1. Psychology is a pseudoscience and psychologists are people with personal
problems who want to spoil the life of other people as their own life leaves much to be desired.
2. What kind of person can make you trust him? Describe his appearance and character.
3. Compare the existing methods of research and single out the best one.
3. Role play: “A talk to a scientific advisor”.
A: You are a postgraduate student. You have come to your scientific advisor to discuss the method of research that you will use to obtain psychological findings to confirm the hypothesis of your scientific research.
B: You are a scientific advisor. Help you student to choose the most appropriate method of research. Discuss with him/her the following points:
z methods of research existing nowadays
z the phenomenon investigated
z specifics of the situation observed
z suggestion of the method
z giving proofs to confirm the method
Communication: expressing surprise, doubt and disbelief 1. Practice the phrases.
| Expressing surprise | |
| Oh? Is it so? | Разве? |
| Really? | Правда? Действительно? |
| I am surprised. | Я удивлен |
| Do you really mean it? | Вы действительно так думаете? |
| Impossible! | Не может быть! |
| Is it true that…? | Правда ли, что …? |
| It’s a wonder to me. | Это меня удивляет. |
| What a pleasant surprise! | Какая приятная неожиданность! |
| It isn’t surprising. | Это неудивительно. |
| Good Heavens! | Боже мой! |
| No wonder. | Ничего удивительного. |
| No wonder she gave a speech at the | Неудивительно, что она выступила с |
| conference. | докладом на конференции. |
| It’s only natural. | Это (совершенно) естественно. |
| Expressing doubt and disbelief | |
| I’m not sure of it. | Я в этом не уверен. |
| I doubt it. | Я сомневаюсь в этом. |
| It all depends. | Все зависит от обстоятельств. |
| You never can tell. | Трудно сказать. |
| It’s hard to believe. | Этому трудно поверить. |
| Are you sure? | Вы уверены? |
| I don’t believe a word of it. | Я не верю ни одному слову. |
| You don’t say so! | Не может быть! |