Begin by reading Chapter 1 of the text. Look for the scientific definition of ps

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Begin by reading Chapter 1 of the text. Look for the scientific definition of psychology. Write down this definition and explain the definition in your own words. Ask 5 people who are not currently enrolled in a General Psychology course to define psychology and to describe what psychologists study. Try to ask people with different interests and majors. Record each of their responses verbatim (word for word). After each person's response, include their age, sex, and educational level. In a few paragraphs, compare the responses of your respondents to the scientific definition given in the text. Be sure to address the following: a) What were some of the common elements or ideas in the answers given by your respondents? b) How do the popular notions about psychology given by your respondents differ from the scientific definition given in the text? c) What were the major misconceptions that your respondents had about psychology?

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Scientific definition of psychology :_

The mental and/or behavioural characters of an individual are collectively known as psychology.

Psychologist try to explore the complete personality of a person. They try to find out what a person thinks under normal and altered conditions. If a person is diseased when what is the type of alteration in his/her behaviour. Does this behaviour change in different age groups. They do so by comparing a group of individuals and then studying their differential behaviours under different conditions.

Note:-*** Chapter 1 of text missing. So, I have answered the first qs.

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