Psy 1101:  Test 4 Objectives






1.

Motivation as a construct and its measurement.

2.

Biological and environmental factors in regulation of hunger (Text Only)

3.

Factors that MAY influence sexual desire.

4.

Phases of human sexual response in both genders.

5.

Common problems in sexual relations and psychosexual disorders.

6.

Definitions and characteristics of the A) affiliation motive, and B) achievement motive.

7.

Why goals may impact behavior.

 

8.

Components of goal setting theory.

9.

Levels of motivation and performance efficiency or effectiveness.

10.

Landy's principles for motivation in applied settings.

11.

Major stages of prenatal development.

12.

Newborns and their reflexes.

13.

Timing and stages of motor and language development in children.

14.

Piaget’s stages of cognitive development and recent findings regarding children’s cognitive development.

15.

Identity formation.

16.

Physical, cognitive, and “focus” changes with age. 

17.

Definition of personality trait.

18.

Common self-report and projective personality measures.

19.

Basics of Freud's psychoanalytic approach to personality.

20.

Defense mechanisms from psychoanalytic approach.

21.

The "Big Five" personality dimensions.

22.

Social learning approach, including reciprocal determinism and self efficacy.

23.

Characteristics of persons with internal or external locus of control.