1. PSYCHOLOGY 2301 EXAM I REVIEW
CHRIS ALAS,MA
HCC – W. LOOP
SPRING 2015

2. CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
WHAT IS
PSYCHOLOGY?

3. CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
DISCIPLINES IN PSYCHOLOGY
BIOLOGICAL
EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY
HUMANISM

4. CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
WHAT IS CULTURE ?

5. CHAPTER 2 – RESEARCH METHODS
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
vs.
DEPENDANT VARIABLE

6. 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?

7. CHAPTER 2 – RESEARCH METHODS
TWO MAIN TYPES OF RESEARCH METHODS USED IN PSYCHOLOGY?
1. EXPERIMENTAL
2. DESCRIPTIVE/CORRELATIONAL
CORRELATION
CASE STUDY
SURVEY

8. CHAPTER 2 – RESEARCH METHODS
CORRELATION
1 or -1 is the strongest relationship
Signs give direction
CORRELEATATION SHOWS RELATIONSHIP NOT CAUSATION

9. CHAPTER 2 – RESEARCH METHODS
WHICH HAS THE STRONGEST RELATIONSHIP? A B
C. 0 D

10. 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

11. 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

12. CHAPTER 2 – RESEARCH METHODS
SURVEY
NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION
CASE STUDY

13. CHAPTER 2 – RESEARCH METHODS
DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE
SAMPLING BIAS
SAMPLE NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF POPULATION OF INTEREST

14. CHAPTER 2 – RESEARCH METHODS
ETHICS
RESPECT RIGHTS OF OTHERS
RIGHT TO PRIVACY
NOT PAID TO PARTICIPATE
PARTICPANTS SHOULD VOLUNTEER
SEXUAL SURRUGACY

15. CHAPTER 3 – BIOLOGICAL FEATURES
FUNCTION OF
NEUROTRANSMITTER
RE-UPTAKE
GLIAL CELLS

16. CHAPTER 3 – BIOLOGICAL FEATURES
DEFINTION OF RESTING POTENTIAL?
LOCATION OF TERMINAL BUTTONS?
NEUROTRANSMITTER FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA?

17. CHAPTER 3 – BIOLOGICAL FEATURES
FUNCTION OF :
MEDULLA
CEREBELLUM
HIPPOCAMPUS
LIMBIC SYSTEM
CEREBRUM
CORPUS COLLUSOM
ARTICULAR FORMATION

18. CHAPTER 3 – BIOLOGICAL FEATURES
DIVISIONS OF CNS
CENTRAL
BRAIN
SPINAL COLUMN
PERIPHERAL

19. CHAPTER 3 – BIOLOGICAL FEATURES
SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
STARTS FROM SPINE
PARASYMPATHETIC
BRAIN REGULATES BODY FUNTIONS

20. THE END
ANY QUESTIONS?
GOOD LUCK