Study Guides for
PSY 2012 -- Classroom Format
CH 1 & 2 Test
Schools of psychology
Freud
Skinner
Rogers
Maslow
Wundt
Titchener
Areas of applied psychology
Psychology's 7 unifying themes
SQ3R Study System
"Testwise"
Recent research trends
Operational definition
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Statistical procedures
Experimental group
Control group
Placebo
Correlation
Correlation coefficient
Causation
Research methods
Confounding (extraneous) variable
Random factor
Social desirability bias
Double-blind procedure
Experimenter bias
Deception
PsychINFO
Journal article format
Anecdotal information
Major assumption of science
Sampling
CH 4 & 5 Test
Sensation
Perception
Electromagnetic radiation spectrum
Aspects of vision
Wavelength
Amplitude
Saturation
Nearsighted
Farsighted
Subtractive color mixing
Additive color mixing
Opponent process theory of color vision
Trichromatic theory of color vision
Monocular depth cues
Binocular depth cues
Perceptual constancy
Sound waves
Middle ear
Basilar membrane
Cochlea
Oval window
Ossicles
Eardrum
Place theory
Two chemical senses
Types of sensory receptors
Sensory adaptation
Pain messages
Gate-control theory of pain
Glial cells
Gestalt principles of perception
Attention
Consciousness
Jet lag
Melatonin
Brain wave activity
Sleep cycles
REM sleep
REM rebound
Sedative-related problems
Freud's theory of dreaming
Activation synthesis model
Hypnotic induction
Effects of hypnosis
Meditation effects
Categories of drugs
Physical dependence
Psychological dependence
Sleep requirements
Latent content
Manifest content
CH 6 & 7 Test
stimulus discrimination
stimulus generalization
operant conditioning
observational learning
classical conditioning
CR
UCR
CS
UCS
behavior modification
shaping
resistance to extinction
primary reinforcer
secondary reinforcer
positive reinforcement
negative reinforcement
avoidance learning
side effects of punishment
escape
avoidance
spontaneous recovery
3 memory processes
levels of processing theory
phonemic encoding
semantic coding
structural encoding
elaboration
visual imagery
memory theories
semantic network
source-monitoring error
Ebbinghaus forgetting curves
retention interval
measures of memory retention
pseudoforgetting
causes of forgetting
studies of long-term memory
proactive interference
retroactive interference
hippocampus
declarative memory
procedural memory
implicit memory
schemas
misinformation effect
repressed memory
memory techniques
eyewitness testimony
influences on eyewitness testimony
encoding specificity principle
CH 8 & 9 Test
inducing structure
types of heuristics
types of cognitive styles
types of fallacies
evolutionary psychology
Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon
normal distribution of a characteristic
validity
reliability
heritability
Flynn effect
Gardner's theory of intelligence
divergent thinking
creativity test
types of motives (motivators)
goal-directed behavior
Cannon and Washburn
blood glucose level/hunger
Masters and Johnson
phases of human sexual response
gender differences in sexual behavior
types of emotional-sexual relationships
TAT
Components of emotion
Measurement of cognitive component of emotion
autonomic arousal
amygdala
body language
cross-cultural emotional expressions
theories of emotion
unifying themes of the chapter
factors related to happiness
premises
common fallacies of reasoning
CH 10 & 11 Test
cephalocaudal trend
proximodistal trend
maturation
types of attachment
characteristics of securely attached children
separation anxiety research
Erikson's stages of psychosocial development
Piaget's stages of cognitive development
object permanence
conservation
irreversibility
centration
nativist theories
evolutionary theories
primary sexual characteristics
secondary sexual characteristics
prefrontal cortex research
suicide research
identity statuses
trends in marriage
physical change in aging adults
unifying themes of the chapter
Freud's psychoanalytic theory
other personality theories (perspectives)
reaction formation
repression
rationalization
regression
Jung's theory
Alfred Adler
compensation
Dr. Hewlett
B. F. Skinner
Albert Bandura
Walter Mischel
Carl Rogers
Abraham Maslow
Hans Eysenck
Research on personality heritability
behavioral genetics
Big Five personality traits
terror management theory
uses of personality tests
Raymond Cattell
16 Personality Factor Questionnaire
MMPI
Rorschach Test
NEO Personality Inventory
CH 12 & 13 Test
types of stress
types of conflict
Social Readjustment Rating Scale
Hans Selye
General Adaptation Syndrome
responses to stress
types of coping
Type A personality
Type B personality
heart disease risk factors
barriers to healthcare provider-patient communication
stats on noncompliance with medical advice
correlation
optimal-arousal theories
behavioral responses to stress
etiology
DSM IV axes
types of anxiety disorders
types of somatoform disorders
types of dissociative disorders
types of mood disorders
stats on depression
ruminate
flattened emotion
schizophrenia
genetic-influenced disorders
pancultural view of psychological disorders
eating disorders
types of heuristics
CH 14 & 15 Test
major types of therapy
stats on therapy usage
unconscious defensive client maneuvers
types of therapists
Carl Rogers
unconditional positive regard
genuineness
empathy
systematic desensitization
spontaneous remission
social skills training
types of therapeutic psychotropic drugs
atypical antipsychotic drugs
homeless statistics
effectiveness of therapists
sexual exploitation of clients
regression toward the mean (average)
mental health professionals & their training
branches of psychology
person perception
stereotype
types of attributions
research on reciprocitiy
types of adult attachment
individualism
collectivism
attitude
components of attitudes
aspects of persuasive communication
characteristics of effective persuasion
types of persuasive arguments
techniques for attitude change
Milgram's research on obedience
diffusion of responsibility
group think
the bystander effect
group polarization
Prejudice -- acquiring and maintaining it
compliance techniques
CH 1 - 15 (FINAL EXAM)
William James' theory
functionalism's contributions
structuralism
research psychology specializations
SQ3R
theory
correlation coefficients
myelin sheath
parts of a neuron
norepinephrine
serotonin
visual cortex
electromyograph
narcotics
cocaine
sleep deprivation
Pavlov's principal experiment
extinction
classical conditioning
instrumental conditioning
escape learning
avoidance learning
phobias -- acquiring and maintaining
Garcia's study of rats
schema
ways memory is measured
proactive interference
serial-position effect
bell-shaped curve (statistics)
adoption studies of intelligence
Flynn effect
Sternberg's intelligence theory
Gardner's intelligence theory
knowledge about creativity
sexual phases described by Masters and Johnson
autonomic arousal
components of an emotion
development of attachment to mothers
cognitive change in older adults
Cattell's personality theory
reaction formation
displacement
rationalization
projection
Jung and Adler's disagreement with Freud
types of conflict
effect of stress on the immune system
anxiety disorders
generalized anxiety disorder
panic disorder
somatoform disorders
dissociative disorders
dissociative amnesia
dissociative fugue
schizophrenic disorders
most important aspect of group therapy
evolutionary psychology
four basic elements of persuasion
a group