The Study Of Psychology
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Chapter 1 discusses psychology. It mentions why psychologists do what they do and the purpose of why they study psychology. It also discusses how psychologists conduct research, how psychology emerged, the steps of research, ethical issues, and the 20th century perspective on psychology. Psychol ....
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.... are philosophy and physiology. Plato, a Greek rationalist, emphasized the use of reasoning as a way to find knowledge. On the other hand, Aristotle emphasized that what we can see and touch is the only route to reality and truth. Aristotle was an empiricist. Both theorists believe in direct observation of the environment. There are three perspectives of psychology: Structuralism, functionalism, and pragmatism.
Psychology has strict ethical guidelines. The utilization of human participa ....
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