Studying psychology /
by Stevenson, Andrew,
Series: Palgrave study guides Published by : Palgrave Macmillan, (New York :) Physical details: 208p. 20cm. ISBN:023051782X (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780230517820 (pbk. : alk. paper). Year: 2001Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | University of Sargodha-Central Library | 150 STS (Browse shelf) | Available | 50822 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface: What isn't this? -- Learning the language of psychology -- Ideas and activities to help you cope with terminology -- Proof, theories, hypotheses and the scientific method -- Causal links, controlled experiments, and correlation -- Right or wrong : the perspectives in psychology -- Studying psychology in ways that maximise your learning style -- Learning styles : what's it all about? -- The wholist-analyst theory -- The listening, looking, and doing theory -- Writing psychology assessments and examination answers -- Typical psychology assessments -- Reading the words in the question -- Planning assessment answers -- Writing in an academic style -- Evaluating psychological research -- Monitoring your own progress -- Preparing for psychology exams -- Conducting and understanding psychological research -- Deciding what to study -- Research methods in psychology -- Selecting participants for research -- Treating participants ethically -- Writing your research report -- Using statistics in psychology -- Kinds of statistics -- Using descriptive statistics in psychology -- Using inferential statistics on psychology -- What can I do with a psychology degree? -- Appendices.
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