1. Discuss the history of psychology listing influential persons who have contributed to the discipline of psychology.
2. Compare & contrast experimental research versus descriptive/correlational research and explain methods of evaluating research.
3. Explain the debate between nature vs. nurture. Are human behaviors due to heredity or the environment? Explain your answer.
4. Compare & contrast classical versus operant conditioning using key terms from the textbook.
5. Explain the processes of encoding, storage, and retrieval in human memory and explain what one can do to improve memory.
6. Your friend has just given birth to a new baby boy. Explain to your friend what developmental milestones she can expect for her child from birth to age 5 (using examples).
7. Choose a therapy, discuss what the founder of the therapy says about the roots of the disorder and talk about the therapeutic goals and techniques involved in the therapy.