Scientific Foundations

From news and popular media portrayals, you might think that psychologists analyze personality, offer counseling, dispense child-raising advice, examine crime scenes, and testify in court. Do they? Yes, and much more.

In a difficult moment—after an argument with a loved one, a social embarrassment, or a bad grade—to whom do you turn? For advice and comfort, we often turn to friends and family, or search online. Psychology can also shed insight. Psychologists start with the questions that intrigue all of us: How can we be happier, healthier, and more successful? What can we do to improve our relationships? Why do people act and think as they do? But as a science, psychology does more than speculate: It uses research to separate uninformed opinions from examined conclusions.

Myers' Psychology

Module 1

Module 2

Module 3

Module 4

Module 5

Module 6

Module 7

Module 8

Readings

Module 1, Psychology and Its History, pages 1-12.

Module 2, Today's Psychology and Its Approaches, pages 13-23.

Module 3, Subfields in Psychology, pages 24-35.

Module 4, The Need for Psychological Science, pages 38-41.

Module 5, The Scientific Method and Description, pages 41-49.

Module 6, Correlation and Experimentation, pages 50-58.

Module 7, Research Designs, and Ethics in Psychology, pages 59-65.

Module 8, Statistical Reasoning in Everyday Life, pages 66-77.

The Scientific Foundations of Psychology Final Review.pdf

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