Analysis of some factors conditioning learning in general psychology

Abstract

A discussion and outline is presented of the aims and content in the general course in psychology as given at the University of Minnesota. The results of a questionnaire study on student attitudes toward introductory courses in psychology are considered in detail. An essential need of the students in the various curricular groups is met by this course. A significantly high percentage of students consider psychology as difficult as or more difficult than other courses. When the lecture-quiz and all-lecture methods of teaching introductory psychology are experimentally studied, there appears to be no reliable difference between them. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)