Exam 1 Study Guide - Science of Psychology
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This study guide provides an overview of topics for Exam 1 in the Science of Psychology course. It covers the definition of psychology, scientific attitudes, major historical schools of thought, modern perspectives, the scientific method, research designs, and ethical considerations in research.
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**Exam 1 Study Guide** Lecture 1 -- Thinking About Psychology - Define psychology and describe the components of the definition. - Understand the key elements of a scientific attitude. - Understand and state the general contributions of Wilhelm Wundt, William James, and Freud to the ps...
**Exam 1 Study Guide** Lecture 1 -- Thinking About Psychology - Define psychology and describe the components of the definition. - Understand the key elements of a scientific attitude. - Understand and state the general contributions of Wilhelm Wundt, William James, and Freud to the psychological discipline. - Characterize the early schools of thought and influence in Psychology (Structuralism, Functionalism, Behaviorism, Psychoanalysis, and Gestalt). What were they about? - Be able to identify the seven modern perspectives in psychology. - Understand the steps in the scientific method. - Compare and contrast an experimental and correlational research design. Understand what a correlation coefficient can summarize in data. - Distinguish between an independent variable, a dependent variable, and a confounding variable. - Understand what a measure of central tendency and a measure of variation can summarize (NOTE: You *will not* need to calculate these). - Understand the ethical considerations of research with human participants.
