AP Psychology
Unit 1: History and Approaches
1. Structuralism
2. Empiricism
3. Functionalism
4. Experimental Psychology
5. Behaviorism
6. Humanistic Psychology
7. Cognitive neuroscience
8. Psychology (historical & contemporary definitions)
9. Nature v. Nurture
10.
Natural selection
11.
Levels of analysis
12.
Biopsychosocial approach
13.
Biological Psychology
14.
Evolutionary Psychology
15.
Psychodynamic Psychology
16.
Behavioral Psychology
17.
Cognitive Psychology
Final Review
18.
Social-Cultural Psychology
19.
Psychometrics
20.
Basic Research
21.
Human Factors Psychology
22.
Clinical Psychology
23.
SQ3R
24.
Educational Psychology
25.
Personality Psychology
26.
Social Psychology
27.
Developmental Psychology
28.
Applied research
29.
Industrial-Organizational Psychology
30.
Counseling Psychology
31.
Psychiatry
Unit 2: Research Methods
32.
Hindsight bias
33.
Critical thinking
34.
Theory
35.
Hypothesis
36.
Operational definition
37.
Replication
38.
Case study
39.
Survey
40.
Population
41.
Random sample
42.
Naturalistic observation
43.
Correlation
44.
Correlation coefficient
45.
Scatterplot
46.
Illusory correlation
47.
Experiment
48.
Random assignment
49.
Double blind procedure
50.
Placebo effect
51.
Control group
52.
Experimental group
53.
Independent variable
54.
Confounding variable
55.
Dependent variable
56.
Mean
57.
Median
58.
Standard deviation
59.
Statistical significance
60.
Informed consent
61.
Ethics
62.
Mode
63.
Range
64.
Normal curve
65.
Culture
66.
Debriefing
Unit 3: Biological Bases
67.
Biological Psychology
68.
Neuron
69.
Sensory neurons
70.
Motor neurons
71.
Interneurons
72.
Dendrites
73.
Axon
74.
Myelin sheath
75.
Action potential
76.
Threshold
77.
Synapse
78.
Neurotransmitters
79.
Reuptake
80.
Endorphins
81.
Nervous system
82.
Central nervous system
83.
Peripheral nervous system
84.
Nerves
85.
Somatic nervous system
86.
Autonomic nervous system
87.
Sympathetic nervous system
88.
Parasympathetic nervous system
89.
Reflex
90.
Endocrine system
91.
Hormones
92.
Adrenal glands
93.
Pituitary gland
94.
Lesion
95.
EEG
96.
CT Scan
97.
MRI
98.
fMRI
99.
Brainstem
100.
Medulla
101.
Reticular formation
102.
Thalamus
103.
Cerebellum
104.
Limbic system
105.
Amygdala
106.
Hypothalamus
107.
Cerebral cortex
108.
Glial cells
109.
Dual processing
110.
Frontal lobes
111.
Parietal lobes
112.
Occipital lobes
113.
Temporal lobes
114.
Motor cortex
115.
Sensory cortex
116.
Association areas
117.
Aphasia
118.
Broca’s a Area
119.
Wernicke’s Area
120.
Plasticity
121.
Neurogenesis
122.
Corpus callosum
123.
Split brain
124.
Consciousness
125.
Cognitive neuroscience
126.
Behavior genetics
127.
Environment
128.
Chromosomes
129.
DNA
130.
Genes
131.
Genome
132.
Identical twins
133.
Fraternal twins
134.
Heritability
135.
Interaction
136.
Molecular genetics
137.
Evolutionary Psychology
138.
Natural selection
139.
Mutation
Unit 4: Sensation and Perception
140.
Sensation
141.
Top-down processing
142.
Change blindness
143.
Signal detection theory
144.
Difference threshold
145.
Transduction
146.
Intensity
147.
Lens
148.
Rods
149.
Blind spot
150.
Parallel processing
151.
Frequency
152.
Cochlea
153.
Frequency theory
154.
Young-Helmholtz trichromatic (three-color ) theory
155.
Perception
156.
Selective attention
157.
Psychophysics
158.
Subliminal
159.
Weber’s Law
160.
Wavelength
161.
Pupil
162.
Retina
163.
Cones
164.
Fovea
165.
Opponent-process theory
166.
Pitch
167.
Inner ear
168.
Conduction loss
169.
Sensorineural hearing loss
170.
Bottom-up processing
171.
Inattention blindness
172.
Absolute threshold
173.
Priming
174.
Sensory adaptation
175.
Hue
176.
Iris
177.
Accommodation
178.
Optic nerve
179.
Feature detectors
180.
Audition
181.
Middle ear
182.
Place theory
183.
Cochlear implant
184.
Kinesthesis
185.
Sensory interaction
186.
Grouping
187.
Binocular cues
188.
Perceptual constancy
189.
Perceptual set
190.
Retinal disparity
191.
Vestibular sense
192.
Gestalt
193.
Depth perception
194.
Monocular cues
195.
Color constancy
196.
ESP
197.
Gate-control theory
198.
Figure-ground
199.
Visual cliff
200.
Phi phenomenon
201.
Perceptual adaptation
202.
Parapsychology
Unit 5: Consciousness
203.
Consciousness
204.
Circadian rhythm
205.
REM Sleep
206.
Alpha waves
207.
Sleep
208.
Hallucinations
209.
NREM sleep
210.
Insomnia
211.
Narcolepsy
212.
Sleep Apnea
213.
Addiction
214.
Delta waves
215.
Manifest content
216.
Latent content
217.
REM rebound
218.
Hypnosis
219.
Posthypnotic suggestion
220.
Dissociation
221.
Tolerance
222.
Withdrawal
223.
Physical dependence
224.
Psychological dependence
225.
Dream
226.
Psychoactive drug
227.
Barbiturates
228.
Opiates
229.
Stimulants
230.
Amphetamines
231.
Methamphetamine
232.
Ecstasy (MDMA)
233.
LSD
234.
Near-death experience
235.
THC
236.
Night terrors
237.
Depressants
238.
Hallucinogens
Unit 6: Learning
239.
Learning
240.
Habituation
241.
Associative learning
242.
Classical conditioning
243.
Behaviorism
244.
Unconditioned response
245.
Unconditioned stimulus
246.
Conditioned stimulus
247.
Conditioned stimulus
248.
Acquisition
249.
Higher-order conditioning
250.
Extinction
251.
Spontaneous recovery
252.
Generalization
253.
Discrimination
254.
Learned Helplessness
255.
Respondent behavior
256.
Operant conditioning
257.
Operant behavior
258.
Law of effect
259.
Operant chamber
260.
Shaping
261.
Discriminative stimulus
262.
Reinforcer
263.
Positive Reinforcement
264.
Negative reinforcement
265.
Primary reinforcer
266.
Conditioned reinforcer
267.
Continuous reinforcement
268.
Partial reinforcement
269.
Fixed-ratio schedule
270.
Variable-ratio schedule
271.
Fixed-interval schedule
272.
Variable-interval schedule
273.
Punishment
274.
Cognitive map
275.
Latent learning
276.
Insight
277.
Intrinsic motivation
278.
Extrinsic motivation
279.
Biofeedback
280.
Observational learning
281.
Modeling
282.
Mirror neurons
283.
Prosocial behavior
Unit 7: Cognition
284.
Memory
285.
Retrieval
286.
Long term memory
287.
Automatic processing
288.
Spacing effect
289.
Acoustic encoding
290.
Mnemonics
291.
Encoding
292.
Sensory memory
293.
Working memory
294.
Effortful processing
295.
Serial position effect
296.
Semantic encoding
297.
Chunking
298.
Storage
299.
Short term memory
300.
Parallel processing
301.
Rehearsal
302.
Visual encoding
303.
Imagery
304.
Iconic memory
305.
Flashbulb memory
306.
Explicit memory
307.
Recognition
308.
Déjà vu
309.
Retroactive interference
310.
Source amnesia
311.
Echoic memory
312.
Amnesia
313.
Hippocampus
314.
Relearning
315.
Mood-congruent memory
316.
Repression
317.
Long-term potentiation
318.
Implicit memory
319.
Recall
320.
Priming
321.
Proactive interference
322.
Misinformation effect
323.
Cognition
324.
Algorithm
325.
Creativity
326.
Mental set
327.
Availability heuristic
328.
Intuition
329.
Phoneme
330.
Semantics
331.
One-word stage
332.
Linguistic determinism
333.
Concept
334.
Heuristic
335.
Confirmation bias
336.
Functional fixedness
337.
Overconfidence
338.
Framing
339.
Morpheme
340.
Syntax
341.
Two-word stage
342.
Prototype
343.
Insight
344.
Fixation
345.
Representative heuristic
346.
Belief perseverance
347.
Language
348.
Grammar
349.
Babbling stage
350.
Telegraphic speech
Unit 8: Motivation and Emotion
351.
Motivation
352.
Instinct
353.
Drive-reduction theory
354.
Homeostasis
355.
Hierarchy of needs
356.
Glucose
357.
Set point
358.
Basal metabolic rate
359.
Anorexia nervosa
360.
Bulimia nervosa
361.
Bing-eating disorder
362.
Sexual response cycle
363.
Refractory period
364.
Estrogen
365.
Testosterone
366.
Sexual orientation
367.
Emotion
368.
James-Lange theory
369.
Cannon-Bard theory
370.
Two-factory theory
371.
Polygraph
372.
Facial feedback
373.
Catharsis
374.
Feel good, do good phenomenon
375.
Well being
376.
Adaptation-level phenomenon
377.
Relative deprivation
378.
Behavioral medicine
379.
Health psychology
380.
Stress
381.
General adaptation syndrome (GAS)
382.
Coronary heart disease
383.
Type A
384.
Type B
385.
Psychophysiological illness
386.
Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI)
387.
Lymphocytes
Unit 9: Developmental
388.
Developmental psychology
389.
Zygote
390.
Embryo
391.
Fetus
392.
Teratogens
393.
Fetal Alcohol syndrome (FAS)
394.
Habituation
395.
Maturation
396.
Cognition
397.
Schema
398.
Assimilation
399.
Accommodation
400.
Sensory motor stage
401.
Object permanence
402.
Preoperational stage
403.
Conservation
404.
Egocentrism
405.
Theory of mind
406.
Concrete operational
407.
Formal operational
408.
Autism
409.
Stranger anxiety
410.
Attachment
411.
Critical period
412.
Imprinting
413.
Temperament
414.
Basic trust
415.
Self concept
416.
Gender
417.
Aggression
418.
X chromosome
419.
Y chromosome
420.
Testosterone
421.
Role
422.
Gender role
423.
Gender identity
424.
Gender typing
425.
Social learning theory
426.
Adolescence
427.
Puberty
428.
Primary sex characteristics
429.
Secondary sex characteristics
430.
Menarche
431.
Identity
432.
Social identity
433.
Intimacy
434.
Emerging adulthood
435.
Menopause
436.
Cross-sectional study
437.
Longitudinal study
438.
Crystallized intelligence
439.
Fluid intelligence
440.
Social clock
Unit 10: Personality
441.
Personality
442.
Free association
443.
Psychoanalysis
444.
Unconscious
445.
Id
446.
Ego
447.
Superego
448.
Psychosexual stages
449.
Oedipus complex
450.
Identification
451.
Fixation
452.
Defense mechanism
453.
Repression
454.
Regression
455.
Reaction formation
456.
Projection
457.
Rationalization
458.
Displacement
459.
Sublimation
460.
Denial
461.
Collective unconscious
462.
Projective test
463.
Thematic Apperception Tests (TAT)
464.
Rorschach inkblot test
465.
Terror-management theory
466.
Self-actualization
467.
Unconditional positive regard
468.
Self-concept
469.
Trait
470.
Personality inventory
471.
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
472.
Empirically derived test
473.
Social-cognitive perspective
474.
Reciprocal determinism
475.
Personal control
476.
External locus of control
477.
Internal locus of control
478.
Positive psychology
479.
Self
480.
Spotlight effect
481.
Self-esteem
482.
Self-serving bias
483.
Individualism
484.
Collectivism
Unit 11: Testing and Individual Differences
485.
Intelligence
486.
Intelligence test
487.
General intelligence
488.
Factor analysis
489.
Savant syndrome
490.
Emotional intelligence
491.
Mental age
492.
Stanford-Binet
493.
IQ
494.
Achievement tests
495.
Aptitude tests
496.
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)
497.
Standardization
498.
Normal curve
499.
Reliability
500.
Validity
501.
Content validity
502.
Predictive validity
503.
Intellectual disability
504.
Down syndrome
505.
Stereotype threat
Unit 12: Abnormal Psychology
506.
Psychological disorder
507.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
508.
Medical model
509.
DSM-IV-TR
510.
Anxiety disorders
511.
Generalized anxiety disorder
512.
Panic disorder
513.
Phobia
514.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
515.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
516.
Post-traumatic growth
517.
Somatoform disorder
518.
Conversion disorder
519.
Hypochondriasis
520.
Dissociative disorders
521.
Dissociative identity disorder (DID)
522.
Mood disorders
523.
Major depressive disorder
524.
Mania
525.
Bipolar disorder
526.
Schizophrenia (all types)
527.
Delusions
528.
Personality disorders
529.
Sexual Disorders
530.
Factitious and Factitious by proxy
531.
Antisocial personality disorder
Unit 13: Treatment
532.
Eclectic approach
533.
Psychotherapy
534.
Psychoanalysis
535.
Resistance
536.
Interpretation
537.
Transference
538.
Psychodynamic therapy
539.
Insight therapies
540.
Client-centered therapy
541.
Active listening
542.
Unconditional positive regard
543.
Behavior therapy
544.
Counterconditioning
545.
Exposure therapies
546.
Systematic desensitization
547.
Virtual reality therapy
548.
Aversive conditioning
549.
Token economy
550.
Cognitive therapy
551.
Cognitive-behavior therapy
552.
Family therapy
553.
Regression toward the mean
554.
Meta-analysis
555.
Evidence-based practice
556.
Biomedical therapy
557.
Psychopharmacology
558.
Antipsychotic drugs
559.
Tardive dyskinesia
560.
Antianxiety drugs
561.
Antidepressant drugs
562.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
563.
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
564.
Psychosurgery
565.
Lobotomy
566.
Resilience
Unit 14: Social Psychology
567.
Social psychology
568.
Attribution theory
569.
Fundamental attribution error
570.
Attitude
571.
Central route persuasion
572.
Peripheral route persuasion
573.
Foot-in-the-door phenomenon
574.
Role
575.
Cognitive dissonance theory
576.
Conformity
577.
Normative social influence
578.
Informational social influence
579.
Social facilitation
580.
Social loafing
581.
Deindividuation
582.
Group polarization
583.
Groupthink
584.
Culture
585.
Norm
586.
Personal space
587.
Prejudice
588.
Stereotype
589.
Discrimination
590.
Ingroup
591.
Outgroup
592.
Ingroup bias
593.
Scapegoat theory
594.
Other-race effect
595.
Just-world phenomenon
596.
Aggression
597.
Frustration-aggression principle
598.
Mere exposure effect
599.
Passionate love
600.
Compassionate love
601.
Equity
602.
Self-disclosure
603.
Altruism
604.
Bystander effect
605.
Social exchange theory
606.
Reciprocity norm
607.
Social-responsibility norm
608.
Conflict
609.
Social trap
610.
Mirror-image perceptions
611.
Self-fulfilling prophecy
612.
Superordinate goals
613.
GRIT
Names
614.
Alfred Adler
615.
Mary Ainsworth
616.
Gordon Allport
617.
Adelbert Ames
618.
Artistotle
619.
Solomon Asch
620.
Albert Bandura
621.
Alfred Binet
622.
Thomas Bouchard
623.
Marc Breedlove
624.
Katherine Briggs
625.
Paul Broca
626.
Mary Calkins
627.
Noam Chomsky
628.
Charles Darwin
629.
Rene Descartes
630.
Hermann Ebbinghaus
631.
Erik Erikson
632.
James Flynn
633.
Sigmund Freud
634.
Phineas Gage
635.
John Garcia
636.
Michael Gazzaniga
637.
Howard Gardner
638.
G. Stanley Hall
639.
Karen Horney
640.
William James
641.
Carl Jung
642.
Lawrence Kohlberg
643.
Abraham Maslow
644.
Stanley Milgram
645.
Henry Murray
646.
David Myers
647.
Ivan Pavlov
648.
Kim Peek
649.
Jean Piaget
650.
Carl Rogers
651.
Hermann Rorschach
652.
B.F. Skinner
653.
Charles Spearman
654.
Robert Sternberg
655.
Lewis Terman
656.
Edward Thordike
657.
L.L. Thurstone
658.
Edward Titchener
659.
Lev Vygotsky
660.
Margaret Floy Washburn
661.
John Watson
662.
David Wechsler
663.
Phil Zimbardo