AP Psych Cram Sheet

Cram Sheet and in depth final exam guide

wundt

“father of psychology”; introspection

wertheimer

a founder of Gestalt psychology, emphasizing perception and holistic processes.

Titchner

Structuralism; introduced introspection as a method of psychological study.

James

Functionalism; focused on the purpose of consciousness and behavior.

Watson

Behaviorism; “little albert study”

freud

Psychoanalysis; emphasized the role of the unconscious mind and childhood experiences in shaping behavior.

milgram

obedience; ethics

Broca

Left frontal lobe; associated with expressive language

Wernicke

left frontal lobe; receptive language

Pavlov

Known for classical conditioning, demonstrated with dogs.

thorndike

instrumental learning:cats'; law of effect

skinner

Known for operant conditioning: rats and pigeons; behaviorist

tolman

latent learning; cognitive maps

bandura

observational learning; bobo dolls, social- cognitive theory

ebbinghaus

pioneered the study of memory; forgetting curve, nonsense syllables. decay model