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Mental activity, human behaviour, the life span, mental health care, emotionally distressed, aimless observations, a prejudiced selection of facts, a qualified investigator, the same conditions, a wide variety of general and specific problems, survey.
Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases.
Память, мышление, мозг, развитие, физическое здоровье, быть связанным с чем-то, социальное влияние, наблюдения, доказывать свои идеи, делать вклад, исследовать поведение, внимание, восприятие, рассматривать проблемы.
Read the following words and their derivatives. Translate them into Russian.
Ø science, scientist, scientific;
Ø development, developer, developed;
Ø observation, observer, observable;
Ø behaviorism; behaviour; behavioural;
Ø psychology, psychologist, psychological;
Ø sociology, sociologist, sociological;
Ø investigation, investigator, investigative;
Ø experiment, experimenter, experimental.
Match the words in column A with their synonyms in column B. Make up word combinations with them.
| A | B |
| 1. to study | a. to investigate |
| 2. behaviour | b. to be linked with |
| 3. to be involved in sth. | c. to be engaged in |
| 4. to be connected with | d. to stress |
| 5. to focus on | e. to concentrate on |
| 6. to point out | f. similar |
| 7. to acquire | g. to get |
| 8. to attempt | h. to try |
| 9. the same | i. to take place |
| 10. to achieve | j. to reach |
| 11. to occur | k. to discover |
| 12. to find | l. to be interesred in |
| 13. to be concerned with | m. conduct |
Match the words in column A with their antonyms in column B. Make up word combinations with them.
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| A | B |
| 1. mental | a. physical |
| 2. the same | b. dishonest |
| 3. impersonal | 3. different |
| 4. honest | 4. personal |
| 5. possible | 5. informal |
| 6. formal | 6. impossible |
| 7. new | 7. old |
| 8. a lot of | 8. narrow |
| 9. wide | 9. little |
Agree or disagree with the following statements.
1. Psychology as a science studies mental activity and human behaviour.
2. Psychology is not connected with other sciences.
3. Psychology achieved scientific status in ancient times.
4. Psychologists use the same methods as specialists in natural sciences.
Answer the following questions.
1. What does psychology as a science study?
2. With what other subjects is psychology closely connected?
3. What are the three stages of developing psychology?
4. When did psychology acquire scientific status?
5. Who was the founder of scientific psychology?
6. What methods are used in psychology?
7. Are there many fields in modern psychology?
8. What specialists in psychology in your opinion are greatly required today?
