<p>self studying too. its on monday noo!! does anyone live on the east here that will be willing to share some input on what is test will be like for us west coast people?</p>
<p>so joanne1eno, in other words, you’re looking for someone on the east coast taking the test at 12pm when it’s 9am or so where you live, so when theirs is done at 2:30ish and it’s only 11:30am where you are, they can call/text you so you can cheat? That’s the idea i got from your post…bad idea…theres no reason to need that on the AP Psych exam, it’s supposed to be really easy! just read one of the prep books. I’ve been doing that with practice tests, and now I just went thru 382 Barron’s flashcards in an hour (cause all the definitions on there I knew and are like “duh…”).</p>
<p>I will finish the other 118 flashcards tomorrow, along with studying for 4 other AP tests!</p>
<p>AP Psych test tomorrow. Woohoo!</p>
<p>I really can’t wait hahaha. I started in February… kinda skipped all of march and started going through the Barron’s in April along with the Barron’s flashcards which actually helped a lot. They kind of narrowed down my focus so I didn’t have to sift through all the superfluous information. I finished the material last week but now I’m just reviewing and I’m kind of stressing out about the FRQ’s and how to write them. I know the jist of it but I still need to review. Good luck to all with the test on Monday!</p>
<p>do you guys think it’s worth trying to memorize all the neurotransmitters?</p>
<p>and does anyone have anything good to use for studying the brain parts/functions?</p>
<p>hmm, I just memorized Seratonin and Dopamine because those seem to pop up a lot.</p>
<p>hypothalamus:
think hypothermia…so it’s cold and the hypothalamus regulates heat and things of the like</p>
<p>hippocampus :
think of a hippo getting lost in the woods…it can’t REMEMBER where to go so it uses a COMPUS. there, the hippocampus deals with memory and the storage of memory</p>
<p>amygdala :
i just remember this is for fear or emotions because an amyg…? is an jet plane or something and i just remember that you should be scared of a jet plane</p>
<p>Thalamus :
I think of 2 police officers… thal and amus… who direct traffic. thus, the thalamus directs signals from your body and brain to their respective locations</p>
<p>hope i helped!</p>
<p>the only neurotransmitters i bothered to memorize are dopamine, serotonin, and acetylcholine.</p>
<p>what does acetylcholine do?^</p>
<p>me- same as MojoMolly on the neurotransmitter thing.</p>
<p>Acetylcholine is involved with motor movement. A lack of it is associated with Alzheimer’s disease.</p>
<p>Thanks tenebrous!</p>
<p>Anyone have any online study guides to recommend?</p>
<p>i’m looking over this: [AP</a> Psychology ALL Terms flashcards | Quizlet](<a href=“http://quizlet.com/1919168/ap-psychology-all-terms-flash-cards/]AP”>http://quizlet.com/1919168/ap-psychology-all-terms-flash-cards/)</p>
<p>I read the AP Psychology Crash Course in a day, and I learned more than I did from my Barrons guide.</p>
<p>and as for parts of the brain:
Hypothalamus: think of “h” and “t” when thinking of the word, and relate them to Hunger and Thirst.
Hippocampus- campus as in college campus where you with have some crazy memories- thus memories are encoded here.
andd left hemisphere relates with language: Left–Language.
Andddd…yeah</p>
<p>The Four "F"s of the Hypothalamus-</p>
<p>Feeding
Fighting
Fleeing
Mating</p>
<p>LOL… @ the last one… we all know what it should be… ;)</p>
<p>I foundd a great cram packet on this site two days ago, it’s 12 pages. You guys should look for it, it was pretty concise.</p>
<p>Can someone please explain the difference between the two different types of heuristics? I looked at them in both of my study books and they seem the same to me…</p>
<p>I believe the availability heuristic is when you base your decision on similar situations that you think of. The representative heuristic is when you base your decision on beliefs/stereotypes of the situation.</p>