Psyh Study Guide 2
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School
University of Northern Iowa**We aren't endorsed by this school
Course
PSYCH 1001
Subject
Psychology
Date
Dec 17, 2024
Pages
1
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Hello Class — I hope you came to better understand the various influences on People and how the.y behave... maybe gain some insights into your own behavior. I hope you came to appreciate that psychologists gather information about human behavior and thinking, and try to understand it. Research and Data ... this is what makes psychology a science. Dr.D’s definition of research Research fact versus opinions... why research? Perspectives. ...History of / Influential psychologists (Names that are in your notes ) Correlations .. and understanding the strengths and the limits of Experiments, IV DV EG CG. Blind and Double Blind, placebo effect Neuron... parts of /basic process of firing. Corpus Callosum, Left/Right Hemisphere, Amygdala, Hippocampus, 4 lobes, Cerebellum, Cortex Evolutionary Psychology . If members of a species differ on a trait . If a portion of the variation in trait is heritable . If the trait becomes important to survival or reproduction . If not all members of a species will survive to reproduce Twin and adoptee studies Genes and Env interact MEMORY TOPICS o Three stage model of memory o short term versus long term. serial position effect © sensory memory; Sperling’s research on sensory memory © Chunking o Research on the imperfection of memory Heuristics (CONFIRMATION BIAS, AVAILABILITY) When you are stressed, immune system does not work as well, laughter as medicine (research...stress and health research). Research on stress coping and health outcomes (book and notes) Behaviorism and Learning theory o Operant and Classical Conditioning ....© Pavlov, Skinner, Watson o Shaping, Schedules of reinforcement, Biological preparedness o Behavior therapy to stop a problem behavior (how to) MA/CA * 100, Binet, Gardner, What it means to “establish norms.” Reliability and validity Piaget’s theory and how the information process is a different approach to understanding cognitive development. Body feedback and emotion and related research findings. James-Lange theory, Cannon-Bard, ETC. Be familiar with conformity research (Asch, Milgrim, Zimbardo) New: Defense mechanisms as discussed in class. ?Iew: Pathology: depression, schizophrenia, personality disorders, criteria for abnormality DSM stands Of General Advice: STUDY from your notes and only use your text book to review things that are in your notes or this study guide but_that seem unclear to you. Your notes taken in class based lecture are your best study guide. Prior Study guides and in-class work are great to study from. oD will be e my office much of the day on Wednesday © — A i 102 L PR R R b H——3 ARt R o
