Study Questions Number 2
Eight essential guidelines to critical thinking (inside cover)
To the student (xxix-xxxi)
About the authors (xxxii)
Chapter 1. The science of psychology (2-19)
Student Name _____________________
Date due: 9-8-06
Introduction to Psychology 101
Hal S. Bertilson, Ph.D.
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1. Know the eight essential guidelines to critical and creative thinking and be able to apply them. (7-15)
2. Know the "How to study" section. Their might be a test question on this section. (xxx-xxxi)
3. Know the definitions of empirical and critical thinking. (4-7)
4. What is wrong with "received wisdom?" (8)
5. What is a sure sign of lazy thinking? (8)
6. Be able to tell Dr. Bertilson what Structuralism is. What questions do Structuralists ask? (17)
7. Be able to tell Dr. B. what Functionalism is.What questions do Functionalists ask? How is the work of Charles Darwin related to Functionalism? (17-18)
8. Be able to tell Dr. B. what the method and theory of personality known as Psychoanalysis is. Freud believed that many of his patients' symptoms were caused by what? (18-19)