Analysis Of Introductory Psychology

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Psychologists like McKeachie, Vaughan, Gutman, Kowalski, and Taylor had conducted the similar studies in the past, which they have yielded the result that the introductory psychology course can indeed dispel the psychological myths. The study, conducted by McCarthy and Frantz, revealed the same outcome as those earlier studies. The introductory psychology course demonstrated a promising result in rectifying the students’ misperception in the myths; however, there is no identify causation of why the introductory psychology course improve students’ perception. Thus, the students are encourage to take the introductory psychology courses to explore the skepticism and psychological

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