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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