MPTUO1a: Unit 1 Slides

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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]

• 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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