TPSYCH 100 Winter 2012

Exam 3 Review Outline

Chapter 9: Thinking and Language

Thinking

  • Define Cognition, Concepts, and Prototypes.
  • How do we solve problems? Define two common obstacles to problem solving: Confirmation bias and Fixation
  • Making decisions and forming judgments: What are the representativeness and availability heuristics? Define overconfidence and belief perseverance.

Language

  • What is language?
  • Language Development: How do Skinner and Chomsky describe language development?
  • What is aphasia? What are the functions of Broca’s area and Wernicke’s area?

What is linguistic determinism? Can you give an example of language influencing thought?

Chapter 10: Intelligence

What is Intelligence?

  • Define and describe intelligence
  • Describe theories of intelligence (Spearman, Gardner, Sternberg).
  • What are creative and emotional intelligence?

Is intelligence neurologically measureable?

Assessing Intelligence:

  • Describe modern tests for intelligence.
  • Describe the three principles of test construction.
  • Understand the drawbacks and the potential for bias.

Chapter 11: Motivation and Work

Motivational Concepts:

  • What is motivation?
  • Describe the four perspectives of motivated behavior.

Hunger

  • Physiology of hunger: How do we regulate intake? describe the role appetite hormones (aka gut-brain neuropeptides)
  • Psychology of Hunger: What is taste preference? Social facilitation?
  • Name and define the three eating disorders discussed.
  • What factors in our modern society contribute to obesity?
  • ONE from physiology, one from psychology, one modern society
  • Describe the thrifty phenotype as discussed in this lecture.
  • Jamie Oliver Ted Talk Take-home message.

Sexual Motivation

  • What are the two functions of sex hormones?
  • What are the factors contributing to teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections?
  • Note the factors influencing sexual orientation as highlighted in the chapter and this PowerPoint.

Describe factors that contribute to our need to belong.

Chapter 12: Emotions, Stress and Health

Emotions

  • Define emotion and the three theories of emotion.
  • What is the biology of emotions: Autonomic nervous system and physiological differences.
  • Cognition and emotion: the two neural pathways to emotion. Low road and high road
  • Fear: how is fear adaptive?
  • Know the harm of anger and catharsis.
  • Happiness: what are the feel-good, do-good phenomenon and subjective well-being?

Stress and Health

  • What is stress? General adaptation syndrome?
  • Stress and the heart: coronary heart disease, Type A and B
  • Stress and Susceptibility to disease: how can the immune system go wrong?

Promoting Health

  • What are the two types of coping?
  • How do perceived control, optimism, and social support affect our ability to cope? Give an example of each.