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Teaching Physiological Psychology

Using News and Social Media to Engage Students in Active Learning

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Physiological psychology in North America is an undergraduate course that introduces students to the neurobiology that controls behavior. It complements other psychology courses and includes key concepts and content related to the structure and function of the nervous system. To engage students, instructors can utilize interactive teaching strategies and styles and can consider integrating technology into their course design and organization. This chapter provides an overview of undergraduate physiological psychology and provides teaching strategies and assessment tools based on the integration of news media and use of the social media platform, Twitter, in the classroom. Several resources are provided.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

    Jane A. Foster

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  1. School of Education, Univ of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

    Joerg Zumbach

  2. Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Bonita Springs, FL, USA

    Douglas Bernstein

  3. Psychology Learning & Instruction, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

    Susanne Narciss

  4. DISUFF, University of Salerno, Salerno, Salerno, Italy

    Giuseppina Marsico

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  1. University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

    Joerg Zumbach

  2. Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

    Douglas A. Bernstein

  3. Psychologie des Lehrens und Lernens, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Deutschland

    Susanne Narciss

  4. Department of Human, Philosophic, and Education Sciences, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy

    Giuseppina Marsico

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Foster, J.A. (2022). Teaching Physiological Psychology. In: Zumbach, J., Bernstein, D., Narciss, S., Marsico, G. (eds) International Handbook of Psychology Learning and Teaching. Springer International Handbooks of Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26248-8_15-2

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    Teaching Physiological Psychology
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26248-8_15-2

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