Understand the difference between Sensation and Perception
Gestalt principles of perceptual organization
v Grouping
v Proximity
v Similarity
v Continuity
v Connectedness
v Closure
Figure Ground
Depth Perception
v Monocular Cues and Binocular Cues
Retinal Disparity
Be able to identify and explain these perceptual Illusions:
v Rubin-Vase Illusion
v Muller-Lyer Illusion
v Ames Room
Identify the three most testable forms of ESP, and explain why most research psychologists remain skeptical of ESP claims.
Discuss research findings on subliminal messages
Steps in problem solving
Trial and Error
Heuristics
Representativeness
Availability
Algorithm
mental set
functional fixedness
divergent and convergent thinking
insight
Spearman’s theory of General Intelligence
Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory of Intelligence
Garnder’s Theory Multiple Intelligences
Intelligence Quotient
IQ Tests: WAIS/WISC, Stanford-Binet
Reliability
Validity
Flynn Effect
Know the Assumptions of behaviorism
Classical Conditioning
v Be able to identify the UCS, UCR, CS, CR in an example of classical conditioning
v Be able to explain your own original example of classical conditioning
v Understand the “Little Albert” example
v Know what Stimulus Discrimination is and be able to identify it in an example
v Know what Stimulus Generalization is and be able to identify it in an example
v Know what Extinction & Spontaneous Recovery are and be able to identify them
Operant Conditioning
v Thorndike’s Law of Effect
v Understand Positive reinforcement, Negative reinforcement, Positive Punishment, Negative Punishment.
o Be able to provide you own original examples of all of these
o be prepare to identify these in a given example
Development: Modules 8 & 9
Teratogens
Know all of Piaget’s stages, the age ranges and major accomplishments that occur in each stage.
Attachment
v Harry Harlow’s study on monkeys
v Mary Ainsworth’s work with human infants
Parenting styles
In addition:
Know these people and their major accomplishment: Harlow, Ainsworth, Piaget, Skinner, Watson, Pavlov, Thorndike, Binet, Terman, Weschler, Spearman, Thurstone, Gardner