Studylist 1 - Do you know and
understand:
(from Module 1 - Introduction to the Field of Psychology)
definition of psychology and the basic goals of this discipline?
Could
you recognize examples of these goals like we gave
in class?
the focus, research interests and famous psychologists associated with
each of the 6 modern approaches and 4 historical approaches?
(Wundt, James, Watson, & Wertheimer, Freud, Skinner, Bandura &
Maslow )
the characteristics of autism, autistic savants, & the kinds of
research being done on autism?
Could you give examples of studying autism from different approaches
within psychology?
what training is necessary to pursue psychology (masters and various
doctorates) as a career and where
psychologists work??
the difference between a clinical psychologist, psychiatrist,
psychoanalyst?
the major subareas or areas of specialization of psychology?
some of the characteristics of test anxiety or those who have test
anxiety
(from Module 2 - Research Methods in Psychology)
the characteristics of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
and controversies surrounding it
main research methods, techniques, settings (naturalistic observation,
survey/questionnaire, case study, correlational research, experimental
method, animal models, standardized tests)
problems with testimonial "evidence"
the characteristics of correlations and the correlation coefficient
and the uses & limitations of correlations in research
research settings (naturalistic, laboratory)
the basics of these research techniques (questionnaire, interview,
psychological tests, lab experiments, animal models)
the basics of the experiment (independent variable, dependent variable,
random selection, random assignment,
experimental condition or group, control condition or group,
operational
definitions, double-blind procedure)? Could you
identify these components in an example of a study?
problems in research (representative or random samples,
extraneous/confounding
variables, subject and experimenter
bias, what to watch for when drawing conclusions)?
the placebo effect, self-fulfilling prophecy, and the need to control
for these in research
concerns about research
(from Module 13- Intelligence and Psychological Testing)
psychometics
characteristics of a good test
validity
reliability
standardization and norms
normal distribution of scores; average scores, extreme scores
IQ tests as an example of standardized psychological tests
what is intelligence
research approaches for studying genetic and environmental influences
on behavior
twin, family & adoption studies
"nature versus nurture"
different theories about the nature of intelligence
Spearman’s 2 factor theory
Sternberg’s triarchic (3 part) theory
Gardner’s mulitple intelligence theory
measuring intelligence
Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale
Intelligence quotient (IQ) = Mental
age/chronological
age
Binet’s warnings
Wechsler Intelligence Scales (verbal and performance tests)
"deviation IQ score"