1.
Define psychology ______
2.
Discuss the origins of Psychology _____
3.
List the major goals of psychology _____
4.
Different approaches to psychology: i.
For the following historical approaches to psychology listed below, define, list the major players, and list its main goals:
1.
Structuralism _____
2.
Inheritable Traits _____
3.
Functionalism _____
4.
Gestalt _____ ii.
For the following contemporary approaches listed, define, list the major players, and discuss the process used:
1.
Psychoanalytic Psychology _____
2.
Humanistic Psychology _____
3.
Biological Psychology _____
4.
Behavioral Psychology _____
5.
Cognitive Psychology _____
6.
Sociocultural Psychology _____ iii.
List and define various professions in psychology _____
5.
The Scientific Method i.
Recognize and apply the steps _____ ii.
Use it to plan an experiment to study a question of interest _____
6.
Describe the various methods of data collection – Experimental, survey, observation/field study, case study _____
7.
Describe and compare quantitative and qualitative research strategies _____

8.
Explore how statistics are used in psychological research _____
9.
Describe at least 4 ethical issues in psychological research _____
1.
The Brain and Nervous System a.
Identify the parts of the brain, its components and their related functions
_____ b.
Identify and list the functions of the lobes of the cortex _____ c.
Left Brain / Right Brain i.
List what each hemisphere controls _____
2.
Nerves and Impulse Transmission a.
Describe how an antidepressant works _____
3.
Describe the capabilities and limitations of sensory perception (hearing, seeing, touching, smelling, and tasting) _____
4.
Discuss various learning styles _____ a.
Be able to list studying strategies for your individual learning style _____
5.
List at least 5 of the multiple intelligences _____ a.
Given an example, state which multiple intelligence is the strength _____
6.
Memory in Learning a.
Define memory _____ b.
List and explain the 3 processes of memory _____ c.
List and define the 3 stages of memory _____ d.
Discuss ways to improve memory _____ e.
Define and provide examples of the following terms: i.
Iconic memory _____ ii.
Maintenance rehearsal _____ iii.
Semantic memory _____ iv.
Declarative memory _____ v.
Echoic memory _____ vi.
Primary-recency effect _____ vii.
Episodic memory _____

viii.
Chunking _____ ix.
Working memory _____ f.
Define and provide examples of the following terms: i.
Recognition _____ ii.
Confabulation _____ iii.
State dependent learning _____ iv.
Decay _____ v.
Interference _____ vi.
Proactive interference _____ vii.
Repression _____ viii.
Schema _____ ix.
Relearning _____ x.
Interference _____ xi.
Eidetic memory _____ xii.
Recall _____ xiii.
Amnesia Proactive interference _____
7.
Describe the differences between Classical Conditioning and Operant
Conditioning _____
8.
Describe Reinforcement and Punishment _____
9.
Explore theories of Motivation ______
10.
Explore theories of Emotion ______