I started tutoring students during my time in college, and everyone I worked with thought I was great at explaining subjects and helping them with their grades, and I found that I really liked helping students understand subjects.
Use the four goals of psychology to outline how a psychologist might approach the following question: Why are you sitting here in psychology class when there are other things you could be doing?
With which approach to psychology do you most agree? Why?
Consider the following question: Why do you sometimes daydream in your classes? Compare how the various approaches to the study of psychology would address this question differently. Describe the differences and similarities.
Visualize the Main Idea Using Piaget's stages, create a time line that tracks the cognitive development of a child. See the example below.
Application Activity Design your own test for object permanence. Use several objects and test a younger sibling, cousin, or your pet dog or cat to see if they search for hidden objects. Describe the results of your experiment.
Visualize the Main Idea Using a graphic organizer similar to the one at right, identify and describe three difficulties that adolescents might encounter.
