1. Please take out your notes & study guide for the review

2. Today’s Agenda Review info for the test Homework
Unit I Test – Thursday, March 8th

3. Introduction to Psychology
Unit I
Test Review

4. Test Format Vocabulary – matching
Everything else – multiple choice, true/false.
Taken on the electronically on the computers
Each student will have a login and password.
The test will be activated by Wheeler
Notecard
Must be handwritten
May be double-sided
No larger than 3’’x5’’

5. Test Suggestions Make a notecard
Do not forget to study all the topics listed on the study guide
Do not rely upon the notecard too much.

6. Daily Vocabulary Double-check your DMAs

7. Seven Modern Perspectives of Psychology

8. Seven Modern Perspectives of Psychology
Biological – Biological process influence behavior and mental process.
Behavioral/Learning – Personal experience and reinforcement guide individual development.

9. Seven Modern Perspectives of Psychology
Humanistic – People make free and conscious choices based on their unique experiences – self concept.
Psychoanalytic – Unconscious forces or desires affect behavior.

10. Seven Modern Perspectives of Psychology
Cognitive – Perceptions and thoughts influence behavior.
Sociocultural – ethnicity, gender, culture and socioeconomic status affects behavior.
Evolutionary – Adaptive organism survive and transmit their genes to future generations.

11. Methods of Research

12. One of the most important things for psychologists to do…
Is to replicate their experiments.

13. Methods of Research
Survey – use questions on feeling, opinions or behavior patterns.
Important to consider the people selected to survey.
Cross-sectional – look at different age groups at the same time in order to understand changes that occur during the life span.

14. Methods of Research
Field experiment – research conducted in the field.
Naturalistic observation – subjects are not aware they are being researched.

15. Methods of Research
Case studies – collect lengthy (usually), detailed information about a person’s background.
You can clearly see connections between childhood and adulthood.
Longitudinal- can be used to track people over long periods of time.

16. Methods of Research
Interview – involves studying people face-to-face and asking questions.
Often used to see how people address problems.
People tend to present information favorably in order to please interviewer.
May also give person Psychological test.

17. Hemispheres of the Brain

18. Hemispheres of the Brain
Right Hemisphere
Controls left side of the body
Specializes in…
Visual
Artistic
Emotional
Musical
Patterns
Recognition of places, faces, etc…

19. Hemispheres of the Brain
Left Hemisphere
Controls the right side of the body
Specializes in…
Speech
Reading
Writing
Math
Logic
Time (maintaining a schedule)
Details

20. History of Psychology

21. History of Psychology
The roots of Psychology are philosophy and theology.
Different theories
Monoism
Dualism
Bodily humors
Supernatural explanations.

22. History of Psychology
Historically the mentally ill were mistreated and isolated.
Inhuman treatments included:
Submerging in water
Exorcisms
Restriction of movements

23. Brain Rules

24. Brain Rules Exercise Evolution Wiring Attention & boring things
Repeat to remember
Long term memory
7. Sleep well 8. Stressed brains don’t work well. 9. Stimulate more senses. 10. Vision rules 11. Male & female brains are different 12.Exploration

25. These vocab. terms will be on your test
Psychology
Theory
Reflex
Subliminal
Field Experiments
Dominance
Hemisphere
Eclecticism
Perception
Introspection
Axon
Dendrite
Reticular Activating System
Visual Texture

26. Trivia! On a blank notecard write: Pass your notecard to Wheeler
Your name
Three trivia-style questions about the information reviewed.
Fact-based questions with only one correct answer.
Write the answers for your questions.
Pass your notecard to Wheeler