AP Psychology

Coach Burton
Ch 1Topic
History/Approach

Mnemonic Device
Woodstock Wolverines
-Suck

History/Approach

Wont James Fight

History

Da Nerve of Descartes

Waves of Psychology
through history

Individuals Getting
Prepared Because its
Expected
IGPBE
(speaking of you getting
ready for the test
becauseits expected)
PCB=HENDS
Panama City Beach=
Hedonistic Endeavors
Never Dare Stop

Perspectives of
Psychology

Meaning
Way to remember the
creation of structuralism
William WundtStructuralism
WJ-F
William JamesFunctionalism
Descartes first suggested
the idea of pathways
(Nerves) that carried
signals from parts of our
body to our brainsin a
time in history when this
wasnt acceptedThe
nerve of him!
Introspection, Gestalt,
Psychoanalysis,
Behaviorism, Eclectic

Psychoanalysis, Cognitive,
Behavioral, Humanistic,
Evolutionary,
Neuroscience,
Developmental, Sociocultural

Biology
Topic
Neurotransmitters

Mnemonic Device
GENES
DAG

Brocas Area

If Broca is broke no words

you spoke

Wernicke Area

Wernickes saysShe mak

Meaning
GABA , Endorphins,
Norepinephrine,
Epinephrine, Serotonin,
Dopamine, Acetylcholine,
Glutamate
Way to remember the
Brocas area works to
create speech.
Shows you dont

frern smeck?
Neural/ nerve direction

SAME

Lobes of the Brain

F-POT

MPRTC

My Psychology
Roommate Freaking Talks
Crap Constantly

understand what is being

said.
Sensory Afferent/Moto
Efferent
Frontal, Parietal,
Occipital, Temporal
Parts of the brain working
up from simple to more
complex
Medulla, Pons, Reticular
Formation, Thalamus,
Cerebral Cortex

Developmental
Piagets Stages

Stupid Piaget Creates

Fuss

Ericksons Stages

It's a song, to the tune of

the Mickey Mouse song
(M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E):
"MSG, IRI, la la la(doesnt
mean anything, SD".

Freuds Psychosexual
stages of Development

Owls Always Play Late

Games
(because owls are out at
nightget it!...FUNNY)
PCP- Like the drugbut
not!

Kohlberg

Sensory motor,
Preoperational, Concrete
Operational, Formal
Operational
Each letter represents the
second part of the stage (the
negative thing), in order:
trust vs. MISTRUST
autonomy vs. SHAME and
doubt
initiative vs. GUILT
industry vs. INFERIORITY
identity vs. ROLE confusion
intimacy vs. ISOLATION
generativity vs. STAGNATION
integrity vs. DESPAIR
Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency,
Genital

Pre-Conventional- reward
and punishment decide
morals
Conventional- Friends and
society decide
Post-Conventional- You

decide

Perception
Topic
Monocular Cues

Mnemonic Device
SLIT-R

Binocular Cues

RC

Laws of Perceptual
grouping

Law of - PCCPS
Psychology Can Cause
Psychosis in Students

Meaning
Things you can detect
with one eye that you can
tell distance/position;
Size, Linier perspective,
Interposition, Texture
gradient - Relative size
Things you need both
eyes to detect
distance/position.
Retinal Disparity
Convergence
Law of Proximity-If they
are close you see them as
a group
Law of Continuity- Gestaltyou brain wants to
continue things together
Law of (Closure) -Gestaltthings that seem to have
edges can be closed
together into objects even

if they dont exisit

Law of Pragnanz- Gestaltsimplest thing emerges
first
Law of Similarity- like
things are grouped first

States of Consciousness
Topic
Stages of Sleep (Sleep
Waves)

Meaning
Awake- Alpha Waves
Stage 1- Theta Waves
Stage2- Sleep Spindles
Stages 3/4 Delta Waves

REM

Mnemonic Device
Awake
Stage 1-T
Stage 2-S
Stages 3-4-D
As The Sleep Deepens
REM

Sleep Disorders

NSSN IBM

Narcolepsy: A sleep
disorder characterized by
uncontrollable sleep attacks.

New System Software

Now! IBM

Rapid Eye Movement

---its a Mnemonic on its
own

Somnambulism:
Sleepwalking. The
sleepwalker can walk, talk
and see, but will have little
or no memory of the event
when they wake up.

Night Terrors: A sleep

related problem
characterized by high
alertness and an appearance
of being terrified.
Sleep apnea: A sleep
disorder characterized by a
temporary stoppage in
breathing forcing the person
to wake up.
Insomnia: Recurring
problems fall or staying
asleep.
Bruxism: Teeth grinding.
Myoclonus: Sudden
movement or flinch of a body
part occurring in Stage 1 or
2.

Biological Rhythms of life

ICU- Intensive Care Unit.

Where youd be
unconsciousprobably

Infradian Rhythms:
Occur once a month or a
season.
Ex. Bears hibernating
Circadian Rhythms:
Occur once during a 24
hour period.
Ex. The sleep-wake cycle.
Ultradian Rhythms:
Occur more than once a
day.
Ex. The various stages of
sleep each night.
.

Major drug categories and

actions

SHD
She Has Drugs

Stimulates,
Hallucinogens,
Depressants

Mnemonic Device
Cherokee County Police
Department (CCPD)
Best Friends Support Our

Meaning
Classical ConditioningPavlovs Dog
B.F.Skinner-Operant

Learning
Topic
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning

Schedules for rewards and

punishment in Operant
Conditioning

Craziness (BFS-OC)
FI VI FR VR

Conditioning
Fixed Internal- set
amount of time before
reward
Variable Intervalchanges amount of time
before reward
Fixed Ratio- set amount
of answers before reward

Bandura and BOBO

Bandura showed with

BOBO that babies would
behave badly because
they saw beatings

Variable Ratio-dont
know how many answers
before reward
Bandura showed that
children who saw violent
behavior would act more
violent

Cognition
Topic
Information/Memory
Process

Mnemonic Device
SSSL

Meaning

Sally Sassafras
Should Learn

Why/How we forget

Sensory input
->Sensory Memory
-> Short-term
memory-> Longterm memory
PMS TABB

Persistence- cant put other

memories out of our mind.
Misattribution- wrong association
of place or time
Suggestibility- others cause us to
forget because we are suggested to
(this one is un-intentional)
Transience- we forget more over
time
Absent-Mindedness- lapses in
attention
Blocking- forgetting because of

interference in remembering
Bias- others influencing us to see it
their way (this one is intentional)

Personality
Topic
Defense Mechanisms

Mnemonic Device
R4 D2 ISP

Carl Rogerss PersonCentered Perspective

Five-Factor Theory

AGE
ACE EO
All Cell Eventual Evolve
Open

Meaning
Repression, Regression,
Rationalization, Reaction
Formation, Displacement,
Denial, Intellectualizing,
Sublimation, Projection
Acceptance, Genuineness,
Empathy
BIG FIVE
personality traits:
1. Agreeableness
2. Conscientiousness
3. Extraversion
4. Emotional Stability
5. Openness to
experience

Abnormal Psychology
Topic
Types of Disorders

Mnemonic Device
Think of it like a new
medical show about a
doctor that helps mental
patients Spades It would
be called SPADES MD.

Meaning
Schizophrenia
Personality
Anxiety
Developmental
Eating
Somatoform
Mood
Disassoative