Psychology and Coon

reference Interpretation Sheet Your Name Mic attain Beaty Directions interest provide substantive answers to the following questions regarding the in pution you gathered from your interviewees. Plan on at least cl300 words per question written in complete sentences and full paragraphs. You may use a separate Word document instead of this worksheet if you favor to complete your answers in a paper format (including a title p get on to identify your work). please submit either this completed sheet or your Word document paper as your assignment. 1.Describe every(prenominal) common elements among the statements made by your subjects. I interviewed tierce opposite subjects on the description of psychological science and the spot of psychologists. During the interviews I conducted all of the subjects shared the uniform vox populi of psychological science be the prove of doings. Two of the subjects were of the same belief that psychologist record data accurately or inaccur ately and waste resources. 2. How do the nonions to the highest degree psychology shared by your subjects differ from the definition of psychology described by ring-tailed cat and Mitterer?Although all the subjects I interviewed said psychology is the guide of carriage that differs from the definition of psychology according to Coon and Mitterer in the conception to Psychology textbook. The textbook defines psychology as the scientific study of behavior and mental processes (Coon & Mitterer 2010). The subjects I interviewed were partially correct in there description of psychology but they did not describe it as a scientific study unspoilt a study of behavior. 3.Describe any major misconceptions your subjects may have about psychology based on what they shared during their interviews. The subjects I interviewed had very different beliefs on what the intention of psychologists was or the functions of their position. nigh of the subjects were very skeptical of the work that p sychologists do and their effectiveness at their position. Another subject had a misconception of a psychologist being except a headhunter who sits and listens to problems and talks people through their issues.There are many a(prenominal) different forms of psychology that the subjects didnt mention. They had notion of psychologists just siting and taking notes on peoples behavior instead of recognizing the scientific studies and experiments that lead to factual findings. I think the biggest misconception of psychologists among my subjects was the inability to look past just the study of behavior and inject the scientific order to the study. 4. Describe how your subjects perceptions of psychology related to the four goals of psychology as described in the Coon and Mitterer text.The four goals say in psychology gateways to the mind by Coon and Mitterer are description, understanding, prevision, and supremacy. The subjects that I interviewed all had the description portion of the four goals correct. Answering psychological questions practically begins with a careful description of behavior ( Coon & Mitterer). The way you get a description of behavior is by studying the behavior in which all the subjects agreed upon.I think the some of the subjects related to the control aspect of the goals because they had been in teaching profession in which it is a controlled environment to get results. Although I was not able to gage the perceptions on understanding and prediction I predict that they had knowledge of these elements do to their educational backgrounds. 5. How do your subjects views relate to the main ideas of the theories and contemporary views (such(prenominal) as the biological perspective, cognitive view, sociocultural perspective, et cetera) introduced in Chapter 1 of the Coon and Mitterer text?The subjects I interviewed were I accept the subjects I interviewed relate to the biological perspective. Two of the subjects I interviewed were teachers and they indicated genetics playing a role in behavior. They had seen a variety of different students from different backgrounds and cerebrate that the genetic make-up of students have an effect on behavior. That also speaks to the psychological perspective behavioristic view. The key idea in this view as stated by (Coon & Mitterer) Behavior is shaped and controlled by ones environment.These subjects taught kids in different environments and seen behaviors change with the use of control. 6. Describe your subjects demographics, such as gender, age, and education level. Identify any differences and similarities in their responses that may be based on these demographic factors. Out of the subjects I interviewed ii were women and one was a male. All three subjects were in the age aver between 45-65. All of these subjects have attended college and two of them obtained masters degrees in different field outside of psychology.All of these subjects that I interviewed stated that they bel ieved psychology was the study of behavior. The differences that these subjects had were on the role of the psychologist. Two of these subjects had very misanthropic ideas on how effective and important a psychologist is. Some of the statements by these two subjects were along the lines of psychologists being a waste of resources or interpreting data incorrectly. The third subject was from the belief of a psychologist role as being able to assist a client by building relationships and trust to disband issues.Although these subjects had similar educational backgrounds as well as being relatively in the same age group I believe there could be different elements that give them different potential. The two misanthropic subjects are racially different from the third ships company which may have an effect on the different prospective. They also come from a different tier which may give them a different prospective or preconceived notion on psychologists. References Coon, D. , & Mitt erer, J, (2010). insertion to Psychology Gateways To Mind And Behavior (12 ed. ) Belmont, CA wadsworth