PSYC 100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Encoding Specificity Principle, Taste, Reciprocal Altruism

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jordan Poppenk

Document Summary

 outline the philosophical roots of psychology: define empiricism and rationalism, explain structuralism and functionalism in relation to empiricism.  describe how psychology fits with other sciences: describe the scientific method, relationship to biology/natural selection.  describe why psychologists employ the scientific method: explain the importance of verifiability, reliability and objectivity, explain the five principal steps of the scientific method.  describe the role of statistics in interpreting research findings: how do statistics help us determine whether a result is due to chance, differentiate between descriptive and inferential statistics, explain why correlation does not equal causation.  describe how traits are inherited: discuss whether it is possible to separate the influences of nature and nurture on development, define dna, genes, and chromosomes.  describe some of the source of variability: define heritability and some of is misconceptions, differentiate between shared and nonshared (unique) environmental influences, define adaptation in the context of natural selection, describe some common misconceptions about natural selection.