Advanced Placement Psychology - Study Guide for Final Exam: 2011/2012
Block
ONE
Room #
303
Subject
Elective Psychology
Date
Tuesday, June 5
Time
th
9:00 to 11:05
th
THREE
309
AP Psychology
Thursday, June 7
9:00 to 11:05
FOUR
309
WHII & Geography
Thursday, June 7th
11:35 to 1:35
FIVE
309
AP Psychology
Wednesday, June 6th
9:00 to 11:05
EIGHT
309
WHII & Geography
Friday, June 8th
11:35 to 1:35
A few things to keep in mind before the exam:
 The exam will be a Scantron ® fill-in-the-bubble, multiple-choice type exam. Make sure to bring number
two pencils and erasers to the exam.
 The final exam for AP Psychology will be in two parts:
o 1994 released AP Exam
o 100 question multiple choice test
 The 1994 released AP Exam – everyone will be taking this exam.
 The 100 question multiple choice test, you will only be taking this exam if:
o You scored below 70% on the 200 question AP Exam review test (that is 70% with the curve)
o You decide you want to re-take the test for a higher score.
 If you decide to re-take the 100 question multiple choice test, I will take whichever score is higher.
 If you decide to re-take the 100 question multiple choice test, please let me know by the afternoon of
Friday, June 1st so I can make sure to make enough copies of that exam.
 The exam will begin promptly to ensure everyone has enough time to be successful and finish the exam
on time.
 During the exam, no one will be allowed to leave the room. If you need to use the bathroom, get a drink
of water, etc., do it ahead of time as you will not be allowed to leave during the exam.
 During the exam, you will only be allowed a pencil and erasers at your desk.
 All other items (three ring binders, notebooks, knapsacks, book bags, etc.) will be stored at the front of
the room under the blackboard
 You will need to stay for the entire two hours.
 If you finish early, are confident that you are done with the exam, and do not wish to check it over one
more time, you will need to bring something with you to occupy your time until you are dismissed.
 This “something” can be something to study for another class, a book, or something of that nature.
 This “something” cannot be an iPod, cell phone, portable game system, or something of that nature. I
will have Zero Tolerance policy during the exam for these items. If I see one, I will confiscate it and
a referral will be written.
 I will be available in room 309 before and after school if you have any questions about the exam.
Please find below a study guide for the 1994 AP exam.
 Abnormal psychology: Bipolar
 Abnormal psychology: Dissociative Disorders
 Abnormal psychology: How different perspectives
explain disorders
 Abnormal psychology: OCD
 Abnormal psychology: Personality disorders
 Abnormal psychology: Schizophrenia
 Abnormal psychology: Somatoform Disorders
 APA ethnical guidelines
 Biology: neurons
 Biology: neurotransmitters
 Biology: parts of the brain
 Biology: parts of the nervous system
 Biology: windows on the brain
 Developmental: attachment
 Developmental: continuity versus stages
 Developmental: Kohlberg’s moral ladder
 Developmental: parental styles
 Developmental: Piaget’s stages
 Emotions: Universality of emotions
 Humanism: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
 Intelligence: autism
 Intelligence: determining IQ
 Intelligence: PKU
 Intelligence: types of tests
 Learning: Classical conditioning
 Learning: Operant conditioning
 Learning: Operant conditioning – reinforcement
schedules
 Memory: Encoding
 Memory: Recall
 Motivation: Hunger
 Motivation: Intrinsic versus extrinsic
 Motivation: Theories
 Nature versus Nurture: Correlation of IQ
 Perception: visual cliff
 Personality: Freud – defense mechanisms
 Personality: Freud – id, ego, superego
 Personality: Freud – psychosexual stages
 Perspectives of psychology
 Perspectives: Gestalt
 Research Methods: correlation
 Research Methods: experiments
 Research Methods: longitudinal studies
 Sensation: absolute threshold
 Sensation: color blindness
 Sensation: difference threshold
 Sensation: monocular cues
 Sensation: opponent processing theory
 Sensation: parts of the eye
 Sensation: vestibular
 Social Cognitive: attribution
 Social Cognitive: personal control
 Social psychology: altruism
 Social psychology: attraction – general background
 Social Psychology: conformity
 States of consciousness: drugs – categories
 States of consciousness: drugs – related vocab
 States of consciousness: Freud –dreams
 States of Consciousness: hypnosis
 Statistics: measures of central tendency
 Statistics: normal distribution
 Stress: General adaptation syndrome
 Subfields of psychology
 Therapy: behaviorist methods
 Therapy: Electroconvulsive
 Therapy: humanism
 Therapy: methods
 Therapy: rational-emotive therapy
 Thinking & Language: brain storming
 Thinking & Language: metacognition
 Thinking & Language: obstacles to problem solving
 Thinking & Language: prototypes
 Thinking & Language: structure of language
 Thinking & Language: theories of development of
language
Please bring your book in as soon as possible.
Remember, your paper is due on:
Tuesday, May 29th (“A” Day) or Wednesday, May 30th (“B” Day)