THIRTEENTH EDITION - Introduction to Psychology Gateways to Mind and...

Instructor Manual For Introduction to Psychology Gateways to Mind and Behavior

THIRTEENTH EDITION

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Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods Chapter Theme: Psychology is a science and a profession. Scientific observation is the most powerful way to answer questions about behavior.

Discussion Topics One-Minute Motivator 1.1: Structuralism

One-Minute Motivator 1.2: Cultural relativity

One-Minute Motivator 1.3: Universal ß

One-Minute Motivator 1.4: Psychology Professionals

One-Minute Motivator 1.5: Application vs. Research

One-Minute Motivator 1.6: The Effects of Amphetamines on Learning

One-Minute Motivator 1.7: Naturalistic Observation

One-Minute Motivator 1.8: The Placebo Effect

One-Minute Motivator 1.9: Case Studies

One-Minute Motivator 1.10: Surveys and Questionnaires

One-Minute Motivator 1.11: How Do Pseudo-Psychologies Survive?

One-Minute Motivator 1.12: Fortune Cookies

One-Minute Motivator 1.13: Ethics and Animals

Broadening Our Cultural Horizons 1.1: Cultural Relativity

Broadening Our Cultural Horizons 1.2: Russia and Japan

Broadening Our Cultural Horizons 1.3: Psychology as Science?

Broadening Our Cultural Horizons 1.4: Psychology in Different Cultures

Broadening Our Cultural Horizons 1.5: Observers from Different Cultures

Value Clarification 1.1: Psychology is just commonsense

Value Clarification 1.2: Psychology is unhelpful to other disciplines

Value Clarification 1.3: Critical thinking is just cynicism

Value Clarification 1.4: People with problems should fix themselves

Value Clarification 1.5: All animal research should be banned

Value Clarification 1.6: Lab experiments are unhelpful

Value Clarification 1.7: Observing people is an invasion of privacy

Value Clarification 1.8: Administering placebos is unethical

Value Clarification 1.9: Requiring research participation is wrong

Classroom Activities Exercise 1.1: Psychology Quiz

Exercise 1.2: What Is Psychology?

Exercise 1.3: Introspection

Exercise 1.4: APA and APS on the World Wide Web

Exercise 1.5: Gardening Small Group Activity

Exercise 1.6: Analyzing Research Reports

Exercise 1.7: Positive and Negative Correlation 2 / 4

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Exercise 1.8: Internet Survey Small Group Activity

Exercise 1.9: Critical Thinking Exercise

Exercise 1.10: Countering Widespread Student Belief in Astrology

Exercise 1.11: Psychology in the News – Separating Fact from Fiction

Exercise 1.12: Ethics and the Placebo Effect

Role-Playing Scenario 1.1: Schools of psychology

Role-Playing Scenario 1.2: Differing views of animal research

Role-Playing Scenario 1.3: Funding for psychological research

Video Suggestions Psychology: Scientific Problem Solvers—Careers for the 21

st Century,

Discovering Psychology: Past, Present, and Promise

Understanding Psychology

History of Psychology 1: Mind, Self, and Soul

Endless Questions: Critical Thinking and Research

Steps in Planning and Conducting Research Prisoners of Silence Introduction to Designing Experiments

Multimedia Resources PowerLecture with JoinIn™ and ExamView® for Introduction to

Psychology: Gateways to Mind and Behavior, 13

th Edition Websites Digital Video Library 3.0 Armchair Psychology Does Marijuana Impair Memory?

Experimental Methods: Variables

Experimental Methods Pearson Correlation

Supplemental Lecture Evolution of the Study of Humans and Research

Handouts Handout 1.1; What Is Psychology?

Handout 1.2: What Is Psychology? Data Sheet and Analysis of Responses

Handout 1.3: Introspection

Handout 1.4: APA and APS on the World Wide Web

Handout 1.5: Analyzing Research Reports

Handout 1.6: Positive and Negative Correlation

Handout 1.7: Positive and Negative Correlation Scattergrams

Handout 1.8: Countering Widespread Student Belief in Astrology

Handout 1.9: Psychology in the News—Separating Fact from Fiction

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Chapter One Outline

1.1 Psychology—Behave Yourself!

Gateway Question 1.1: What is psychology and what are its goals?

Learning Objective 1.1.1 – Describe the origin of the word psychology and its current definition, and differentiate between overt and covert behaviors within this definition.Learning Objective 1.1.2 – Explain how psychologists can be both scientists who conduct research to discover new knowledge as well as professionals who apply knowledge to solve problems.Learning Objective 1.1.3 – Discuss the problems in using the commonsense approach to understanding behavior and why more accurate information can be obtained by engaging in critical thinking and the systematic gathering and analysis of empirical evidence, and define the following terms as they relate to this approach: data, scientific observation, intersubjective, and research method.Learning Objective 1.1.4 – Describe the four goals of psychology and give examples of how psychologists gather scientific data in order to meet each of these goals.

1.2 Critical Thinking—Take It with a Grain of Salt

Gateway Question 1.2: What is critical thinking?

Learning Objective 1.2.1 – Explain why critical thinking is central to the scientific method, the study of psychology, and the everyday understanding of behavior.Learning Objective 1.2.2 – Describe the process of critical thinking.Learning Objective 1.2.3 – Explain how the validity of beliefs can be judged by using critical thinking principles.Learning Objective 1.2.4 – Explain why critical thinkers must actively seek to falsify beliefs, including their own, and why they do not automatically accept an idea as true or false based solely on claimed expertise.

1.3 Pseudopsychologies—Palms, Planets, and Personalities Gateway Question 1.3: How does psychology differ from false explanations of behavior?Learning Objective 1.3.1 – Define pseudopsychology, and list and describe examples of belief systems that would be classified as pseudopsychologies.Learning Objective 1.3.2 – Explain why pseudopsychologies continue to survive and even attain popularity when they have no scientific basis.Learning Objective 1.3.3 – Explain how uncritical acceptance, the confirmation bias, and the Barnum effect have led many people to believe in various pseudopsychologies.

1.4 Scientific Research—How to Think Like a Psychologist Gateway Question 1.4: How is the scientific method applied in psychological research?Learning Objective 1.4.1 – Describe the scientific method, and explain how systematic observations are utilized within the scientific method to provide the highest quality of information about behavior.Learning Objective 1.4.2 – Discuss the beginning steps of psychological research, which include defining problems and proposing hypotheses, and explain why concepts must be operationally defined before they can be studied empirically.

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