| Section 1 - History, Approaches, Methods |
The following are among the topics covered in this section:
- History of psychology
- Approaches: biological, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic, psychodynamic
- Research methods: experimental, clinical, correlational
- Ethics in research
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| Section 2 - Biological Bases of Behavior |
The following are among the topics covered in this section:
- Endocrine system
- Etiology
- Functional organization of the nervous system
- Genetics
- Neuroanatomy
- Physiological techniques
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| Section 3 - Sensation and Perception |
The following are among the topics covered in this section:
- Attention
- Other senses: somesthesis, olfaction, gestation, vestibular system
- Perceptual development
- Perceptual processes
- Receptor processes: vision, audition
- Sensory mechanisms: thresholds, adaptation
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| Section 4 - States of Consciousness |
The following are among the topics covered in this section:
- Hypnosis and meditation
- Psychoactive drug effects
- Sleep and dreaming
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| Section 5 - Learning |
The following are among the topics covered in this section:
- Biological bases
- Classical conditioning
- Cognitive process in learning
- Observational learning
- Operant conditioning
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| Section 6 - Cognition |
The following are among the topics covered in this section:
- Intelligence and creativity
- Language
- Memory
- Thinking and problem solving
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| Section 7 - Motivation and Emotion |
The following are among the topics covered in this section:
- Biological bases
- Hunger, thirst, sex, pain
- Social motivation
- Theories of emotion
- Theories of motivation
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| Section 8 - Developmental Psychology |
The following are among the topics covered in this section:
- Dimensions of development: physical, cognitive, social, moral
- Gender identity and sex roles
- Heredity-environment issues
- Research methods: longitudinal, cross-sectional
- Theories of development
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| Section 9 - Personality |
The following are among the topics covered in this section:
- Assessment techniques
- Growth and adjustment
- Personality theories and approaches
- Research methods: idiographic, nomothetic
- Self-concept, self-esteem
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| Section 10 - Psychological disorders and health |
The following are among the topics covered in this section:
- Affective disorders
- Anxiety disorders
- Dissociative disorders
- Health, stress, and coping
- Personality disorders
- Psychoses
- Somatoform disorders
- Theories of psychopathology
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| Section 11 - Treatment of psychological disorders |
The following are among the topics covered in this section:
- Behavioral therapies
- Biological and drug therapies
- Cognitive therapies
- Community and preventive approaches
- Insight therapies: psychodynamic and humanistic approaches
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| Section 12 - Social Psychology |
The following are among the topics covered in this section:
- Aggression/antisocial behavior
- Attitudes and attitude change
- Attribution processes
- Conformity, compliance, obedience
- Group dynamics
- Interpersonal perception
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| Section 13 - Statistics, Tests, and Measurement |
The following are among the topics covered in this section:
- Descriptive statistics
- Inferential statistics
- Measurement of intelligence
- Reliability and validity
- Samples, populations, norms
- Types of tests
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