PSYC 101 Exam 1 – Study Guide
Chapter 1: Evolution of Psychology
Know the history and evolution of psychology.
What fields did psychology originate from?
What movements have influenced psychology?
How do these movements differ from one another (ie. structuralism vs.
functionalism)?
Where applicable, what things inspired such movements?
Where applicable, what techniques were involved with those movements (ie.
introspection)?
What are some key figures/researchers in developing this field and what did they
suggest?
Who established the first psychology lab?
Who established the first psychology lab in the US?
Who established the first psychology journal?
Know the current divisions of psychology.
What are the differences between these divisions?
You will be given descriptions of research and be asked to identify which
division of psychology this type of research likely falls under.
What’s the difference between a <research= division vs. an <applied= division?
What divisions do UNC’s psychology and neuroscience departments have?
Chapter 2: Research Methods
Know about research concepts.
Know experimental terms like independent vs. dependent variables vs. levels of study,
random assignment (why is this used?), extraneous vs. confounding variables, placebo
effect, blind studies (why are these used?), etc.
What are <empiricism= and <rationalism= and why are these principles used when
researching?
How are these principles incorporated into the <steps of research=?
What are the steps of research?
What is the difference between a theory and a hypothesis?
What is an operational definition?
Can you identify definitions that are not <operational definitions=?
What is the difference between an experiment and a research study which is NOT
an experiment?
What makes a quasi-experiment a <non-experiment=?
Chapter 1: Evolution of Psychology
Know the history and evolution of psychology.
What fields did psychology originate from?
What movements have influenced psychology?
How do these movements differ from one another (ie. structuralism vs.
functionalism)?
Where applicable, what things inspired such movements?
Where applicable, what techniques were involved with those movements (ie.
introspection)?
What are some key figures/researchers in developing this field and what did they
suggest?
Who established the first psychology lab?
Who established the first psychology lab in the US?
Who established the first psychology journal?
Know the current divisions of psychology.
What are the differences between these divisions?
You will be given descriptions of research and be asked to identify which
division of psychology this type of research likely falls under.
What’s the difference between a <research= division vs. an <applied= division?
What divisions do UNC’s psychology and neuroscience departments have?
Chapter 2: Research Methods
Know about research concepts.
Know experimental terms like independent vs. dependent variables vs. levels of study,
random assignment (why is this used?), extraneous vs. confounding variables, placebo
effect, blind studies (why are these used?), etc.
What are <empiricism= and <rationalism= and why are these principles used when
researching?
How are these principles incorporated into the <steps of research=?
What are the steps of research?
What is the difference between a theory and a hypothesis?
What is an operational definition?
Can you identify definitions that are not <operational definitions=?
What is the difference between an experiment and a research study which is NOT
an experiment?
What makes a quasi-experiment a <non-experiment=?
