Goal:
To form an argument on whether psychology is a science.
Instructions:
After reading your textbook and listening to the podcast on whether psychology is a science, please answer the following questions:
- How have your lived experiences- such as where you grew up and with whom and your cultural values shaped your views of psychology? Please provide specific personal examples and elaborate on how these experiences have influenced your understanding of psychology.
- Post an image, giph, or meme that comes to mind when you hear the word “psychology.”Explain the significance of the chosen image and how it relates to your understanding of psychology. Make sure to embed the image/giph/meme (not attach or else you will not receive credit for this assignment)
- What makes psychology a science? Provide at least one specific examples from the podcast to form your argument and one example from another source (not just your opinion) and critically analyze how they support psychology’s status as a scientific discipline. If you do not provide examples from the podcast and cite one other source you will not receive credit.
- Now, Please visit this APA website and explore the various subfields in psychology. Pick one subfield that was particularly interesting to you. Summarize the types of careers in this subfield and why you were drawn to this subfield. Remember to use your own words (don’t directly copy and paste as this is plagiarism).
- What question(s) do you have after to the podcast that you hope to explore in this course? Be sure to include references to specific parts of the podcast in your response. Please note: “I don’t have any questions”, or any variation of this statement, is not an acceptable response and you will not receive credit.
