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Module 1 (Ch 1)
Discuss three major philosophical issues important to psychology. ●● Distinguish psychology from psychiatry and psychoanalysis. ●● Give examples of specializations in psychology, for both research and practice.
34  cards
Module 2 (Ch 3)
After studying this module, you should be able to: ● Identify the main structures of a neuron. ● Describe the action potential. ● State the all-or-none law of the action potential. ● Describe communication at synapses.
72  cards
Module 3 (Ch 2)
After studying this module, you should be able to: ● Discuss the importance of replicable results. ● Define burden of proof. ● Explain why scientists seek the most parsimonious explanation of any result. ● Explain why most psychologists are skeptical of claims of extrasensory perception.
44  cards
Module 4 (Ch 6)
Discuss the assumptions and goals of behaviorism. ● Define classical conditioning and describe the procedures for producing and measuring it. ● State the procedures for extinction in classical conditioning. ● Explain how classical conditioning pertains to drug tolerance. ● Describe how Pavlov tried to explain classical conditioning, and cite later evidence that calls for a different explanation.
48  cards
Module 5 (Ch 4)
After studying this module, you should be able to: ● Remember that vision occurs because light strikes the retina. ● Identify the structures of the eye. ● Explain how the route from the receptors to the brain produces a blind spot. ● Explain why vision in the fovea differs from that in the periphery. ● Outline the processes necessary for dark adaptation. ● Compare and contrast three theories of color vision
72  cards
Module 6 (Ch 7)
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Module 7 (Ch 8 &9)
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Module 8 (Ch 12)
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Module 9 (Ch 13 & 14)
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Module 10 (Ch 5)
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Module 11 (Ch 10 & 15)
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