This article describes an interview method for teaching adolescent psychology. Each student interviews an adolescent on the topic to be covered the following week and writes a report of that interview. The interviews are then used as the basis of classroom discussion. This technique is useful in encouraging students to consider the topic before class and in highlighting the relevance of psychological research for understanding the adolescent.
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