AP PSYCHOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM (2014)…. Terms to Know
The midterm will consist of 100 review questions. All review questions will come from this list of terms. Questions will be
mostly definitional with some application examples. Please use the provided review packet to help you study. All review
packets will be collected on the day of your midterm for a small amount of extra credit.
CHAPTER 1
Operational Definition
Case Study
Survey
Random Sample
Correlation
Correlation coefficients
Experiment
Double Blind Procedure
Experimental Condition
Control Condition
Random Assignment
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Standard Deviation
Statistical Significance and p value
CHAPTER 18
Attribution theory
Fundamental attribution error
Self-fulfilling Prophecy
Cognitive dissonance theory
Asch’s Line Study
Stanley Milgram’s Obedience Study
Social facilitation
Social loafing
Deindividuation
Group polarization
Groupthink
In-group bias
Scapegoat theory
Mere exposure effect
Bystander Effect
CHAPTER 2
Action Potential
Acetylcholine (ACh)
Dopamine
Serotonin
Endorphins
Central Nervous System
Peripheral Nervous System
Sensory (Afferent) Neurons
Motor (Efferent) Neurons
Autonomic Nervous System
Sympathetic Nervous System
Parasympathetic Nervous System
Medulla
Cerebellum
Amygdala
Hypothalamus
4 Lobes of the Brain
Broca’s Area
Wernicke’s Area
CHAPTER 4
Habituation
Maturation
Schema
Assimilation
Accommodation
Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive
Development
Harry Harlow’s Monkey Studies
Critical Period
Secure vs. Insecure Attachment
Mary Ainsworth Strange Situation
Studies
Lawrence Kohlberg’s Theory of
Moral Reasoning
Erik Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial
Development
 Competence vs. Inferiority
 Identity vs. Role Confusion
 Intimacy vs. Isolation
 Generativity vs. Stagnation
 Integrity vs. Despair
Longitudinal Study
Cross Sectional Study
Crystallized intelligence
Fluid Intelligence
CHAPTER 5 AND 6
Absolute threshold
Signal Detection Theory
Difference threshold
Young – Helmholtz Trichromatic
Theory
Opponent-Process Theory
Order that sound travels
through the ear
Kinesthesis
Vestibular Sense
Retinal disparity
Convergence
Relative Size
Interposition
Relative clarity
Texture Gradient
Relative Height
Relative Motion (Motion Parallax)
Linear Perspective
Constancy
Perceptual set (aka expectancy set)
CHAPTER 7
Circadian rhythm
The Sleep Cycles
Freud’s Theory Of Dreams
Activation Synthesis Theory
Information Processing Theory
Theories of Hypnosis
Role Theory
Dissociation Theory
CHAPTER 8
Classical Conditioning
Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS)
Unconditioned Response (UCR)
Conditioned Stimulus (CS)
Conditioned Response (CR)
Acquisition
Extinction
Spontaneous Recovery
Generalization
Discrimination
Operant Conditioning
Positive Reinforcement
Negative Reinforcement
Positive Punishment
Negative Punishment