Psychology 120 Perspectives in Psychology

Modern psychology is a not "unified" science, i.e., it doesn't offer one theory or an integrated set of theories that explains human behavior. Rather, students of psychology must learn to think "perspectivally;" they must use several distinct theoretical perspectives as lenses to "see" into human motivation. Check out the link below and find a brief discussion of the major perspectives that govern the psychological vision.

http://psychology.about.com/od/psychology101/a/perspectives.htm

Psychology 120

 Here is the url to the perfectionism scale referred to in class (extra credit).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/perfectionism/

Learning styles Psyc 120

 There is some evidence that learning styles can be reliably measured using a trait based measure. Try this inventory referenced below and see if the results shed some light on your study preferences and suggest ways to improve your learning.


http://www.sinclair.edu/support/sss/pub/Barsch%20learning%20Style%20inventory.doc

Five Factor Model of Personality (Psychology 120)

If you are interested in taking a personality test based on the Five Factor Model of personality discussed in class please visit the url below and follow the directions. Remember: No personality test will give you the absolute truth about you. Use the results to stimulate thought.

http://www.personalitytest.net/ipip/ipipneo1.htm

Perspectives in Psychology (Psychology 120)

Modern psychology is a not "unified" science, i.e., it doesn't offer one theory or an integrated set of theories that explains human behavior. Rather, students of psychology must learn to think "perspectivally;" they must use several distinct theoretical perspectives as lenses to "see" into human motivation. Check out the link below and find a brief discussion of the major perspectives that govern the psychological vision.

http://psychology.about.com/od/psychology101/a/perspectives.htm

Positive Psychology

Check out Seligman's page that has a number of assessments of interest for Positive Psychologists.

http://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/Default.aspx