BIOLOGY 300 STUDY GUIDE ESSENTIALS OF PSYCHOLOGY LATEST UPDATE

BIOLOGY 300 STUDY GUIDE ESSENTIALS OF
PSYCHOLOGY LATEST UPDATE




BIOLOGY 300 STUDY GUIDE ESSENTIALS OF
PSYCHOLOGY LATEST UPDATE

,BIOLOGY 300 STUDY GUIDE ESSENTIALS OF
PSYCHOLOGY LATEST UPDATE




Contents
INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS 1


LESSON ASSIGNMENTS 7


LESSON 1: PSYCHOLOGY: THE SCIENCE
OF THE MIND 9


EXAMINATION—LESSON 1 43


LESSON 2: THE MIND AT WORK 49


EXAMINATION—LESSON 2 81


LESSON 3: MOTIVATION, EMOTION, DEVELOPMENT,
AND PERSONALITY 87


EXAMINATION—LESSON 3 129


LESSON 4: PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS 133


EXAMINATION—LESSON 4 153


LESSON 5: PSYCHOLOGY FOR TWO OR MORE 157

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EXAMINATION—LESSON 5 179


SELF-CHECK ANSWERS 185




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YOUR COURSE




Instructions
Welcome to your course, Essentials of
Psychology. You’re entering a course of study
designed to help you better under- stand
yourself and others. For that reason, you can
think of this course as practical. It should be of
use to you in living your life and reaching the
goals you set for yourself.

You’ll use two main resources for your course
work: this study guide and your textbook,
Psychology and Your Life, by Robert S. Feldman.


OBJECTIVES


When you complete this course, you’ll be able to

■ Describe the science and methodologies of
psychology in the context of its historical
origins and major perspectives

■ Outline the fundamental structure of the
human nervous system and explain how it
relates to the organization of human sensory
perception

■ Relate altered states of consciousness to
sleep, hypnosis, meditation, sensory
deprivation, and physiological responses to

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