By the end of this section, you will be able to:Understand the …
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Understand the problems inherent in defining the concept of psychological disorderDescribe what is meant by harmful dysfunctionIdentify the formal criteria that thoughts, feelings, and behaviors must meet to be considered abnormal and, thus, symptomatic of a psychological disorder
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain what …
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain what a correlation coefficient tells us about the relationship between variablesRecognize that correlation does not indicate a cause-and-effect relationship between variablesDiscuss our tendency to look for relationships between variables that do not really existExplain random sampling and assignment of participants into experimental and control groupsDiscuss how experimenter or participant bias could affect the results of an experimentIdentify independent and dependent variables
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the …
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the different research methods used by psychologistsDiscuss the strengths and weaknesses of case studies, naturalistic observation, surveys, and archival researchCompare longitudinal and cross-sectional approaches to research
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Discuss how …
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Discuss how research involving human subjects is regulatedSummarize the processes of informed consent and debriefingExplain how research involving animal subjects is regulated
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain how …
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain how scientific research addresses questions about behaviorDiscuss how scientific research guides public policyAppreciate how scientific research can be important in making personal decisions
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain the …
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain the figure-ground relationshipDefine Gestalt principles of groupingDescribe how perceptual set is influenced by an individual’s characteristics and mental state
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the …
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the basic anatomy and function of the auditory systemExplain how we encode and perceive pitchDiscuss how we localize sound
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Distinguish between …
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Distinguish between sensation and perceptionDescribe the concepts of absolute threshold and difference thresholdDiscuss the roles attention, motivation, and sensory adaptation play in perception
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the …
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the basic functions of the chemical sensesExplain the basic functions of the somatosensory, nociceptive, and thermoceptive sensory systemsDescribe the basic functions of the vestibular, proprioceptive, and kinesthetic sensory systems
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the …
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the basic anatomy of the visual systemDiscuss how rods and cones contribute to different aspects of visionDescribe how monocular and binocular cues are used in the perception of depth
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe important …
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe important physical features of wave formsShow how physical properties of light waves are associated with perceptual experienceShow how physical properties of sound waves are associated with perceptual experience
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Define attitudeDescribe …
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Define attitudeDescribe how people’s attitudes are internally changed through cognitive dissonanceExplain how people’s attitudes are externally changed through persuasionDescribe the peripheral and central routes to persuasion
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain the …
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain the Asch effectDefine conformity and types of social influenceDescribe Stanley Milgram’s experiment and its implicationsDefine groupthink, social facilitation, and social loafing
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