AP Psychology: Epic People Review

We all have needs... some are more basic than others; let's study healthy people

He put the "B" in behaviorism... and Little Albert probably never forgot it!

Who's your daddy... er, of Psychology?

They're the "Sternberg" of color; we have three types of retinal receptors (red, green, & blue)

AKA Two-Factor Theory; Event --> Arousal --> Reasoning (Cognitive Labeling) --> Emotion

Darwin's cousin; believed intelligence was purely inherited; supported eugenics

Ideal level of arousal depends on complexity of the task; simple = high; difficult = low

Now you see it, now you don't... but it's still there!

Discovered area in left frontal lobe responsible for muscle movements that produce speech

1st president of the APA; also established the 1st formal US psych lab at Johns Hopkins Univ.

Wundt's student; introduced structuralism (structural elements of the mind); used introspection

Are you fixated on mechanisms of defense? Perhaps you'd rather not remember?

His role-playing prison study highlighted how situational influences affect human behavior

Created Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT); cog. ther. challenges neg. thinking & emotion

Diversity in animal behavior is due to evolutionary process; certain traits promote survival

7 is the magic number... at least it is when it comes to the capacity of short-term memory

G... I wonder how many kinds of intelligence there are... I say only 1.

Behaviorist whose studies about law of effect (cats in puzzle boxes) was used by Skinner

His changes led to theories of localized brain function; evidence personality in frontal lobe

Do you understand the words coming out of my mouth... if so, you're using his part of the brain

They developed the Big 5 Traits theory of personality... perhaps while they were in a CANOE?

Functionalist; wrote one of the 1st Intro to Psych textbooks

Believed the use of an IQ score was not effective when applying it to adults; created the WAIS

Advocated for more humane treatment of mentally ill through how hospitals are constructed

Neo-Freudian; divided the unconscious mind into the collective and the personal

He's got curves you'll never forget.

Studied taste aversion & how people are biologically predisposed to learn certain associations

My, my, my... isn't this a Strange Situation... careful, you don't want to get too attached!

Can you detect certain features as you perceive things you see? They say yes... poor cats.

Developed 1st modern intelligence test, assuming that it increases with age

I wonder if this guy OPPOSES Young & Helmholtz; his afterimages suggest he might

Proposed 8 distinct intelligences (which are often misunderstand as learning styles)

Studied memories; eyewitnesses can be influenced by question framing; misinformation effect

I'm having issues... over, and over, and over again.

Studied conformity & how group pressure can distort judgment

Language... it's in your nature.

Developed levels of moral thinking by asking participants to respond to moral dilemmas

Social Learning Theory, observed & modeled Bobo, reciprocal determinism, behavior = interaction

Would he be a Twilight fan? I mean, Jacob DID imprint... but was it during a critical period?

He said we all have GAS. Not that kind; it's our response to stress... eventually we run out.

Believe in a zone of proximal development for learning (what a kid can/can't do);

They exposed us to counter-conditioning therapy using systematic desensitization

Revised Binet's test for American use; conducted longitudinal study of high intelligence kids

Used his operant chamber to study shaping of behavior; could be modified (punish or reward)

Proposed original sensory/STM/LTM theory

First woman to complete PhD, but Harvard wouldn't give her the degree! 1st female APA president

Language determinism... your language influences your thinking.

I'm positive this guy is an optimist... he believes in focusing on human strengths

Personality has three parts: the id, ego, & superego... just ask Kronk.

Cognitive Dissonance Theory; we act to reduce our discomfort when two of our thoughts conflict

His shocking experiment sought to understand the influence of an authority figure on behavior

Co-founder of Gestalt psychology; gained insight when he studied chimps, sticks, & food

His death supported his theory of dualism; the body & mind are separate; & he proposed reflexes

Doggone it! His name ought to ring a bell... and careful, you might drool!

Childhood anxiety isn't from your mom, it's from an inferiority complex!

Permissive = aggression/immaturity; Authoritarian = poor social skills; Authoritative = Success

When you say one thing, but mean your Mother.

Is it bright in here? His law says difference threshold is a percentage, not a constant.

The biggest Psychology nerd there is...

You can't split these 2 apart; without them, we wouldn't understand hemispheric specialization

Psychology uses his scientific method in the hopes that someday we will be taken seriously

1st female actually receive a PhD in Psychology

Father of Cognitive Therapy... change how the patient thinks, the symptoms/problems go away

Event --> Arousal --> Emotion

Developed the field of psychophysics, and studied the concept of absolute thresholds

1 is too few, 8 too many, 3 is just right; Triarchic Theory; but for creativity, 5 components

Said we CAN learn without conditioning; instead it's latent... we create cognitive maps

People are inherently good if we genuinely accept and empathize!

Monkey around & they'd probably separate you from your mother for good; no more attachments

Event --> Emotion AND Arousal simultaneously

Her name is funny, but if you are open to change, it might just grow on you...