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PS4001-40Introduction to Psychology

WORKBOOK


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What is the workbook for?

This workbook is designed to help you to demonstrate that you have met the learningoutcomes of this module in respect of some of the following key skills:

Key Skill Tasks

Communication Take part in discussions

ive a short talk

!ead information

Produce written material

pplication of !umber "nterpret information

#arry out calculations

"nterpret results and present findings

"nformation Technolo#y Search for information

$%plore and develop information

Present information

"mprovin# own learnin#an$ performance

Set targets and plan action

&ollow plan to meet your targets

!eview progress

Workin# with others Plan activities with others

'ork towards targets

$%change information on progress

%roblem Solvin# "dentify a problem and suggest solutions

Try out a solution

"dentify methods

To this end( a variety of worksheets need to be completed) "t is necessary for youcomplete every worksheet in this workbook( as the pass mark for this mode ofassessment in *0+( so there is very little room for error) Some of the activities herrelate to activities that you have already undertaken in seminars( but if you missedthose seminars( you will still need to complete the e%ercise by either sharing a pieceof work created by your seminar group( or producing a new piece of work yourself)

,uring the seminar programme and associated tasks( we are focussing on these keyskills some of which are reflected in the e%ercises in the worksheets:

!eading skills: nderstanding .ournal articles

Presentation skills: sing PowerPoint and reflecting on performanceThinking skills: #ritical evaluation'riting skills: $ssays!easoning and problem-solving skills

/ikewise( in the lecture programme( in addition to looking key topics in psychology(we have been considering careers in psychology and some of the uestions wille%amine your understanding of how psychology is practiced)

&ow to approach this assi#nment

This workbook is split into 10 worksheets) $ach worksheet will marked out of 10

giving a total of 100 marks for the workbook) ou should attempt every uestion togive yourself the best chance of passing)


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Worksheet !umber '( "nformation #atherin#

The web is central to your information gathering activities and so using it properly(and reporting what you find there accurately is important) Search engines such asoogle( yahoo( 2lta3ista and others are widely used( and some have specialistfacilities for searching for academic material)

Use the Web to answer the followin# )uestions*Please write your answers in thegrid at the end of the workbook) $ach answer is worth one mark:

'*'*'hat does the acronym !/ stand forniform !esource /ocator

'*+*'hat is the !/ for the School of Science Society and management at 5athSpahttps(,,www*bathspa*ac*uk,schools,society-enterprise-an$-environment

'*.*sing oogle scholar( identify onepaper concerned with 6brain plasticity7)

8ohansson( 5) 9000; 6Brain Plasticity And Stroke Rehabilitation. Stroke 2merican ?eart 2nd Stroke 2ssociation) 2vailable from:http:@@stroke)aha.ournals)org@content@A1@1@A)short

'*/* o to the 5PS website) &ind out how much ST,$CT fees for membership are(paying by direct debit( if you are a student without a ta%able income)

'*0*sing the web( find out what eorg 3on 5DkDsy won the Cobel priEe for in 1FB1)Physiology@Gedicine for research into the cochlea)

'*1) 'hat were 5)&) Skinner7s #hristian names5urrhus &rederic

'*2*?ow much would a clinical psychologist earn if they were employed at thebottom of the band Ha pay scale in 01

'*3) 'hich niversity has Professor Simon 5aron-#ohen on its staff

'*4* 'hat is the correct diagnostic name for the disorder commonly referred to as6multiple personality disorder7

'*'5* 'hich historical figure( born in 1HBA is known as 6the father of appliedpsychology7
https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/schools/society-enterprise-and-environmenthttp://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/31/1/223.shorthttps://www.bathspa.ac.uk/schools/society-enterprise-and-environmenthttp://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/31/1/223.short


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Worksheet number +( %resentation of information

This worksheet involves activities( the first demonstrating your technical skills inusing PowerPoint and converting files to different formats( the second involves yourskills in reflecting on the slides that you created( and your ability to plan yourprogress in the area by evaluating your performance and suggesting improvements)

+*') PowerPoint is a powerful presentation tool available on all of the machines in theopen access classrooms) ou used your research and group-working skills inseminar 4 to research one of the following historical figures: !ogers( Seligman( 8ung(

Pavlov( 'atson( Skinner( Iohler and make a A slides PowerPoint presentation) &orthis worksheet( " would like you to present the A slides on the answer sheet) oumight like to use oogle to find out how to save your slide as a 8P$) Search termsyou may use could include 6#onvert PowerPoint slide .peg7) %aste 6electronically7the ima#e to your response sheet for worksheet +8 )uestion +*') So long as theA slides are present( you will receive the marksJ 2lternatively( if you have forgotten tokeep a copy( you may substitute these slides with A taken from your assessedpresentation) 9A marks;)

+*+) Ce%t( " would like you to comment critically on the slides) &or e%ample( do theyconvey the information clearly 'as the font siEe appropriate 'as there enough@toomuch information presented ou may wish to think back to the comments that your

classmates made when you presented the slides to them during this seminar( orsimply base your reflection on other PowerPoint presentations you may have seenduring this module) Gost of the marks are awarded for this part of the worksheet( asyour ability to evaluate your performance K and to learn from it- is the ma.or focus ofthis e%ercise) Type your answer into the answer #ri$) 9* marks;


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Worksheet number .( !avi#atin# your way aroun$ library services

sing the library is an essential component of being an undergraduate( and theearlier you learn to navigate your way around the libraries that you have access to(the easier you fill find in to plan your learning and research your assignments) &or thepurposes of this worksheet( " would like to visit Cewton Park library to try to physicallylocate the books 9or the space where said books reside; referred to here in the

answers to uestion A)1- A)4) Ce%t( " would like you to log onto the library website)ou will note that students at 5ath Spa have access to both 5ath niversity libraryand '$ library under a reciprocal agreement we have) 'ith them There is alsolimited availability to order books and .ournal articles from the 5ritish /ibrary( with itsvast array of resources) se the online databases and online information on thelibrary website to answer uestions A)L-A)*)

Type your answers into the answer #ri$*

.*'* ive the 5ath Spa library shelf-mark and authors of the following book: Mad,bad and sad: a history of woen and the ind doctors fro !"## to the $resent% &'arks(

.*+* 'ho wrote theReinter$reting the legacy of )illia *aes% &! ark(

.*.* 'hich book did !obert 8 Sternberg write in 00B ive title and shelf mark) 9marks;

.*/* ?ow many copies of /ance 'orkman7s book +-olutionary Psychology% are heldin the library) "nclude any copies which may currently be out on loan) 91 mark;

.*0* ive the !/ of The niversity of 'est of $ngland7s main library page) 91 mark;

.*1*2t the niversity of 5ath( find one book by "an 'alker) ive the name of the

book and its publisher) 9 marks;

.*2* 'hat is the name of the service by which the library emails inter library loanelectronic copies of .ournal articles to your email address 91 mark;


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Worksheet !umber /( 9raphical representation of :ata

2n essential skill for any psychologist is the graphical representation of data) ,atacollection is central to the advancement of any science( and in psychology datacomes in many forms) ou will( no doubt( be aware that there is an entire modulededicated to e%perimental design( which includes data collection( statistics andgraphical representation) $ven if you are not taking the design module( you musthave some e%perience of graphics and you must show an ability to read information

from graphs)

sing a computer #enerate$ barchart( graphically represent the following fictionaldata( which represents scores achieved on mathematics and $nglish tests by schoolchildren) Tip - there should only be 4 bars on the chart)

/*') raphically represent this data:

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Worksheet number 0( Basic :escriptive Statistics

Psychologists use numbers to describe data) 'hen we collect data in the lab( or inthe field( we call it untreated or raw data) /ooking at raw data is( more often than not(completely meaningless) To help make our .ob easier we employ simple descriptivestatistics to allow us to describe and talk about our data) se your library skills to finda book of your choice to help you here) ou need to start by working out what the

terms mean( median and mode refer to( then work through the following three datasets( before writing your own data set for uestion L)10) #heck your answerscarefullyJ

Type your answers on the answer #ri$*

#alculate the G$2C( G$,"2C and G=,$ of the following sets of data)

Set one( :ata values /838+8+

0*'*'hat is the mean 91 mark;0*+) 'hat is the median value 91 mark;

0*.*'hat is the modal value 91 mark;

Set two( :ata values '8/81838+8'80818+8'8'848'5

0*/*'hat is the mean 91 mark;0*0*'hat is the median value 91 mark;0*1) 'hat is the modal value 91 mark;

Set three( :ata values .8/82848'8+8.8'58483828.

0*2*'hat is the mean 91 mark;0*3*'hat is the median value 91 mark;0*4*'hat is the modal value 91 mark;

0*'5*'rite a set of data 9minimum L data values; which has the same mean medianand modal value) 91 mark;


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Worksheet !umber 1( Referencin# an$ pla#iarism

"ndicating clearly and correctly where information comes from and to whom it may beattributed is an e%tremely important component of being an academic) "f you do notindicate your sources you are opening yourself to a criticism of pla#iarism) This isthe most serious academic crime you can commit) %la#iarismis stealing work and

passing it off as your own) #opying large chunks of work from the internet( or frombooks( and not attributing it correctly is against the rules and you may be sub.ect tostrict academic penalties because of it) Some of you may think this is not terriblyserious( but please let me dissuade you from attempting this) ou ightget awaywith it( but you are likely to get caught) The psychology department take this sort oftheft e%tremely seriously) "t may help to think of the published material as a productof some kind) 2cademics teach and research their chosen sub.ect) 'hen theyproduce new( original work in the form of papers or .ournal articles they aregenerating something( .ust as an artist may generate a painting( or an engineer ormechanic may produce a car) Stealing their work and passing it off as your own islike stealing anything else) 5elow are some e%amples of how to reference typicalmaterials you might use in a psychology essay K this is the format that you are

e%pected to use( and it is important that you learn to reference such items correctly)

%lease type your answers carefully into the answer #ri$*

ournal references

@imbar$o8 %*9* 6'42.7 On the ethics of intervention in human psycholo#icalresearch( With special reference to the Stanfor$ %rison ;Aperiment* Cognition82, +/.-+01*

'hat is this reference conveying That this is a paper( by P)) Mimbardo( called N=nthe ethics of intervention in human psychological research: 'ith special reference to

the Stanford Prison $%periment)O "t was published in the .ournal 6#ognition7( in the1F*A edition( volume number ( on pages 4A to LB) Please note which part isitalicised)

Book references

Williams8 T*=* 6;$*7 6'4317 The impact of television: A national experiment inthree communities. !ew ork( ca$emic %ress*

This is a book edited by T)G) 'illiams) This means that many people contributed tothe book put together by 'illiams) The book is called NThe impact of television: 2

national e%periment in three communities) "t was published by the 2cademic Press(Cew ork in 1FHB) Please note which part is italicised)

ou may need to refer to a particular chapter or article in an edited book( as in thee%ample below:

@imbar$o8 %*9* 6'4147* The human choice( "n$ivi$ualtion8 reason8 an$ or$erversus $ein$ivi$uation8 impulse8 an$ chaos* "n W** rnol$ :*


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e%amples above to format them correctly) ou will be awarded mark for eachanswer( but will lose a mark for omissions or incorrect formatting of the reference)Potentially( small errors can result in no marks being awarded for your answer( soplease be carefulJ

1*'* ive the full reference for 6The Prisoner of 2Ekaban7) 8ust because it7s not in thelibrary doesn7t mean you can7t find a reference for it K you may well be using

materials you find elsewhere in your essaysJ 9 marks;

1*+*"n 1F*B( the 2cademic Press in /ondon published a book by S) Goscovici calledNSocial "nfluence and Social #hange)O "f you were to use this te%t in an essay( howwould the reference appear in your reference list 9 marks;

1*.*2n article written by 3) !iley appeared in the 1thvolume of the .ournal Sciencein 1FH1 on pages 1100 through to 110F) #omplete an appropriate reference here) 9marks;

1*/*8udy ahagan wrote a chapter called Nnderstanding other peopleunderstanding selfO for a collection edited by 8ohn !adford and $rnest ovier which

was called N2 te%tbook of psychologyO The book was originally published in 1FH0 bySheldon Press in /ondon) enerate a correctly formatted reference for this chapter)9 marks;

1*0* D!esearch in cognitive science is concerned with many of the traditional topics ine%perimental psychology( including perception( thinking( reasoning( learning(memory( and languageO)

&ind the website from which this phrase was stolen) "nsert 1 !/ for the phrase inthe appropriate place on the answer grid) 91 mark;

1*1* D" have been scandalously indolent in not sooner answering your kind enuiries

about me and mine) The country at first acted like magic on me( but the charm haslatterly lost some of its virtue) " am( however( a good deal stronger than when in/ondon( but " do not feel that " shall have any mental energy for a long time and the,octors tell me( it will be some years( before my constitution will recover itself) ouand " can tell people in health( they have little idea what an unspeakable advantagethey possess over us poor weak wretches) " .udge from your note that ?itcham actedon your health( somewhat like this place did on mine( that is as a temporary relief)O

&ind the websites from which this phrase was stolen) "nsert 1 !/ for the phrase inthe appropriate place on the answer grid) 91 mark;


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Worksheet number 2( ca$emic writin# an$ essay writin#

2*'* 'rite a short evaluative review of the following article that we looked at in theseminar in week AQ( demonstrating your skills in critiuing published research in aconcise fashion) 'rite your answer in L0-L00 words) 9L marks;

!obinson( T) 9001; $ffects of !educing #hildren7s Television and 3ideo ame seon 2ggressive 5ehavior: 2 !andomiEed #ontrolled Trial( Archi-es of Pediatric

Adolescent Medicine( 1LL: 1*-A)

2 copy of this article can be found on the Ginerva site for this module under6documents7)

E "f your seminar tutor gave you a different article to read in seminar A( you may usethat article instead of the !obinson paper)

2*+* ,epending on which essay you are planning to submit( write a short account9L0-L00 words; detailing how you will research your answer( resources you haveidentified as possible references( and a preliminary draft of your ideas@essay plan in

note form) 9L marks;

Type your answers $irectly into the answer #ri$*


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Worksheet number 3( Reviewin# your presentation skills

'hilst writing is an important skill for reaching wider audiences( using books and.ournals to disseminate knowledge( oral presentation of ideas is an eually importantskill to acuire) =ften( the oral presentations of ideas reach more targeted audiencesmore uickly( as evidence by the plethora of academic conferences and workshopspsychologists freuent) ,uring your time as student here( you will be asked to do avariety of presentations to various audiences( and( of course( this is a key skill for

employability( so it is good to develop the skills involved as soon as possible) Thefollowing uestions reuire to you review your performance in the assessed grouppresentation you undertook during the first term( and to think about how yourpresentation and planning skills might be improved in future assignments)


3*'* "nsert the reference for the .ournal article you presented( correctly formatted 91mark;

3*+* 'hat were the most challenging aspects of reading and evaluating the content ofthe article when planning the presentation 9 marks;

3*.* 'hat was the most difficult aspect of the actual delivery of the assessedpresentation 91 mark;

3*/* 'hat do you think went particularly well 91 mark;

3*0* !eflecting back on the e%perience and any feedback that you may have had(how do you think your presentational skills( organisational skills and@or groupworkingskills could be improved to increase your marks 9L marks;


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Worksheet number 4( Reasonin# skills an$ problem solvin#*

Psychology graduates are valued for their proven reasoning and problem-solvingskills) ,uring the lectures on developmental psychology( and in your seminar onadolescence( you were introduced to the idea that as we mature cognitively( wecome to think and reason in superior ways to children K in Piagetian terms( we movefrom the strictures of 7concrete7 operational thinking to develop the ability to reasonabstractly( or use 6formal7 operational7 thinking)

2nswers the following uestions in ways which demonstrate a formal operationalapproach to problem solving:

4*') our task is to mi% chemicals until a yellow colour is obtained) ou are given 4bottles of odourless( colourless liuid that appear to be identical e%cept for beinglabelled 1( A and 4) 2 L thbottle( labelled 6R7 is the Nactivating solutionO needed toproduce the chemical reaction that gives the colour yellow) The amount of eachchemical is not important( nor is the order in which the liuids are combined),escribe in detail how you would approach this problem by writing down any testsyou would perform) 9A marks;

4*+) our problem is to determine which of several factors affects the fle%ibility ofrods) 2ssume that you are given a long vertical bar with 1 rods hanging from it)$ach rod is made of brass( copper or steel and they come in lengths and thicknesses) our task is to determine which of the variables 9materials( length orthickness; affects how much the rods bend) ou are allowed to test this by pressingdown on each rod) ou can perform as many comparisons as you like until you cane%plain which factors are important in determining fle%ibility) ,escribe what youshould do to show that length( diameter or the material is determining fle%ibility) 94marks;

4*.*our task is to determine which of three women K 2my( 5arbara or #arol K all ofwhom claim to be a man7s long lost sister( is truly his sister) ou may assume that he

has only one missing sister) N" am your long-lost sisterO says 2my) NShe7s lying K"7myour long-lost sisterO 5arbara insists at the family reunion) N2t least two of us alwayslieO smirks a third woman( #arol) 'hich one is the man7s long-lost sister( and howcan you be sure 2nswer using only the information contained in this scenario 9Amarks;



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Worksheet number '5( Careers in psycholo#y

Part of the lecture programme for this module has introduced you to some of thewide range of careers open to psychologists( albeit after a further period of trainingand supervision) To demonstrate your understanding of how both psychologists andpsychology are positioned in the workplace( use the internet to research the followingareas( and type the answers to these uestions directly onto the answer gridprovided)

'5*'* 'hat is 65PS7 an abbreviation for 91 mark;

'5*+* &rom the 5PS website( name the F areas in which you can become a charteredpsychologist 91 mark;

'5*.* 'hat ualifications must you hold to become eligible to register as aneducational psychologist in $ngland and 'ales 91 mark;

'5*/* 'hat ualifications do you need to attain to practice as a sport@e%ercisepsychologist 91 mark;

'5*0*=n the 5PS website they argue that when looking to study for a degree inpsychology( one should choose one7s course carefully: Nto keep your options openwe strongly recommend that you take an accredited psychology degree that givesyou eligibility for raduate 5asis for #hartered Gembership 95#;O) 'hy is thisimportant 91 mark;

'5*1*#hoose a non-psychology career 9i)e) one open to psychology graduates andnon-psychologist graduates alike; which is of interest to you( and highlight L ways inwhich psychology might be utilised in the workplace for that occupation) 9L marks;


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