<p>We all know how this goes. I’ll start off…</p>
<p>What is the difference between the absolute threshold and difference threshold (just noticeable difference)?</p>
<p>An absolute threshold is the level in some property of a stimulus at which the subject is able to detect the presence of the stimulus some proportion of the time, while a difference threshold is the magnitude of the difference between two stimuli of differing intensities that the subject is able to detect some proportion of the time. (Ex. Pitch discrimination tasks.)</p>
<p>What is a statistical deviation? What type of psychology is this applied to?</p>
<p>Standard deviation (is this what you mean?) is the average amount that a score differs from the mean. This tells us how much each score is different from the average score in a study. So the greater the deviation, the more spread out the scores are. One standard deviation on both sides includes 68% of the scores, while 2 standard deviations in both directions make up about 95% of scores. This applies to either statistics or research methods.</p>
<p>What is the James-Lange theory?</p>
<p>is it that emotions are due to changes in the autonomic(sp??) nervous system? </p>
<p>What are the structures in the brain that have been related to the regulation of hunger?</p>
<p>I think so… It states that emotions are the result of physiological responses. ex: you see a bear, your muscles tense, and because your muscles tense, you become afraid.</p>
<p>Answer to your question: hypothalamus is all I could find.</p>
<p>What reflexes are associated with the sympathetic division of the nervous system?</p>
<p>November, you’re right. An easy way to remember is that the hypothalamus is responsible for the 4 F’s: feeding, fighting, fleeing, and, er, mating. The answer to your question is fight or flight reflexes.</p>
<p>Name and describe the four types of operant conditioning. Who came up with them?</p>
<p>Are any of you self-studying AP Psych? If so, which books did you use?</p>
<p>I am. I’m using Barron’s.</p>
<p>Four types of operant conditioning:
Positive reinforcment- giving something good
Negative reinforcement- taking away something bad
punishment- giving something bad
negative punishment- taking away something good</p>
<p>Was it skinner who came up with them?</p>
<p>Name and explain the three formats of long-term memory</p>
<p>i am more or less…im in IB psych but we did the AP stuff last year.</p>
<p>Is AP Psych easy to score a 5 with just a Barron’s prepbook?</p>
<p>Thats what I have heard</p>
<p>man! so much stuff to memorize in the barron’s book…</p>
<p>Man I’ve read the first 9 chapters in the Barron book in the past week! But I hardly remember the answers to most of these questions. I think it’s mostly attributed to the fact that there’s no multiple choice answers to spark my memory. But do you guys know of a good way I should review the material over so I don’t forget it for the AP Psych exam without having to read the book over? Hmm…flash cards maybe? Thanks!</p>
<p>^^ Same here! I forget it so soon. I’m scared for the test. </p>
<p>Do any of you know where I could get a CB tests from previous years? If I took the class, the teacher would probably give some practice tests but I am self studying.</p>
<p>I think there’s only one released test, the AP psych exam is a fairly recent phenomenon. Now lets get back to studying, who knows the answer to my question</p>
<p>I’m not sure exactly what your question is asking. LTM can be divided into procedural memory and declarative memory (which can be subdivided into semantic and episodic memory). LTM involves storage, retrieval, and/or deletion. :)</p>
<p>you nailed. your go</p>
<p><em>tries to remember AP Psych topics</em></p>
<p>What were Piaget’s stages of childhood development?</p>
<p>piaget’s stages of development: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational. </p>
<p>does anyone know the name of the part of the brain that if you stimulate it, the person will continue to eat no matter what, until it’s not stimulated anymore?</p>