Psych 111 1st Edition Exam 1 Study Guide Lectures 1 9 Lecture 1 January 27 What is psychology Know the modern definition of psychology What are the common misconceptions about psychology o Hindsight and prediction biases Lecture 2 January 28 What is psychology Know the different fields and perspectives of psychology o Fields Biological Cognitive Social Developmental Clinical Personal o Perspectives Bio behavioral Cognitive Evolutionary Positive Psychodynamic Sociocultural Know how science relates to psychology o Definitions Theory and what good theories are Hypothesis Lecture 3 January 29 Science and Methodology What is the scientific method Know the common research methods How do psychologists find data o Descriptive observational o Self report o Correlational o Experimental Know the parts of experiments or testing theories Lecture 4 February 3 History and Systems How was the mind studied before scientific psychology o Materialism o Scientific naturalism o free will o the renaissance Early schools of philosophy o Freud o Behaviorism o Gestalt o Humanistic o Radical behaviorism o Structuralism o Functionalism Lecture 5 February 4 Ethics in psychology Definition and why ethics are important Lecture 6 February 9 The mind and the nervous system Relationship between the mind and the brain How are neurons structured The process neurons go through when firing Different classes of neurons Lecture 7 February 10 Nervous system Different types of neurons How are the PNS and the CNS organized Know the different parts of the brain and their purposes o o o o Cerebellum Hippocampus Amygdala Ect Lecture 8 February 11 Parts of the brain Learn each part of the brain limbic system What are the sections of the brain and their function Lecture 9 February 12 Brain damage Endocrine system Neuroscience Split brain syndrome Parts of the endocrine system What is neuroscience and what do neuroscientists do Additional information You don t need to know names and dates just general concepts of each theory Look over Assignment 1 Test will be 60 questions and you will have the usual 55 minutes of class to complete it Any questions email Colin Widmer widmercl miamioh edu