HSP3U Unit 3 Review for Psychology

HSP3U Unit 3 Review for Psychology

Part A: Terms

Can you remember the following terms? Write a brief description of each term below.

Part B: The Goals of Psychology

You should know the 4 goals of psychology. Identify those goals below:

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Part C: The Major Schools of Psychology

You should know what characterizes each major school of psychology that we covered (Psychoanalysis, Behaviorism, Humanism, Cognitive Psychology).

Part D: Dreaming

You should know the theories that attempt to explain why we dream. List those theories below:

You should know what the REM stage of sleep is. Identify your knowledge below:

Part E: Personality

Review the characteristics of introversion and extroversion.

Know “The Big Five” factors of personality and what they refer to (Example: Openness is one of the factors of personality in this model. It refers to the extent to which one is imaginative/independent vs. practical/conforming).

In this unit, we learned that perfectionism is an aspect of personality. You should know the cycle of perfection. You should also be prepared to discuss why the cycle is difficult to break. List 3 reasons why this cycle is tough to break:

Part F: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

You should know all of the needs in this hierarchy as well as the meaning of these needs.

As well, consider what it might take for you to achieve self-actualization in your life. List your ideas below:

Part G: Forms of Thinking

You should know the types of thinking that we examined when looking at cognitive psychology. To test your knowledge, fill in the blanks on the next page:

1. Developing ______:A category of objects, ideas, or events that share characteristics.
2. Reasoning: There are three forms of reasoning:

a)______Reasoning: Here we start with a general ______and we ______it to a specific situation.

b)______Reasoning: Here we start with the ______and move towards a ______, from observations to conclusions.

c)Dialectical Reasoning: This involves evaluating two (or more) ______sides or points of view. There is ______than one solution and it involves weighing ______.

1. Problem solving: This is the ability to deal with new ______for which there is no easy response or ______available.
2. Decision ______: We do this every day when we are faced with a ______.

Part H: The Parts of the Brain

Review the diagram of the brain that you created when you completed the “Understanding the Brain” questions. You should be prepared to label and briefly describe the different parts of the brain that were on this diagram (the frontal lobe, corpus callosum, temporal lobe, hippocampus, and amygdala).

To test your knowledge, identify the names of the parts being described below.

1. ______transfers information into memory and stores the names of people and things.
2. ______analyzes sounds to make sense of speech.
3. ______is a large circular structure connecting hemispheres.
4. ______are two almond-shaped neutral clusters regulating how emotion can affect memory and creating a “fight or flight” response to fear.
5. ______is involved in speaking and planning actions.

Part I: Noted Psychologists

You should know what the following psychologists are most known for (eg. Theories, discoveries, etc.)

-Sigmund Freud-Jean Piaget

-Ivan Pavlov-Erik Erikson

-B.F. Skinner-Leta Stetter Hollingworth

-Abraham Maslow-Harry Harlow

-Viktor Frankl-Mary Ainsworth

-Carl Rogers-Aaron Stern

-Albert Bandura-Carl Jung

Part J: Mental Health vs. Mental Illness

Know the signs of mental health and mental illness. List some of those signs below: