PSYC 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Multiple Choice, Critical Thinking, Scientific Method
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Learning goals: explain and critique the basic research methods employed by psychologists, describe some of the classic and contemporary research in the following subfields of psychology: developmental psychology, social psychology, personality psychology, and. Clinical psychology: define and identify mental disorders, apply psychological vocabulary and concepts to real life experiences, think critically about psychological research, read, summarize, and interpret psychology research articles, use apa citation style effectively. Required: textbook (custom course version available at the bookstore) Midterm (october 18, in-class) 30: multiple choice and short answer questions. Article assignment (november 26, 11:59pm) 12: locate a recent research article from listed psychology journal, write summary and reflection. Comes from the greek word psyche, meaning the mind/soul/spirit. Scientific study of the mind, brain, and behaviour. Multiple levels of analysis: biological (genes, brain structure, molecules, psychological (thoughts, feelings, emotions; the mind, social & cultural influences (relations to others, the environment)
