PSC 1 Exam 1 Study Guide PDF
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This study guide provides an outline of key topics covered in a PSC 1 exam, including psychology, human development, biology and behavior, research methodology, and sensation and perception. It details critical concepts and areas for focused study.
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Chapter 1. The Science of Psychology - Critical thinking - Nature vs. nurture - Functionalism - Four levels of analysis in psychological science Chapter 9. Human Development - Stages of prenatal development - Teratogens - Brain development - The development of the prefrontal cortex and limbic syst...
Chapter 1. The Science of Psychology - Critical thinking - Nature vs. nurture - Functionalism - Four levels of analysis in psychological science Chapter 9. Human Development - Stages of prenatal development - Teratogens - Brain development - The development of the prefrontal cortex and limbic systems in adolescence - Puberty - Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development (as it relates to adolescence) - Effects of aging on cognition Chapter 3. Biology & Behavior - Nature & nurture - Genotype, phenotype, environment, epigenetics - Mendelian vs. polygenic inheritance - Types of neurons - Neural structure, function, communication (synaptic transmission) - Serotonin & dopamine - Cerebral cortex and corpus callosum - Autonomic nervous system - Plasticity Chapter 2. Research Methodology - What makes good theory? - The scientific method - Three types of studies - Reliability vs. validity - Internal vs. external validity - Correlations - Observer bias - Random assignment vs. random sampling - Significance testing Chapter 5. Sensation & Perception - Sensation vs. perception - Perception pathway (and the exception to this pathway) - Sensory thresholds - Signal detection theory - Bottom-up, top-down processing - Visual pathway - Senses and their receptors Fast and slow pain fibers (and myelination)
