2008 m. lapkričio 12 d., trečiadienis

Analytical summary




Robert S. Feldman
Introduction to Psychology

Robert S. Feldman in the book “Understanding Psychology” introduces key concepts of psychology. First theme of this book includes three modules in which the author explains the science of psychology and its roots.


In module 1, Feldman discusses psychologists at work. Author introduces different subfields of psychology and gives explanations of them. Moreover, in module 1 it is mentioned where psychologists could work after graduation.

In module 2, the author describes the Past, the Present ant the Future of psychology. Feldman explores the roots of psychology, mentions some famous scientists and their approaches, which have made substantial contributions to psychology. Furthermore, author describes five major perspectives, which help to understand behavior and mental processes.

Module 3 reveals psychology’s key issues and controversies. Author claims that all fields of psychology are unified and rely on one of the five major perspectives. Moreover, Feldman gives an example how culture, ethnicity and race influence behavior and even some advice how to separate accurate information from pseudo – psychology.

Finally, Feldman’s one of the major goals of first theme is to introduce the psychology definition, roots, perspectives, subfields and to provide information for consumers of psychological knowledge.

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