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Description: This section requires students to write essays demonstrating their ability to apply psychological concepts and analyze scenarios using appropriate terminology.

Multiple Choice

Description: This section tests students' knowledge of psychological concepts, theories, terminology, and their ability to apply these concepts.

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Application of Concepts
Applying psychological theories and concepts to specific scenarios.
  • Concept Integration:
    Integrating multiple concepts into a cohesive response.
  • Scenario Analysis:
    Analyzing given situations using psychological concepts.
  • Use of Terminology:
    Accurate use of psychological terms and definitions.

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Research Design and Analysis
Understanding and applying research methods in psychology.
  • Data Interpretation:
    Analyzing and interpreting data or results.
  • Ethical Considerations:
    Addressing ethical issues in research.
  • Experimental Design:
    Identifying independent and dependent variables, controls.
  • Statistical Concepts:
    Applying statistical principles to research scenarios.

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Multiple Choice Categories

Unit 1: Scientific Foundations
Introduction to psychology, research methods, and statistics.
  • Ethical Guidelines:
    Ethics in psychological research and practice.
  • History of Psychology:
    Major historical figures and approaches.
  • Research Methods:
    Experimental, correlational, and clinical research.
  • Statistical Analysis:
    Descriptive and inferential statistics.

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Unit 10: States of Consciousness
Understanding different levels of consciousness.
  • Hypnosis:
    Phenomena and theories.
  • Psychoactive Drugs:
    Effects of depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens.
  • Sleep and Dreams:
    Sleep stages and dream theories.

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Unit 11: Testing & Individual Differences
Exploring how psychologists assess intelligence and other abilities.
  • Assessing Intelligence:
    Standardization, reliability, validity.
  • Genetic and Environmental Influences:
    Nature vs. nurture in intelligence.
  • Group Differences:
    Cultural and social factors affecting test scores.
  • Intelligence Testing:
    History and types of intelligence tests.
  • Theories of Intelligence:
    Spearman, Gardner, Sternberg.

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Unit 12: Abnormal Behavior
Understanding psychological disorders and their classifications.
  • Anxiety Disorders:
    Generalized anxiety, phobias, panic disorder.
  • Defining Psychological Disorders:
    Criteria and perspectives.
  • Dissociative Disorders:
    Amnesia, identity disorders.
  • Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders:
    Symptoms and treatments.
  • Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders:
    Physical symptoms with psychological origins.
  • Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders:
    PTSD and related conditions.

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Unit 13: Treatment of Disorders
Approaches to treating psychological disorders.
  • Biomedical Therapy:
    Medications and medical procedures.
  • Preventive Mental Health:
    Community and preventive approaches.
  • Psychotherapy:
    Techniques and effectiveness.

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Unit 14: Social Psychology
Further exploration of social influences on behavior.
  • Attraction and Relationships:
    Factors influencing attraction.
  • Cultural Influences:
    Impact of culture on behavior and thinking.
  • Group Dynamics:
    Roles, norms, and leadership in groups.

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Unit 2: Biological Bases
Understanding how biological processes influence behavior.
  • Brain Structures:
    Functions of different brain regions.
  • Endocrine System:
    Hormones and their effects on behavior.
  • Genetics and Behavior:
    Influence of heredity on behavior.
  • Nervous System:
    Central and peripheral nervous systems.
  • Neural Communication:
    Structure and function of neurons.
  • Neurotransmitters:
    Roles of chemical messengers in the brain.

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Unit 3: Sensation & Perception
Exploring how we sense and perceive the world around us.
  • Auditory System:
    Hearing and the structure of the ear.
  • Other Senses:
    Taste, smell, touch, and kinesthetic senses.
  • Perception:
    Gestalt principles, depth perception.
  • Perceptual Interpretation:
    Influence of experience and culture.
  • Sensory Processes:
    Thresholds and sensory adaptation.
  • Visual System:
    Structure and function of the eye.

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Unit 4: Learning
Understanding how we learn and how learning shapes behavior.
  • Biological Constraints:
    Limits on learning due to biology.
  • Classical Conditioning:
    Pavlovian conditioning principles.
  • Cognitive Processes in Learning:
    Role of cognition in learning.
  • Observational Learning:
    Bandura and social learning theory.
  • Operant Conditioning:
    Skinners work and reinforcement.

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Unit 5: Cognitive Psychology
Exploring memory, thinking, problem-solving, and language.
  • Encoding and Retrieval:
    Processes of storing and recalling information.
  • Forgetting and Memory Construction:
    Reasons we forget and memory errors.
  • Intelligence:
    Theories and assessments of intelligence.
  • Language Development:
    Acquisition and use of language.
  • Memory Models:
    Information processing and memory structures.
  • Thinking and Problem Solving:
    Heuristics, algorithms, and biases.

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Unit 6: Developmental Psychology
Examining physical, cognitive, and social development across the lifespan.
  • Adolescence:
    Physical and psychological changes during teens.
  • Adulthood and Aging:
    Changes in middle and late adulthood.
  • Cognitive Development:
    Piagets stages and beyond.
  • Moral Development:
    Kohlbergs theory and criticisms.
  • Prenatal Development:
    Stages before birth and teratogens.
  • Social Development:
    Attachment, parenting styles, and Eriksons stages.

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Unit 7: Motivation, Emotion, Personality
Understanding what drives behavior, feelings, and personality formation.
  • Assessment of Personality:
    Projective tests and inventories.
  • Emotion Theories:
    James-Lange, Cannon-Bard, Schachter-Singer.
  • Hunger and Eating:
    Biological and psychological factors.
  • Motivational Concepts:
    Theories like drive-reduction and Maslows hierarchy.
  • Personality Theories:
    Psychoanalytic, humanistic, trait, and social-cognitive.
  • Stress and Health:
    Effects of stress and coping mechanisms.

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Unit 8: Clinical Psychology
Studying psychological disorders and treatment approaches.
  • Anxiety Disorders:
    Characteristics and examples.
  • Effectiveness of Treatment:
    Evaluating therapeutic approaches.
  • Mood Disorders:
    Depression, bipolar disorder.
  • Personality Disorders:
    Patterns of maladaptive behavior.
  • Schizophrenia Spectrum:
    Symptoms and types of schizophrenia.
  • Therapies:
    Psychotherapy and biomedical therapies.
  • Understanding Psychological Disorders:
    Classifying and diagnosing disorders.

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Unit 9: Social Psychology
Exploring how individuals interact and influence one another.
  • Aggression and Altruism:
    Factors influencing aggressive and helping behaviors.
  • Attitudes and Actions:
    How attitudes influence actions and vice versa.
  • Attribution Theory:
    Explaining others behavior.
  • Conformity and Obedience:
    Asch and Milgram studies.
  • Group Behavior:
    Groupthink, social facilitation, and loafing.
  • Interpersonal Attraction:
    Factors that lead to attraction.
  • Prejudice and Discrimination:
    Causes and consequences.

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