Psychology ~ Guided Reading        1.1: The Field of Psychology

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1. Gaining Insight into Behavior

1. Intro

1. Behavior is the result of which two factors?

2. How do psychologists seek to reduce the chance of false conclusions in their research?

3. What is the point of the story of the blind men and the elephant?

2. The Goals of Psychology

1. Intro

4. What are the four goals of psychologists?

2. Hypothesis and Theory

5. Compare the concepts of hypothesis and theory. Be sure to use features of comparison.

6. Which types of accounts of past behaviors do psychologists study in order to predict future behaviors?

3. Influence

7. Compare the concepts of basic science and applied science. Be sure to use features of comparison.

3. The Scientific Basis of Psychology

1. Intro

8. The scientific method uses techniques of which type to formulate hypotheses.

9. Psychology is connected with which two types of sciences?

10. Identify the focus of each of the following social sciences?

2. Systematic Procedure and Research in Psychology

11. Why is Wilhelm Wundt important in the history of psychology?

3. Why Study Psychology?

12. Create a bulleted list of reasons to study psychology.

13. Recreate the Scientific Method diagram from page 8 below.