Psychology Final Exam Study Guide Unit 1
Psychology Final Exam Study Guide Unit 1 – Introduction to Psychology -
Physiology versus psychology The body/mind connection (be able to give two examples) Scientific method (know the steps, and what you use it for) Correlation (definition, examples of two variables that are correlated, positive and negative correlation) Causation (definition, and examples of two variables that are causationally related) Survey writing (creating a hypothesis, what makes a good survey question, sampling people) Data analysis (how to create a table of data, and how to create a bar graph of data)
Unit 2 – Motivation -
Motivation (define it, know the theories of what motivate people) Need versus drive (definitions, how are they different, what role do they play in motivation) Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (who created it, what the steps are, how it relates to motivation) Self-determination (definition, how it relates to motivation) Theories of motivation (definitions, what each says about what motivates people, examples) o Drive-reduction o Cognitive o Incentive
Unit 3 – Learning -
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Classical conditioning (definition, parts, example) o UCS o UCR o CS o CR o Generalization o Extinction Operant conditioning (definition, parts, example) Observational learning (definition, example)
Unit 4 – Mental Health and Therapy -
DSM-IV (definition, how to use it) Anxiety disorders (definitions, symptoms, how common is it, who gets it, examples) Mood disorders (definitions, symptoms, how common is it, who gets it, examples) Schizophrenia (definition, how common is it, who gets it) Antisocial Personality Disorder (definition, how common is it, who gets it, example) Borderline Personality Disorder (definition, how common is it, who gets it, example) Common Types of treatment and therapy for mental illness o Biological therapies o Psychotherapies o Sociocultual therapies
Physiology versus psychology The body/mind connection (be able to give two examples) Scientific method (know the steps, and what you use it for) Correlation (definition, examples of two variables that are correlated, positive and negative correlation) Causation (definition, and examples of two variables that are causationally related) Survey writing (creating a hypothesis, what makes a good survey question, sampling people) Data analysis (how to create a table of data, and how to create a bar graph of data)
Unit 2 – Motivation -
Motivation (define it, know the theories of what motivate people) Need versus drive (definitions, how are they different, what role do they play in motivation) Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (who created it, what the steps are, how it relates to motivation) Self-determination (definition, how it relates to motivation) Theories of motivation (definitions, what each says about what motivates people, examples) o Drive-reduction o Cognitive o Incentive
Unit 3 – Learning -
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Classical conditioning (definition, parts, example) o UCS o UCR o CS o CR o Generalization o Extinction Operant conditioning (definition, parts, example) Observational learning (definition, example)
Unit 4 – Mental Health and Therapy -
DSM-IV (definition, how to use it) Anxiety disorders (definitions, symptoms, how common is it, who gets it, examples) Mood disorders (definitions, symptoms, how common is it, who gets it, examples) Schizophrenia (definition, how common is it, who gets it) Antisocial Personality Disorder (definition, how common is it, who gets it, example) Borderline Personality Disorder (definition, how common is it, who gets it, example) Common Types of treatment and therapy for mental illness o Biological therapies o Psychotherapies o Sociocultual therapies
