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AIM: AP Psychology
Quarter Interim Review
DO NOW: Take out your review sheets, get into groups of
5…MOVE YOUR DESKS TOGETHER!
Which psychologists
believed in the power of the
unconscious?
Sigmund Freud
(psychoanalytic)
The belief that our behavior
is impacted by our need for
survival is what
perspective?
Evolutionary
The perspective concerned
with observable responses
is
Behavioral
Humanistic psychologists
are concerned with
Human potential and
growth
Define psychology
The study of behavior and
mental processes
Which psychologists is
most concerned with how
we INTERPRET our
experiences?
Cognitive
Psychologists concerned
with brain chemistry are
which perspective?
Biological
I’m feeling tense and
anxious. What type of
psychologists should I call?
Clinical
If I study children as they
age, what type of
psychologist am I?
Developmental
Social Psychologists study…
How we think about,
influence, and relate to
people
Define hindsight bias
Seeing an outcome as
obvious based on what has
occurred
What is critical thinking?
Questioning, Analyzing,
Studying shy versus
outgoing people would be
the focus of what type of
psychologists?
Personality Psychologists
What does it mean to
operationalize a variable?
Specify how we are
measuring something.
What is a case study?
Studying one person in
depth
As your age increases, the
amount of exercise you do
decreases. What type of
correlation is this?
Negative correlation
Observing children on a
playground to see how they
interact is what type of
research method?
Naturalistic Observation
What is an illusory
correlation?
Seeing a correlation where
none exists
If I want to find out the
opinion of a large group of
people, what research
method would be best?
Survey
Manipulating factors is part
of what research method?
Experiments
What technique do you use
to ensure you get a
representative sample?
Random Sampling
What measure of central
tendency is most affected
by extreme scores?
MEAN
Describe a control group
They are not receiving the
experimental treatment
Random Assignment
ensures that…
Participants in groups are
equal/ minimize
differences between
participants
What does statistical
significance show?
Results are not due to
chance
The APA believes that you
should explain your
research to participants
when its completed. This is
called
Debriefing
Solomon Asch studied
______
Conformity
Why do we have attribution
theory?
To explain others’ behavior
What is the fundamental
attribution error?
Overestimate the personal
disposition
Underestimate the
situational influence
What is Deindividuation?
Losing self awareness in a
group
A desire for harmony in a
decision making group can
lead to what social
psychology phenomenon?
Groupthink
The discomfort we feel
when two thoughts are
inconsistent is ____
Cognitive Dissonance
Prejudice is an _____
Stereotypes are _______
Discrimination is _______
Attitude/Feeling
Thought
Action
Aggression always involves
what?
An intent to hurt
What does the bystander
effect say?
We are less likely to help
when they are lots of people
present than if we are
alone.
The Mere Exposure effect is
related to
SIMALARITY OR PROXIMITY
Proximity
What does the frustration
aggression principle state?
When we are prevented
from achieving a goal
(frustrated) we will act
aggressively
Social Exchange theory says
our behavior is guided by
____
The weighing of costs and
benefits
What is a social trap?
Pursuing our own self
interest will lead to
collective harm
What path does an action
potential follow?
Dendrites, cell body, axon
What is the function of
dendrites?
Receive signals from other
neurons
Where is the synapse
located?
Between two neurons
What is an action potential?
Electrical charge that tells a
neuron to fire
Neurotransmitters are
chemical or electrical?
Chemical
ANY FINAL
QUESTIONS???