Study Guide Midterm 3 (*book only, central topics in bold) Reminder: You are responsible for material covered

in lecture, media, and reading assignments. I. Social Influence a. Attitudes and actions Fundamental attribution error* How do they influence one another (cognitive dissonance) Power of role-playing (Stanford Prison Experiments) b. Conformity Ashs line perception test Factors that influence conformity c. Obedience Milgram Studies Factors that influence conformity Social Relations a. Prejudice Components of prejudice Conscious and subconscious influences Social roots of prejudice* Cognitive roots of prejudice* b. Altruism The bystander effect c. Laws of Social Attraction Motivation a. Four Perspectives on Motivation Instinct Theory (replaced by the evolutionary perspective) Drive-Reduction Theory (drives & incentives) Arousal Theory (Yerkes-Dodson law) Hierarchy of Motives b. What motivates us? 4Fs Achievement motivation Emotions a. Theories of emotion (you do need to remember these) James-Lange Theory Cannon-Bard Theory Two-factor Theory b. How can we decide which theory is better? Evidence for physiological differences between emotions Does physiological arousal influence emotion experienced? Does cognition influence emotion experienced? c. Emotional expression Factors that influence our interpretations of emotion d. Happiness

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Stress a. Stress versus Stressors (definition) b. Stress response and adaptation (General Adaptation Syndrome) c. Stress and susceptibility to disease Heart disease (what factors are related) Psychophysiological illness d. Behavioral Medicine & Promoting Health Importance of perceived control Personality a. Freud & Psychoanalysis id, ego, and superego basic idea behind psychosexual development (dont need to memorize stages) defense mechanisms (you should know these specifically) evaluating Freuds personality theory (strengths and weaknesses) b. Humanistic Perspective c. c. Trait Perspective Big 5 Factors Personality inventories d. Social Cognitive Perspective* Psychological Disorders a. Defining Psychological Disorders (3Ds) b. DSMIV (What is it and whats controversial about labeling? -dont need to memorize the axis) c. Major Categories of Disorders (understand the characteristics of the disorders enough to diagnose different scenarios) Anxiety Disorders Mood Disorders Dissociative Disorders Psychotic Disorders (Schizophrenia and The Soloist) Therapies a. Psychological Therapies Compare and Contrast Psychoanalytic and Humanistic Therapies Behavioral Therapies Cognitive Therapies b. Biomedical Therapies Drugs Brain stimulation Psychosurgery c. Evaluating Therapies Double-blind procedures Problems with evaluation