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Study Guide for Myers (First
Midterm)
Ch. 1
Psychology
(skip the history stuff)
Basic vs applied research
Nature-nurture issue
Neuroscience (biological) perspective
Psychodynamic perspective
Behavioral perspective
Cognitive perspective
Socio-cultural perspective
Psychology vs psychiatry
Hindsight bias
Scientific attitude
Scientific method
Theory
Hypothesis
Operational definition
Case study
Survey
Wording effects
Population
Random sample
Naturalistic observation
Correlation, positive and negative
Correlation and causation
Experiment
Random assignment
Double-blind
Placebo
Experimental vs control group
Independent variable (IV)
Dependent variable (DV)
Appendix A
Measures of central tendency
Mode
Median
Mean
Standard deviation
Normal curve
Correlation coefficient
Scatterplot
Generalizing from a sample
Ch. 2
Neuron
Dendrite
Axon
Myelin sheath
Synapse
Neurotransmitter
Receptor site
Endorphin
Central nervous system
Peripheral nervous system
Sensory neurons motor neurons
Somatic nervous system
Autonomic nervous system
Sympathetic nervous system
Parasympathetic nervous system
Endocrine
Hormone
Pituitary
Adrenal glands
Brainstem
Medulla
Pons
Reticular formation
Cerebellum
Limbic system
Amygdala
Hypothalamus
Cerebral cortex
Frontal lobes
Parietal lobes
Occipital lobes
Temporal lobes
Motor cortex
Sensory cortex
Broca’s area
Wernicke’s area
Plasticity
Corpus callosum
Split brain
Hemispheric differences
Ch. 4
Behavior genetics
Chromosome
Gene
Identical (MZ) twin
Fraternal (DZ) twin
Separated twins
Adoption study
Interaction of genes and environment
Evolutionary psychology
Natural selection
Gender
Experience and brain development
Norm
Collectivism
Individualism
Gender role
Gender identity
Social learning theory
Gender schema theory
Ch. 5
Zygote
Embryo
Teratogens
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Maturation
Cognition
Schema
Accomodation
Assimilation
Sensorimotor stage
Object permanence
Preoperational stage
Conservation
Egocentrism
Concrete operational stage
Formal operational stage
Stranger anxiety
Attachment
Harlow’s monkeys
Critical period
Imprinting
Trust vs. mistrust
Autonomy vs. shame & doubt
Initiative vs. guilt
Competence vs. inferiority
Identity vs. role confusion
Intimacy vs. isolation
Generativity vs. stagnation
Integrity vs. despair
Preconventional morality
Conventional morality
Postconventional morality
Crystallized intelligence
Fluid intelligence
Social clock
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