PSYC 110 1st EditionExam # 1 Study GuideDon’t forget!- UT Student ID- Wear a watch- Turn off cell phonesAreas to focus on for studying:Note: This is not a comprehensive list. Review your notes, slides on blackboard, and the book. Pseudoscience Scientific thinkingScientific methodOccam’s razorReliability ValidityStatistical SignificanceTypes of studies (twin, family, adoption, sibling, naturalistic, case study, experimental, self-report…)Components of ethical researchTuskegee Syphilis StudyMilgramAnimal researchComponents of pseudosciencePlacebo/nocebo effectBlind/double blind studiesIdentify independent and dependent variablesMean, median, modeDistribution shapes (bell, negatively skewed, positively skewed)Correlations (negative, positive, zero)Correlation vs. causation/experimental designPsychological theoretical frameworks and key figures associated with eachHeuristics Availability Representativeness Biases ConfirmationHindsight Overconfidence Belief perseverance PhysiologyName the 4 lobes of the brain/their primary functionsBrain areas such as the corpus callosum, pituitary gland, Broca’s area, Wernicke’s area, cerebellum, basal ganglia, etc. and their basic functions.Sympathetic/parasympathetic nervous systemCentral/peripheral nervous systemGlial cellsStructure of a neuronKnow basics of each component’s functionAction potentialsNeurotransmitters Neural plasticity Chemical events (neuron “messages” with chemical as opposed to electrical