definition of psychology difference between nature and nurture genetics and passing from generation...
TRANSCRIPT
• Definition of psychology• Difference between nature and nurture• Genetics and passing from generation to
generation• Steps of critical thinking• A theory claiming to be scientific, but isn’t.
(astronomy ,phrenology, ect.)• Types of samples (random v/s stratified)• Freud’s parts of personality (id, ego, superego)• Erikson’s stages of development• Pavlov’s Dog experiment (conditioned and
unconditioned stimulus and responses)• Maslow’s Hiearchy
• Hassles, life changes, uplifts• Richter Rat Study• The process of being torn between two or more
directions at the same time by opposing motives• In the “rat city” study, what was the downfall of the
society• What is health psychology• Hans Selye’s theory• Immune system• Types of headaches and characteristics of each• Essential nutrients• Most widely recognized character among children, after
Santa Claus• Eating disorders• Aerobic v/s anaerobic exercises
• Facts about sleep• Stimulants v/s depressants• An organized collection of beliefs and feelings
about a thing (stereotype, preconception, generalization, ect.)
• Parts of the self.• Ideal v/s actual self• Types of identity status• Research indicates that familiarity breeds what?• Helping communicator persuasiveness• Type of person who is most likely to resist social
pressure (w/ regards to self-esteem and social anxiety)
• Persuasion Techniques• Milgram shock study• Explicit & implicit rules for social expectations• A state of reduced self-awareness and lowered
concern for social evaluation• Statistics for psychological disorders• Hallucinations v/s delusions• General v/s specific phobias• Freud’s explanation of obsessive-compulsive
disorder• Depression• Suicide facts
• Force that draws people together• Tallness in our society
– College student preferences• Obesity• Matching Hypothesis• Sexual preferences (bisexual, homosexual,
heterosexual)• Friendships across lifespan• Types of love specific to males and females• ABCDE model• Early self-disclosure• Concept of like marrying like• What pattern predicts marital satisfaction more than five
years after wedding vows• Types of cohabitation• Major reason for working
• Extrinsic motives for working
• Intrinsic motives for working and discussion of intrinsic v/s extrinsic
• Super’s stages of vocational development
• What is job satisfaction connected with?