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PSYCH 101-001/003 CONTENT REVIEW FOR TEST 1

This review sheet is intended to provide a guide to study key concepts that may appear on this upcoming test. Keep in mind thatseveral of the test questions will come from the reading assigned in the textbook that may not have been covered in the lectures.

MODULE 1: DISCOVERING PSYCHOLOGY

1.  Definition of Psychology2.  Goals of Psychology3.   Approaches to Understanding Behavior 

a.  Biological, Cognitive, Behavioral, Psychoanalytic, Humanistic, & Cross-Cultural

4.  Historical Approaches and Key Pioneers

a.  Structuralism – Wundtb.  Functionalism – Jamesc.  Gestalt – Wertheimer d.  Behavioralism – Watson

5.  Careers in Psychology

a.  Psychologist versus Psychiatrist6.  Research Areas in Psychology

a.  Social & Personality, Developmental, Experimental, Biological, Cognitive, & Psychometrics7.  Test Anxiety; Setting Goals; Taking notes; Procrastination

MODULE 2: PSYCHOLOGY & SCIENCE

1.  Types of Research Methodsa.  Surveys, Case Study, Experiment

i.   Advantages

ii.  Disadvantages2.  Placebos

3.  Correlations and Correlation Coefficienta.  What does the coefficient tell you? (positive, negative or no relationship)

4.  Research Techniquesa.  Questionnaires & Interviews; Laboratory Experiments; Standardized Tests; Animal Models

5.  Research Settings

a.  Naturalistic versus Laboratory6.  Scientific Method

a.  Seven Rules

MODULE 25: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

1.  Definitions of Social Psychology, Cognitive Social Psychology & Social Neuroscience

2.  Person Perception & Factors that Influence Judgment

a.  Social Contexti.  Pseudopatient Study

3.  Stereotypesa.  Prejudice

b.  Discrimination

c.  Functions of Stereotypes4.  Schematas/Schemas

a.  Kinds of Schemasb.   Advantages & Disadvantages

5.   Attributions

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a.  Dimensions

i.  Dispositional versus Situationalii.  Stable versus Unstable

iii.  Specific versus Globalb.  Fundamental Attribution Biasc.   Actor-Observer Effect

d.  Self-Serving Bias6.   Attitudes

a.  Components (cognitive, affective & behavioral)b.  Cognitive Dissonance Theoryc.  Self-Perception Theory

d.  Persuasion (Attitude Change)i.  Central Route versus Peripheral Route

ii.  Characteristics of the Communicator (Source)iii.  Characteristics of the Communication (Message)

iv.  Characteristics of the Audience7.  Social Influence

a.  Conformity

i.   Autokinetic effectii.   Asch’s Study

b.  Obediencei.  Milgram’s Study

c.  Compliance

d.  Minority Influencee.  Psychological Reactance

8.  Prosocial Behaviorsa.  Cooperation

i.  Robber’s Cave Studyb.  Decision-Stage Model of Helping versus Arousal-Cost-Reward Modelc.  Bystander Apathy

9.   Aggressiona.  Frustration-Aggression hypothesis

b.  Social Learning Theoryi.  Effects of Media Violenceii.  Effects of Pornography

c.  Deindividuation Modeld.  Social Roles

i.  Prison Studyii.  Cartharsis Hypothesis

iii.  Threat of Retaliatione.  Sexual Harassmentf.  Rape and Rape Myths

AUTISTIC DISORDER

ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVTY DISORDER

RESEARCH DESIGN