As part of a seminar course, 33 seniors completed a pretest measuring their knowledge and attitudes about international psychology, read articles, listened to lectures, participated in discussions, wrote and orally presented a paper on psychology in a particular country, and took a posttest. Following the course, students had more positive attitudes toward studying international psychology, better understood issues in the field and in a specific country, and could locate more countries on a world map. Pretest knowledge and posttest attitudes correlated negatively. Follow-up data suggested that students maintained some knowledge gains and that positive attitudes persisted.
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