Ap psychology memory Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Memory The persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information. Flashbulb Memory A clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event. Encoding The process of putting information to the memory system. Storage The retention of encoded information over time. Retrieval The process of getting the information of the memory storage. Sensory Memory A type of short term memory that has a very short duration, but stores mas...

AP Psych Unit 1 Multiple Choice QuestionsWhich of the following best describes the view of the mind held by Plato and Socrates? a) The mind should be studied through careful, empirical observations. b) The mind is an illusion produced by the brain. c) The mind is separate from the body and continues after the body dies. d) The mind is made up of knowledge that is a result of our experiences. e) The mind results from biological processes produced by neural transmissions. - correct answer T...

AP Psychology Important Studies Terminology Milgram Social Psych; Concepts: Shock study, teacher/learner study or obedience study; Study Basics: "Behavioral study of obedience"—wanted to see if Germans were an aberration or if all people were capable of committing evil actions Darley & Latane Social Psych; Concepts: "Bystander Intervention in emergencies: Diffusion of responsibility" Asch Social Psych; Concepts: Opinions and social pressure; Langer & Rodin Social Psych; Concepts: Helping...

AP Psych Review - Famous Psychologists - Mrs. Mary Ainsworth - correct answer Studied attachment in infants using the "strange situation" model. Label infants "secure", "insecure" (etc.) in attachment Solomon Asch - correct answer Conducted famous conformity experiment that required subjects to match lines. Albert Bandura - correct answer Famous for the Bobo Doll experiments on observational learning & influence in the Socio-Cognitive Perspective Alfred Binet - correct answer Crea...

AP Psychology Chapter 9Automatic processing - correct answer refers to our unconscious encoding of incidental information such as space, time, and frequency, and of well-learned information. Chunking - correct answer is the memory technique of organizing material into familiar, meaningful units. Deja vu - correct answer is the false sense that you have already experienced a current situation. Echoic memory - correct answer is the momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli, lasting abo...

AP Psychology Human Development Exam Questions With Correct Answers 100% Verified Accommodate - answeroblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging Adolescence - answerThe transition period from childhood to adulthood, extending from puberty to independence. Alzheimer's Disease - answeran irreversible, progressive brain disorder, characterized by the deterioration of memory, language, and ev...

AP PSYCHOLOGY SEMESTER 1 PEOPLE Mary Whiton Calkins ANSWER =American psychologist who conducted research on memory, personality, and dreams; first woman president of the American Psychological Association Dorothea Dix ANSWER =A reformer and pioneer in the movement to treat the insane as mentally ill, beginning in the 1820's, she was responsible for improving conditions in jails, poorhouses and insane asylums throughout the U.S. and Canada. She succeeded in persuading many states to ass...

Chapter 3: The Nature and Nurture of Sex and Gender Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. As early as 1993, Biologist Ann Fausto-Sterling argued what about biological sex? A. that at least five or more biological sexes should be recognized B. that the cultural tendency to view sex as binary is largely correct C. that there are actually three biological sexes D. that the concept of biological sex is meaningless Ans: A Learning Objective: 3-3: Analyze the biological and sociocultural factors...

AP Psychology Human Development Exam Questions With Correct Answers 100% Verified Accommodate - answeroblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging Adolescence - answerThe transition period from childhood to adulthood, extending from puberty to independence. Alzheimer's Disease - answeran irreversible, progressive brain disorder, characterized by the deterioration of memory, language, and ev...

AP Psychology Human Development Exam Questions With Correct Answers 100% Verified Accommodate - answeroblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging Adolescence - answerThe transition period from childhood to adulthood, extending from puberty to independence. Alzheimer's Disease - answeran irreversible, progressive brain disorder, characterized by the deterioration of memory, language, and ev...