VIDEO: Laureate Education, Inc. (2015). Psychology as a Science [Streaming video].
ASSIGNMENT-
What is one belief you have about psychology? Briefly explain your understanding of what the field of psychology is
Describe a time when you have consciously deliberated about buying something. Describe how you know the process was conscious. Were you satisfied with your decision? Explain why or why not, tying in the concepts you learned about this week. Describe a time when you unconsciously deliberated about buying something. Describe how you now know the process was unconscious. Were you satisfied with your decision? Explain why or why not, tying in the concepts you learned about in this chapter. Describe a research technique from Chapter 1 that you could use to study conscious versus unconscious processing in people.
RESOURCES.....
• Feldman, R. (2012). Psychology and your life (2nd ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.
o Chapter 1, "Introduction to Psychology"
• Paller, K., & Suzuki, S. Consciousness. In Discover psychology: a brief introductory text. Retrieved from:
http://nobaproject.com/textbooks/discover-psychology-a-brief-introductory-text/modules/consciousness
• Dijksterhuis, A. (2009). The beautiful powers of unconscious thought. Retrieved fromhttp://www.apa.org/science/about/psa/2009/10/sci-brief.aspx