Monday 3 February 2014

Theory of science lectures

During my post-doc years, I lectured in the topic of Theory of science (Norwegian: vitenskapsteori) for the first semester of psychology (spring and fall). This took the form of three two-hour lectures based on the textbook "How to think straight about psychology" by Keith E. Stanovich. In the presentation materials for the lectures, I proposed a mind map that the students were invited to structure their understanding around. Branches specific for the science of psychology were structured to the left, while less topic specific branches were on the right. the students appeared to respond well to the presentation materials.