Chapter 1: Defining Psychology – Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods
Click this link http://allpsych.com/psychology101/intro/ and read the first page of the online text. At the end of the reading, you should be able to identify what psychology is, how & why you study it, the five basic goals of the discipline.
When finished, comment below and tell me, and your classmates:
- One thing you learned from the reading or the first day research.
- One thing that surprised you from the reading or the first day research.
- One strength you will bring to this class as a learner and student participant.
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Go to https://cnx.org/contents/Sr8Ev5Og@9.33:-JmAXPOj@8/What-Is-Psychology
and read the first section “What is Psychology” – be familiar with these concepts and ideas. READ and think – I know…that’s hard…you do not know exactly how. It is not fun. Why do it when there is a game of something or a streak waiting on you? 😉 Because that’s how you learn…sad but true. So! As you read, THINK, make connections to things you already know, jot down notes on the things you do not, and be interactive with the text.
25 min to do this short assignment and lecture begins. 🙂
Middleton PSYCHOLOGY 
1. I hadn’t put much thought into what psychologists do to try and enforce positivity.
2. What surprised me was how common the usage of psychology is. Any action we make is what psychologists observe and use in their studies.
3. I’m very open minded to new topics and how they affect the people who learn them.
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1. I learned that psychology has five basic goals: describe, explain, predict, control, and improve.
2.I had an idea before, but I never knew that we basically use the principles of psychology in just about everything we do in our daily lives.
3. one strength I will bring to the class is my opinion, as well as my insight.
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1) There are five goals when it comes to psychology: Describe, Explain, Predict, Control, Improve
2)I learned that if an adult figure in your life acted a certain way, you are likely to search for people that act the same.
3)I am excited to learn about the functions of the brain.
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1. I learned about industrial psychologist. I have a strong interest in business and did not know that this position was even an opportunity for others to partake.
2 I was surprised at all of the accomplishments of Wilhelm Wundt. With his numerous books along with lab studies, he did major works for observations on people.
3. I read many books per month. My strengths of personal expirences along with literary expirneces will allow me to give in-depth insight on a topic.
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I learned that psychology has many different sub-categories and is a very broad field. I was surprised to learn about all the different professions within psychology, from research psychology to clinical and business psychology. The strengths I bring to this class are my passion for discussion and my determination to learn.
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1) I learned that psychology helps to predict actions as well as analyse them.
2) I was surprised to find that psychologists treat people in groups to ease their anxiety. For me, the more people that are around, the higher my anxiety.
3) In class I will pay close attention to details and participate.
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I learned the 5 basic goals of psychology. It surprised me that you use different methods everyday and you don’t even notice. I love to understand how and why people do the things they do.
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1: One thing I learned was that some of the false information given out by people with strong opinions is called popular psychology.
2: One thing i was surprised about was that psychology is used far more often than I realized
3: One strength I can bring to the class is humor
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I was unaware that psychology could not only be used as a means to predict behavior but also control it. I was surprised to see that psychology only has five primary goals that are easily comprehended. My desire to relate concepts learned to the real world is my biggest strength.
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1. I learned that Wilhelm Wundt is actually the father of psychology when many people believe it is Sigmund Freud.
2. I was surprised to find out Wundt released the first psychology textbook.
3. I enjoy learning about how the brain works so I will be very engaged.
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One thing I learned: When we talk to ourselves in our heads, telling ourselves to “calm down,” “work harder,” or “give up,” we are utilizing cognitive approaches to change our behaviors and emotions.
One thing I was surprised by: The five study goals of psychology.
Strength I will bring to the class: I will bring a hard worker, that has many questions about psychology.
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1. There are five basic goals of psychology– describe, explain, predict, control, improve.
2. People are indirectly using psychological methods when punishing their children.
3. I am a deep thinker who is very interested in this subject, and i love having open discussions about whatever it is i’m learning.
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1.) One thing I learned from researching is that “Structuralism is the analysis of the basic elements that constitute the mind.”
2.) One thing that surprised me from the reading is “When we talk to ourselves in our heads, telling ourselves to “calm down,” “work harder,” or “give up,” we are utilizing cognitive approaches to change our behaviors and emotions.”
3.) One strength I will bring to this class as a learner and participant is enthusiasm.
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Typo. One thing that surpsised me was the among the list of reasons for conducting psychology* (I had previously edited out a part about society lol)
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I wasn’t actually aware of the five primary goals of psychology. One thing that surprised me was among the list of reasons for conduction society; I never thought about the fact that abusive fathers can translate into abusive spouses for their children. As a learner the strength which I can use to contribute to the class environment is my curiosity. I would very much like to know more about the relation between psychology and neuroscience; I am also interested in the psychological theories of Carl Jung.
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