Undergraduates' Perceptions Towards Psychology As A Science: Differentiating Explicit Responses From Implicit Associations
Public Deposited- Resource Type
- Creator
- Abstract
Research has primarily adopted explicit measures to examine students' scientific attitudes towards psychology (Friedrich, 1996). Such measures have been found to be influenced by social desirability characteristics, however (Bartels et al., 2009). Moreover, explicit measures that are more direct tend to yield less scientific attitudes towards psychology compared to less direct ones (Hartwig & Delin, 2003; Provost et al., 2011; Webb, 1988). In this experiment, introduction to psychology students and upper year psychology students completed a go/no-go LDT to explore students' implicit attitudes towards psychology (Perea et al., 2002). Using this procedure, psychology's implicit associations with "science", methodological terminology, as well as scientific and psychological attributes were assessed. The data showed that implicit "science-psychology" and "psychology-methods" associations increase with greater exposure to the psychological curriculum. These results suggest that students' propensity to associate psychology with science after obtaining greater psychology-specific education can be observed at an implicit level.
- Subject
- Language
- Publisher
- Thesis Degree Level
- Thesis Degree Name
- Thesis Degree Discipline
- Identifier
- Rights Notes
Copyright © 2018 the author(s). Theses may be used for non-commercial research, educational, or related academic purposes only. Such uses include personal study, research, scholarship, and teaching. Theses may only be shared by linking to Carleton University Institutional Repository and no part may be used without proper attribution to the author. No part may be used for commercial purposes directly or indirectly via a for-profit platform; no adaptation or derivative works are permitted without consent from the copyright owner.
- Date Created
- 2018
Relations
- In Collection:
Items
Thumbnail | Title | Date Uploaded | Visibility | Actions |
---|---|---|---|---|
plagianakos-undergraduatesperceptionstowardspsychology.pdf | 2023-05-05 | Public | Download |