PSY 150: Midterm Study Guide Chapter 1: “What is Psychology?” Be…

Question Answered step-by-step PSY 150: Midterm Study Guide Chapter 1: “What is Psychology?” Be… PSY 150: Midterm Study Guide  Chapter 1: “What is Psychology?”Be able to Define of psychology= is the study of behavior and mental processes (Page 6)Know the various theorists within the 6 chapters (Wilhelm Wundt, William James, Charles Darwin, John Watson, Sigmund Freud, B.F. Skinner, Erik Erikson and any other theorists). What were their contributions, what does their theory discuss?Be able to discuss the History of Scientific Psychology (Psychophysics, Structuralism, Functionalism, Behaviorism, Humanistic, Cognitivism, Gestalt psychology, Evolutionary)Explain the Nature vs. Nurture debateReview the Sub-disciplines of Psychology (Cognitive, developmental, behavioral, educational, forensic, developmental, health, etc.) Chapter 2: “Psychology’s Scientific Method”Understand in detail the Scientific Method Types of research methods (case study, naturalistic observation, experimental study, etc.) Define and understand research terminology (control group, sample, population, variable, etc.)Review Descriptive Statistics (mean, mode, standard deviation, frequency, normal distribution). Review Correlation coefficient & positive correlationDiscuss the Ethics of Research in humans  Chapter 3: “Biological Foundations of Behavior”Review Genes and Behavior/Genes and the Environment (chromosome, DNA, genes, alleles, genotype, phenotype, etc.)Know the 4 Lobes of the brain and their functions; frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal.Within the 4 lobes; review the parts of each (cerebrum, cerebral cortex, etc.)Be able to identify the functions of the three main parts of the brain; hindbrain, forebrain and midbrain. Review the parts of each (medulla, pons, etc.)Define Neurons- review the structure and functionExplain the Limbic System- function and definitionReview the main components of the nervous system and their function (CNS, PNS, somatic nervous system, autonomic nervous system, sympathetic nervous system, etc.)Know the three main Methods of “peeking inside the brain” (EEG, PET, MRI)Be able to identify the neurotransmitters and their functions Chapter 4: “Sensation and Perception”Define Sensation and PerceptionDefine Sensory Adaptation Define and recognize Absolute Threshold, Difference ThresholdUnderstand the parts of each sense (Ex. Vision – retina, rods, cones, fovea, lens, iris). Review and learn Gestalt Laws (similarity, proximity, continuity, closure) Know the colors involved in the Two Theories of Color Vision  Chapter 5: “States of Consciousness”Define both Arousal and AwarenessExplain ConsciousnessExplore Freud’s 3 stages of consciousness per the textbook reading and a good visual aid is the iceberg http://www.wilderdom.com/personality/L83TopographyMindIceberg.html)How do people train their Consciousness; Mediation, hypnosis, etc.Review and understand how sleep works (circadian rhythms, stages of sleep, sleep debt, etc.)Recognize Sleep Disorders (insomnia, sleepwalking, hypersomnia, night terrors, narcolepsy)Know the main theories of dreams; Psychoanalytic; Biological, Cognitive)Discuss and define the Alternate States of ConsciousnessLearn the drug classifications, effects, and drugs in each category Chapter 6: LearningDefine Learning Understand and be able to explain Classical Conditioning and Operant ConditioningKnow Ivan Pavlov and his experiment with dogsDiscuss John Watson’s experiment; Little AlbertExplain Edward Thorndike Law of Effect, and his experimentLearn about BF Skinner’s experimentsUnderstand and define Primary and Secondary reinforcement Define Reinforcement vs. Punishment; Negative vs. Positive (know all 4)Define ShapingReview the Schedules of ReinforcementReview Latent LearningDiscuss in detail Albert Bandura and Observational Learning/Social Learning Theory  Social Science Psychology PSY 150 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)