AP Psychology: Unit I Study Guide Ms. McClory
History and Approaches to Psychology and Methods of Research Ch. 1 and 2
Directions: As you read and take notes, be sure that you cover all of the following information. If it is not in your text, be sure to ask in class.
People to Know
Wilhelm Wundt
Sigmund Freud
Terms to Know
Empiricism
Introspection
William James
John Watson
B. F. Skinner
Functionalism
Hypothesis
Theory
Operational Definition
Hindsight bias
Applied research
Basic research
Validity
Reliability
Sampling
Population
Random selection
Stratified sampling
Confounding variables
Assignment
Random assignment
Experimenter bias
Double blind procedure
Participant Bias
Hawthorn effect
Scatter plot
Normal curve
Key Concepts
Subfields of Psychology
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What are the main areas that psychologists focus upon
History
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Be able to describe how the field developed
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Know the people and their theories
Approaches
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Behaviorism
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Humanism
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Biopsychology (or neuroscience)
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Evolutionary (or Darwinian)
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Psychoanalytic
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Cognitive
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Socio-cultural
Research
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Goals of psychological research
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Methods of research (what they are, when to use, etc.)
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Use of correlational studies
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Difference b/t correlation and causation
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Use for experiments
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Experimental Design (variables, groups, sampling)
Statistical Analysis
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Difference b/t descriptive and inferential statistics
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Measures of central tendency
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Measures of variability
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Correlation
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Statistical Significance
Ethical Guidelines for Research