Research regarding whether psychology is common sense

... Abstract Research regarding whether psychology is common sense suggests that there are many misconceptions about psychology among individuals with limited exposure to the subject (Furnham, Callahan & Rawles 2003), This study aimed to explore whether undergraduate psychology students with a background in A-level psychology would outperform students without a background in psychology in a test of knowledge. Two T-tests regarding differences in actual scores and ability to predict scores between the two groups were performed as well as a correlational analysis to explore the relationship between estimates of confidence for performance and actual performance on a multiple-choice test. Results illustrated that the T-tests were significant, but the correlational analysis was non-significant. Further research should be conducted with a wider population to provide support for the results of the T-tests and also to investigate whether there is a relationship between predictions of performance and performance itself. Introduction Psychology is unlike most other sciences in

want to read more? →