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Crash Course Psychology is a fast-paced video series covering research methods, brain anatomy, memory, development, personality, and mental disorders, offering a solid way to map the main areas of the subject before going deeper. Learners often describe it as digestible and engaging, and several found it especially useful alongside introductory Psychology courses for review.
For Emotions
Episode 26 — “Emotion, Stress, and Health.”
Hidden Brain explores the psychology behind everyday behavior, decisions, emotions, and relationships, using conversations with researchers and real-world stories to make the ideas relatable. Rather than teaching psychology in a set order, it starts with questions about ordinary life and follows the research behind them. Listeners often described it as unusually approachable and engaging, though some feel it occasionally simplifies ideas or stretches them into broader conclusions.
For Emotions
Episodes — “Where Do Feelings Come From?” and “How to Harness Your Feelings.”
How Emotions Are Made looks at the idea that emotions are not fixed reactions that simply switch on in the brain. Lisa Feldman Barrett argues that what we feel depends on things like past experience, context, bodily signals, and what we have learned to call different emotions. Readers often found the main idea interesting and surprising, but some felt the book repeats itself and pushes Barrett's view too strongly.
Noba is a free, modular collection of psychology textbook chapters covering the major areas of introductory psychology, from biological psychology and learning to development, personality, and mental illness. Written by experts in different subfields, the chapters are organized as standalone modules, so learners can work through a broad introduction or dip into specific topics as needed. Learners frequently described Noba as beginner-friendly and wide-ranging, and useful alongside an introductory psychology course, with its free access being a major practical advantage.
For Emotions
Module — “Emotion Experience and Well-Being.”
Marc Brackett
Permission to Feel is about understanding emotions instead of ignoring or fighting them. Marc Brackett introduces RULER, five skills for recognizing, understanding, labeling, expressing, and regulating what we feel. He mixes research with his own story and examples from families, schools, relationships, and work. Readers often found it practical and easy to follow, especially parents and educators, though some found parts repetitive or a little basic if they already know the subject.
OpenStax Psychology 2e is a free, college-level textbook covering the standard scope of an introductory psychology course, including biopsychology, sensation and perception, memory, development, and psychological disorders. It follows the structure of a single-semester university course, combining classic studies with current research and DSM-5-TR coverage. Learners described it as easy to understand, with useful applied examples and review questions, and some reported using it as their actual university textbook.
For Emotions
Chapter 10, §10.4 — Emotion.