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    AP PSYCHOLOGY TERM A

    MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE


    BE PREPARED FOR EXAM ON 1st DAY BACK
    FROM WINTER BREAK
    CHAPTER 9
    PROLOGUE
    What is psychology? The Phenomenon of Memory
    Nature vs. Nurture Encoding/Storage/ Retrieval
    Psychologys levels of analysis Forgetting
    Encoding Failure
    CHAPTER 1 Storage Decay
    Hindsight Bias Retrieval Failure
    Scientific Method Memory Construction
    Correlation
    Measures of Central Tendency
    Measures of Variability
    Ethics in Experimentation
    CHAPTER 2
    Neurons
    The Endocrine System
    The Thalamus
    Association Areas
    Brain Plasticity
    CHAPTER 3
    Genetics
    Temperament Studies
    Natural Selection
    Individualism/Collectivism
    Heritability

    CHAPTER 5
    Parallel Processing
    Biology of the Eye and Ear
    Kinesthesis
    CHAPTER 6
    Selective Attention
    Perceptual organization/Gestalt
    Depth perception
    Perceptual Interpretation (Locke vs.
    Kant)

    CHAPTER 7
    Dreams
    Sleep cycles
    Drugs
    Hypnosis

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