Official AP Psychology Review Thread

<p>i believe the fundamental attribution error is when one underestimates the effect of the environment/the situation when determining personality </p>

<p>what is self-efficacy?</p>

<p>Self-efficacy relates to a person’s perception of their ability to reach a goal, whereas self-esteem relates to a person’s sense of self-worth.</p>

<p>What field did psychology rise out of?</p>

<p>geez i have that same thing too. :\ good luck guys and HAPPY STUDYING.</p>

<p>edit:
uh…is the answer philosophy? O.o
what is group think?</p>

<p>Yes, philosophy.</p>

<p>Groupthink is when people in a group are so focused on coming up with a solution/decision that they neglect the consequences of it.</p>

<p>What is shaping?</p>

<p>gradually training a specimen to perform a desired action.</p>

<p>which school of psychology did john b. watson establish?</p>

<p>Watson = little albert = behaviorism</p>

<p>Hypnosis has been effective at reducing</p>

<p>a) chronic pain
b) alcohol abuse
c) night terrors
d) negative thoughts</p>

<p>a.</p>

<p>the capacity of our short-term memories is approximately ____ items.</p>

<p>a) 3
b) 5
c) 7
d) 9
e) unlimited</p>

<p>C,</p>

<p>The capacity of our LONG-term memories is approx. _____items.
a. 10
b. 100
c. 1000
d. 10000
e. Unlimited</p>

<p>E. unlimited</p>

<p>What is foot-in-the-door phenomenon?</p>

<p>ainsworth was a developmental psychologist and experimented with babies (lol). she put them into ‘strange situations’ and divided the infants’ reactions into 3 categories: secure, avoidant, and ambivalent attachments.</p>

<p>E!</p>

<p>edit:
after accepting a small request, one is more willing to agree to a bigger request.</p>

<p>what are 3 reflexes that babies are born with?</p>

<p>rooting, babinsky and sucking relex (or is that the same thing as rooting?)</p>

<p>explain the two-factor theory.</p>

<p>Stanley Schachter’s two-factor theory states that both our physical responses (biology) and our mental interpretations (cognition) combine to cause any particular emotional response.</p>

<p>What is gender typing?</p>

<p>Gender typing is when children learn what roles they play (masculine/feminine).</p>

<p>What does the pons do?</p>

<p>pons controls arousal, relays messages between cerebellum and cerebrum, regulate respiration</p>

<p>What are reliability and validity in terms of tests?</p>

<p>the pons connects the hindbrain with the midbrain & forebrain. it also controls facial expressions!</p>

<p>what are phonemes and morphemes?</p>

<p>edit:
whoa haha.
validity refers to whether a test actually examines the qualities it claims to measure.
reliability refers to how accurate the test is if taken over and over.</p>

<p>Reliability is how consistent a test is at testing what it is supposed to.</p>

<p>Validity is how accurately a test is testing what it is supposed to test.</p>

<p>Edit: Oops xD, go ahead</p>

<p>Phonemes are the smallest units of speech
Morphemes are the smallest parts of speech that are semantically correct</p>

<p>the pons is my favorite brain part =]]</p>

<p>phonemes make up morphemes
babies can make every phoneme sound</p>

<p>discuss freud’s psychosexual stages:</p>

<p>Oral stage - up to age 2 - pleasure comes from sucking
Anal stage - ages 2-4 - pleasure comes from pooping
Phallic stage - ages 4+ - pleasure comes from genital stimulation
Latency period - the period between the phallic stage and genital stage in which neither are present
Genital stage - pleasure comes from forming mature relationships</p>

<p>What would happen to a person with a damaged lateral hypothalamus?</p>

<p>HAHA. we’re too eager to review… -.-;;;</p>

<ol>
<li>oral. babies like sticking stuff in their mouths.</li>
<li>anal. babies like pooing.</li>
<li>PHALLIC. babies start lusting after the parent of the opposite gender. boys are scared of having their balls cut off and girls want penes.
[LATENT PERIOD where children go to school and learn stuff like washing their hands.]</li>
<li>GENITAL. teenagers satisfy their sexual urges by forming relationships with other individuals.</li>
</ol>

<p>A person with a damaged lateral hypothalamus would not be able to know that they’re hungry. </p>

<p>What about the ventromedial?</p>