Psychology 202 Review Sheet for Exam 3
Chapter 9 (Intelligence)
1. Understand how intelligence testing has evolved over the years.
a. Intelligence testing evolution
1) Galton’s study of hereditary genius
a) Eugenics
2) Alfred Binet’s contributions
a) Mental Age
3) Louis Terman and the Stanford-Binet
a) IQ
i. What is it?
ii. How do you calculate it?
4) Weschler Innovations
2. Understand how the concept of intelligence has changed over the years.
a. Spearman’s “g”
b. Thurstone’s primary mental abilities
c. Cattell’s 2 components of “g”
1) Fluid intelligence
2) Crystallized intelligence
d. Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence
1) Contextual subtheory
2) Experiential subtheory
3) Componential subtheory
a) Metacomponents
b) Performance components
c) Knowledge acquisition components
4)
a) Logical-mathematical
b) Linguistic
c) Musical
d) Spatial
e) Bodily-kinesthetic
f) Interpersonal
g) Intrapersonal
3. Be familiar with the basic issues surrounding intelligence tests.
a. Why do we give intelligence tests?
b. Are IQ tests used in other cultures?
c. What do IQ scores mean?
d. What are IQ tests really measuring?
e. Do IQ tests have adequate reliability and validity?
f. Are IQ scores stable over time?
4. Understand the different explanations for cultural differences in IQ scores.
a. Heritability (genetics)
b. Environment (Socioeconomics)
c. Cultural bias
5. Be familiar with the evidence that demonstrates the influence of both heredity and environment on IQ.
6. Understand how heredity and environment are thought to interact to determine IQ.
a. Reaction range
Chapter 10 (Motivation and Emotion)
1. Be familiar with the fundamentals of motivational theories
a. Definition of motivation
b. Definition of motives
c. Understand the 2 different approaches to understanding motivation
1) Drive theories
2) Incentive theories
d. Understand the distinction between biological and social motives
2. Be familiar with Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
a. Physiological
b. Safety
c. Social
d. Esteem
e. Self-actualization
3. Be familiar with McClelland’s theory of learned needs
a. Need for Achievment (nAch)
1) What personality characteristics are associated with a high need for achievement?
2) What are the situational determinants of achievement behavior?
b. Need for Affiliation (nAff)
1) What personality characteristics are associated with a high need for affiliation?
c. Need for Power (nPower)
1) Socialized power
2) Personalized power
4. Be familiar with the different components of emotions
a. The cognitive component
b. The physiologic component
c. The behavioral component
5. Be familiar with cultural similarities and differences in emotional peoples’ emotional experience.
6. Be very familiar with the different theories for understanding emotion
a. James-Lange theory
b. Cannon-Bard theory
c. Schacter’s two-factor theory
d. Evolutionary theories
1) Plutchik’ theory of emotional intensity
1. Consciousness
2. Levels of Awareness
1) Know the four criteria for death
a)
b)
c)
d)
3. Electroencephalograph (EEG)
4. Circadian Rhythm
5. Jet lag
6. REM Sleep
7. NREM sleep
8. Sleep deprivation
9. Sleep restriction
10. Selective sleep deprivation
11. Theories of sleep
12. Sleep disorders
1) List the three “flavors” of insomnia
a)
b)
c)
2) List the three types of insomnia
a)
b)
c)
13. Theories of dreaming
14. Day residue
15. Hypnosis
16. Theories of hypnosis
17. Hypnotic Effects
18. Hypnotic susceptibility
19. Narcotics -
20. Sedatives -
21. Stimulants -
22. Hallucinogens -
23. Cannabis -
24. Alcohol -