CLEP Introductory Psychology
Notes and Exercises on CLEP Introductory Psychology. I took notes based on the videos tutorials at modernstates.org and the practice exams collected below.
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Table of Contents
1. History, Approaches, Methods
1.1 History of psychology
1.2 Approaches: biological, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic, psychodynamic
1.3 Research methods: experimental, clinical, correlational
1.4 Ethics in research
2. Biological Bases of Behavior
2.1 Endocrine system
2.2 Etiology
2.3 Functional organization of the nervous system
2.4 Genetics
2.5 Neuroanatomy
2.6 Physiological techniques
3. Sensory and Perception
3.1 Attention
3.2 Other senses: somesthesis, olfaction, gustation, vestibular system
3.3 Perceptual development
3.4 Perceptual processes
3.5 Receptor processes: vision, audition
4. States of Consciousness
4.1 Sleeping and dreaming
4.2 Hypnosis and meditation
4.3. Psychoactive drug effects
5. Learning
5.1 Biological bases
5.2 Classical conditioning
5.3 Cognitive process in learning
5.4 Observational learning
5.5 Operant conditioning
6. Cognition
6.1 Intelligence and creativity
6.2 Language
6.3 Memory
6.4 Thinking and problem solving
7. Motivation and Emotion
7.1 Theories of emotion
7.2 Theories of motivation
7.3 Biological bases of Hunger, Thirst, Sex, Pain
7.4 Social motivation
8. Developmental Psychology
8.1 Research methods: longitudinal, cross-sectional
8.2 Theories of development
8.3 Dimensions of development: physical, cognitive, social, moral
8.4 Gender identity and sex roles
8.5 Heredity-environment issues
9. Personality
9.1 Assessment techniques
9.2 Growth and adjustment
9.3 Personality theories and approaches
9.4 Self-concept, self-esteem
9.5 Research methods: idiographic, nomothetic
10. Psychological Disorders & Health
10.1 Background and DSM-V
10.2 Affective disorders
10.3 Anxiety disorders
10.4 Somatoform disorders
10.5 Dissociative disorder
10.6 Psychoses
10.7 Personality disorders
10.8 Theories of psychopathology
10.9 Health, stress and coping
11. Treatment of Psychological Disorders
11.1 Insight therapies: psychodynamic and humanistic approaches
11.2 Biological and drug therapies
11.3 Behavioral therapies
11.4 Cognitive therapies
11.5 Community and preventative approaches
12. Social Psychology
12.1 Attribution processes
12.2 Attitudes and attitude change
12.3 Interpersonal perception
12.4 Aggression/antisocial behavior and Altruism/Prosocial behavior
12.5 Conformity, compliance, obedience
13. Statistics, Tests and Measurements
13.1 Descriptive and Inferential Statistics; Samples, populations, norms
13.2. Reliability and validity
13.3. Measurement of intelligence
13.4. Types of tests