Please prepare your responses in typewritten form for submission in class. Also be prepared to make presentations in class explaining your responses. You are also required to post a couple of responses on the web board.

For Psychology 201 Students in Lieu of Class on Wednesday, September 5, 2007

After reading the overview of psychology under lessons and handouts on the web course, summarize your view of the field of psychology.

Read carefully the section on Psychology's Relatives. Explain why the listed social sciences are relevant to psychology (anthropology, geography,

political science, biology, psychiatry, history). The field of sociology is probably considered the least needed by psychology--why?

Review the major issues in psychology. Provide a real-life and relevant example of one of the issues. This example can come

from something you have read or experienced, from the textbook, from related psychological research, or from a scholarly journal.

Post your response to this question on the web board by going first to the discussion forum page on the course website and then

posting your answer on the web board. Also respond to at least one response provided by one of your classmates.

This post should be made no later than Sunday, September 9, 2007 by 12 midnight.

Read the history of psychology. Review the Related Learning Links and other sources on the history of psychology. Discuss the contributions of scholars, worldwide, in the evolution of the field. Explain psychology as a global discipline, including particular countries that helped define the discipline as well as some of the people who contributed to psychology's evolvement.

Who is your favorite contributor to the field of psychology and why? What significant contribution did they make to the field?

Excerpts of your essay may contribute to additional lessons on the course website. Please cite all sources used and

submit a typewritten paper of 5-8 pages. Include your honor pledge and a list of references.

BEGIN STUDY AND PREPARATION ON RESEARCH AND ETHICS (Chapter 1, Thinking Critically About Psychological Science)

Read Chapter 1 and become familiar with research in psychology. This is preparation for a future class.

Visit the related learning links section of the web course on Ethics in Psychology. Read or download the APA's

Read also about Institutional Review Boards and about the care and use of animals in research. Visit the other links listed on this page

Become familiar with these ethical standards for participation in discussion of case scenarios in class.

Here is the same document in WORD in case you want to enter your responses in the document.