Standard 1 : Identify the meaning, history and value of psychology and its role as a social science.



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General Information

Number: SS.912.P.1
Title: Identify the meaning, history and value of psychology and its role as a social science.
Type: Standard
Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 912
Strand: Psychology

Related Benchmarks

This cluster includes the following benchmarks
Code Description
SS.912.P.1.1: Define psychology as a discipline and identify its goals as a science.
SS.912.P.1.2: Describe the emergence of psychology as a scientific discipline.
SS.912.P.1.3: Describe perspectives employed to understand behavior and mental processes.
SS.912.P.1.4: Discuss the value of both basic and applied psychological research with human and non-human animals.
SS.912.P.1.5: Describe the major subfields of psychology.
SS.912.P.1.6: Identify the important role psychology plays in benefiting society and improving people’s lives.


Related Access Points

This cluster includes the following access points.

Access Points

Access Point Number Access Point Title
SS.912.P.1.AP.1a: Recognize psychology as a scientific discipline.
SS.912.P.1.AP.1b: Identify a goal of psychology as a science.
SS.912.P.1.AP.2a: Recognize important figures in the emergence of psychology as a scientific discipline.
SS.912.P.1.AP.2b: Identify a historical perspective of psychology as a scientific discipline.
SS.912.P.1.AP.3: Identify a perspective employed to understand behavior and mental processes.
SS.912.P.1.AP.4: Recognize the steps of the scientific method as a process utilized in applied psychological research
SS.912.P.1.AP.5: Recognize a major subfield of psychology.
SS.912.P.1.AP.6: Recognize the value of psychology in society and people’s lives.