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1 AP Psychology Semester Exam Review Chapter 1. Perspectives/History Historical perspectives-structuralism, functionalism, Gestalt, behaviorism, psychoanalysis-know who the major names are associated with each (James, Watson, Freud, Skinner ) Current perspectives-biological view, developmental view, cognitive view, psychodynamic view, humanistic view, behavioral view, sociocultural view, Evolutionary view Jobs in psychology Chapter 1. Research Methods 5 steps of the scientific method Types of research: o Experiment. Independent/dependent/confounding variables. Control/experiment group. Types of bias/sources of bias o Correlational Study/survey o Observation/naturalistic observation o Longitudinal study o Cross sectional study Statistical analysis: mean, median, mode, correlation coefficient, histogram, statistically significant Ethical standards (deception and debriefing) Random sample vs. random assignment Chapter 2. Biopsychology Neurons-Parts, functions, types, neurotransmitters Divisions of the nervous system-cns, PNS-somatic, autonomicsympathetic, parasympathetic Three layers of the brain-brainstem, limbic system, cerebral cortex o All major parts and functions

2 o All the lobes of the cerebral cortex Cerebral dominance/split brain Chapter 3. Sensation/Perception Transduction-changing stimuli to sensation Sensory adaptation Thresholds-absolute, Just Noticeable Difference Signal detection Theory Specific senses-vision and hearing Perceptual processing-the binding problem, bottom up processing, top down processing Perceptual consistency Figure and ground Closure The Gestalt Laws-perceptual grouping, law of similarity, law of proximity, law of common fate Binocular vs. monocular clues Perceptual sets

3 Chapter 4. States of Consciousness Conscious vs. non-conscious processing Levels of the non-conscious mind Sleep: Circadian rhythms, REM vs. N-REM, all the sleep stages, sleep paralysis Dreams-current theories vs. Freudian theories o Manifest content vs. Latent content Hypnosis Psychoactive drugs Chapter 5. Learning Learning vs. instinct Simple and complex learning Ivan Pavlov Classical conditioning o Neutral stimulus o Acquisition o UCS/CS/UCR/UCR o Extinction o Discrimination o Spontaneous recovery Operant conditioning o Law of effect o Reinforce-positive and negative reinforcement o Punishment-positive and negative reinforcement o B.F. Skinner o Schedules of reinforcement-continuous vs. intermittent, ratio vs. interval. Shaping o Primary vs. secondary reinforces o Token economy Wolfgang Kohler-study with chimps Cognitive maps Latent learning Observational learning-bobo doll experiment

4 Chapters 6-7 Cognition (memory, thinking, Intelligence and language) Memory: o 3 basic processes/information processing model: encoding, storage, retrieval o Eidetic memory o Sensory memory o Working Memory o Long term memory o Chunking, rehearsal o Levels of processing theory o Declarative memory o Episodic memory o Procedural memory o Semantic memory o Anterograde amnesia, retrograde amnesia o Flashbulb memory o Implicit vs. Explicit Memory o Priming

5 o Recall vs. Recognition o Mood-memory congruent o Schacter s Seven Sins of Memory. Transience. Absent mindedness. Blocking Proactive interference/retroactive interference/serial position effect. Misattribution. Suggestibility. Bias. Persistence Language structures of the brain-lad Acquiring vocabulary (Part of chapter 7) Testing and Individual Differences Definition of intelligence Validity Reliability Content validity Item analysis Standardized test Split-half reliability Intelligent quotient (IQ) Objective tests Subjective tests Spearman s theory Sternberg s Triarchic Theory Gardner s Multiple Intelligences o Linguistic intelligence, logical-mathematical intelligence, spatial intelligence, musical intelligence, bodily kinesthetic intelligence, interpersonal intelligence, intrapersonal intelligence

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