YEAR 11 PSYCHOLOGY SEMESTER 2 EXAM REVISION 2009

SEMESTER 2

EXAM REVISION

2009

How to Study for an Exam Make sure you have a summary of notes Textbook/class notes You should re-write/summaries these www.nelsonpsychology.com.au Use to help supplement your notes Flashcards or a List of Glossary Terms www.quizlet.com Ask your teachers/friends for help Make sure you understand all the areas of study When you are going over your notes, don’t just re-read them Create Mind Maps of key concepts Poster sized and on bedroom/bathroom walls www.nelsonpsychology.com.au (use as a basis) Practice Questions End of chapter summaries SAM manual www.quizlet.com PRACTICE EXAMS Once you are confident you understand – start practice exams Start with open book – then try under exam conditions (time limit, not cheating) Do lots of them… do them over again

Make sure you have a summary of notes

Textbook/class notes

You should re-write/summaries these

www.nelsonpsychology.com.au

Use to help supplement your notes

Flashcards or a List of Glossary Terms

www.quizlet.com

Ask your teachers/friends for help

Make sure you understand all the areas of study

When you are going over your notes, don’t just re-read them

Create Mind Maps of key concepts

Poster sized and on bedroom/bathroom walls

www.nelsonpsychology.com.au (use as a basis)

Practice Questions

End of chapter summaries

SAM manual

www.quizlet.com

PRACTICE EXAMS

Once you are confident you understand – start practice exams

Start with open book – then try under exam conditions (time limit, not cheating)

Do lots of them… do them over again

The Psychology Behind Exam Preparation Have a separate place for study Work and play areas don’t mix well Get sleep, eat properly and exercise!! Re-reading won’t work!!! Take notes, reorder, regroup, recreate, visualise Mnemonic Devices Acronyms (e.g.CNS) Acrostics (e.g.Roy G Biv) Narrative Chaining & Stories Method of Loci Elaborative Rehearsal Form lots of links to key concepts and ideas Personalise Find examples that relate to you (it’s easy to remember stuff about yourself) Test yourself by teaching others

Have a separate place for study

Work and play areas don’t mix well

Get sleep, eat properly and exercise!!

Re-reading won’t work!!!

Take notes, reorder, regroup, recreate, visualise

Mnemonic Devices

Acronyms (e.g.CNS)

Acrostics (e.g.Roy G Biv)

Narrative Chaining & Stories

Method of Loci

Elaborative Rehearsal

Form lots of links to key concepts and ideas

Personalise

Find examples that relate to you (it’s easy to remember stuff about yourself)

Test yourself by teaching others

Areas of Study the Exam will Cover… Attitudes Normality – Mental Health Nervous System Research Methods

Attitudes

Normality – Mental Health

Nervous System

Research Methods

A T T I T U D E S Components of an attitude Tri-Component Theory Limitations – La Pierre's Research Stereotyping Prejudice & Discrimination Ageism, sexism, racism Factors that reduce prejudice Intergroup Contact Sustained contact Mutual Interdependence Superordinate goals Equality of status Cognitive Interventions 1 st – decide prejudice attitude is wrong 2 nd – maintain non-prejudiced beliefs 3 rd – suppress prejudice thoughts Measurement of Attitudes Behavioural Observation Surveys (Likert Scale) Advantages & Disadvantages of each method Ethics in Research

Components of an attitude

Tri-Component Theory

Limitations – La Pierre's Research

Stereotyping

Prejudice & Discrimination

Ageism, sexism, racism

Factors that reduce prejudice

Intergroup Contact

Sustained contact

Mutual Interdependence

Superordinate goals

Equality of status

Cognitive Interventions

1 st – decide prejudice attitude is wrong

2 nd – maintain non-prejudiced beliefs

3 rd – suppress prejudice thoughts

Measurement of Attitudes

Behavioural Observation

Surveys (Likert Scale)

Advantages & Disadvantages of each method

Ethics in Research

NORMALITY Defining Normality and Abnormality Socio-cultural Approach Functional Approach Historical Approach Situational Approach Medical Approach Statistical Approach Mean, median, mode Distribution curves Standard deviation Variability

Defining Normality and Abnormality

Socio-cultural Approach

Functional Approach

Historical Approach

Situational Approach

Medical Approach

Statistical Approach

Mean, median, mode

Distribution curves

Standard deviation

Variability

Mental Health Mental Illness – definition Effects of labelling & stigma Facts about mental illness (prevalence) Assessment of mental health Clinical interviews Behavioural observations Psychological testing Validity and reliability of assessments DSM-IV-TR 5 axis of classification Know in detail at least one type of anxiety disorder (generalised anxiety, panic disorder, phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder)

Mental Illness – definition

Effects of labelling & stigma

Facts about mental illness (prevalence)

Assessment of mental health

Clinical interviews

Behavioural observations

Psychological testing

Validity and reliability of assessments

DSM-IV-TR

5 axis of classification

Know in detail at least one type of anxiety disorder (generalised anxiety, panic disorder, phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder)

Nervous System Organisation of Nervous System CNS PNS Somatic Autonomic Parasympathetic Sympathetic Structure of neuron Types of neurons (sensory, motor, inter-neurons) Neural Pathways Normal neural pathway (sensory neurons, brain, motor neurons) SA-ME Spinal reflex Transmission of neural information Intra-neural transmission (within-neuron) Action Potential Inter-neural transmission (between-neuron) Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators Difference between neurotransmitters and neuromodulators Interference to Nervous System Drugs/disease  know at least one

Organisation of Nervous System

CNS

PNS

Somatic

Autonomic

Parasympathetic

Sympathetic

Structure of neuron

Types of neurons (sensory, motor, inter-neurons)

Neural Pathways

Normal neural pathway (sensory neurons, brain, motor neurons)

SA-ME

Spinal reflex

Transmission of neural information

Intra-neural transmission (within-neuron) Action Potential

Inter-neural transmission (between-neuron) Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators

Difference between neurotransmitters and neuromodulators

Interference to Nervous System

Drugs/disease  know at least one

Research Methods Qualitative versus Quantitative Observational Methods Correlation Study Positive and negative correlation Frequency Distribution Normal distribution curve Positive, negative, bimodal skew Measures of central tendance Mean, median, mode Ethical Considerations Participant rights: confidentiality, voluntary participation, withdrawal rights, informed consent, deception, debriefing

Qualitative versus Quantitative

Observational Methods

Correlation Study

Positive and negative correlation

Frequency Distribution

Normal distribution curve

Positive, negative, bimodal skew

Measures of central tendance

Mean, median, mode

Ethical Considerations

Participant rights: confidentiality, voluntary participation, withdrawal rights, informed consent, deception, debriefing