Psychology Student Guide

Hello and a very warm welcome to the psychology student guide. My name is David Webb and I’ve had a passionate interest in psychology for over 30 years. I began studying psychology in 1990, and I've been teaching psychology in some capacity or another since 1998. I have a first class honors degree in psychology and a Master’s degree in occupational psychology. For several years, I was a lecturer in psychology at the University of Huddersfield (UK).

This guide draws on my experience as both a student of and then a lecturer in psychology. The guide also draws on some of the most informative material posted on my psychology website over the last ten years. In producing this guide I kept one main thought in mind; namely, if I was to go through my psychology education again - beginning when I first started considering studying the topic, right through to graduation and beyond - what information and resources would I most like to have at my disposal. This guide is, therefore, designed to inform psychology students at every stage of their educational journey.

Table of Contents:

A WORD FROM THE AUTHOR 

THE THINKING BEHIND THE GUIDE 

WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY? 

WHAT DO PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS STUDY? 

DO YOU REALLY WANT TO STUDY PSYCHOLOGY? 

TYPES OF PSYCHOLOGY 

RESEARCH METHODS AND STATISTICS 

RESEARCH METHODS RESOURCES 

RESEARCH PROJECT HELP 

REFERENCING IN PSYCHOLOGY 

SMART GOOGLE SEARCHES 

PSYCHOLOGY DICTIONARIES 

TRANSFERABLE SKILLS 

BECOMING A PSYCHOLOGIST 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 

PSYCHOLOGY EXPERT INTERVIEWS 

PSYCHOLOGY RESOURCES 

A FINAL WORD