Study Guide AP Psych Fall Final
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100 Questions : 50 Questions – Unit 6: Learning & 50 Questions – Review Questions
1 Free Response Question: Unit 1-6 terms
*Units of Study Break down
Unit 1 – History of Psychology
Modern Views of Psychology
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Trait View
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Developmental
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Behavioral
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Biological
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The sociocultural
Branches of Psychology
Structuralism
Functionalism
Applied
Psychoanalysis
Experimental
Careers in psychology
Evolutionary
Teaching
Parapsychology
John Watson
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Psychoanalytic
Pseudo-psychology
Sigmund Freud
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Psychodynamic
Empirical approach
Wilhelm Wundt
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Cognitive
Confirmation bias
William James
Scientific method
Random assignment
Expectancy bias
Theory
Correlational Studies
Double Blind study
Empirical investigation
Survey
Frequency distribution
Independent variable
Naturalistic Observation
Histogram
Dependent variable
Longitudinal Study
Inferential Statistics
Confounding/ extraneous variables
Cross-Sectional Study
Descriptive Statistics
Random sample
Cohort-sequential study
Mean, Mode, Median, Range
Random selection
Personal bias
Significant Difference
Unit 2 – Research Methods
p=.05
Unit 3 – Biopsychology
Biopsychology
Serotonin
Neuroscience
Dopamine
Evolution – Darwin
GABA
(MRI)
Glutamate
Functional Magnetic
Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Natural Selection
Genetics
Endorphins
Genotype
Plasticity
Phenotype
Sensory Neuron
DNA, Gene, Chromosome
Motor Neuron
Parts of a Neuron
Interneuron
Dendrite
Central Nervous sys
Soma
Peripheral Nervous sys
Axon
Somatic nervous sys
Myelin sheath
Autonomic nervous sys
Glial cells
Sympathetic division
Neurons Firing
Parasympathetic division
Action potential
Endocrine system & Hormones
All-or-none principle
Pituitary gland
Brain Scan
Vesicles
Electroencephalograph
(EEG)
Brain Stem
Medulla
Pons
Reticular Formation
Thalamus
Cerebellum
Amygdala
Hippocampus
Hypothalamus
Cerebral Cortex
Frontal Lobes
Occipital Lobes
Temporal Lobes
Corpus Callosum
Neurotransmitters
Computerized Tomography
Types of Neurotransmitter
Limbic System (Mammalian)
Parietal Lobes
Synapse
Terminal buttons
Positron Emission
Tomography (PET)
Split Brain
(CT)
Cerebral Dominance
Unit 4 - Sensation & Perception
Transduction
Differences of Sensation & Perception
Stimulus-transduction-sensationperception
The Ear
Frequency & Amplitude waves
How sound waves travel through the
ear
Size
Shape
Color
Threshold
Tympanic membrane (eardrum)
Absolute Threshold
Middle ear (3 bones)
Difference Threshold (JND)
Cochlea
Ambiguous Figures
Definition of Illusion
Gestalt Laws of Perceptual Grouping:
Weber’s Law
Basilar membrane
Figure Ground
Signal Detection Theory
Place theory
Selective Attention
Frequency theory
Pragnanz
Continuity
Cocktail Party Effect
Conductive Deafness
Change Blindness
Nerve Deafness
Common fate
Similarity
Choice Blindness
Other senses
Proximity
Pop-Out Phenomena
Vestibular sense
Binocular Cues
The Eye
Kinesthetic sense
Retinal Disparity
Retina
Semicircular canals
Rods & Cones
Proprioception
Convergence
Monocular Cues of Depth Perception
Fovea
Olfaction
Relative Size & Motion
Blind Spot
Pheromones
How light enters the eye
Gustation
Optic Nerve
Skin senses
Ganglion cells
Gate-control theory
Interposition
Light & shadow
Linear perspective
Bipolar cells
Feature detectors
Hermann Von Helmholtz – Learning
Based inference (nurture)
Trichromatic theory
Binding Problem
Gestalt psychology (nature)
Opponent Processing Theory
Bottom-Up processing
Perceptual Set
Color blindness
Top-down processing
Perceptual Constancy
Unit 5 – States of Consciousness
Consciousness (158)
Sleep Paralysis (168)
Hypnosis
Pre-consciousness (164-4)
REM Rebound(169)
Three Qualities of Hypnosis (179)
Unconsciousness (164)
Sleep Disorders (175-177)
Hypnotizability (179)
Introspection (self-examination)
Sleep Apnea
Posthypnotic Amnesia (180)
Cognitive neuroscience (159)
Insomnia
Hypnosis & Memory
Mental Rotation (160)
Narcolepsy
Theories of Hypnosis (179-180)
Zooming in with the mind (161)
Night Terrors
Mediation
What Consciousness does for us (163)
Nightmare Disorders
States of Consciousness
Sleep walking
Psychoactive Drugs
Dreams
Sleep Talking
Four Categories of Drugs Table 5.1
(183)
Hypnosis
Cataplexy
Effects of Mediation (181)
Depressants (184-5)
Meditation
Dreams
Stimulants (186)
Drug State
Daydreaming (166)
Opiates (184)
Sleep
Lucid Dreaming
5 Stages of Sleep (sleep cycle) (1689)
Dream Theories
Hallucinogens (182)
EEG Reading of sleep (169)
Sigmund Freud – Psychoanalytical
theory (173)
Addiction (188)
Psychological Dependence
(188)
Non-REM sleep (168)
Manifest Content
REM Sleep (168)
Latent Content
Tolerance (187)
Addiction (Physiological)
Hours of Sleep needed (171)
Information Processing
Circadian rhythm (167)
Activation Synthesis (174)
Theories of sleep (169-170)
Problem Solving Creative (174)
(188)
Withdrawal Symptoms (188)
Unit 6 – Learning
Learning (196)
Positive and Negative Reinforcement (206-207)
Behavorial learning vs Cognitive Learning Table 6.3 (197 &
224)
Shaping (208)
Learning vs Instincts (197)
Habituation (197)
The “Skinner Box” or Operant Chamber (207-208)
B.F. Skinner’s Radical Behaviorism
Mere Exposure Effect (197)
Contingencies of Reinforcement –Continuous v. Intermittent
(208-209)
Operant vs. Classical Table 6.2 (215)
Ratio Schedules (209)
Classical Conditioning (199)
Interval Schedules (209-210)
Ivan Pavlov (198-199)
Primary and Secondary Reinforcers (210)
Neutral Stimulus (199)
The Permack Principle (210-211)
Unconditioned Stimulus UCS (199)
Reinforcement Across Culture (211)
Unconditioned Response UCR (199)
Punishment (211)
Acquisition (199)
Physical punishment views
Conditioned Stimulus CS (200)
Meta-analysis
Conditioned Response RS (200)
Extinction & Spontaneous Recovery (201)
Generalization (202)
Discrimination Learning (202)
Taste-Aversion & Chemo (202-204)
Preparedness
“Little Albert” (202-203)
John Watson (202-203)
Operant (206)
Operant Conditioning (206)
Law of Effect (206)
Latent Learning
Observational Learning
Albert Bandura
Associative Learning
Operant Conditioning & Skinner’s Radical Behaviorism (206)
Cognitive Map (220)
Insight Learning (219- 220)
Token Economy (210)
Observational (222)
Kohler
Tolman
Bandueras BoBo Experiment