Psyc-105 and Psyc-106

PsychNow!Version 2.0 Worksheet

For the PsychNow! CD-ROM

PsychNow Ver. 2.0 CD-ROM is available in the Bankier Library as Computer Files: CF-44 and CF-58

You must complete at least two modules from a given Unit of Psyc-105 or Psyc-106. Your instructor may require more than two modules; confirm the number with your instructor. Prepare your written work on separate sheets of paper. All work must be typed in paragraph form and in APA (American Psychological Association) Format. See a Learning Assistant for the APA Guide and/or questions concerning the APA Format.

Complete/answer each of the following questions carefully and completely for each Module:

  1. Complete the EXPLORE, LESSON, and APPLY sections of the two modules you have chosen.
  1. Under STUDY AIDS click the HW/QUIZZES icon. You must complete both the HW essay questions and the short Quiz for each module and print out your answers/results.
  1. Please comment on any differences you noticed between how your textbook and the PsychNow module presented this topic; Stating what you found better or worse about each, and why.

Answer question #3 on your title page and attach the HW/QUIZZES printouts to it.

note: in the reference section of your paper you must include both the PsychNow CD-ROM and your textbook.

PsychNow! is a multimedia CD-ROM created by

Prof. Joel Morgovsky, et al. published by Thomson Learning.

The CD-ROM is available in the Bankier Library.

PsycNow will run on PC’s or MAC’s

Modules Corresponding to Unit Topics

You may choose any two of the listed modules from the same Unit

Psychology 105:

UNIT 1:

Under Assessing Psychology

b. Psychology and its History

c. Research Methodology

Under The Brain and Consciousness

c. Sleep and Dreaming

d. Psychoactive Drugs

UNIT 2:

Under The Brain and Consciousness

  1. Neurons and Synaptic Transmission
  2. Brain Behavior

Under Sensation and Perception

  1. Vision and hearing
  2. Chemical and Somesthetic Senses
  3. Perception

UNIT 3:

Under Learning and Cognition

  1. Classical Conditioning
  2. Operant Conditioning
  3. Observational Learning
  4. Memory Systems
  5. Forgetting

UNIT 4:

Under Personality and Abnormal Psychology

e. Assessment

Under Learning and Cognition

  1. Problem Solving and Creativity

Psychology 106:

UNIT 1:

Under Motivation and Emotion

  1. Motivation
  2. Emotion
  1. Human Sexuality

UNIT 2:

Under Motivation and Emotion

  1. Coping with Emotion
  2. Stress and Health

Under Personality and Abnormal Psychology

  1. Theories of Personality

UNIT 3:

Under Personality and Abnormal Psychology

b. Major Psychological Theories

c. Abnormality and Psychotherapy

d. Non-Psychotic, Psychotic, and Affective Disorders

UNIT 4:

Under Social Psychology

  1. Helping Others
  2. Attribution
  3. Social Influence: Obedience and Conformity
  4. Attribution and Prejudice
  5. Aggression

g. Gender and Stereotyping