Description
Book SynopsisThis book provides a roadmap for new psychology majors, and inspiration to help motivate students to make the most of internship, research, and service opportunities during their undergraduate years.
Trade Review“Succinct, informative, and easily digested… Recommended.” —
ChoiceTable of ContentsPart 1: Ethical and Social Responsibility: How to Use Psychology to Make the World a Better Place Chapter 1. What the Pros Hope You Will Learn in Your Psychology Major
Chapter 2. Making a Difference
Part 2: Knowledge Base: The Content of Psychology Chapter 3. The Broad Nature of Psychology Content
Chapter 4. Human Diversity and Human Universality
Chapter 5. Multifactorial Causation of Behavior
Part 3: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking Chapter 6. Psychology Is a Real Science: Part I. The Many Joys of Statistics
Chapter 7. Psychology Is a Real Science: Part II. Research Methods in the Behavioral Sciences
Part 4: Advanced Research as a Psychology Student Chapter 8. Rolling Up Your Sleeves: Collaborating on Research Projects
Chapter 9. Telling the World: Presenting Psychological Research Findings
Part 5: Professional Development: Internships, Graduate Programs, and Careers Chapter 10. How to Land (and Get the Most Out of) an Internship
Chapter 11. Thinking About Careers and Graduate School
Chapter 12. Cheat Sheet for Owning Your Psychology Major
