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Introductory Psychology examination covers material that is usually taught in a one-semester undergraduate course in introductory psychology. It stresses basic facts, concepts, and generally accepted principles. Exam questions will require you to demonstrate the following abilities:

Knowledge of terminology, principles, and theory
Comprehension, evaluation, and analysis of problem situations
Application of knowledge to new situations

Topics covered include:

History, Approaches, Methods
- History of psychology
- Approaches: biological behavioral, cognitive, humanistic, psychodynamic
- Research methods: experimental, clinical, correlational
- Ethics in research
Biological Bases of Behavior
- Etiology
- Endocrne system
- Functional organization of the nervous system
- Genetics
- Neuroanatomy
- Physiological techniques
- Sensation and Perception
  - Attention
  - Other senses: soesthesis, olfaction, gustation, vestibular system
  - Perceptional development
  - perceptional processes
  - Receptor processes: vision, audition
  - Sensory mechanisms: thresholds, adaptation
  - States of Consciousness
    - Hypnosis and meditation
    - Psychoactive drug effects
    - Sleep and dreaming
  - Learning
    - Biological bases
    - Classical conditioning
    - Cognitive process in learning
    - Observational learning
    - Operant conditioning
  - Cognition
    - Intelligence and creativity
    - Language
    - Memory
    - Thinking and problem solving
  - Motivation and Emotion
    - Biological bases
    - Hunger, thirst, sex, pain
    - Social motivation
    - Theories of emotion
    - Theories of motivation
  - Developmental Psychology
    - Dimensions of development: physical, cognitive, social, moral
    - Gender identity and sex roles
    - Heredity-environment issues
    - Research methods: longitudinal, cross-sectional
    - Theories of development
  - Personality
    - Assessment techniques
    - Growth and adjustment
    - Personality theories and approaches
    - Research methods: idiographic, nomothetic
    - Self-concept, self-esteem
  - Psychological Disorders and Health
    - Affective disorders
    - Anxiety disorders
    - Dissociative disorders
    - Health, stress, and coping
    - Personality disorders
    - Psychoses
    - Somatoform disorders
    - Theories of psychopathology
  - Treatment of Psychological Disorders
    - Behavioral therapies
    - Biological and drug therapies
    - Cognitive therapies
    - Community and preventive approaches
    - Insight therapies: psychodynamic/humanistic approaches
  - Social Psychology
    - Aggression/Antisocial behavior
    - Attitudes and attitude change
    - Attribution processes
    - Conformity, compliance, obedience
    - Group dynamics
    - Interpersonal perception
  - Statistics, Tests, and Measurement
    - Descriptive statistics
    - Inferential statistics
    - Measurement of intelligence
    - Mental handicapping conditions
    - Reliability and validity
    - Samples, populations, norms
  (Taken from �Introductory Psychology,� CLEP: Introductory Psychology Exam, �2008.)

The required textbook(s) for this course is listed below.
Psychology 7th by Gleitman, Henry / Reisberg, Daniel / Gross, James - W. W. Norton and Company, Inc., 2007 ISBN 978-0-393-97768-4