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REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM

PSYCHOLOGY 1410

General information:

-50 multiple choice questions, each worth 1 point

-Most questions will be taken from each of the 4 previous exams

-Questions will be fairly general

- Make sure you check the time for the final exam—it’s not the

same as regular class time!!

Chapt 1 – History and Research: -Major psychological perspectives/theories -Major areas in psychology (industrial/organizational, clinical, etc.) -Descriptive methods of research vs. experimental methods -Positive and negative correlation and correlation coefficients (e.g. what does a correlation coefficient of +.80 mean?) -Definitions of independent and dependent variables and examples of each Chapt 2 – The Nervous System: -Parts of the neuron and functions of each -General brain structures and functions -Neurotransmitters (how they affect behavior or contribute to a particular disease or disorder) Chapt 3 – Sensation & Perception: -Definitions of sensation and perception -Gestalt principles of perception Chapt 4 – Consciousness: -What are circadian rhythms -sleep cycles -what is REM sleep/what happens during REM -Theories of hypnosis -Reasons we sleep Chapt 5 - Learning: -Classical conditioning -Operant conditioning

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Chapt 6 - Memory: -types of memory (sensory, short term, long term) -primacy/recency effect -reasons for forgetting Chapt 7 – Intelligence/Psychological Testing: -How IQ scores are interpreted (e.g. based on normal distribution) -Other types of psychological tests (e.g. aptitude tests, achievement tests, personality tests) Motivation (notes only): -Maslow’s hierarchy -theories of motivation -motivation of hunger -motivation of sexual behavior Chapt 11 - Personality: -Id, ego, superego -Stages of personality development -Personality assessment Chapt 10 - Stress : -causes of stress -General Adaptation Syndrome -stress management Chapt 12 – Psychological Disorders: -be able to identify major categories of psychological disorders -causes and treatments for categories of psychological disorders Chapt 15 – Treatment & Therapies: -no questions