Exam Domains
1.0 History, Approaches, and Methods
12%
- 1.1History of psychology
- 1.2Approaches: biological, biopsychosocial, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic, and psychodynamic
- 1.3Research methods: experimental, clinical, and correlational
- 1.4Ethics in research
2.0 Biological Bases of Behavior
8%
- 2.1Endocrine system
- 2.2Etiology
- 2.3Functional organization of the nervous system
- 2.4Genetics
- 2.5Neuroanatomy
- 2.6Physiological techniques
3.0 Sensation and Perception
8%
- 3.1Attention
- 3.2Other senses: somesthesis, olfaction, gustation, and vestibular system
- 3.3Perceptual development
- 3.4Perceptual processes
- 3.5Receptor processes: vision and audition
- 3.6Sensory mechanisms: thresholds and adaptation
4.0 States of Consciousness
6%
- 4.1Hypnosis and meditation
- 4.2Psychoactive drug effects
- 4.3Sleep and dreaming
5.0 Learning
8%
- 5.1Biological bases
- 5.2Classical conditioning
- 5.3Cognitive process in learning
- 5.4Observational learning
- 5.5Operant conditioning
6.0 Cognition
8%
- 6.1Intelligence and creativity
- 6.2Language
- 6.3Memory
- 6.4Thinking and problem solving
7.0 Motivation and Emotion
6%
- 7.1Biological bases
- 7.2Hunger, thirst, sex, and pain
- 7.3Social motivation
- 7.4Theories of emotion
- 7.5Theories of motivation
8.0 Developmental Psychology Across the Lifespan
8%
- 8.1Dimensions of development: physical, cognitive, social, and moral
- 8.2Gender identity and sex roles
- 8.3Heredity-environment issues
- 8.4Research methods: longitudinal, and cross-sectional
- 8.5Theories of development
9.0 Personality
8%
- 9.1Assessment techniques
- 9.2Growth and adjustment
- 9.3Personality theories and approaches
- 9.4Self-concept and self-esteem
10.0 Psychological disorders and health
8%
- 10.1Affective disorders
- 10.2Anxiety disorders
- 10.3Dissociative disorders
- 10.4Eating disorders
- 10.5Health, stress, and coping
- 10.6Personality disorders
- 10.7Psychoses
- 10.8Somatoform disorders
- 10.9Theories of psychopathology
11.0 Treatment of psychological disorders
6%
- 11.1Behavioral therapies
- 11.2Biological and drug therapies
- 11.3Cognitive therapies
- 11.4Community and preventive approaches
- 11.5Insight therapies: psychodynamic and humanistic approaches
12.0 Social Psychology
10%
- 12.1Aggression/antisocial behavior
- 12.2Attitudes and attitude change
- 12.3Attribution processes
- 12.4Conformity, compliance, and obedience
- 12.5Group dynamics
- 12.6Interpersonal attraction
- 12.7Stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, prosocial behavior
13.0 Statistics, Tests, and Measurement
4%
- 13.1Descriptive statistics
- 13.2Inferential statistics
- 13.3Measurement of intelligence
- 13.4Reliability and validity
- 13.5Samples, populations, and norms
- 13.6Types of tests