavior
6%

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of psychology — drill into a card to work its skills.

Psychological Disorders & Treatment · Treatment, Therapy & Mental Health

5 core skills6% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Evaluating Treatment ClaimsRecommended
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2
Therapy ApproachesAvailable
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3
PsychopharmacologyAvailable
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4
Lifestyle & Mental HealthAvailable
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5
Crisis Recognition & Help-SeekingAvailable
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Psychological Disorders & Treatment · Psychological Disorders (Classification & Etiology)

5 core skills6% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Stress, Trauma & ResilienceAvailable
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2
Biopsychosocial ModelsAvailable
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3
Major Disorder CategoriesAvailable
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4
DSM ClassificationAvailable
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5
Mental Health StigmaAvailable
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Learning, Cognition & Memory · Memory Systems & Processes

5 core skills5% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Memory Reconstruction & False MemoriesAvailable
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2
Memory SystemsAvailable
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3
Evidence-Based Learning StrategiesAvailable
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4
ForgettingAvailable
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5
Memory ProcessesAvailable
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Learning, Cognition & Memory · Learning (Classical, Operant & Observational)

5 core skills4% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Applying Learning PrinciplesAvailable
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2
Classical ConditioningAvailable
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3
Negative Reinforcement vs. PunishmentAvailable
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4
Observational LearningAvailable
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5
Operant ConditioningAvailable
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Learning, Cognition & Memory · Thinking, Language & Decision-Making

4 core skills4% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Language & ThoughtAvailable
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2
Problem-Solving StrategiesAvailable
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3
Explicit vs. Implicit CognitionAvailable
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4
Cognitive Biases & HeuristicsAvailable
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Social Psychology · Prejudice, Aggression & Prosocial Behavior

4 core skills5% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Social Psychology & Real-World IssuesAvailable
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2
Reducing PrejudiceAvailable
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3
Helping Behavior & Bystander EffectAvailable
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4
AggressionAvailable
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Social Psychology · Social Cognition & Attribution

4 core skills3% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Attribution BiasesAvailable
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2
Attitudes & BehaviorAvailable
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3
Attribution TheoryAvailable
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4
PersuasionAvailable
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Social Psychology · Groups, Influence & Relationships

4 core skills5% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Group ProcessesAvailable
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2
Norms & RolesAvailable
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3
Attraction & RelationshipsAvailable
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4
Conformity & ObedienceAvailable
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Foundations & Research Methods · Ethics, Bias & Scientific Integrity

4 core skills4% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Research EthicsAvailable
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2
Sampling & Cultural BiasAvailable
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3
Replication & Research PracticesAvailable
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4
Evaluating Pop Psychology ClaimsAvailable
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Foundations & Research Methods · Psychology as a Science

4 core skills4% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Major Psychological PerspectivesAvailable
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2
Interpreting Research DataAvailable
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3
Correlation vs. CausationAvailable
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4
Basic vs. Applied ResearchAvailable
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Foundations & Research Methods · Research Design & Measurement

4 core skills4% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Non-Experimental DesignsAvailable
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2
Operational DefinitionsAvailable
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3
Experimental DesignAvailable
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4
Reliability & ValidityAvailable
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Development & Human Diversity · Culture, Gender & Human Diversity

5 core skills6% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Culture & PsychologyAvailable
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2
Stereotypes, Prejudice & DiscriminationAvailable
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3
Sex, Gender & SocializationAvailable
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4
SES & Environmental InfluencesAvailable
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5
Cultural GeneralizabilityAvailable
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Development & Human Diversity · Development Across the Lifespan

5 core skills6% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Prenatal & Early Childhood DevelopmentAvailable
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2
Nature-Nurture in DevelopmentAvailable
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3
Developmental TheoriesAvailable
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4
Adult Development & AgingAvailable
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5
Adolescent DevelopmentAvailable
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Biopsychology & Neuroscience · Biological Bases of Behavior

4 core skills6% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Hormones & BehaviorAvailable
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2
Stress ResponseAvailable
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3
Genetics & EnvironmentAvailable
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4
Brain & DisordersAvailable
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Biopsychology & Neuroscience · Neurons, Neurotransmitters & Brain Systems

4 core skills7% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Neuronal CommunicationAvailable
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2
Lateralization & NeuroplasticityAvailable
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3
Brain Structures & FunctionsAvailable
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4
Neurotransmitters & BehaviorAvailable
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Sensation & Perception · Perception & Attention

4 core skills6% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Top-Down ProcessingAvailable
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2
Gestalt PrinciplesAvailable
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3
Selective AttentionAvailable
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4
Perceptual Constancies & IllusionsAvailable
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Sensation & Perception · Sensation & Sensory Systems

4 core skills6% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Sensation vs. PerceptionAvailable
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2
Sensory System PropertiesAvailable
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3
Pain & Other SensesAvailable
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4
Vision & HearingAvailable
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Personality & Individual Differences · Intelligence & Assessment

4 core skills6% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Test Reliability & ValidityAvailable
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2
Influences on Cognitive PerformanceAvailable
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3
Test Bias & FairnessAvailable
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4
Intelligence & MeasurementAvailable
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Personality & Individual Differences · Personality Theories

4 core skills6% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Big Five TraitsAvailable
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2
Self-Concept & Self-EsteemAvailable
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3
Person-Situation InteractionismAvailable
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4
Personality ApproachesAvailable
Long-form