Psychology 4359 Exam II Study Guide: A non-exhaustive list
This is a list of terms, concepts and mechanisms that we have reviewed up to this point in
the course, leading up to Exam II. It is by no means exhaustive and is intended only to
remind you of things you may want to remember for the exam.
Names, terms and concepts to know:
People to know:
Pasko Rakic
Jean Piaget
Rene Baillergeon
Judy DeLoache
Gretchen Van de Walle
Adele Diamond
Alexander Luria
Phineas Gage
Patient HM
Terms and concepts to know:
The methods of experimental psychology
Posner letter-matching task
The Sternberg item-recognition Task
Stroop task
Word-superiority effect
Properties of the reaction-time distribution
Speed-accuracy trade-off
Single and Double dissociations
Lesion methods
Single unit recording
Microiontophoresis
Degenerative disorders
The multi-barreled micropipette
The methodology of Positron Emission Tomography
The methodology of functional magnetic resonance imaging
The methodology of functional electroencepholography
Temporal and spatial resolution in imaging methods
Embryonic development
H-thymidine labeling
Neurogenesis
Histogenetic timecourse
Precursor cells, their division and migration
Correlational and experimental evidence for migration
The Radial Unit Hypothesis
The Protomap Hypothesis
Piaget’s theory
Piaget’s developmental stages
Neo-Piagetian research
Contrast Piaget’s theory with those of the neopiagetians
Performance-competence distinction
Pointing vs. looking
Object permanence studies
Symbol use studies
Ordinality studies