Days 30 - Final Review

Learning Targets - Students will be able to 

• Students will be able to...

Opener - Course Reflection

How would you define psychology?  What is the purpose of studying the human mind?

Activity #1 - Final Topical Review

Describe and compare biological, behavioral, cognitive, and sociocultural perspectives

Define psychology and trace its historical development

Describe and analyze the elements of an experiment

Define descriptive statistics and explain how they are used by behavioral scientists

Compare and contrast research methods

Describe neuron communication and discuss the impact of neurotransmitters

Classify the major divisions and subdivisions of the nervous system

Identify the structure and function of the major regions of the brain

Describe the endocrine system and its interaction with the nervous system

Describe the continuum of consciousness

Describe the stages of sleep, function of sleep and sleep disorders

Compare the theories of dreaming

Describe the theories of hypnosis

Analyze the cultural perspective of drug use and consciousness

Students will be able to explain the concept of threshold, adaptation, and constancy

Identify the major components of the visual system and the function of each

Identify the major components of the auditory system and the function of each

Identify the four basic tastes

Discuss the differences among the senses of taste, smell and flavor

Explain the role of the signal detection theory

Discuss how depth perception influences behavior

Identify common perceptual illusions

Explain how perceptual illusions distort sensory interpretations

Describe binocular and monocular depth cues

Explain what is meant by attention

Compare and contrast the various theories of learning:  classical, operant and observational (Pavlov, Watson, Skinner, Bandura)

Analyze methods to change behavior:   ·       extinction ·       spontaneous recovery ·       shaping ·       behavior modification

Describe the reinforcement schedules and identify primary vs. secondary reinforcers

Distinguish between negative reinforcement and punishment

Identify the roles of biology and culture in determining learning

Explain the process of encoding memory

Describe the operation of short term and long term memory

Analyze the importance of retrieval cues

Identify the brain structures most important to memory

Distinguish between implicit and explicit memory

Identify factors that interfere with memory

Describe the theories of motivation

Identify biological and environmental cues instigating basic drives and motives

Describe the physiological and psychological influences on motivation

Describe the physiological, affective, cognitive, and behavioral aspects of emotion and the interactions

Analyze the trait approach and how it identifies a person’s most striking personality characteristics

Compare and contrast the characteristics of the psychoanalytic, cognitive behavioral, humanistic and trait approaches

Compare and contrast the characteristics of the behaviorism and social learning theory

Describe prominent methods used to treat people with disorders; identify types of practitioners who implement treatment

Identify and compare the psychoanalytic and humanistic psychological approaches

Identify and compare the cognitive and behavioral psychological approaches

Activity #2 - Notebook and Materials Review

Your final will be a cumulative examination of this year's content.  It will consist of multiple choice, short answer, and one essay question.  You are strongly encouraged to have your notebook on this day.  Also, remember that every lesson since the first day is available here on the website.

For seniors, this will be on the 29th of April.

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