Name that School/Perspective
A doctor explains that depression is linked to lower levels of serotonin and that medication can help restore chemical balance.
What is Biological/ Neuroscience school of thought ?
To what extent does sleep deprivation affect memory ?
What is research question?
AND THEN, the dog still salivated every time the bell rang even when there wasn't any food to eat
What is Pavlov's experiment on Classical Conditioning.
This method is used to prevent bias by withholding information from the subject involved in the study
What is Blind?
May 12th, 2026
What is the date of the AP Psych Exam ?
A school principal argues that education should prepare students for practical problem-solving and adaptation in the real world, not just memorizing facts.
What is Functionalism ?
A researcher wants to know if eating a full vegan diet can affect sleep quality. They create two groups. One group is fed a full vegan diet for 3 months and the other is allowed to continue with their regular diets. Both groups meet with sleep specialists regularly to monitor their sleep and both groups keep a sleep journal. What do we call the group that is placed on a full vegan diet and monitored?
What is the Experiment Group ?
This Austrian neurologist founded one of the major psychology schools of though. His ideas profoundly influenced 20th-century psychiatry, shaping how we think about the unconscious mind, dreams, and childhood development. Name the man and the school.
Who is Sigmund Freud and what is Psycho-analysis ?
This method is used to prevent bias by withholding information from the subject AND the experimenter involved in the study
What is Double Blind ?
Concept Application
Research Methods and Design
Data Interpretation/Data Analysis
Argumentation
What are the 4 Science Practice of AP Psychology ?
A researcher claims that humans are 'blank slates' at birth and that all behaviors are learned from the environment.
What is Behaviorism ?
A researcher wants to know if eating a full vegan diet can affect sleep quality. They create two groups. One group is fed a full vegan diet for 3 months and the other is allowed to continue with their regular diets. Both groups meet with sleep specialists regularly to monitor their sleep and both groups keep a sleep journal. What do we call the group that is allowed to remain on their regular diet and monitored?
What is the Control Group?
He wanted to know if everyday people would obey authority even if it meant hurting others, so he did this ...
Who is Stanley Milgram and what is the Milgram Experiment ( a Experiment) ?
This method is the best option when trying to establish Cause and Effect ?
What is the Experimental Method/ Experiment ?
Pick another team to answer. They get it right you both get 300pts. They get it wrong YOUR team loses 300pts.
The Study of the mind and it's processes
What is Psychology ?
A therapist believes that recurring dreams about being trapped reflect unresolved unconscious conflicts about control and independence.
What is Psychol Analysis ?
The element(s) that are manipulated by the experimenters
What are Independant Variables ?
Pick a team to answer, if they get it right you both get 400 points. If they get it wrong YOUR TEAM loses the points.
His experiments focused on how punishment could shape behavior
Who is B.F Skinner, what is Operant Conditioning ?
This method is the best option if you want to know peoples opinions, beliefs and views.
What is Survey Research/Survey ?
-Because I am interested in how the mind works
-Because I want to psycho-analyze myself/others
-Because I thought it would be easy
-Because I thought Mr. Grant was teaching it
What are reason (students gave) for taking AP Psych ?
Double Jeopardy! Answer right you get 1000pts. Answer wrong you lose 500pts.
A psychologist says that smiling not only reflects happiness but also evolved to signal cooperation and reduce threats in social groups.
What is Evolutionary Psychology ?
The elements that are out of the control of the experimenters
What are confounded variables ?
_______, keep on tryin' me
I feel it quietly, tryna silence me, yeah
_______, shake it off of me
Somebody's watchin' me, it's my ______, yeah (Brrah)
Who is Doechii, what is Anxiety ?
Double or Nothing!!!!
This method is the closest to Peer Review, the only difference is that you are reviewing many studies to try and determine a trend ?
What is Meta- Analysis?
Biological Bases of Behavior
Cognition
Development and Learning
Social Psychology and Personality
Mental and Physical health
What are the 5 Units in AP Psychology ?