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What makes you, you? Well, a lot of things! Your perspectives, aspirations, talents,

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fears, signature dance moves, relationships with the people you love, maybe even your

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green thumb or aversion to sesame seeds. But there are 2 things that are incredibly

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important to who you are: your mind and your behavior. Together they encompass what you think,

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feel, and do. And while your mind and behavior can seem mysterious, there's actually a lot we

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know about them. Thanks to psychology, the scientific study of the mind and behavior.

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Over the years, psychologists have done many experiments – some that are really clever and

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some that, well, they shouldn't have done, if we're being honest. Through this work, they've

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discovered – and continue to discover – important patterns in the ways we behave and think.

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Turns out, we have a lot in common when it comes to how we respond to what's around us,

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how we learn, what happens when we feel emotions, who we admire, and much much more.

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So that makes psychology a powerful way to understand human nature – one that’s relevant

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to you personally and to all of us. Thanks to psychology, I know why hip-hop makes me happy and

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how social media keeps us scrolling endlessly. Psychology gives us valuable insights on what

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it's like to be a person, and that can help us better relate to others with

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empathy – and to ourselves with self compassion. And psychology isn't just about explaining us to

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ourselves and getting along more harmoniously. It can also be about leaning into the mysterious.

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Like, take dreams. We’ve pondered them for millenia and studied them

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for decades, but psychologists still have different theories about what they are.

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One theory is that dreams can be like a form of therapy, a safe space for emotions to play out.

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Or you might prefer the theory that says dreams are just electrical pulses firing

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and they don’t have deeper meaning. We’re still figuring out what dreams really are!

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And wide-open questions like this are part of what makes psychology so exciting. Like all of science,

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psychology is an ever-evolving realm of knowledge and possibilities. And I'll

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be your guide to the riches of this realm, taking you through fascinating

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and heady topics like motivation, stress, consciousness, intelligence, and personality.

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Hi, I'm Deja Fitzgerald, and welcome to Study Hall Intro to Psychology!

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I consider myself a bit of a try-hard, so I’ve never pursued my interests in a half-hearted

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fashion. I have a bachelors degree in Psychology and a Master of Education in Student Affairs. And

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since apparently I couldn't stand the idea of making a sizable income too early in my career,

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now I’m working on my doctorate in Counseling Psychology at the University of Tennessee.

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Throughout my educational career, I’ve also had various professional opportunities. Like I’ve

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had leadership roles with the American Psychological Association's Society of

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Counseling Psychology. And I’ve also been involved with the Recording Academy and the

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hip-hop scene in the Pacific Northwest. Central to all of my work is the pursuit

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of well-being, sense of belonging, and intercultural development for

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minoritized and marginalized populations in a variety of settings. That includes

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intimate relationships, organizations, the music industry, and more. In my spare time,

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you can usually find me playing a video game, hanging out with one of my many pets,

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or aggressively narrating shows on HGTV. Together, we’ll go on a journey through

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topics ranging from the history of psychology to positive psychology and see the myriad

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ways that psychology can help us to know – and wonder – more about what makes us who we are.

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If you’re enjoying Study Hall Intro to Psychology and are interested in

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