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Brown, Larry T. – Teaching of Psychology, 1983
Relatively little evidence of misconceptions about psychology among introductory psychology students was found in this study. Many of the misconceptions that teachers suspect are widely shared are in fact rejected by the majority of students. (RM)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Higher Education, Introductory Courses, Psychology
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Brown, Larry T. – Teaching of Psychology, 1980
Reviews a study designed to determine which topics students and parents believe should be included in an introductory psychology course on the college level. Parents and students believed that anxiety and punishment should receive major emphasis and that little importance should be attached to the history of psychology, perception and attention,…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives