Chapter 1 Objectives:
Chapter 2 Objectives:
- Define psychology and distinguish it from pseudoscience, psychobabble and popular opinion.
- Define critical thinking and explain eight guidelines for critical thinking.
- Identify the aims, methods and legacy of structuralism, functionalism, and psychoanalysis.
- Describe the major principles of the biological, learning, cognitive, sociocultural, and psychodynamic perspectives in psychology.
- Highlight the unique contributions and perspectives of the humanistic and feminine movements in psychology.
- Distinguish between applied and basic psychology.
- Distinguish between a psychotherapist, a psychoanalyst, a psychiatrist, a clinical psychologist and other practicing mental health professionals.
Chapter 2 Objectives:
- Explain key characteristics essential to psychological research.
- Highlight the role of descriptive research including a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of specific descriptive research strategies.
- Explain the purpose, meaning and interpretation of correlation research findings.
- Highlight the unique role of experimental research including a discussion of advantages and disadvantages.
- Understand how experiments are conducted including a discussion of the role of variables (independent-dependent), conditions (experimental and control), and approaches (single-blind and double-blind).
- Understand the application and interpretation of descriptive & inferential statistics.
- Compare and contrast cross-sectional and longitudinal studies.
- Discuss ethical considerations and the role of deception in conducting research with humans.
- Discuss ethical concerns for animal research, and highlight the unique role of animals in psychological research.