Psyc 101Schedule of Topics and Online Documents
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Psyc 101Schedule of Topics and Online Documents
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I. INTRODUCTION
Psychology as a Science
File Name Topic
psychterms.ppt Defining psychology
Carnegie.pptx Pseudoscience
Hess.pptx Quantifying, qualifying findings
Methods1.ppt Correlational research
101notes.doc Correlational research
(Pages 1-3)
expmethod.ppt Experimental method
Advertising.ppt Experimental method
101notes.doc Evaluating experiments
(Page 3)
101notes.doc Using statistics to test reliability
(Pages 3-4)
101notes.doc What is a theory? How is it tested?
(Page 4)
101notes.doc A theory of “obedience”; Milgram’s
(Pages 4 - 5) experiment; importance of operational
definitions for testing theories
Milgram.pdf “
101notes.doc Psychology as a science: Determinism
(Page 6) (cause and effect) vs. free will
Freud.pdf History of psychology: Psychoanalysis
and the unconscious
Mind.ppt History: Approaches to
studying consciousness
101notes.doc Concept of the “reflex” in philosophy,
(Pages 6 – 7) biology, and psychology
101notes.doc History: Approaches to studying behavior
(Behaviorism, pages 6 – 7)
Humanism.ppt History: Humanism, free will, and
self-actualization (personal growth)
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II. THE DYNAMICS OF BEHAVIOR
The Processes of Learning and Motivation
File Name Topic
Pavlov.ppt Classical Conditioning: Basic terms
and principles
101notes.doc Applications I: Conditioned phobias
(Pages 7 – 8)
101notes.doc Applications II: Systematic Desensitization
(Pages8 - 10)
101notes.doc Applications III: Aversion Therapy
(Pages10 - 11)
opcond.ppt Operant Conditioning Contrasted with
Classical Conditioning
101notes.doc “
(Pages 12 – 13)
Operant-abc.ppt Operant Conditioning: Framework for
analyzing behavior
101notes.doc “
(Page 13)
reinfpun.ppt “
101notes.doc Operant conditioning: Schedules of
(Pages13 - 14) reinforcement and their effects on behavior
schedules1.doc “
schedules2.doc “
101notes.doc Applications: Behavior Modification
(Pages14 - 16) (“Applied Behavior Analysis”)
motivation.ppt Motivation: Basic concepts
101notes.doc Motivation basics: Maslow’s pyramid of
(Pages16 - 17) motives
101notes.doc Motivation basics: 4 types of conflict
(Pages17 - 19)
101notes.doc Hunger motivation: internal vs. external
(Page 19) causes
aggression.ppt Aggression: Internal sources (instinct
theory) vs. external sources (psychosocial
theory)
war.ppt “
101notes.doc “
(Pages20 - 23)
101notes.doc Social needs: need for achievement,
(Pages23 - 26) fear of failure, fear of success
emotion.ppt Emotion: Basic concepts
(Slide 1)
nervoussystem.ppt “
101notes.doc “
(Pages26 - 27)
emotion.ppt Theories of emotion: James-Lange,
Canon-Bard, Schacter-Singer, Lazarus’
appraisal theory, facial feedback
hypothesis
101notes.doc “
(Pages27 - 30)
stress.ppt Stress
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Unit 3
III. THE INNER WORLD
Sensation, Perception, Consciousness, Cognition, and Memory
File Name Topic
101notes.doc Sensations: the simplest experiences;
(Pages30 - 31) how they are different from perceptions
101notes.doc How sensations are studied: the field of
(Pages31 - 32) psychophysics; thresholds; Weber’s Law
101notes.doc Color vision basics: electromagnetic
(Pages32 - 35) energy; structure of the eye;
rods. vs. cones
101notes.doc Young-Helmholtz Trichromatic Theory;
(Pages35 - 36) predictions when mixing colors
101notes.doc Additive vs. subtractive color mixture
(Pages36 - 37)
101notes.doc Opponent-Process Theory; how it
(Page 38) explainsnegative afterimages
afterimages.pptx “
101notes.doc Perception of depth
(Pages39 - 41)
101notes.doc Perceptual constancy (size, shape,
(Pages41, 46, 47) location)
101notes.doc Optical illusions involving depth
(Pages39 - 41) perception and size constancy
eeg.ppt Sleep and dreams: brain wave patterns
and the stages of sleep;
REM sleep (dreaming)
101notes.doc “
(Pages47 - 49)
dreams.ppt Theories of dreaming
101notes.doc Altered states of consciousness:
(Page 49) meditation
101notes.doc Altered states of consciousness:
(Page 49) biofeedback
biofeedback.pptx “
101notes.doc Altered states of consciousness:
(Pages 50 - 51) hypnosis
hypnosis.pdf “
101notes.doc Ordinary consciousness:
(Page 49) thinking and reasoning
Piaget.pptx Piaget’s four-stage theory of
intellectual development
memory1.ppt Memory basics: encoding, storage,
and retrieval
memory1.ppt Forgetting basics: storage failure
(e.g., decay) vs. retrieval failure
(e.g., interference)
interference.ppt How researchers study interference
memory2.ppt Atkinson-Shiffrin Multistore Model
of Memory
as2.ppt “
memoryspan.ppt How researchers measure the capacity of
short-term memory
Unit 4
IV. THE INDIVIDUAL IN A SOCIAL CONTEXT
File Name Topic
Personality.ppt Theories of personality: an overview
“ Freud’s theory: id, ego, superego;
neurosis vs. psychosis
101notes.doc Freud’s theory: defense mechanisms and
(Pages 52 - 53) their relation to neurosis (anxiety
disorders)
psychosexual.pptx Freud’s psychosexual theory of
personality development
101notes.doc Evaluation of Freud’s legacy
(Pages 53 - 54)
Jung.ppt Neo-Freudians: Carl Jung; the “collective
unconscious”; the theory of
psychological types
101notes.doc Application of Jung’s theory:
(Page 54) Myers-Briggs Type Inventory
Adler.ppt Neo-Freudians: Alfred Adler and the
“inferiority complex”; comparison with
Freud
101notes.doc Additional Adlerian concepts: style of life,
(Pages 54 - 55) fictional finalism, social interest,
birth order effects
Rogers.ppt Humanism: Carl Rogers and the problem
of conditional positive regard; conflict
between the real self and self-concept;
person-centered therapy
social1.ppt Social Psychology: an overview;
nature of attitudes
social1.ppt Processes of attitude change:
persuasion
101notes.doc Processes of attitude change:
(Page 58) subliminal advertising
social2.ppt Processes of attitude change:
cognitive dissonance
101notes.doc Types of cognitive dissonance
(Pages 55 - 57)
prejudice.doc Destructive attitudes: prejudice
Asch.ppt Behavior in groups: Asch’s experiments
on conformity
101notes.doc “
(Pages 58- 59)
stanford.doc Behavior in groups: the power of
social roles; Zimbardo’s Stanford
Prison Experiment
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