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Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods
Opening Freewrite What do you think psychology studies? What are your
impressions of psychology? What do you think psychologists do? Write down anything that comes to mind!
Review Syllabus Read Psychology DP. Then discuss in pairs: 1. What are you most
excited about? 2. What are you
apprehensive/nervous about?
3. What questions do you have (list them!)?
4. How different does this look from your initial impressions in your freewrite?
Four Corners
Psychology is NOT a science.
Four Corners
Psychology usually just confirms what our common
sense knows.
Four Corners
People’s personalities and psychological traits are more the product of their biology and brain chemistry, rather than their environment and
socialization.
What does Psychology study? Human behavior (causes
and predictions)
Human thought
Nature/nurture debate
Biological Analysis
Cognitive Analysis
Sociocultural Analysis
All create the full picture EXAMPLE: Studying Anger
Biological: Studies brain circuits that create physical responses to anger.
Cognitive: Studies how our interpretation of a situation affects our anger and how our anger affects our thinking.
Sociocultural: Studies how expressions of anger vary in different cultural contexts.
Psychology Pre-Assessment Take the quiz
How easy was this? How confident are you in your answers?
Correct the quiz
Lori reviews main takeaways
Common Sense
Tomorrow… Specific biases that make nonsense of our common
sense
Qualitative research methods