1. Slide 1.1 Carlson, Martin and Buskist, Psychology, 2 nd European edition © Pearson Education Limited 2006 The science of psychology “It appears to be an almost universal belief that anyone is competent to discuss psychological problems, whether he or she has taken the trouble to study the subject or not, and that while everybody’s opinion is of equal value, that of the professional psychologist must be excluded at all costs because he might spoil the fun by producing some facts which would completely upset the speculation and the wonderful dream castles so laboriously constructed by the layman.” Source: Eysenck, 1957, p. 13.

2. Slide 1.2 Carlson, Martin and Buskist, Psychology, 2 nd European edition © Pearson Education Limited 2006 Is psychology common sense?

3. Slide 1.3 Carlson, Martin and Buskist, Psychology, 2 nd European edition © Pearson Education Limited 2006 Psychology in the witness box Source: Based on the responses of 522 psychologists in the UK. Gudjonsson, G. H., Psychological evidence in court. The Psychologist,1996, May, 213–217. © The British Psychological Society.

4. Slide 1.4 Carlson, Martin and Buskist, Psychology, 2 nd European edition © Pearson Education Limited 2006 Employment of Danish psychologists Source: Foltveld, P. The psychological profession in Denmark. In A. Schorr and S. Saari (eds), Psychology in Europe. ISBN 0-88937-155-5, © 1995, Hogrefe & Huber Publishers.

5. Slide 1.5 Carlson, Martin and Buskist, Psychology, 2 nd European edition © Pearson Education Limited 2006 Employment of German psychologists Source: Schorr, A., German psychology after reunification. In A. Schorr and S. Saari (eds), Psychology in Europe. ISBN 0-88937-155-5, © 1995, Hogrefe & Huber Publishers.

6. Slide 1.6 Carlson, Martin and Buskist, Psychology, 2 nd European edition © Pearson Education Limited 2006 Employment of Dutch psychologists Source: Van Drunen, P., Professional psychology in the Netherlands: history and recent trends. In A. Schorr and S. Saari (eds), Psychology in Europe. ISBN 0-88937-155-5, © 1995, Hogrefe & Huber Publishers.

7. Slide 1.7 Carlson, Martin and Buskist, Psychology, 2 nd European edition © Pearson Education Limited 2006 Austrian non-psychologists’ views of what psychologists do Source: Based on Friedlmayer, S. and Rossler, E., Professional identity and public image of Austrian psychologists. In A. Schorr and S. Saari (eds), Psychology in Europe. ISBN 0-88937-155-5, © 1995, Hogrefe & Huber Publishers.

8. Slide 1.8 Carlson, Martin and Buskist, Psychology, 2 nd European edition © Pearson Education Limited 2006 Pioneers of modern psychology (a) Wilhelm Wundt (1832–1920)

9. Slide 1.9 Carlson, Martin and Buskist, Psychology, 2 nd European edition © Pearson Education Limited 2006 Pioneers of modern psychology (b) William James (1842–1910)