- •Logopedics as a science
- •Practise the pronunciation of the following words from the text.
- •Guess the meaning of the following international words. Consult a dictionary if necessary.
- •Read and translate the text consulting the vocabulary in case of difficulty.
- •The history of psychology
- •Practise the pronunciation of the following words from the text.
- •Read and translate the text consulting the vocabulary in case of difficulty.
- •Form nouns with – ist and adjectives with – ical from the nouns according to the pattern: sociology - sociologist - sociological.
- •Translate the following words into Russian.
- •5.Choose the right translation of the words.
- •6.Give the English equivalents of the following Russian words and word combinations.
- •7.Give as many words of the same root as possible.
- •8.Finish the following sentences.
- •9.Answer the following questions.
- •10.Speak on the history of psychology.
- •11.Read some interesting facts.
- •12.Read and translate the following jokes.
- •Methods of psychological research
- •1.Practise the pronunciation of the following words from the text.
- •2. Read and translate the text consulting the vocabulary in case of difficulty.
- •7. Answer the following questions.
- •Careers in psychology
- •1.Practise the pronunciation of the following words from the text.
- •2. Read and translate the text consulting the vocabulary in case of difficulty.
- •3.Form nouns with the suffixes –or or -er.
- •4.Fill in prepositions: from, in, as, on, of, with, for.
- •5.Fill in the gaps with the words from the text.
- •6.Mark the sentences t (true) or f (false).
- •7. Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •8.Translate the following sentences into English.
- •9. Answer the following questions.
- •10. Speak on the careers in psychology. What type of psychologist would you like to be?
- •1. Practise the pronunciation of the following words from the text.
- •2. Read and translate the text consulting the vocabulary in case of difficulty.
Form nouns with – ist and adjectives with – ical from the nouns according to the pattern: sociology - sociologist - sociological.
Psychology, physiology, microbiology, biology, histology, cardiology, neurology.
Translate the following words into Russian.
Ideas, basis, theories, physiologist, course, university, laboratory, discipline, systematic, methods, functionalists, behaviorism, motives, cognitive, positive, humanistic perspective.
5.Choose the right translation of the words.
1) enduring
a) прочный
b) бесконечный
c) наблюдаемый
2) to broaden
a) удлинять
b) сужать
с) расширять
3) data
a) дата
b) давать
с) данные
4) to mushroom
a) изменяться
b) гриб
c) разрастаться
5) reward
a) награда
b) наказание
c) исследование
6) elaborate
a) сложный
b) лабораторный
c) важный
7) to launch
a) предлагать
b) объяснять
с) запускать
8) whole
a) объект
b) весь
с) целое
6.Give the English equivalents of the following Russian words and word combinations.
Дальнейшие исследования, отец современной психологии, при помощи научных методов, расширили определение, обратили внимание на, как средство адаптации, мыслительные процессы, различные данные, органы чувств, понятие целого, точка зрения, влиятельный, наблюдение, существенный вклад, сознательное понимание, бессознательные мотивы, уникальность, свобода выбора, понятие, современный подход.
7.Give as many words of the same root as possible.
Behaviour, learn, method, know, school, attention, sense, motive, human.
8.Finish the following sentences.
The German physiologist W. Wundt is aptly known as…
He launched the discipline as a science to be studied by means of…
John Watson formulated the goals of…
They did not agree with behaviorists that psychology…
He gradually developed an elaborate theory of…
Central to the humanistic perspective was…
9.Answer the following questions.
Who is known as the father of modern psychology?
When did Wundt teach the first course of psychology?
How did psychology have to be studied in Wundt’s opinion?
The functionalists broadened the definition of physiology, didn’t they?
What does trial-and-error learning emphasize?
What significant contribution did Freud make?
What did he call attention to?
10.Speak on the history of psychology.
11.Read some interesting facts.
Sigmund Freud’s “The Interpretation of dreams” was published in 1899 but Freud asked the publisher to mark the date as 1900. He wanted it to appear in the 20th century. No one noticed. The dream book, containing ideas that would shape the modern era, sold just 300 copies in six years.
On average, psychoanalysis takes a little more than 5 years in the US, where most patients pay cost themselves because of insurance restrictions. In Ontario, Canada, where psychoanalysis is covered by insurance, the mean duration is less than 5 years.