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Introductory Psychology
Welcome to the Introductory Psychology Tests. These tests are grouped into several sections to make your study easier. The sections include the following:
History, Approaches, Methods
- Part one of the Intro Psych exam. Concepts include: History of psychology, Approaches: biological, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic, psychodynamic, Research methods: experimental, clinical, correlational, and Ethics in research.
Biological Bases of Behavior
- Part two of the Intro Psych exam. Concepts include: Etiology, Endocrine system, Functional organization of the nervous system, Genetics, Neuroanatomy, and Physiological techniques.
Sensation and Perception
- Part three of the Intro Psych exam. Concepts include: Attention, Other senses: somesthesis, olfaction, gustation, vestibular system, Perceptional development, Perceptional processes, Receptor processes: vision, audition, Sensory mechanisms: thresholds, and adaptation.
States of Consciousness
- Part four of the Intro Psych exam. Concepts include: Hypnosis and meditation, Psychoactive drug effects, and
Sleep and dreaming.
Learning
- Part five of the Intro Psych exam. Concepts include: Biological bases, Classical conditioning, Cognitive process in learning, Observational learning, and Operant conditioning.
Cognition
- Part six of the Intro Psych exam. Concepts include: Intelligence and creativity, Language, Memory, Thinking and problem solving.
Motivation and Emotion
- Part seven of the Intro Psych exam. Concepts include: Biological bases, Hunger, thirst, sex, pain, Social motivation, Theories of emotion, and theories of motivation.
Developmental Psychology
- Part eight of the Intro Psych exam. Concepts include: Dimensions of development: physical, cognitive, social, moral, Gender identity and sex roles, Heredity-environment issues, Research methods: longitudinal, cross-sectional, and theories of development.
Social Psychology
- Part twelve of the Intro Psych exam. Concepts include: Aggression/antisocial behavior, Attitudes and attitude change, Attribution processes, Conformity, compliance, obedience, Group dynamics, Interpersonal perception .
Statistics, Tests, and Measurement
- Part thirteen of the Intro Psych exam. Concepts include: Descriptive statistics, Inferential statistics, Measurement of intelligence, Mental handicapping conditions, Reliability and validity, Samples, populations, norms, and types of tests.