What Is an Important Goal of Your Psychology Textbook

question 72

Multiple Choice

What is an important goal of your psychology textbook?

• A) to teach you how to be a therapist by using methods of psychology
• B) to provide a basic education about the methods of psychological science
• C) to help you define normal versus abnormal behaviour so you can accurately identify mental illness
• D) to predict how people interact in novel situations

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