Week 1-2: Introduction to Psychology

  • What is th definition of psychology?
  • Through what methods of science is psychology studied?
  • What are the four goals of psychology?
  • How and when did psychology begin?
  • How are the theories of psychoanalysis, Gestalt, and behaviorism
  • described, and who were the primary contributors?
  • Who were some of the early contributing minorities in psychology, and what were their contributions to the field?
  • How are some of the more modern (contemporary) perspectives of psychology described, and who were some of the primary contributors?