I am going to teach a 3 credit course on General Psychology to undergraduate students of management stream. I am planning to measure some psychological attributes prior to begining the course and after completion of the course. I am planning to measure 'self-awareness' as one of the possible attributes that changes after taking psychology course. Please suggest if you have any idea regarding other possible attributes that may be affected by going through general Psychology Course.
Dear Sandesh,
As you certainly know, psychology helps us understand better people's behavior. For example, there is mounting evidence that shows us that those who take a course on moral psychology tend to become more morally developed. Self-awareness is a key concept in psychology, a concept that is not at the reach of, for example, young children. Those who take a cousre in General Psychogy will certainly become self-aware of the many problems involved in humans' behavior just because such a course will be also focused on the self-awareness issue. It seems empiricall evidenty that those who study this issue become themselves more aware.
KInd regards,
Orlando
Dear Sandesh,
As you certainly know, psychology helps us understand better people's behavior. For example, there is mounting evidence that shows us that those who take a course on moral psychology tend to become more morally developed. Self-awareness is a key concept in psychology, a concept that is not at the reach of, for example, young children. Those who take a cousre in General Psychogy will certainly become self-aware of the many problems involved in humans' behavior just because such a course will be also focused on the self-awareness issue. It seems empiricall evidenty that those who study this issue become themselves more aware.
KInd regards,
Orlando
Self-confidence, measure for improved self-confidence. In preparing for my PhD research in Ukraine working with victims of illegal human trafficking I enrolled in a general behavioral and developmental psychology course open to both graduates and undergraduates taught by an ethnic Russian aware of the need to 'pass' as 'Superior' in a culture that eliminates persons based on appearances. Her course detailed all the 'stigmatizing' behaviors that attract medical stigma and social disapproval in a post-Soviet economy, such as avoiding being perceived homosexual, and 'passing' for straight, and hiding any physical handicaps. After her course I felt very prepared to transfer to Ukraine and perform immersed in culture interviews and subject testing. Just based on how I dressed and my bleached blonde hair, and blue contacts, I 'passed' as a 'healthy person' in post-Soviet culture, to then perform my work without interferences. Her course addressed the various anxieties of us students without 'outing' any of us, and in a very subtle way addressed our particular perceptions, teaching us to 'mask' and 'pass', so that we projected ourselves as very self-confident by the end of the semester. I am certain if you have a good question or need for advise, although she tends to be extremely busy and has no time to waste, she'll try to reply. Her RG profile and articles are at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Maria_Gartstein/research
Including a battery that assesses theory of mind would be interesting.
Good idea! What constitutes the course outline of the General Psychology course? What are the assessment criteria? Would you consider a control group: a class that will not be taught General Psychology but would be assessed at baseline and follow-up just like in the group that is taught General Psychology?
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