Rose M. Spielman; William J. Jenkins; and Marilyn D. Lovett
Learning Objectives
By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
- Define psychology
- Understand the merits of an education in psychology
- Describe the major degrees available in the field of psychology
- Appreciate the diversity of interests and foci within psychology
- Understand basic interests and applications in each of the described areas of psychology
- Demonstrate familiarity with some of the major concepts or important figures in each of the described areas of psychology
- Discuss how research involving human subjects is regulated
- Summarize the processes of informed consent and debriefing
This section contains material by 1.1 What is Psychology and 2.4 Ethics in Psychology (on OpenStax) by Rose M. Spielman, William J. Jenkins, Marilyn D. Lovett, and is used under a CC-BY 4.0 International license. |