The Kinesthetic System

• Statistics
• Measurement Scales
• Descriptive Statistics
• Inferential Statistics

• The Scientific Method
• Descriptive/Correlational Research
• Experimental Research
• Ethical Considerations

• Neurons
• Neural Transmission
• Nervous System
• Central Nervous System (CNS)
• Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
• Endocrine System
• Heredity
• Learning about the Brain

• Sensory Thresholds
• Vision
• Hearing
• The Chemical Senses: Taste and Smell
• The Cutaneous (Skin) Senses
• The Vestibular Senses
• The Kinesthetic System

• Stimulus Input: Attention and Set
• Organization of Perceptions
• Perceptual Constancy
• Depth and Distance Perception
• Other Factors Influencing Perception
• Gestalt Theory
• Extrasensory Perception

• Historical Background
• Sleep
• Circadian Rhythms
• Procedures for Changing Consciousness
• Prenatal/Perinatal Drug Effects

• Responsiveness
• Classical Conditioning
• Operant Conditioning
• Stimulus Generalization
• Extinction
• Behavior Modification
• Contingency Theory
• Cognitive Learning (S‐S Learning)
• Social Learning Theory
• Influencing Learning and Performance

• Biological/Physiological Perspective
• Hunger Motivation
• Thirst Motivation
• Sexual Motivation
• Electrical Stimulation of the Brain
• Behavioral Perspective
• Cognitive Perspective
• The Need Hierarchy

• Biological/Physiological Factors
• Early Theories of Emotion
• Learning Factors in Emotion
• Cognitive Factors in Emotion
• Other Theories of Emotion
• Nonverbal Communication of Emotion

• Stress Response Theories
• The Origins of Stress
• Effects of Stress
• Personality Factors and Stress
• Health‐Related Disciplines
• Coping with Stress

• Developmental Psychology Defined
• Nature and Nurture
• Prenatal Development
• Development in Infancy and Childhood

• Development in Adolescence
• Personality Development
• Development in Early & Middle Adulthood
• Development in Late Adulthood

• Psychodynamic Perspectives
• Trait and Type Perspectives
• The Humanistic Perspective
• Behavioral Approaches
• Personality Assessment

• Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior
• Diagnosis of Psychological Disorders
• Classifying Psychological Disorders
• Legal Aspects of Psychological Disorders

• The Training of Psychotherapists
• Psychotherapies
• Biomedical Therapies
• Institutionalization

• Attitudes
• Attributions
• Social Influence
• Behavior in Groups
• Aggression
• Prejudice
• Interpersonal Attraction
• Altruism

• Intelligence Tests
• Measures of intelligence
• Other Concepts of Intelligence

• Memory Defined
• Encoding Information
• Memory Storage
• Memory Retrieval
• Memory Loss: Forgetting
• Biological Substrates in Memory

• Images
• Concepts
• Language
• Problem Solving
• Decision Making

• Gender
• Culture and Race
• Age