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MPTUO1a: Unit 1 Slides
Week 1 / Unit 1
The unit slides provide a summary of the reading. For more detail, study the unit notes.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods based on the e-textbook, Psychology 101 by Dr. Christopher L. Heffner [2]
Chapter 1: Psychology and Science, Part One: What is Psychology? based on the e-textbook Psychology: An Introduction by Russell A. Dewey, PhD [3]
- What is Psychology?
- Specialties within Psychology
- Four Approaches to Psychological Research
- Summary: What is Psychology?
The History of Psychology Slides
Accompanies Chapter 1: Psychology and Science, Part Two: The History of Psychology in Psychology: An Introduction by Russell A. Dewey, PhD [3]
- The 1800s
- New Generations 1895-1915
- Watson and Behaviorism
- Mid-Twentieth Century Behaviorism
- The “Third Force”
- Modern Trends
Critical Thinking Slides
Accompanies Chapter 1: Psychology and Science, Part Three: Critical Thinking in Psychology: An Introduction by Russell A. Dewey, PhD [3]
- Critical Thinking
- The Role of Science
- Operational Definitions
- Constructs and the Problem of Reification
- The Importance of Replication
- Dewey’s Law of No Fun
- The “Quack Science” Syndrome
- Summary: Critical Thinking
Observational and Experimental Research Slides
Accompanies Chapter 1: Psychology and Science, Part Four: Observational and Experimental Research in Psychology: An Introduction by Russell A. Dewey, PhD [3]
- Correlation and Prediction
- Predictions Based on “The Actuarial Method”
- Pitfalls in Observational Research
- Questionnaires, Surveys, and Polls
- Other problems with polls
- Experimental Research and its Pitfalls
- Experimental Controls
- Two Powers of Science
- Summary: Observational and Experimental Research
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