Listening for details

Unit 1

THE SCIENCE OF PSYCHOLOGY

Chapter 1

THE FIELDS OF PSYCHOLOGY

WARM-UP

The terms we use

Discuss the following questions

· When you think about psychology, which words/ ideas come to your mind?

· What is psychology then?

LISTENING

Pre-listening

Psychologists work in a wide variety of areas. Below are some divisions of the field of psychology. Comment on the main focus of each and try to add more to the list:

Teaching psychology

Psychology and arts

School psychology

Developmental psychology…

The following phrases can help you

Deal with; investigate; conduct research; study; specialize in; be concerned with

VOCABULARY FOCUS

A. Word formation

Fill in the table using the appropriate words

Noun	Verb	Adjective
e.g. behaviour	behave	behavioral
		developmental
experiment
science
	retire
		adjusted
breadth
	think
identity
		marital
	motivate

B. Match the definitions with the words/phrases they describe

1 The time when you are an adult a) puberty

2 Relating to unborn babies b) parenting

3 A person of the same age, or who has the

same type of job, social status, etc c) hereditary

4 A baby or very young child d) prenatal

5 The stage of physical development

during which you change from a child to

an adult and are able to have children e) adulthood

6 Sudden big changes in someone's mood f) research

7 The skill or activity of looking after your

own children g) mood swings

8 A quality or illness passed from a parent to

a child before the child is born h) group morale

9 Serious study of a subject in order to

discover new facts or test new ideas i) peer

10 The level of confidence and

positive feelings that people have,

especially people who work together j) infant

While-listening

FIELDS OF PSYCHOLOGY

Task 1

Listening for the main idea

You will hear a fragment of a lecture on the fields of psychology. Match the headings of the fields of psychology with the respective descriptions. One heading is extra. The first one has been done for you.

Developmental psychology - 1

Social Psychology -

Personality Psychology -

Physiological Psychology -

Experimental Psychology -

Industrial and Organizational Psychology (I/O) -

Clinical and Counseling Psychology -

Task 2

Listening for details.

As you have matched the headings with the fields of psychology, listen once again to write down the key words and phrases in each segment. In other words you are going to take notes of the lecture.