Psychology and the MCAT: Foundational Concept 7

Psychology and the MCAT: Foundational Concept 7

1. Content Category 7C: Attitude and behavior change

   • Habituation and Dishabituation
   • Associative Learning
     • Classical conditioning
     • Operant conditioning
     • The role of cognitive processes in associative learning
     • Biological processes that affect associative learning
   • Observational Learning
     • Modeling
     • Biological processes
     • Applications of observational learning
   • Theories of Attitude and Behavior Change
     • Elaboration likelihood model
     • Social cognitive theory
     • Factors that affect attitude change

2. Content Category 7A: Individual influences on behavior

   • Biological Bases of Behavior
     • Nervous system
       • Nervous System
     • Neuronal communication
       • Neuron Communication
     • Influence of neurotransmitters
     • The endocrine system
       • The Endocrine System
     • Behavioral genetics
     • Human physiological development
   • Personality
     • Theories of personality
       • Personality - Shows how people are different - Different theories = Type. Trait. Factors, Bio.
       • Psychoanalytic
         • Personality - Psychodynamic
       • Humanistic
       • Trait
         • Gordon Allport: Trait Theory
       • Social cognitive
         • Social-Cognitive Approach - Personality
       • Biological
       • Behaviorist
     • Situational approach to explaining behavior
   • Psychological Disorders (PSY)
     • Abnormal Psychology Chapter 3
     • Understanding psychological disorders
       • Biomedical vs. biopsychosocial approaches
       • Classifying psychological disorders
       • Rates of psychological disorders
     • Types of psychological disorders
       • Anxiety
       • Obsessive–compulsive
       • Trauma- and stressor-related
       • Somatic symptom
       • Bipolar
       • Depressive
       • Schizophrenia
       • Dissociative
       • Personality
     • Biological bases of nervous system disorders
       • Schizophrenia
         • Evaluation of Explanations of Schizophrenia
         • Biological explanations for scizophrenia
       • Depression
       • Alzheimer’s disease
       • Parkinson’s disease
         • Parkinson's Disease
   • Motivation
     • Factors that influence motivation
       • Instinct
       • Arousal
       • Drives
       • Needs
     • Biological and sociocultural motivators that regulate behavior
     • Theories that explain how motivation affects human behavior
       • Drive reduction theory
       • Incentive theory
       • Other theories (e.g., cognitive, need-based)
   • Attitudes
     • Components of attitudes
     • The link between attitudes and behavior
       • Cognitive Dissonance

3. Content Category 7B: Social processes that influence human behavior

   • How the Presence of Others Affects Individual Behavior
     • Social facilitation
     • Deindividuation
     • Bystander effect
     • Social loafing
     • Peer pressure
     • Conformity
     • Obedience
   • Group Decision-making Processes
     • Group polarization
     • Groupthink
   • Socialization