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Unit 1: Perspectives
What is Psychology?
Approaches to Psychology
Psychological Perspectives
Subfields & Careers
Unit 2: Research Methods
Scientific Method
Case Studies & Naturalistic Observations
Laboratory Observations & Testing
Experiments
Correlation
Unit 3: Biology
Nervous System
Endocrine System
Neurons & Neurotransmitters
Unit 4: Memory & Cognition
Making & Encoding Memories
Storage & Retrieval
Forgetting Vocabulary
Language
Unit 5: Consciousness
Consciousness
Sleep
Dreams
Psychoactive Drugs
Unit 6: Learning
Classical Conditioning
OC Vocabulary
OC Vocabulary 2
Biology, Cognition & Learning
Observational Learning
Unit 7: Social Psychology
Attributions, Attitudes & Actions
Conformity & Obedience Vocabulary
Gender & Culture
Prejudice, Discrimination & Aggression Vocabulary
Attraction, Love & Altruism
Unit 8: Abnormal Psychology
Abnormal Psych. Intro
Culture
The shared attitudes, beliefs, norms & behaviors of a group communicated from one generation the next
Norms
Understood rules for accepted & expected behavior
Individualism
Giving priority to personal goals over group goals & defining identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group identifications
Collectivism
Giving priority to the goals of the group (often the extended family or work group) & defining personal identity according to that group
Ethnocentrism
The tendency to view the world through your own cultural filters
Gender
Our definition of male and female, based on socially & culturally influenced characteristics, as well as biology
Gender Roles
A set of expected behaviors for males or for females
Gender Identity
Our sense of being male or female
Home
Unit 1: Perspectives
What is Psychology?
Approaches to Psychology
Psychological Perspectives
Subfields & Careers
Unit 2: Research Methods
Scientific Method
Case Studies & Naturalistic Observations
Laboratory Observations & Testing
Experiments
Correlation
Unit 3: Biology
Nervous System
Endocrine System
Neurons & Neurotransmitters
Unit 4: Memory & Cognition
Making & Encoding Memories
Storage & Retrieval
Forgetting Vocabulary
Language
Unit 5: Consciousness
Consciousness
Sleep
Dreams
Psychoactive Drugs
Unit 6: Learning
Classical Conditioning
OC Vocabulary
OC Vocabulary 2
Biology, Cognition & Learning
Observational Learning
Unit 7: Social Psychology
Attributions, Attitudes & Actions
Conformity & Obedience Vocabulary
Gender & Culture
Prejudice, Discrimination & Aggression Vocabulary
Attraction, Love & Altruism
Unit 8: Abnormal Psychology
Abnormal Psych. Intro