Most of our chapters (modules) will teach you about some basic psychology principles and terms and well-known psychologists. This is the core information of an introductory psych class and you would find just about all the same terms and names in almost any Intro to Psych textbook. But then Plotnik (our author) will also apply that basic psychology to some specific examples. He picked examples that he thought you would find interesting and useful and you might not find those particular examples in another textbook.
    If you look at the outline of  Module 1 on p. 2 in our textbook, you can see that the basic psychology you should learn from this chapter is background information on the field of psychology: definition of psychology, the goals of psychology, the current approaches psychologists take to understanding behavior as well as the important approaches taken in the early days of this discipline (and the famous psychologists who were leaders in those approaches), careers in psychology, and the different research areas of psychology. So you certainly should be sure to include that basic psychology information in your notes. Plotnik chose to use  2 quite different specific examples to illustrate the different goals and approaches of the field of psychology: 1) autism  and 2) factors affecting student success. You should learn about those special topics and how they are examples of the basic psychology in the module.   So after browsing the overall outline of the module, this is what I would include in my notes (in a shorthand condensed version, not long sentences). Aim for understanding the material, not just rote memorization.

The characteristics of autism and specific examples of behaviors associated with autism:
 
 

The characteristics of test anxiety:
 

Definition of psychology:

4 goals of psychology: 1)                         2)                         3)                         4)

How research on autism exemplifies those 4 goals
 

6 different  modern approaches or perspectives psychologists may take when trying to understand a behavior
 and an example of that approach being used to understand autism or test anxiety
(NOTE: We will refer to and use these approaches throughout the semester.
                        Approach                                                                         Autism Example                                 Test Anxiety Example
1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

6)

These approaches developed during the  120+ year history of psychology. To understand how the focus of psychology has changed over the years, list the historical approaches,  what each emphasized, & the individuals most associated with each approach.
                       Approach                               Emphasis                                    Individual(s)
1)

2)

3)

4)

While we're naming famous psychologists, let's add the founders of 2 of the approaches mentioned earlier (see p. 8 & 10)
5) Psychoanalytic

6) Humanistic

Training required to become a
1) psychologist

2) clinical psychologist

3) psychiatrist

Where do psychologists work:

6 of the areas of specialization and what they study:
1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

6)

NOTE: 3 other areas were mentioned on p. 17
7) clinical psychologists

8) industrial/organizational psychologists

9) school psychologists

Any other unfamiliar terms in this module:

fusiform gyrus

inferior temporal gyrus

introspection

NOTE: Module notes will often include material we don't get to talk about in class. Class notes will frequently include examples and material not in the modules. So both are important to your success.