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AP Psychology Study Guide & Vocabulary From Entire Year

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AP Psychology Grind Psychology: Science of behaviors and mental processes! Perspectives: Behaviorism- psychology should be an objective science, all behavior and no mental processes B.F. Skinner- Reinforcement, punishment, operant conditioning (Skinner Box) John B. Watson- ?Father of Behaviorism? Classical Conditioning (Baby Albert) Ivan Pavlov- Classical Conditioning- dog salivates to bell Edward Thorndike- The law of effect- rewarded behavior recurs, consequences Humanistic- emphasized on growth potential of healthy people, environment, kids need love Abraham Maslow- Hierarchy of Needs, self-actualization Carl Rogers- Client-centered therapy, unconditional positive regard, self theory, people have potential (acorn)

AP Psychology Final Study Guide

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Psychology ? Eighth Edition by David G. Myers AP Psychology Final Study Guide History and Statistics 1) Validity ? the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to. (See also content validity and predictive validity.) (p. 448) 2) Reliability ? the extent to which a test yields consistent results, as assessed by the consistency of scores on two halves of the test, on alternate forms of the test, or on retesting. (p. 448) 3) Standardization ? defining meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretested standardization group. (p. 446)ontemporary psychology ? According to contemporary psychologists, the unconscious is a type of information processing of which we are unaware. (p. 597)
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