PSY200 Fall 2009 Exam 1 Study Guide

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Chapter 1 Introduction

-How do we develop scientific knowledge?

-What is the relationship between genes and environment in determining behavior?

-What are the basic principles of evolutionary psychology

-Understand what is meant by levels of analysis and how each perspective interprets behavior?

-What is the difference between structuralism vs functionalism?

-What are the basic principles of behaviorist; understanding of the mind?

-What are the basic assumptions of psychodynamics (Freudian); limitations

-What are the basic assumptions of humanism?

-How do we develop scientific knowledge. Is it the result of sudden discoveries?

-What types of behaviors can be studied w/ biological principles?

-How would you describe the relationship between genes and environment?

-What are the basic principles of evolutionary psychology?

-Levels of analysis?, how do we explain behavior at different levels?

-What is the cognitive perspective?

-What is the neuroscience approach to mind?

-What is the most common career choice for psychologist?

Chapter 2 Research Methods

-What are the steps in scientific method?

-What are the characteristics of experimentation? (control, random assignment, variables)

-What are confounds, sources of bias in the data?

-What is the difference between experimentation and correlation?

-What limitations are there in observational data?

-What is the difference between a positive and negative correlation

-Regarding self-report: questionnaires, surveys what are the sources of bias in the data?

-What is archival data? Physiological data?

-What is the role of IRB and the concept of ethics and informed consent

-Know the basic principles of inferential statistics, i.e. why do we use statistics?

Chapter 13 Personality

-What are the Freudian stages of psychosexual development and how does fixation affect personality?

-What are the three components of the personality (ala Freud) and how do they relate to consciousness?

-What is meant by “basic anxiety (Horney) and inferiority complex (Adler) (lecture only)

-Understand the different types defense mechanisms.

-What are the basis assumptions of humanism? How did humanism changed the view of personality?

-What are type theories? (lecture info only)

-What are traits? To what degree are they biologically and genetically based?

-What are the Big Five? What factors are genetically influenced?

-How is personality measured? What are projective measures? What aspect of personality do they reveal?

-How stable is personality over the lifespan?

-What is a sensation seeking personality?

-What is self-monitoring?

-What evidence do we have of the connection between brain chemistry and personality? (Specifically the effects of dopamine, seratonin on personality and recreational psychotropics)

-What is the difference between nomothetic vs ideographic views of personality?