Review Guide Guidance

• Concepts associated with behavioral conditioning—both classical and operant (PSY/300)

• Philosophical roots of psychology (PSY/310)

• Historical roots of psychology as a specific discipline (PSY/310)

• Basics of statistical reasoning in psychology as a specific discipline (PSY/315)

• Basic mappings of the motor cortex (PSY/340)

• Basics of genetics and basic biology (PSY/340)

• Basic definitions of motivation (PSY/355)

• Theories of motivation with emphasis on hierarchical theories (PSY/355)

• Basics of lifespan developmental stages and the issues involved with each stage (PSY/375)

• Biological issues encountered in late life stages of development (PSY/375)

• Basics of operant conditioning and learning (PSY/390)

• Principles involved in classical conditioning, as denoted by Pavlov (PSY/390)

• Basics of Erik Erikson’s psychosocial theory of development as it relates to social psychological issues (PSY/400)

• Social learning theory as it relates to personality and behavior (PSY/405)

• Basic theoretical approaches to the study of personality (PSY/405)

• Basic classification subcategories for thought disorders, including schizophrenia (PSY/410)

• Axis II personality disorders, as presented in the DSM-IV-TR, and how such orders are characterized in terms of signs and symptoms (PSY/410)

• Historical roots of industrial and organizational psychology and how the field was founded (PSY/435)

• Foundational elements of work motivation theories (PSY/435)

• Basic tenants of cross-cultural psychology and how this subdiscipline fits into the broader psychological field (PSY/450)

• Cultural psychological perspectives on mental and physical disorders (PSY/450)

• Basic concepts and definitions in environmental psychology (PSY/460)

• Environmental interactions with an organism’s natural responses (PSY/460)

• Principles of reliability as they relate to psychometrics (PSY/475)

• Principles of validity as they relate to psychometrics (PSY/475)

• Various styles of therapy and how clinicians define themselves in terms of therapeutic approaches (PSY/480)

• The history of clinical forms and applications of psychology and how the field evolved (PSY/480)

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