Review Sheet:

In terms of history, you will remember that emphasis was placed on:

- how the pendulum has swung between focusing research on mental processes and
observable behaviour
- what major branches in psychology have focused on
- Key people such as Wilhelm Wundt, B.F. Skinner, William James, Carl Rogers, Aristotle,
Plato and Socrates

In terms of methodology, you will remember that emphasis was placed on:

-five methods of research (case study, naturalistic observation, survey, correlational

research, experimental research)
-this included the benefits and disadvantages of each method
-You have been told that you will have a question where you need to explain how
correlational research cannot speak to causality
-the scientific method and the elements of experimental design
-including distinguishing between the IV, DV, and confounding variables
-we had some practice identifying issues in methodology
-the importance of ethics and the ethical principles that guide psychological research
-We had practice identifying unethical research practices
-Descriptive Statistics
-You should be able to calculate the mean, median and mode AND determine which is
the most appropriate measure of central tendency given the situation
-Testing and individual differences
-We will have emphasized bias in testing, especially in construction of IQ tests and the
interpretation of group differences

Some Key terms you should know:

Illusory Demand Validity Confounding Statistical
Correlation Characteristics Variables Significance

Operational Hindsight bias Reliability Random Sample Random

Definition Assignment

Standard Qualitative versus Normal curve Cross-sectional Meta-analysis

Deviation Quantitative

Double blind Single blind Placebo Scatterplot Longitudinal