Perspectives
The doctors believe Rosa suffers from schizophrenia because there is too much dopamine in her brain
Biological
Dr. Johnson specializes in treating patients with major depressive disorder and anxiety
Clinical
Find the MODE of the following: 23,72,86,41,23,12, 50
23
The activation , often unconsciously, of particular associations in memory
What is priming
I hit my head and can no longer form new memories
What is anterograde amnesia
all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering and communicating
what is cognition
Juliette’s therapist believes her anxiety is influenced by her poor relationship with her father as a child.
Psychodynamic
Dr. Wu works with clients who have experienced challenges in their life (such as divorce, death of a family member), but they do not have a mental health disorder
COUNSELING
Find the MEDIAN of the following: 4, 6, 9, 10, 8, 4, 3
6
The principle that our context-dependent memories are affected by detailed cues
what is the encoding specificity principle
I am sorry Mr. Stroud I bumped my head and can no longer recall any of the material from our class
what is retrograde amnesia
"I am the best example of an AP Psychology student!"
what is a prototype
Jason's fear of snakes is a survival instinct that his ancestors also had.
Evolutionary
Dr. Filbert works at Microsoft, helping the company make sure human performance is profitable
Industrial Organizational
Find the MEAN of the following: 22, 33, 65, 40, 20
36
The tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one's current or bad mood
What is mood-congruent memory
The famous graph that demonstrates that forgetting is initially rapid but then levels off with time
What is the Ebbinghaus' forgetting curve
On the AP exam, students will be asked to use this kind of thinking to discern the correct answer in MCQs
what is convergent thinking
Tony is feeling much healthier now that he is focusing on his positive traits and having good relationships
Humanistic
This type of psychologist would work with lawyers and testify in criminal cases
Forensic
A test has a mean of 70 and a standard deviation of 4. What is a score that is two standard deviations below the mean?
62
The tendency to recall best the last (recency effect) and the first (primacy effect) items in a list
What is the serial position effect
I am sorry, Mr. Stroud, I just have learned so much that I can't learn any new information
what is proactive interference
On the FRQ portion of the AP exam, students will have more of an opportunity to be creative problem-solvers with this kind of thinking
What is divergent thinking
Mr. Epstein gives his students candy to reward them for doing their homework:
Behavioral
Dr. Goldberg works with students to help them achieve their academic goals. He conducts testing to determine if students qualify for educational services
Educational
I will never forget the day I was overwhelmed with emotion at scoring a 5 on the AP Psychology exam
What is a flashbulb memory
Wow, Mr. Stroud, our most recent unit was so fascinating that I cannot recall anything from the previous units
what is retroactive interference
When you don't have the opportunity or need to utilize a methodical, rule-driven problems-solving strategy-- an algorithm-- you might use this thinking strategy instead
what is a heuristic (representative or availability)