Description
Module 1 – Discussion [Graded]
Objectives
Explain the contributions of philosophy and the natural sciences to our understanding of modern psychology.
Explain why issues of diversity and ethics are important to explore across all topics in psychology.
Describe the historical development of Psychology.
Discuss the origin of psychology, the influence of culture and explain behavior from various historical pespectives.
Guidelines
ENV.current_user_fullname, upon reading the chapters for this module, please make sure to answer ALL the required discussion prompts below and additionally select one of the optional questions listed below:
[Required Discussion Prompts]
Where and How Did Psychology Originate? (LO-01.03–01.04) AND If you had to pick one of the historical perspectives to use to study and explain behavior, which one would it be? Why? (C01.1)
[Optional Discussion Prompt – Select ONE of the questions from either one of the groups below.]
Aristotle was one of the first individuals to study and write about psychological topics. Which of his topics do you think is most important? What do you think he left out?
Early psychologists were, for the most part, White men. How might this have influenced early conceptualizations of psychology and the development of early theories?
Do you or did you ever have an object you believed was lucky? If so, what is the object and can you explain, from a behavioral perspective, how you came to believe in its ability to help you? If you don’t believe in lucky objects, can you use the behavioral perspective to explain why not?
Can we ever really know what is happening in someone else’s mind? Can we even know what is going on in our own minds? Should we try to make behavior and — and our brain — transparent?
Your question should be one of the following three types:
Clarification-based: This question helps the writer by asking your peer to clarify points that you think could be more fully explained.
Evidence question – When a writer states something as fact rather than personal opinion, your peer’s argument is stronger if they cite evidence that the fact is true. Facts can be evidenced, in approximate order of strongest evidence to weakest, (1) by citing trustworthy data, (2) by citing the opinions of experts, (3) by citing repeatable personal experience, or (4) by citing common opinion. This kind of question helps the writer by asking for evidence if the student states something as fact but doesn’t cite evidence.
Hypothetical question – This kind of question helps the writer by asking your peer to test their argument by applying it to a situation that you specify.