To help you learn
psychology on your own, Psychology: A Self-Teaching Guide employs the
following distinctive features:
· Each chapter begins
with a five-question true-or-false preview quiz; answers can be found near the
end of a given chapter.
· Immediately following
the quiz there is a short list of chapter objectives.
· Following each section
there are one or several questions pertaining to the material in the section.
The questions are of the fill-in-the-blank variety.
· Answers are provided
immediately following the questions.
· A ten-question multiple-choice
self-test appears toward the end of each chapter.
· Answers to the
self-test immediately follow.
·
A list of key terms appears at the end of each
chapter.
How Do You Use the Book?
I hope that you will
use the book by being an active, not a passive, learner. You can accomplish
this by following a step-by-step process for each chapter:
1.
Take
the five-question true-or-false quiz. Even if you don’t know an answer, make a
guess. This will get you involved in the material. Turn to the answer key at
the end of the chapter. Score the test. You should, of course, be pleased if
you get four or five questions correct. On the other hand, don’t be concerned if
you only get two or three correct. Obviously, you haven’t studied the material
yet. The purpose of the quiz is to break the ice, verify what you already know,
and give you a preview of what is to come in the chapter.
2.
Review
the chapter objectives. Their aim is to give you some idea of what you need to
pay attention to in the chapter. The objectives help to give your study focus
and direct you to what is of particular importance in the chapter.
3.
Read
each section and pay particular attention to the emphasized terms and their
meanings.
4.
Respond
to the fill-in-the-blank sentences at the end of each section before moving on
to the next one. Attempt the answers through the use of mental recall. It is a
good idea to actually write down, not just think about, your answers. If
necessary, cover the answers at the bottom of the questions. Then check your
responses against the answers provided. Look back at the relevant section if
there is anything you don’t understand.
5.
Take
the ten-question multiple-choice test at the end of the chapter. If you’re not
sure of an answer, take a guess. Your guess is likely to be an educated, not a
random, guess. After all, you have been studying the material. On most college multiple-choice
tests there is no penalty for guessing. Only correct answers are scored, and
nothing is taken away for missing a question.
6.
Score
the test using the answers that immediately follow it. On an absolute scale, a
score of 10 or 9 correct equals an A. A score of 8 correct equals a B. A score
of 7 correct equals a C. A score of 6 correct equals a D. A score of 5 correct
equals an F. Refer back to the material associated with questions you missed
and evaluate why you made an error.
7.
Review
the key terms at the end of the chapter. The terms are listed in alphabetical order.
Look up any terms you don’t recognize or that have little meaning for you.
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