2.2 Reading


using research questions


A Which fields of psychology are most commonly practised in everyday life?


B Look at the pictures on this page. 1 Which field of psychology is shown in each picture?


2 What else do these psychologists do? 3 Which field belongs strictly to the process approach?


C You are going to read a text. What should you do before you read a text in detail? See Skills bank.


D This text is about different ways of classifying psychology. 1 Think of some research questions before you read.


2 Compare your questions with those in the Hadford University assignment on this page.


E Study these topic sentences from the text and answer the questions below.


As psychology is such a wide discipline, it can be classified in a variety of ways.


When its main function is to research basic principles, psychology is regarded as a pure science.


Although psychology may be classed as a pure science, it can also be an applied science.


As well as being classified as a science, psychology can also be divided into two main approaches: process and person.


An alternative method of classifying psychology is by its major theories.


Psychology can also be divided into its applied fields.


1 Which ways of classifying psychology are described in the text?


2 Where might you find the answer to each question in the university assignment? Write 1, 2 or 3 next to the topic sentence.


3 What do you expect to find in the other paragraphs?


F Read the text on the opposite page and check your ideas. See Skills bank.


Faculty: Psychology Assignment


• Do some research into different ways of classifying psychology.


• Make notes to answer these questions: 1 In what ways can psychology be classified?


2 What is the problem with these classifications?


3 Find an example of a field of psychology that belongs to more than one classification.


Fields of psychology


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