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

Type A Personality

Check out the url below for a description of Type A Personality and some strategies for reducing the effects of maladaptive Type A behaviors. 

 http://stress.about.com/od/understandingstress/a/type_a_person.htm

Keirsey Temperament Sorter

Extra credit for psy 120: Take the Keirsey by visiting the url below. Write a one page summary of what you learned about yourself and how you can use the information to improve your life.

http://www.keirsey.com/sorter/instruments2.aspx?partid=0

cognitive distortions

 Check out the url below for a description of common cognitive distortions from the work of psychologist David Burns.

http://www.healthymind.com/s-distortions.html

Human Memory

Check out this site to learn about the information processing model of memory.

http://www.human-memory.net/types.html

Learning Styles Inventory

 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