<p>Yeah, social psychology is my strongest (at least I think so)… I hope FRQ isn’t from developmental psychology. I have a lot of trouble memorizing all the stage theories… especially from Erikson… D:</p>
<p>@jaanga - don’t worry too much c: just use some mnemonics and sit properly at a desk (we all know how state dependent memory is) and be sure to eat a lunch that won’t get you too sleepy during the exam (opponent-process theory, so NO CAFFEINE right before the exam), and of course, don’t bother studying an hour before sleeping because you won’t remember it ^^;; … and be sure to get lots of REM tonight so all that lovely info can jump straight into your brain </p>
<p>(heh… sorry. This is how I tend to study/ worry…)</p>
<p>wow rouxbo you enjoy using psych knowledge here, dont you? interesting way to study</p>
<p>@rouxbo, hahaha that made me smile, thanks. :P</p>
<p>btw, do you guys think it’s any useful to use the practice tests on back of the barrons as a study guide? I heard that Barrons recycle a lot of the previous tests given… or is that just a waste of a time?</p>
<p>uhm heres the aly out of MC questions:
2-4% on History and approaches
8-10% on Research Methods
8-10% on Biological Bases of Behavior
6-8% on Sensation and Perception
2-4% on States of Consciousness
7-9% on Learning
8-10% on Cognition
6-8% on Motivation and Emotion
7-9% on Developmental Psychology
5-7% on Personality
5-7% on Testing and Individual Differences
7-9% on Treatment
8-10% on Social Psychology</p>
<p>Social psych is very easy for me… Lots of terms but they all have stuck. Sensory/perception and states of consciousness (espec. hypnosis) is my weakspot… thanfully the latter is only 2-4% of the test… I am skipping my first class tomorrow to study, my next three classes will allow me to study… WOOT! STILL HAVE NOT USED THE CRAM PACKET
ONLY TAKEN PRACTICE TESTS AND LOOKED UP SOME TERMS… I’ll be fine… CRAP I have psych HW due tomorrow too. LOL…</p>
<p>Someone explain figure-ground relationship to me?</p>
<p>I’ve been going through barron’s… and I’m not sure it’s really helping me
Going over released exams might be better?.. </p>
<p>Here’s a list I got of all the terms that students tend to mix up:
Fundamental attribution error vs actor-observer bias
Population vs Sample
Stages of Sleep
Negative reinforcement vs Punishment
Availability vs Representative Heuristic
Proactive vs Retroactive Interference
Anterograde vs Retrograde amnesia
Kohlberg & Piaget’s stages of development
Dissociative Identity Disorder vs Schizophrenia</p>
<p>@iluvpiano: lols… just doing everything I can to get a 5 c:</p>
<p>Oh addition to rouxbo’s stuff (some may be repeated)
TROUBLE SPOTS (most mistakes):</p>
<p>-independent/dependent variables
-parts of the brain
-cones/rods
-REM sleep and stages
-negative reinforcement
-functional fixedness- limiting things to its normal use, not thinking, during a storm, that a plastic bad can be used as a makeshift coat.
-availability and representative heuristic
- James-Lange vs. Schather-Singer
-Piaget Stage Theory
-Defense Mechanisms
-reliability vs validity
-Schizophrenia
-Different schools of thoughts approach to therapy and what they treat the best.
-self-serving bias and fundamental attribution error- nobody knows what it means.</p>
<p>I am sososososo royally screwed.
I’m not going to school at all tomorrow so I can wake up early to study. PLUS there’s a tornado coming, so the test might be canceled in one way or the other. :)</p>
<p>Figure (object) Ground (background)
On one of the old FRQs the example given was… a cheerleader (figure) in a silver uniform against the red of the gym floor (ground)</p>
<p>It’s pretty simple >_< I’m not sure how else they’d ask a question on it… except maybe relating it back to gestalt principles?</p>
<p>@MarinebioSax- I hear the make up is harder…</p>
<p>"-self-serving bias and fundamental attribution error- nobody knows what it means. "</p>
<p>Not sure if this was a question…
Self serving bias = your messups –> situational, your success –> internal (ex, if you fail a math test, you blame your teacher because of course, you can’t get a good grade if she’s a bad teacher, but if you ace the Spanish test, it’s obviously because you’re the smartest kid ever) this is more often attributed to men than women</p>
<p>Fundamental attribution error = most people tend to judge more on internal factors rather on situational factors, for example, if someone gets into a car crash, most people would go, “well… he was always a reckless driver”, instead of thinking “wow… the roads sure were icy today”</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>I know what they are, and apparently you do too…really well, haha. Just for the help of others. I’m ready for the exam… :D</p>
<p>Hm I hope I’m ready too 
Just going to go over biological unit and then sleep~</p>
<p>Good stuff, I’m just gonna chill out on this thread for awhile, answer any question. You learn better by trying to teach it</p>
<p>(: exactly… semantic encoding (sort of not really) and all that… apply the knowledge -nods- </p>
<p>Oh oh… and be sure to get your theories of emotion down pat (:</p>
<p>yeah…thats a weak spot for me… lol our teacher didn’t go over sections involving social psych and emotions…so yeah :/</p>
<p>I’m sure you guys all learned these but here are some tips to improve your performance
- Drink a glass of warm milk at night. It helps you sleep (relax) because it contains amino acid that brain uses to make serotonin
- YerkesDodson law : moderate level arousal could help you perform well on the test
- Go to Youtube and watch videos of “laughing babies” to relieve stress</p>
<p>^ And drink up some Vita-C
Because we’re all going to be down with colds next week (Selye’s GAS)</p>
<p>Sounds like a plan, you know what sucks? the past two weeks were my spring break, and today is the last day. So i spent my whole spring break studying…</p>