Know the definition of psychology and who started the first

·        Know the definition of psychology and who started the first psychology lab

·        Know what a theory and a hypothesis are

·        Know what developmental psychology is

·        Know what Structuralism, Functionalism, and Behaviorism are

Chapter 2

·        Know what a control group is

·        Know the difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist

·        Know what positive and negative correlations are

·        Know why we replicate research studies

·        Know why we use random assignment

·        Know what experimenter effects are in experimental studies

·        Know what independent and dependent variables are

·        Know what a significance level is

·        Know the difference between a cross-sectional and a longitudinal study

·        Know what confirmation bias is

Chapters 8 & 9

·        Know about Stanley Milgram and his research

·        Know what cognitive dissonance is

·        Know what metacognition is

·        Know what emotional intelligence is

·        Know about the Stanford Prison experiment

·        Know what the bystander effect is

·        Know what the Flynn Effect is

Chapters 11 & 13

·        Know the definition of emotion

·        Know about the “Strange Situation”

·        Know about Harlow’s monkey experiments

·        Know about locus of control

·        Know about the brain’s fear responses

·        Know the difference between gender type and gender identity

·        Know what display rules are

Chapters 14-16

·        Know the definition of a mental disorder

·        Know what an obsession is

·        Know the symptoms of depression

·        Know the definition of personality

·        Know the difference between the id, ego, and superego

·        Know what DID is

·        Know what the placebo effect is

·        Know what the therapeutic alliance is

·        Know what DSM means

·        Know what the symptoms of PTSD are

·        Know the difference between Humanist and Behaviorist psychologists

·        Know what Freud’s defense mechanisms are

·        Know what heritability is and how we measure it

·        Know the differences between individualist and collectivist cultures

Solution

Since you have posted multiple questions, I am going to answer all the subparts of question number 1. I hope it helps. Thanks

1. Psychology is defined as the the scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior of an indiviual. The World\'s First Psychology Lab was started by a German doctor and psychologist named Wilhelm Wundt. This lab was established in 1879 at the University of Leipzig in Germany.

2. A hypothesis is defined as a limited explanation of a phenomenonor a scietific experiment while a scientific theory isdefined as an in-depth explanation of the observed phenomenon.

3. Developmental psychology is defined as the branch of psychology that deals with how and why human beings change over the course of their life.

4. Structuralism: Structuralism is defined as the study of the elements of consciousness.

Functionalism: Functionalism is defined as a psychological philosophy that considers mental life and behaviour in terms of active adaptation to the person\'s environment.

Behaviorism: Behaviorism is a theory of learning based on the idea that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning. Conditioning occurs through interaction with the environment.