<p>BIGTWIX... is the difficulty of the test you took comprable to the practice tests in the Barron's book?</p>
<p>and august'schopin... I don't really understand your question.
Hypothesis, Procedure, Observation, Analysis?
Independant, Dependant, Confounding?</p>
<p>If you PM me with your email I'll send you something that might be helpful to you in your studying...</p>
<p>By the way (not that this is on the AP), the P300 is a neural ERP evoked by unexpected stimuli that basically has to do with processing of expectancies of events and their probabilities, which is also really good for measuring selective attention. I don't know. We definitely learned about it in cognitive neuroscience, but I don't really get evoked ERPs.</p>
<p>What is this useful thing?</p>
<p>So, since we've all completely forgotten the purpose of this thread, I've decided to take it upon myself to remind you. State and explain a theory for the cause of schizophrenia, and then state a possible treatment option that would be used in accordance with the theory.</p>
<p>dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia- psychosis is caused by hyperactivity in the dopamine pathways of the brain. Therefore schizophrenia was usually treated with drugs that would level the amount of dopamine in the brain, however, the suppresion of dopamine caused parkinsonian symptoms known as tardive dyskinesia, so those drugs have begun to be replaced by atypical antipsychotics. But yeah, dopamine imbalance has a lot to do with schizophrenia.</p>
<p>Oh, yeah, a question. Um, who was Carol Gilligan and what theory did she object to? I know they've asked this a couple times before, so it can't hurt to know.</p>
<p>Carol Gilligan opposed Kohlberg's stage theory on moral development. When creating this theory, Kohlberg only studied boys, and generalized that boys and girls both pass through the same stages. Gilligan believed that there was, in fact, a difference in moral development in boys and in girls. Whereas boys tend to take a more absolute point of view when moral issues are in question, girls usually observe all aspects of the issue before coming to a conclusion.</p>
<p>Name and explain a method of measuring stress.</p>
<p>holmes & rahe used a social readjustment scale to measure stress</p>
<p>list various life events, tally up to get a score. evaluate score in scale...measures likelihood of stress</p>
<p>--who is elizabeth loftus and what is she famous for</p>
<p>i dont know how hard barrons test is
but
the one i used was straight from college board.com
so its the real deal</p>
<p>but i would assume barrons is hardest cause they always make hard test prep</p>
<p>Barron's for AP psych is widely known as the best prep book, and I don't think this thread is the right place to debate this.</p>
<p>Elizabeth Loftus investigated the truth behind recovered/repressed memories. She found that many of them tend to be false.</p>
<p>State and explain the APA Ethical Guidelines for human psychological research.</p>
<p>Ethical guidelines of research:
1) Protection of participants from physical and mental harm
2) The right of participants' right to privacy
3) Completely voluntary research
4) No deception?</p>
<p>Name three known experiments (conducted before the guidelines were established) that today would most likely not be accepted as "ethical" ;)</p>
<p>ohoh!!!</p>
<ol>
<li>Asche's obedience tests (freaky...)</li>
<li>the one with the baby and the white rat; classical conditioning</li>
<li>dunno...can rats still be schocked?? if not, then Skinner's box; operant conditioning</li>
</ol>
<p>Differentiate between the two kinds of heuristics</p>
<p>I think that was a question asked before...</p>
<p>It was. By me. </p>
<p>So, new question. Explain and give and example for each type of drug (Hallucinogen, opiate, depressant, stimulant).</p>
<p>Hallucinogen: a substance that has characteristics similar to both depressants and stimulants; also, hallucinogens produce hallucinations, which are false sensory experiences. Example: Marijuana.</p>
<p>Depressant: a substance that depresses the nervous system. Example: Alcohol.</p>
<p>Stimulant: a substance that stimulates the nervous system. Example: Cocaine.</p>
<p>Opiate: anything that causes dullness or inaction or that soothes the feelings. Example: Sleep or pain medication.</p>
<p>My question:
Explain the difference between the autonomic and somatic divisions of the peripheral nervous system, and give an example for the fight-or-flight reaction.</p>
<p>Autonomic - involuntary reactions by the peripheral nervous system (hint to remember: "autonomic = automatic")
Somatic - voluntary reactions by the peripheral nervous system
Fight-or-flight reactions - dilated pupils, increased heart rate, increased blood pressure and slowed digestion.</p>
<p>List the functions of the left hemisphere and the right hemisphere of the brain.</p>
<ul>
<li>The right hemisphere is very active durinig creative tasks, while the left hemisphere is most active during logical tasks. </li>
<li>The language processing cortices of the brain (Broca's and Wernicke's area) are located in the left hemisphere. </li>
<li>Impulses from the left half of each retina are processed in the left hemisphere, and impulses from the right halves are processed in the right hemisphere. </li>
<li>Impulses from the ears are processed in both hemispheres. </li>
<li>Each hemisphere controls the opposite side of the body (contralateral control).</li>
</ul>
<p>Is it just me, or did I say the word "hemisphere" at least 60 times?</p>
<p>My psychology-related question: Name and explain two compliance strategies.</p>
<p>Two compliance strategies are:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>The Foot-in-the-Door Technique: reasoning that contends that if someone can get another person to do anything, he or she might get that same person to do something else as well. Example: When begging for money on the street, a beggar says "Can you spare any money? Even a penny will help." The beggar's request for at least a penny may induce the passerbys to contribute more than just a penny.</p></li>
<li><p>The Pique Technique: reasoning that contends that if someone asks for something specific, they are more likely to receive something than asking for something in general. Example: A beggar is likely to receive more money if he or she asks "Can you spare 50 cents" rather than asking "Can you spare any change," primarily because he or she catches the attention of the passerbys by specifying exactly what kind of money he is looking for.</p></li>
</ol>
<hr>
<p>List and briefly describe Piaget's stages of intellectual development.</p>
<p>Do we have to know about Edocrine system?</p>
<p>when I was reviewing with 5 Steps to 5 book, it explains really specific....like Hormone is blablabla...... Pineal gland is ........ (seems like AP bio)</p>
<p>What you need to know about the endocrine system: Secretes hormones that are necessary for the survival of the person. A main component is the pituitary gland.</p>
<p>About the Piaget's Stage Theory question, I don't feel like answering now because it's kinda long....</p>
<p>I'm taking 5 APs before this one...can anyone give me a list of the MOST important things to know?</p>
<p>Especially with regards to FRQ? I looked at my book and it was like describe the Stanford Binet test, even though there's only a paragraph on it in the actual book.</p>
<p>Thanks so much!</p>
<p>what do we have to know?</p>
<ol>
<li>Turner's syndrome</li>
<li>Kinefelter's syndorme</li>
<li>Down syndrome</li>
<li>Genotype</li>
<li>Homozygous</li>
<li>Phenotype</li>
<li>Heterozygous</li>
<li>Dominant gene</li>
<li>Recessvie gene</li>
<li>Tay-Sachs syndrome</li>
<li>Albinism</li>
<li>PKU</li>
<li>Huntington's disease</li>
<li>Sex-linked traits</li>
<li>Color blindness</li>
</ol>
<p>.... these are also caming from the review part of book "5 steps to 5..."</p>