Bringing Psychology to Life (BPL) is a set of recitations that engages introductory psychology students by having them develop psychological explanations of events in their lives through use of their textbook and discussions. Given at the outset of the course, BPL is a structured, initial teaching situation for inexperienced teaching assistants (TAs), an icebreaker for both TAs and students, and a vehicle for gaining an early, comprehensive acquaintance with the textbook.
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