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<p>I'd like to discuss several things. From taking this test, i've greately noticed that around 5% of the questions contained info not present in my review book or text.</p>

<p>1) 80. Can someone explain superordinate/subordinate categorization?
2) 77. What are Barbituates?
3) 13. What is the information processing view of memory?
4) 62. What is learned helpnessness?</p>

<p>Question 76, doesn't psychoanalytic not treat the underlying cause of behavior also??</p>

<p>And, if someone may, very briefly list all the ramifications and conclusions of the Asch and Milgram experiments (my textbook doesn't go too indepth)</p>

<p>I hope I am not asking too much, and eponymous, I sincerely thank you for your generosity to type up these questions and distribute them!</p>

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<p>For question 76, Psychoanalytic perspective is ONLY focused on the underlying causes of behavior.</p>

<p>Question 80: super = above, sub = below, in relation to each other. Start with "Plants" - a superordinate category would be "Trees", and a subordinate category would be "Oaks", because Trees is above Oaks. I think, anyways.</p>

<p>QUestion 77: Barbiturates are things that slow your body down. Alcohol is one, I believe. tranquilizers too.</p>

<p>Question 13: Information processing view would be like
Perceptual stimulus -> Short term memory -> encoding (perhaps aided by chunking) -> long term memory.</p>

<p>Encoding would be the actual process required to begin storing it into memory, but chunking is not always present.</p>

<p>Question 62: Learned helplessness is pathetic, just giving up. For example, if you took the New SAT and got a 1000 composite, you'd be upset and motivated. You'd study and study and study as hard as you possibly could to get higher. Then, you take it again, and you STILL get a 1000. Would you even bother trying again, if all of your effort results in no change to the response or environment?</p>

<p>It's basically just giving up after repeatedly putting in the effort and getting nothing in return.</p>

<p>Asch experiment, just know the very basic fact that people would rather conform and be wrong than stand out and be correct.</p>

<p>Milgram experiments, I just took a guess on that question on the practice because I never went over specific results. Just know the general idea that the people almost never stopped no matter how loudly the person screamed. It's another experiment on conformity - if they watched subjects push the electricity shock up to the maximum before they themselves went, they'd be more likely to go along with the crowd.</p>

<p>Hope this helps.</p>

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<p>Can someone who has the test pm me so that I can give them my email to email me a copy of the test thanks a ton.</p>

<p>Also one other reason I am dissatisfied with my teacher is that we take our tests (100 questions a chapter) on scantron sheets and turn the scantron and test in and when we get them back, we get the scantron back to see our grade but she does not allow us to see what we missed unless we come after school which is annoying because upperclassmen like myself work afterschool so this is a major inconvenience.</p>

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<p>is 75% a 5?</p>

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<p>unluckycharms is right.</p>

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<p>barbituates are sleeping pills. unlucky, you were thinking of depressants. alcohol and barbituates are both depressants. </p>

<p>does anyone know how the test is scored? like how do you calculate your raw score, and from that, which is approx. the raw scores that associate with the ap scores? my teacher doesn't really share this info with us, when I ask her she kind of changes topic haha.</p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>i got 84/100 on this practice test. that should be well on track for a 5. i could have gotten higher though. maybe i will be able to pull of a perfect score on the ap psych exam. Now THAT would be cool!!!!! :)</p>

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<p>Just to update, I recently sent emails to everyone who sent me a request for this test. If you sent me a request, but haven't received it, send me another.</p>

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<p>Calculating your raw score. Okay, each multiple choice question is 1 point. Same deal with all other CollegeBoard ETS tests: -1/4 penalty for incorrect answers. That gives you a possible maximum of 100 points; of course, every year several questions get thrown out. Then, free response. There are two FRs, each one worth 25 points. Now, they aren't really worth 25 pts, they're usually out of 8 or 10, and that's converted to 25. So, in all, 100 pts for the MC, and 50 total for FR. Now I'm not so sure about conversion, but I think something above a 105 gets you a 5. This is the part I'm not sure about. Anyone want to correct me?</p>

<p>*Fallenstar: 75% is definitely a 5.</p>

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<p>Unlucky, I think your examples are a little bit distorted. If the basic concept is tree, then a superordinate schema is plant, and subordinate is oak.</p>

<p>Milgram studies obedience, Asch studies conformity. Conformity is really just doing what other people are doing. These people have no authority over you, and they're not telling you what to do, but you follow their implicit example.</p>

<p>Milgram studies how far people will go in obeying authority (he conducted his studies in response to the Nuremberg trials, when many big Nazis claimed that they were just following orders. You don't need to know this.) People almost always followed their leader to the end. But:</p>

<p>-When the study was conducted at a community college rather than Yale, and by grad students rather than white haired, white coated professors, the rate of obedience was much lower. Therefore perceived legitimacy of authority is a factor. </p>

<p>-Obedience rates were also significantly lower if participants saw others walk out, because of conformity. Additionally, if the teacher had to physically force the "learner's" hand onto the shock plate, they often resisted. Teachers went furthest when they only heard a voice.</p>

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<p>Right, I thought i got the super/sub messed up. I did it all off the top of my head from what i remembered - thanks for the corrections</p>

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<p>Okay, just wanted to make one correction.</p>

<p>perceptual stimulus->encoded into SENSORY MEMORY->transferred into STM due to selective attention->stored in LTM as a result of rehearsal or significance->retrived, through recall or recognition, back into STM</p>

<p>Basically, it gets encoded into sensory memory before heading over to short-term memory.</p>

<p>Another thing that might be of note, while we're on the topic: in STM things are stored according to sound, in LTM things are grouped by meaning. And, of course, the magic number for STM is 7 +or-2.</p>

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<p>I am screwed for this AP. I spent the majority of my time studying for AP core subjects. Anyone have a cheat sheet I can use :(</p>

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<p>What do you mean by cheat sheet? The closest thing I have to a cheat sheet is that laminated review sheet thing you can get at Border's. I can email it to you if you want. Or, I can try to explain specific areas that you have trouble with, if you can identify them. I'd be glad to help!</p>

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<p>Yes epononmyous that would be awesome (laminated review sheet)! Thanks Bro! :)</p>

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<p>Also: is anyone interested in practice questions from my AP Psych midterm? I don't know if they'll help anyone. But I'm willing to go over any content-specific concerns you may have. Also, if anyone has the other two AP Psych exams, they seem to be in great demand. Perhaps you could share them?</p>

<p>P.S. damitssam, I'll send that sheet to you shortly. I still have your email address somewhere. I'll let you know when I send it.</p>

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<p>eponymous, could you please send me the AP exam and midterm exams? </p>

<p>my email is <a href="mailto:jennchen15@gmail.com">jennchen15@gmail.com</a></p>

<p>Thank you so much! greatly appreciated. =)</p>

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<p>hey,</p>

<p>can you send me the 99 exam too? I took the test on Thursday and all our teacher gave back to us was the scantron, and I'd like to double check and see what I got wrong.</p>

<p>email: <a href="mailto:giants92388@gmail.com">giants92388@gmail.com</a></p>

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<p>Totally bumping this thread. Why has no one posted here in forever? You people must have something to say. (Don't tell me you're studying so hard you're neglecting your CC!)</p>

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<p>I didn't get the email eponymous. I sent you a PM earlier (actually 2 rather poorly worded fumbling confused PMs...)
Thanks for your help! =)</p>