1. Explain in detail how a
message is transmitted within
a neuron and onto another
neuron. Include and explain
these terms in your answer:
Neuron
Dendrites
Cell Body (Soma)
Axon
Myelin Sheath
Terminal Buttons
Neurotransmitters
Synapse
Receptor Sites
Threshold
Action Potential
All-or-nothing principle
Neural firing
Exitatory Neurotransmitters
Inhibitory Neurotransmitters
Acetylcholine and it’s
function/diseases
Dopamine
Endorphins
Serotonin
GABA
Glutamate
Norepenephrine
Afferent Neurons (sensory neurons)
Efferent Neurons (motor neurons)
Central nervous system
Spinal chord
Peripheral nervous system
Somatic Nervous system
Autonomic nervous system
Sympathetic nervous system
Parasympathetic nervous system
Lesions
EEG
CAT or CT Scan
MRI
PET
fMRI
Hindbrain
Medulla
Pons
Cerebellum
Midbrain
Reticular formation
Forebrain
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Amygdala
Hippocampus
Limbic system
Cerebral cortex
Hemispheres
Left hemisphere
Right hemisphere
Brain lateralization
Corpus callosum
Lobes
Association areas
Frontal lobes
Broca’s area
Wernicke’s area
Motor cortex
Parietal lobes
Sensory cortex
Occipital lobes
Temporal lobes
Brain plasticity
Endocrine system
Adrenal glands
Roger Sperry
Paul Broca
Carl Wernicke
Social Psychology EXAM:
Response Questions
50 Multiple Choice
and
2 Free
STUDY GUIDE: Be able to define and give examples of the following
concepts/terms:
Attitude
Central Versus Peripheral Route to Persuasion
Foot-in-the-door
Door-in-the-face
Norms of Reciprocity
Bait and Switch
Lowball
Attribution Theory
Fundamental Attribution Error
Self-Serving Bias
Actor-Observer Bias
Just-World Phenomenon
Deindividuation
Cognitive Dissonance
Effect of Roles
Obedience
Conformity
Group Norms
Spotlight Effect
Confirmation Bias
Hindsight Bias
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Collectivist versus Individualist Cultures
Prejudice
Discrimination
Out-Group
In-Group
In-Group Bias
Stereotype
Social Facilitation
Social Inhibition
Groupthink
Group Polarization
Social Loafing
Superordinate goals
Attraction research
Mere Exposure Effect
Bystander Effect
Diffusion of Responsibility
Passionate Love
Companionate Love
Equity
Self-Disclosure
Altruism
Frustration-aggression hypothesis
Norms for helping:
Social exchange theory
Reciprocity Norm
Social-Responsibility Norm
Free Response Questions:
One of the free response questions will require you to explain IN
DETAIL one of the following social experiments:
Festinger and Carlsmith’s Cognitive Dissonance
Milgram’s
Obedience
Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison
Asch’s
Conformity
Rosenthal’s Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Sherif’s
Robbers Cave
Darley and Latane’s
Bystander Effect
The other free response question will require you to apply multiple
concepts/ideas to a situation.
Unit 2 Study Guide AP
Psychology 2015-2016 Exam
Date ________
Unit 2 Study Guide
AP
Psychology 20152016
Exam Date
________
Main Ideas: History, Perspectives,
Freud, Personality
History and
Perspectives:
KEY TERMS
Introspection
Structuralism
Functionalism
Psychoanalytic
theory
Behaviorism
Humanist
Perspective
Pyschoanalytic
Perspective
Biopsychology (or
Neuroscience)
Perspective
Evolutionary,
Darwinian
Perspective
Behavioral
Perspective
Cognitive
Perspective
Social-Cultural
Perspective
(sociocultural)
PEEPS
Biopsychology (or
Neuroscience)
Perspective
Evolutionary,
Darwinian
Perspective
Behavioral
Perspective
Cognitive
Perspective
Social-Cultural
Perspective
(sociocultural)
BIG IDEAS
John B. Watson
Ivan Pavlov
B.F. Skinner
Abraham
Maslow
Carl Rogers
Charles Darwin
Jean Piaget
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Recognize how philosophical
and physiological perspectives
shaped the development of
psychological thought.
Describe and compare different
theoretical approaches in
explaining behavior:
structuralism, functionalism, and
behaviorism in the early years;
— Gestalt,
psychoanalytic/psychodynamic,
and humanism emerging later;
— evolutionary, biological,
cognitive, and biopsychosocial
as more contemporary
approaches.
Recognize the strengths and
limitations of applying theories
to explain behavior.
Distinguish the different domains
of psychology (e.g., biological,
clinical, cognitive, counseling,
developmental, educational,
experimental, human factors,
industrial–organizational,
personality, psychometric,
social).
Identify major historical figures
in psychology (e.g., Mary
Whiton Calkins, Charles Darwin,
Dorothea Dix, Sigmund Freud,
G. Stanley Hall, William James,
Ivan Pavlov, Jean Piaget, Carl
Rogers, B. F. Skinner, Margaret
Floy Washburn, John B.
Watson, Wilhelm Wundt).
PERSONALIT
Y
KEY TERMS
Personality
Stage Theory
Freud’s
psychosexual
stage theory
Oedipus Crisis
Triadic
reciprocality or
reciprocal
determinism
Sef-efficacy
Locus of control i-
Unconscious
Id
Ego
Superego
Defense
Mechanism
Womb envy
Personal
unconscious
Collective
unconscious
Complexes
Archetypes
Trait Theorists
Big five traits
Factor analysis
Heritability
Termperament
internal and
external
Self-concept
Self-esteem
Self-actualization
Unconditional
positive regard
Pojective tests
Rarschach inkblot
test
thematic
apperception test
(TAT)
Self-report
inventories - MMPI
Reliability
Validity
PEEPS
Sigmund Freud
Karen Horney
Carl Jung
Alfred Adler
Gordon Allport
Hippocrates
B.F. Skinner
Albert Bandura
George Kelly
Julian Rotter
Abraham Maslow
Carl Rogers
BIG IDEAS

Compare and contrast the major
theories and approaches to
explaining personality (e.g.,
psychoanalytic, humanist,
cognitive, trait, social cognition,
behavioral).
 Describe and compare research
methods (e.g., case studies and
surveys) that psychologists use
to investigate personality.
 Identify frequently used
assessment strategies (e.g., the
Minnesota Multiphasic
Personality Inventory [MMPI],
the Thematic Apperception Test
[TAT]), and evaluate relative test
quality based on reliability and
validity of the instruments.
 Speculate how cultural context
can facilitate or constrain
personality development,
especially as it relates to selfconcept (e.g., collectivistic
versus individualistic cultures).
 Identify key contributors to
personality theory (e.g., Alfred
Adler, Albert Bandura, Sigmund
Freud, Carl Jung, Abraham
Maslow, Carl Rogers).