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Which of the following is a key component of classical conditioning?
Which of the following is a key component of classical conditioning?
What are the stages of sleep characterized by distinct brain wave patterns?
What are the stages of sleep characterized by distinct brain wave patterns?
Which motivation theory emphasizes the role of internal satisfaction over external rewards?
Which motivation theory emphasizes the role of internal satisfaction over external rewards?
Erikson's psychosocial dilemmas primarily explore what aspect of development?
Erikson's psychosocial dilemmas primarily explore what aspect of development?
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Kohlberg's theory of moral development involves how many levels of moral reasoning?
Kohlberg's theory of moral development involves how many levels of moral reasoning?
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Which psychological perspective focuses on observable behaviors and their modification through reinforcement?
Which psychological perspective focuses on observable behaviors and their modification through reinforcement?
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Which of the following therapies is primarily based on altering cognitive distortions?
Which of the following therapies is primarily based on altering cognitive distortions?
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In organizational psychology, what is the focus of workplace motivation studies?
In organizational psychology, what is the focus of workplace motivation studies?
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Study Notes
Module 1
- Major psychological perspectives: Behaviorism, Psychoanalytic, Humanistic, Cognitive Psychology
Module 2
- The experiment: understanding variables and groups
Module 3
- Cerebral hemispheres and the split brain
Module 4
- Observational learning
- Partial reinforcement schedules
- Operant conditioning (positive/negative reinforcement, punishment)
- Classical conditioning elements
Module 5
- Short-term memory storage and rehearsal
- Memory organization and retrieval strategies
Module 7
- Sleep functions, sleep and memory
- Sleep stages and brain waves
Module 8
- Psychosocial development (Erikson's stages)
- Cognitive development (Piaget's theory)
- Moral development (Kohlberg's stages)
Module 10
- Social cognition (attributions, cognitive dissonance)
- Attitude change
- Obedience studies
- Adult attachment styles
- Helping behaviors, empathy
Module 11
- Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
- Drive theory of motivation
- Gender identity and roles
Module 12
- Neo-Freudians (Jung)
- Theories of personality (trait, psychodynamic, humanistic, social learning)
- Freud's defense mechanisms
- Rogers' self theory
- The Big Five
Module 13
- Diagnosing mental illness (symptoms, types)
- Psychotic disorders
- Mood disorders
- Anxiety disorders
- Personality disorders
Module 14
- Humanistic therapies (client-centered, existential, Gestalt)
- Techniques of psychoanalysis
- Cognitive and cognitive behavioral therapies
- Learning therapies (aversion, exposure, operant conditioning)
Module 15
- Industrial/Organizational psychology
- Environmental psychology
- Psychology and law
- Educational psychology
- Sports psychology
Essay Questions
- Explain the Big Five personality dimensions and describe your personality using them.
- Choose and explain one therapy approach (psychoanalysis, learning/behavioral, humanistic, cognitive, or cognitive behavioral). Include related ideas from the course material.
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This quiz covers major psychological perspectives, experimental variables, brain functions, learning theories, memory processes, sleep, psychosocial and cognitive development, social cognition, and motivation. Test your knowledge on various concepts fundamental to the psychology field.
