1. Major Issues/Themes in Psychology Questions about the nature of psychology –What is a science? –Is Psychology a science? –What is Psychology? Study of behavior? Study of mind? –Can psychology study the mind and still be a science? –Is mind reducible to behavior or brain physiology? –Can there be an objective psychology of mind?

2. Ontological Questions –How have psychologists described the nature of the world and human beings? –What does it mean to be a person? –Are human beings determined as are other natural phenomena? –Do humans have free will? –Is the individual the proper object of study for psychology?

3. Epistemological Questions –What knowledge can we have of the world? –Can we assume our knowledge is a reflection of an objective reality or is it more a subjective or socially determined reality?

4. Methodological Questions –What methods have psychologists used in their investigations of the world? –Are some methods more appropriate than others? –What is the scientific method? –Is the scientific method the only viable method for psychology? Is the room for introspection?

5. Values Questions: –Should psychologists have an agenda for change? –Is the goal of psychology to do good?