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Test #5 Review
Spring 2003—Zickar Psych 201
Chapter 8 Social Psychology
Toughest Point: Cognitive dissonance. Understand what it is and how people might try to
alleviate dissonance.
Three components of attitudes
Learning theories for attitude formation
Mere exposure effect
Characteristics of communicator/communication/medium/audience that lead to persuasion
Cognitive dissonance
Foot-in-the door versus door-in-the-face
Attribution theory
Errors in attribution: fundamental attribution error & self-serving bias
Milgram’s obedience study
Social Loafing
Social facilitation
Factors in attraction
Racism and Prejudice
Asch’s study of conformity
Deindividuation
Chapter 16 Psychological Disorders
Toughest point: If given a list of symptoms, be able to identify the likely diagnosis. Therefore, the best
way to study for this chapter is to figure out what the characteristic symptoms are for each disorder.
What are the basic criteria to be considered abnormal? (at least two questions)
DSM-IV: What is it and what’s its importance?
Generalized anxiety disorder
Specific phobias
Agoraphobia
Obsessive-compulsive disorders
Multiple personality disorders (dissociative identity disorder)
Types of personality disorders: focus on paranoid & antisocial
Bipolar disorders (manic depression)
Symptoms of depression
Causes of depression
Warning signs of suicide
Schizophrenia (symptoms)
Theories of drug addiction
Chapter 17 Psychological Treatment
The largest group of questions will relate to the different types of therapy. Be prepared to identify
the different styles of therapy as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the different approaches.
Four classes of drug treatment
Caution using drugs
Prefrontal lobotomy & shock therapy
Psychodynamic therapy
Behavior and cognitive therapy
Humanist and existential therapy
Family and couples therapy
How to choose a therapist?
When to stop?