Psy 212

Exam 1 – Review Sheet

Ch 1: Learning, Teaching, & Educational Psychology

• Hindsight bias, confirmation bias, selective attention and memory, attribution bias
• Methods of data collection
• Descriptive research, case studies, observational research
• Participant observations, ethnographies
• Research designs
• Correlational studies, meaning of correlation coefficient

Ch 2: Cognitive Development

• Influences on development, Sandra Scarr’s theory of the gene-environment correlation
• Brain areas and their functions, Myelinization, neurons, dendrites, synapses
• Cerebellum, cortex, cerebrum, corpus callosum, temporal lobe, parietal lobe, prefrontal cortex, amygdala, lateralization
• Piaget’s theory and stages, adaptation, organization, circular reactions, schemas, assimilation, accommodation, equilibrium, disequilibrium, classification, conservation, object permanence, egocentrism, hierarchical classification, reversible thought, goal-directed actions, deductive reasoning, centration, imaginary audience, personal fable, animistic thinking
• Vygotsky’s work, social transmission, zone of proximal development, scaffolding