Know the differences between structuralism and functionalism Who is the founder of structuralism Who is the founder of functionalism Be able to describe the difference between the psychoanalytic behavioral and cognitive schools of psychology Intro to Psychology Midterm Study Guide Chapter 1 The Evolution of Psychology What is Psychology What two disciplines does psychology have roots in Who is considered the father of psychology What where his principle accomplishments Who established the first American psychology lab What else did this person accomplish BF Skinner Freud Who is Abraham Maslow Be able to list the Hierarchy of Needs Who is Carl Rogers What is humanism Be able to describe client centered therapy What events lead to the creation of Clinical Psychology What is clinical psychology What is positive psychology Who founded it Be able to describe the differences between the different fields of psychological research Chapter 2 The Research Enterprise of Psychology What is the difference between empirical and non empirical research Is psychology empirical Be able to list the steps of scientific investigation What is the difference between a hypothesis and theory What is a variable The differences between independent and dependent What are operational definitions What are the common data collection techniques What is the difference between an experimental design and non experimental design Know the important factors that make up an experimental design What is validity What is reliability What are potential interfering factors in psychological research What is the difference between correlation methods and causal methods Ethnics issues in psychological research Chapter 3 The Biological Bases of Behavior Know the differences between the hindbrain midbrain and forebrain Know which structures belong to each and the functions of those structures What is important about the cerebrum Know the locations and differences between Broca s area and Wernicke s area Differences between the hemispheres Differences between the fore lobes Broca s aphasia and Wernicke s aphasia Why is plasticity of the brain so important Know the organizations of the nervous system Central vs peripheral Somatic vs autonomic Sympathetic vs parasympathetic What is cerebrospinal fluid Know the parts of the neuron and their functions What is so important about myelination What is the difference between neurons and glia cells What is the resting potential The action potential How does neural communication work Know the types of post synaptic potentials and how the effect a neuron Know the functions and types of neurotransmitters Chapter 4 Sensation and Perception What is the difference between sensation perception and stimulation Who is Gustav Fechner What concept did he popularized What is subliminal perception What is sensory adaptation What is Signal Detection Theory Hits misses false alarms and correct rejections Know the different parts of the visual system and their functions Blind spot Rods vs cones Color mixing What is the difference between apperceptive agnosia and akinetopsia Know the color theories What is the difference between top down and bottom up processing What is the difference between figure and ground Chapter 5 Variations in Consciousness What is consciousness Stream of consciousness What are the level of consciousness according to Freud Controlled vs automatic processes What are the devices used to monitor consciousness Amplitude Frequency List the types of brain waves What are circadian rhythms Know the causes and effects of sleep deprivation Know the stages of sleep the sleeping disorders and dream theories Know the difference classifications of drugs What is tolerance Withdrawal Dependence Abuse Physiological vs psychological dependence Know the difference types of drugs and their effects Chapter 6 Learning What is classical conditioning How discovered it and how What are the different types of conditioning What is acquisition extinction spontaneous recovery stimulus generalization stimulus discrimination and higher order What is operant conditioning What is the Law of Effect What changes did BF Skinner make to the Law of Effect What is reinforcement Punishment Types What are the different schedules of reinforcement When is each type effective What is a primary reinforce and a secondary reinforce When is punishment effective What is shaping Know the details and results of Bandura s experiment Chapter 7 Human Memory What are the three steps of memory What are the three levels of processing Their differences What techniques enrich encoding What is short term memory How long does it last What is its capacity What is long term memory Is it reliable What is the tip of the tongue phenomenon What are retrieval cues Contextual cues What are the different forms of retrieval What is a schema