Chapter 1: Introduction and Research Methods Dr. M. Davis-Brantley.
Chapter 1: Introduction and Research Methods. What is Psychology? The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
Contemporary Psychological Perspectives. Psychological Perspectives Method of classifying a collection of ideas Also called “schools of thought” Also.
The Story of Psychology Chapter 1. What’s in this Chapter? Where did psychology come from anyway? –Schools of thought Why do we need psychology? –applications.
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