Introduction to Psychology

Introduction to Psychology

This webquest will introduce you to the basics of psychology.

To answer the given questions, you will utilize the web to research different psychology topics. All resources are provided in the WebQuest, so there is no need for you to search for other resources.

After exploring the resources and answering the questions, you will create a short presentation (PowerPoint, Prezi,....) for your classmates. Note: You can hold the presentation in English or German.

1) What is psychology? --> zuerst auf Zettel schreiben was sie glauben, was sie mit Psycho verbinden

+ Gegenstand, goals and methods

2)  Psychology - psychiatrie - psychotherapy - psychoanalysis

3)  Theoretical and applied psychology (+ psychology's subfields)

4) What about intuition and common sense?

5)  What are the 5 major learning theories?

6)  Pioneers in psychology

Resources

Questions 1-3

* http://www.simplypsychology.org/whatispsychology.html

* http://psychology.about.com/od/psychology101/f/four-goals-of-psychology.htm

* https://blog.udemy.com/goals-of-psychology/

Question 4

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* https://www.planet-schule.de/wissenspool/psychologie/inhalt/sendungen/angewandte-psychologie.html

Question 5

* https://www.planet-schule.de/wissenspool/psychologie/inhalt/sendungen/die-hauptstroemungen.html

* Information clearly relates to the main topic. it includes several details and/or examples.

* All questions are addressed and answered with at least 2 sentences each (questions 1-3) or 5 sentences each (questions 4-6).

* Students demonstrate a good understanding of the topic.

* Presentation shows good use of style, design and visual appeal.