STUDY GUIDE EXAM 4 DECEMBER 11

Remember: one page, one side of handwritten notes permitted. Do not forget to bring parscore F-289-PAR-L and a pencil.

Chapter 11 Development

-know the basic points of the film on Genie (AV#87115) and basics of language acquisition as well as concepts of syntax, semantics and course of development of language including nativist vs environmental debate and interactionists approach.

-what is the difference between a cross sectional and longitudinal study?

-what are the stages of prenatal development?

-what are teratogens? Why are they potential disastrous to development

-what is Bowlby’s view of attachment? Why is it so important for humans?

-what is meant by temperamental fit and sensitive care? How do these factors affect emotional development?
what is known about adult attachment?

-what are the basic parenting styles?

-what are the stages of Erikson’s theory of psycho-social development?

-what are Kohlberg’s stages of development? What are the basic characteristics and reasoning justifications?

-what brain processing is involved in moral reasoning?

-how do neurons change in infancy?

-how are infants tested? How do they respond to novel or impossible events?

-what is the difference between assimilation and accommodation?

-what are the Piagetian stages? What is the sequence and the basic characteristics of each stage?

-what is meant by the concept of object permanence?

-what is conservation? What cognitive process allows children to conserve?

-Egg donation issues lecture by Dr. Stevens and Dr. Beeson.

Chapter 15 Social Psychology

-what is meant by reflected appraisal and how does it effect how we see ourselves?

-what part of the brain is involved in the executive functioning abilities that enable you to think about your self and your own experiences and awareness?

-what is the difference between the self in a collectivistic culture versus individualistic culture?

-what is the difference between an implicit and an explicit attitude?

-how does effort justification affect attitudes, i.e. its connection to cognitive dissonance

-what is the actor-observer bias and how does it effect how we view our actions and those of others?

-what are the characteristics of peripheral versus central routes to persuasion?

-what are stereotype? What is the difference between prejudice, discrimination, and racism?

-what is in-group bias?

-what is meant by personal space? How does it vary? What are other important non verbal cues?

-how does the presence of others affect us and how we do on a task?

-what is meant by reciprocity and how is it important in human relations?

-how do conformity, obedience, compliance differ?

-Milgram’ basic findings on obedience?

-what influences helping behaviors…how does reciprocity affect helping?

-know Sternberg’s styles of relationships

-what factors affect helping behavior? What is bystander apathy?

Ch 13 Psychopathology

-How does insanity differ from psychopathology?

-What characteristics must be considered in determining mental illness?

-What is meant by the diathesis stress model?

-What is the DSM? Why is it useful? What are its down sides?

-What is the connection between neurochemistry and mental illness?

-What are the symptoms of depression? Anxiety disorders? (these are the most common disorders)

-What is SAD?

-How is bipolarity different from depression?

-What are the characteristics of OCD? What brain structures are involved?

-What is the difference between panic attacks and phobias?

-What are positive and negative symptoms w/ respect to schizophrenia? -Why is schizophrenia primarily a biological disorder?

-Know the basic issues of the film: A Brilliant Madness (AV#65587) shown in class?

-What is a pervasive etiology of dissocialize (multiple personality) personality disorder? (lecture info only)

-What are the characteristics of borderline personality disorder? How is it different from antisocial personality disorder?

-Why are personality disorders controversial?

-What are the characteristics of autism?