C. Lack, Ph.D.
PSY 1103
Exam 1 Study Guide
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Exam One Study Guide
Covering Chapters 1, 2, 3, & 4
Concepts & ideas to know:
· What makes psychology a science
· Prominent schools of thought in psychology and what they focused on
· Major figures in different schools of thought
· Nature vs nurture debate
· Types of degrees awarded and education required in psychology
· Psychologists vs psychiatrists
· Levels of analysis
· Three key branches of contemporary psychology & shared values
· Be able to identify types of variables (IV & DV) in an experiment/hypothesis
· What makes an experiment an experiment
· Types of scientific studies
· Groups in an experiment
· Correlations and what they mean
· Types of statistics
· Relationship between prediction, description, and explanation
· Informed consent and debriefing
· Hypothetico-deductive vs. deductive vs. inductive reasoning
· Object permanence
· Attachment patterns
· Parenting styles
· Theory of mind
· Imprinting, critical periods, and sensitive periods
· Vygotsky’s scaffolding concept
· Developmental changes seen in adolescence
· Cross –sectional vs longitudinal designs
· Temperament
· Types of inborn reflexes
· Brain development in infants
· Piaget’s concepts of assimilation and accommodation
· Four lobes of the brain and major functions
· Major areas within the lobes and their function
· Neurotransmitters and their functions
· Diseases associated with neurotransmitter malfunction
· Endocrine system and glands
· Neuropeptides and functions
· Divisions of the nervous system and functions
· Parts of a neuron
· How neurons communicate, both between and within each other