Randall C. Young

Created and maintained by Randall C. Young ( rcyoung@bridgewater.edu ); last modified 11/11/05

NOTE: This page will be upgraded at the start of each semester

 

This is a picture of me at the beginning of a school year

 

 

This is a picture of me at the end of a school year! 

(Actually this is a picture of Kurt Lewin - the father of modern social psychology) 

 

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Two Key Aspects of My Self-Identity:

I am ...

a Social Psychologist 

Education background

Research background & current interests

who still thinks of himself as a 

College Pitcher

 Denison University's Baseball Homepage 

&

Denison Baseball All-Time Pitching Records

 

 

 

 

MY TEACHING PHILOSOPHY 

Basic approach to the classroom environment

·         get students involved in active discussions, 

·         develop thinking and writing skills, 

·         demonstrate the generalizability of psychology, 

·         be enthusiastic and humorous (usually at my own expense). 

To achieve this basic approach, I focus on three principles: 

1.      Foster the students’ intrinsic motivation for the course material. 

2.      Connect the material of the course to students’ lives as young adults in a liberal arts environment.

3.      Develop and enhance the students’ ability to look at information critically and empirically

NOTE: Critical Thinking in my classes and in life is a MUST!
I believe that Discussion Facilitates Critical Thinking
And, I firmly believe that Essays and Short Answer Tests are better ways of reflecting critical thought than multiple choice, true/false, or matching tests 

 

 

COURSES:

 

 

Leisure Time Favorites

 

 

Favorite Links

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PICTURES

Family Pictures
Senior Researchers
Class Photos
Bridgewater Gatherings
Bridgewater Ball

 

 

 

Some (Bad) Psychology humor

A very shy guy goes into a bar and sees a beautiful woman sitting at the bar. After an hour of gathering up his courage, he finally goes over to her and asks, tentatively, "Um, would you mind if I chatted with you for a while?"

She responds by yelling, at the top of her lungs, "NO! I won't sleep with you tonight!" Everyone in the bar is now staring at them. Naturally, the guy is hopelessly and completely embarrassed and he slinks back to his table.

After a few minutes, the woman walks over to him and apologizes. She smiles at him and says, "I'm sorry if I embarrassed you. You see, I'm a graduate student in psychology, and I'm studying how people respond to embarrassing situations."

To which he responds, at the top of his lungs, "What do you mean $200?!"

Q: How many psychologists does it take to change a lightbulb?

A: Only one, but the lightbulb has to want to change!

 

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