(from Module 7)
Consciousness;alterations in consciousness; automatic vs controlled processes
biological clocks & rhythms, circadian rhythms & their biological basis
suprachiamatic nucleus, melatonin
How sleep research is done
EEG and sleep (beta, alpha, delta, REM and NonREM (or slow wave sleep))
Stages of sleep thru the night
Sleep disorders (insomnia, apnea, narcolepsy,nightmares vs night terrors,REM behavior disorder; treatments )
Theories about the function of sleep and the function of dreaming
NOTE: WE WILL COVER SAD LATER IN THE SEMESTER

(from Module 13- Intelligence and Psychological Testing)
psychometics
what is 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)
 Normal distribution of IQ scores
 deviation IQ
mental retardation
giftedness
important characteristics of tests
 validity
 reliability
cultural bias
nonintellectual factors affecting test performance
nature vs nurture in determination of intelligence
twin & adoption studies
interaction with environment - reaction range

(from Module 4 + extra pages)
What biopsychology/physiological psychology/psychobiology is?
The divisions of the nervous system (CNS, PNS, somatic vs autonomic, sympathetic vs parasympathetic)?
the structure and basic function of neurons (dendrites, cell body, axon, axon terminals or terminal buttons, myelin sheath,
synapse, synaptic vesicles, receptors, nerve impulse); glial cells
basic neurotransmitters and the behaviors/disorders they relate to (ACh, NE, DA, serotonin, GABA, endorphin)?
What is Fragile X syndrome? Anencephaly?
The parts of the brain and their basic function (medulla, reticular formation or reticular activating system, pons,
cerebellum, hypothalamus, pituitary, thalamus, hippocampus, amygdala, limbic system, basal ganglia, frontal lobe, parietal
lobe, occipital lobe, temporal lobe, motor cortex, somatosensory cortex, visual cortex, auditory cortex, corpus callosum,
Broca's area, Wernicke's area, association cortex)?
What behaviors might be affected if each of these were damaged?
Research methods in biopsychology (lesion, stimulation, EEG, CAT or CT scan, MRI scan (structural and functional),
PET scan)?
frontal lobotomy; visual agnosia; neglect syndrome; aphasias(Broca's and Wernicke's)
Split brain research, focal epilepsy, right-left hemisphere differences in function?

(from Modules 5-6)
sensation vs perception
receptors, transduction, sensory adaptation
Electromagnetic energy; visible spectrum, light waves & their characteristics (wavelength and amplitude)
Parts of the eye and their functions
The structure of the retina; characteristics of rods vs cones; location of visual cortex
Theories of color vision; color blindness
Sound waves and how they relate to the sounds we hear
Parts of ear, cochlea, hair cells; auditory cortex
Theories of pitch perception
How do we localize where a sound is coming from
Dangers of loud sounds
conduction deafness vs neural deafness
cochlear implant
visual implants
Vestibular system(semicircular canals), motion sickness; Meuniere’s disease
Taste sensation (taste buds) location and function,  sensory interaction of taste and smell
Individual differences in taste sensitivity
Smell (olfaction) sensation; olfactory receptors; pheromone
Touch sensation, especially pain - what stimulates pain receptors
gating of pain messages; stimuli that "close the gate"; endorphins, acupuncture
where perceptual processes occur in brain
Perceptual organization (figure/ground, Gestalt organizational rules)
Perceptual constancies that help us perceive the world and its objects as stable
Depth perception (7 monocular(artist's) vs 2 binocular cues); binocular or retinal disparity, convergence; illusions where
depth perception cues lead us astray
Perceptual set (e.g. effects of expectancy, motivation, past experience, cultural influences)
Critical analysis of research on subliminal perception and on ESP