PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Psychogenic Amnesia, Observational Learning, Aversion Therapy
27 Jun 2018
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PSYC 100: Final Exam Review
Weekly Review
Week 12: Language
1. What are the three key elements of human language?
2. Describe the following; phonemes, morphemes, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.
3. Explain how our perceptual skills are essential to language.
4. What is categorical perception?
5. Describe, using examples, how language is a form of communication.
6. What is the timeline for language development in children? Be sure to include
different theories of language acquisition.
7. What does under and over extension, and overgeneralization tell us about how
children learn language?
8. How is the human capacity for language unique?
Week 13: Intelligence, Reasoning, and Decision Making
1. Define intelligence and explain how it is measured.
a. Define the concept of “g”.
2. Contrast the ratio and deviation IQ.
3. Discuss the reliability and validity of IQ measures.
4. Identify and explain some of the controversies surrounding intelligence testing.
5. Discuss the heritability of intelligence. How does it increase with age?
6. How does a difference in intelligence correlate with differences in brain activity?
Include the cortical-network attributes in your answer.
7. Discriminate between shared and unshared environmental effects.
8. What are cognitive heuristics?
9. Describe the errors that can occur if one relies on cognitive heuristics.
10. Define the following; anchoring, framing effect, sunk-cost fallacy, confirmation bias,
and priming account.
Week 14: Physical and Lifespan Development
1. Describe the stages of human development in the prenatal period starting at cell
generation.
2. What are teratogens? Provide four examples.
3. Identify the motor milestones in child development.
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4. What is the difference between experience-dependent plasticity and experience-
expectant plasticity? Use examples to support your answer.
5. Outline Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological System Model.
6. What was the outcome of the “Bobo Doll” experiment.
7. Define the Social Learning Theory and explain its significance.
8. Define the following; myelination, executive functioning, and menopause.
9. Explain what occurs during menarche and spermarche. What impact can early
menarche or spermarche have on an individual?
10. Outline and describe Erikson’s Psychosocial Development Stages.
Week 15: Cognitive Development
1. How is the rouge test used to reveal a sense of self?
2. What is self-concept? At what age does it increase?
3. Identify and explain factors that can influence self-concept.
4. Define Theory of Mind and describe Theory of Mind tests.
5. What factors contribute to the development of a child’s Theory of Mind.
6. Define the following; intersubjectivity, infant habituation, and perseveration.
7. Compare and contrast the theories of Piaget, Vygotsky, Core Knowledge, and Theory
Theory.
8. Define the following; altruism, empathy, reciprocity, and prosocial behaviour.
9. Outline and evaluate Kolberg’s Stages of Morality.
10. What is the adaptive significance of altruism and aggression?
Week 16: Social Development
1. Describe the four Baumrind Parenting Styles and how they can affect children.
2. How does observational learning contribute to our social development?
3. What are the four stages of attachment?
4. Identify and explain the four attachment types.
5. Explain the effect of punishment and discipline on social development.
6. What is sexual dimorphism? How are humans sexually dimorphic, specifically in
regard to socialization.
7. Explain the role of emotions in social development.
8. Describe the importance of play and the changing role of friendships.
Week 17: Personality
1. Define personality and explain how it is measured.
2. What is the five-factor model?
3. Summarize the psychodynamic theory of personality.
4. Summarize the humanistic approach to the study of personality.
5. Differentiate between internal and external loci of control.
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Week 13: intelligence, reasoning, and decision making: define intelligence and explain how it is measured, define the concept of g , contrast the ratio and deviation iq, discuss the reliability and validity of iq measures. Identify and explain some of the controversies surrounding intelligence testing. What impact can early menarche or spermarche have on an individual: outline and describe erikson"s psychosocial development stages. Identify and explain the four attachment types. regard to socialization: explain the role of emotions in social development, describe the importance of play and the changing role of friendships. Week 18: social psychology i: define self-concept and how schemata guide our interpretation of people"s behaviour including our own. Identify the brain structures involved in processing emotion. Include both bipolar i and ii: explain major depressive disorder. Explain, providing evidence: humans use a variety of strategies to enhance or buffer their self-esteem.
