After studying this chapter, students should be able to

• List and describe common sources of belief and identify the likely source of example beliefs
• Explain why psychology is a science and an art
• List the steps of the critical thinking process
• Describe the objectives of science and create examples of each
• Describe the tenets of science and identify examples of each
• Apply the steps of the scientific method to a problem
• Describe the difference between a theory, a concept, and a hypothesis
• Discuss the various reasons why scientists do research
• Describe various approaches to research and classify research examples
• List the steps in planning and doing research and generate a research topic from available sources