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Getting to know you
Find someone who has:
Taken a psychology class
Has green eyes
Been to Asia
Does an “extreme sport”
Has interacted with the law
before
Is nervous about taking this
class
Has more than three children
Feels this class will be no
problem
Has run a marathon
Introductions
• Talk to your partner and learn
• Why they are in this class
• What they want to do when they finish their
time at RCC
• What they do when they aren’t in class
• One other unique or interesting thing about
them
• Exchange e-mail addresses with them
Chapter 1
Introduction to Psychology
and Research Methods
What is Psychology?
• Psychology
–Psyche: Mind
–Logos: Knowledge or study
• Definition: The scientific study of behavior and
mental processes
–Behavior: Overt (i.e., can be directly
observed, as with crying)
–Mental Processes: Covert (i.e., cannot be
directly observed, as with remembering)
Fig. 1-1, p. 13
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