PSYCHOLOGY 2301 EXAM I REVIEW CHRIS ALAS,MA HCC – W. LOOP SPRING 2015
CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY?
CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY DISCIPLINES IN PSYCHOLOGY BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY HUMANISM
CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY WHAT IS CULTURE ?
CHAPTER 2 – RESEARCH METHODS INDEPENDENT VARIABLE vs. DEPENDANT VARIABLE
CHAPTER 2 – RESEARCH METHODS An experimenter test’s a hypothesis that physical exercise effects people’s mood. Participants in experimental group participate on Sat and Sun and those in control group exercise Mon and Tues. What is the DEPANDANT VARIABLE? and WHY? What is INDEPENDENT VARIABLE and WHY? Experimenter Group? WHY?
CHAPTER 2 – RESEARCH METHODS TWO MAIN TYPES OF RESEARCH METHODS USED IN PSYCHOLOGY? 1. EXPERIMENTAL 2. DESCRIPTIVE/CORRELATIONAL CORRELATION CASE STUDY SURVEY
CHAPTER 2 – RESEARCH METHODS CORRELATION -1 0 1 1 or -1 is the strongest relationship Signs give direction CORRELEATATION SHOWS RELATIONSHIP NOT CAUSATION
CHAPTER 2 – RESEARCH METHODS WHICH HAS THE STRONGEST RELATIONSHIP? A. -1.01 B. -.81 C. 0 D. +50
CHAPTER 2 – RESEARCH METHODS Correlation co-efficent between amount of exposure to TV violence and road rage was found to be +43. What can we conclude? Watching TV violence TENDS to cause aggressive driving Being an aggressive driver TENDS to cause one to watch more violent TV People who watch the most TV TEND to be the least aggressive driver There is a POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP between these two variables
CHAPTER 2 – RESEARCH METHODS Dr. Chris finds a correlation correlational of +.66 between class attendance and GPA. This indicates that a. people with high GPA tend to have low attendance b. there is no relationship between GPA and attendance c. students with high GPA tend to attend class regularly d. students with a low GPA tend to have high attendance
CHAPTER 2 – RESEARCH METHODS SURVEY NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION CASE STUDY
CHAPTER 2 – RESEARCH METHODS DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE SAMPLING BIAS SAMPLE NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF POPULATION OF INTEREST
CHAPTER 2 – RESEARCH METHODS ETHICS RESPECT RIGHTS OF OTHERS RIGHT TO PRIVACY NOT PAID TO PARTICIPATE PARTICPANTS SHOULD VOLUNTEER SEXUAL SURRUGACY
CHAPTER 3 – BIOLOGICAL FEATURES FUNCTION OF NEUROTRANSMITTER RE-UPTAKE GLIAL CELLS
CHAPTER 3 – BIOLOGICAL FEATURES DEFINTION OF RESTING POTENTIAL? LOCATION OF TERMINAL BUTTONS? NEUROTRANSMITTER FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA?
CHAPTER 3 – BIOLOGICAL FEATURES FUNCTION OF : MEDULLA CEREBELLUM HIPPOCAMPUS LIMBIC SYSTEM CEREBRUM CORPUS COLLUSOM ARTICULAR FORMATION
CHAPTER 3 – BIOLOGICAL FEATURES DIVISIONS OF CNS CENTRAL BRAIN SPINAL COLUMN PERIPHERAL
CHAPTER 3 – BIOLOGICAL FEATURES SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM STARTS FROM SPINE PARASYMPATHETIC BRAIN REGULATES BODY FUNTIONS
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