1) Why is psychology a science, and how can it be distinguished from pseudoscience and folk wisdom?

2) What are the eight critical thinking guidelines that help in understanding psychological issues?

3) What are the basic principles of structuralism?

4) What are the basic principles of functionalism?

5) What are the basic principles of psychoanalysis?

6) How does the biological perspective explain thoughts, feelings, and behavior?

7) How does the learning perspective approach explain understanding behavior?

8) What does the cognitive perspective in psychology emphasize?

9) What does the sociocultural perspective in psychology focus on?

10) How does the psychodynamic perspective explain thoughts and behavior?

11) What role did humanism and feminism play in shaping the development of modern psychology?

12) What are the main differences between basic and applied psychology?

13) How do psychotherapists, psychoanalysts, and psychiatrists differ from one another in their training, background, and approach to treatment?

Chapter 4

1) What are the two main divisions of the human nervous system?

2) What are the two parts of the central nervous system?

3) What are the divisions of the peripheral nervous system?

4) What are the divisions of the autonomic nervous system?

5) What are the three components of a neuron?

6) How do neurons communicate with one another?

7) What are neurotransmitters and what do they do?

8) What are endorphins and what do they do?

9) What are hormones and what do they do?

10) What are eight techniques researchers use for understanding the workings of the brain?

11) What are the major functions of the brain stem, the cerebellum, and the thalamus?

12) What are the major functions of the hypothalamus, the amygdala, and the hippocampus?

13) What are the four lobes of the cerebral cortex, and what are the major functions of each?

14) How do studies of split-brain patients help researchers understand the functions of the left and right cerebral hemispheres?

15) What are some of the arguments in favor of and against the conclusion that women’s and men’s brains differ anatomically and functionally?