OFFICIAL AP Psychology Thread!

<p>Is there a good site for a nice, quick review?</p>

<p>The Trichromatic theory states that we have three types of cones for each of the primary colors: red, blue, and green. These colors mix to form all the colors we see.</p>

<p>The Opponent Process Theory says that the sensory receptors in the retina come in pairs: red/green, yellow/blue, and black/white.</p>

<p>Opponent Process explains color blindness and afterimages better than the trichromatic theory.</p>

<p>Q: Explain the difference between the two pitch theories: Place Theory and Frequency Theory.</p>

<p>@llpitch
I'm very fuzzy in the sensation/perception area, but trichromatic is when all colors we need are a result of the combination of RBG (red blue green) while opponent process is when we see the colors opposite of RBG (I know, my explanation sucked, but I havent reviewed this section yet...)</p>

<p>Q: Name all of Kohlberg's moral development stages</p>

<p>Q: If you were to have a form of deafness, which would you rather have: Conduction deafness or Nerve deafness? Explain.</p>

<p>Preconventional, conventional and postconventional (the first stage details a person's moral decisions based on law and how it will affect them. The second stage shows some development in that people will start to think outside just abiding by the law. The third stage is the final stage, reached at around age 16, in which people have high moral development).</p>

<p><em>Joins</em>
Kohlberg: Level one: Preconventional level, birth to adolescence, self centered. Stage one: punishment/obediance. Stage two: sharing, exchange.</p>

<p>Conventional level: other-centered, compliance w/ rules/values.
Stage 3: gaining approval. Stage 4: law/order.</p>

<p>Postconventional level: social contract, stage 6: universal ethics.</p>

<p>You would likely want conduction deafness, because nerve deafness would cause permanent loss in hearing; the hair cells in your ear would not regenerate, so you wouldn't be able to hear as well, if at all.</p>

<p>videogames is correct about deafness.</p>

<p>Q: Explain the difference between the two pitch theories: Place Theory and Frequency Theory.</p>

<p>A: Place theory states that we sense because the hair cells in our cochlea mvoe in different places. Frequency Theory states that we sense pitch because the hair cells fire at different frequencies in the cochlea.</p>

<p>New Q: Which sense of taste do humans NOT have?
A) Sour
B) Bitter
C) Salty
D) Fatty
E) Sweet</p>

<p>lol fatty</p>

<p>What was Karen Horney's criticism of Freud?</p>

<p>Karen Horney believed that Freud concentrated too much on male superiority. Horney believed that men might have womb envy; the ability to produce offspring.</p>

<p>next q: explain how a double-blind procedure eliminates experimenter bias</p>

<p>Q: What is the frustration-aggression theory?</p>

<p>Double-blind procedure eliminates the experimenter's knowledge of control and experimental groups and it dissolves experimenter bias, for the most part.</p>

<p>A: A double blind means that neither the researcher nor the subjects know in which treatment group the subjects are in. This eliminates unintentional favoritism on behalf of the researcher to make his hypothesis come true.</p>

<p>Q: What is the the definition of difference threshold? Name and explain the law that governs the difference threshold. Who is this law named after?</p>

<p>Frustration-Aggression basically states that you get more aggressive as your frustration increases.</p>

<p>Differentiate between Spearman's and Gardner's contributions to psychology.</p>

<p>^no idea how to answer that one.</p>

<p>my Q: what are teratogens??</p>

<p>Teratogens are chemicals or agents that a pregnant mother ingests that affects the fetus. Examples include alcohol, cocaine, heroin, bacteria, and viruses.</p>

<p>Q: What is the difference between Bottom Up and Top Down Processing?</p>

<p>Teratogens are things that are harmful to the embryo/fetus that can pass through the placenta. Eg: Alcohol, german measles, etc.</p>

<p>Bottom up is when the stimulus is recognized, and then interpreted. Top down occurs when you would read "dophin" as "dolphin," because you are applying already known knowledge to stimulus. Sort of hard to explain.</p>

<p>Q: Who is associated w/ unconditional positive regard?</p>

<p>^ top down processing is a much faster form of perception. We basically fill in the blanks with the incomplete info that is given to us (such as seeing a weird figure in the clouds). bottom up processing usually takes more time, but is more accurate. (I'm not too sure how bottom up really works. someone help me out here?)</p>