PSYC 1101 1st Edition Exam 1 Study Guide Psychology scientific study of human behavior and mental processes Scientific answering questions objectively based on facts data and established methods Behavior Anything an organism does and this needs to be measurable Be familiar with these key players in psychological history Aristotle Wilhelm Wundt Edward Titchener William James Sigmund Freud John Watson The Little Albert Experiment What are the major differences in a psychiatrist and psychologist KNOW THEM What is the biopsychosocial approach Know and understand these concepts Hindsight bias the tendency to believe after learning an outcome Overconfidence the tendency to be more confident then correct Approaches to research Define Them Naturalistic Observation Case Study Experiment Survey Method What are the components to an experiment Independent dependent confounding sounds familiar What is sampling Mean Median Mode The Biology of the Mind What are neurons What are neurotransmitters Know the different most common neurotransmitters Know disorders associated with neurons Alzheimer s for example Divisions of the nervous system Somatic Autonomic What is the name of the bank of fibers that connect the brain hemispheres 1 What are these Dual Processing Selective attention What are the stages of sleep Characteristics Sleep Disorders Theories of dreaming Who theorized the components of dreams Drugs and Consciousness what is drug dependence psychoactive drugs addiction Dopamine reward system neuroadaptation withdrawal temperament as it relates to children Depressants Stimulants NATURE NURTURE AND HUMAN DIVERSITY Make sure to have a clear understanding of what individualism and collectivism are and how they differ MALES STATISTICLY SHOW THEY DIFFER FROM WOMEN IN WHAT WAY What are some general female and male differences Ex body fat muscles height X chromosomes come from your mother and you receive one chromosome X meaning girl or Y meaning boy from your father Gender Identity Gender Typing Gender Roles GOOD LUCK STUDY HARD