AP Psychology KEY TERMS
Unit 1 – Psychology’s History and Approaches
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What is Psychology?
o Psychology
o Psyche/Logos
o Behavior/Mental processes
o Experimental psychology
o Cognitive neuroscience
Goals of Psychology
o Describe/Explain/Predict/Control
History/Roots/People
o Socrates/Plato/Aristotle/Descartes/Locke
o Empiricism
o Wilhelm Wundt
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Introspection
Gestalt
Edward Bradford Titchener
Structuralism
William James
Functionalism
Sigmund Freud
Psychoanalysis
B.F. Skinner
Behaviorism
James Watson
Ivan Pavlov
Humanism
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Abraham Maslow
Carl Rogers
o G. Stanley Hall
o Mary Calkins
o Margaret Floy Washburn
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Contemporary Psychology & Perspectives (Approaches)
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Nature vs. Nurture issue
Natural selection
Levels of analysis
Biopsychosocial approach
Biological psychology
Humanistic psychology
Evolutionary psychology
Psychodynamic psychology
Behavioral psychology
Cognitive psychology
Social-cultural psychology
Psychometrics
Basic research
Applied research
Unit 1 QUIZ on 8/31
Unit 1 & 2 EXAM on 9/15 (45 M/C; 1 FRQ)
AP Psychology KEY TERMS
Unit 1 – Psychology’s History and Approaches
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Types of Psychologists
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Experimental
Industrial/Organizational (I/O)
Developmental
Counseling
Social
Sports
School
Educational
Personality
Forensic
Human-Factors
Clinical
Counseling
Psychologist vs. Psychiatrist
SQ3R
UNIT 2 – Research Methods
The Need for Psychological Science AND How do Psychologists Ask & Answer Questions?
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Hindsight bias
Critical thinking
Theory
Empirical Evidence
Operational Definition
Replication
Case Study
Surveys
Population
Random Sample
Naturalistic Observation
Correlation
Correlation Coefficient
Scatterplot
Illusionary correlation
Experiment
Random assignment
Double-Blind procedure
Placebo effect
Experimental group
Control group
Independent variable
Dependent Variable
Unit 1 QUIZ on 8/31
Unit 1 & 2 EXAM on 9/15 (45 M/C; 1 FRQ)
AP Psychology KEY TERMS
Unit 1 – Psychology’s History and Approaches
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Confounding variable
Reliability and Validity
Longitudinal
Cross Sectional
Scientific Method (steps)
Statistical Reasoning in Everyday Life & FAQ about Psychology
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Descriptive Statistics
Mean
Median
Mode
Range
Standard Deviation
Normal Curve
Histogram
Positive/Negative correlations
Positive/Negative Skewed distributions
Statistical significance
Culture
Informed consent
Debriefing
Animals in Research
Ethics in Research
Unit 1 QUIZ on 8/31
Unit 1 & 2 EXAM on 9/15 (45 M/C; 1 FRQ)