AP Psych Final Exam Study Guide Fall 2024

  1. Cultural norms

  2. Confirmation bias

  3. Hindsight bias

  4. overconfidence

  1. Experimental research

  2. Non-experimental research

  3. Independent variable (IV)

  4. Dependent variable (DV)

  5. Random assignment

  6. Case study

  7. Correlation

  8. Naturalistic observation

  1. Hypothesis

  2. Operational definition

  3. Confounding variable

  4. Population

  5. Sample

  6. Representative sample

  7. Random sample

  8. Convenience sample

  9. Sampling bias

  10. Generalizability

  11. Experimental group

  12. Control group

  13. Single-blind procedure

  14. Double-blind procedure

  1. Third variable problem

  2. Structured interview



  1. Institutional review

  2. Informed consent

  3. No harm

  4. Confidentiality

  5. Deception

  6. debriefing

  1. Histogram

  2. Scatterplot

  1. Measures of central tendency

  2. Mean

  3. Median

  4. Mode

  5. Normal curve

  6. Range

  7. Standard deviation

  1. Correlation coefficient

  2. Statistical significance

  3. claim

  4. Heredity (Nature)

  5. Environmental Factors (Nurture)

  6. Evolutionary Perspective

  7. Nervous System

  8. Central Nervous System

  9. Sympathetic Nervous System

  10. Parasympathetic Nervous System

  11. Neurons

  12. Refractory Period

  13. Resting Potential

  14. Reuptake

  15. Threshold

  16. Multiple Sclerosis

  17. Neurotransmitters

  18. Excitatory Neurotransmitters

  19. Inhibitory Neurotransmitters

  20. Dopamine

  21. Serotonin

  22. Norepinephrine

  23. Acetylcholine

  24. Hormones

  25. Ghrelin

  26. Melatonin

  27. Agonists

  28. Antagonists

  29. Reuptake Inhibitors

  30. Stimulants

  31. Depressants

  32. Hallucinogens

  33. Reticular Activating System

  34. Cerebellum

  35. Limbic System

  36. Thalamus

  37. Hypothalamus

  38. Pituitary Gland

  39. Hippocampus

  40. Amygdala

  41. Corpus Callosum

  42. Temporal Lobes

  43. Parietal lobes

  44. Somatosensory Cortex

  45. Frontal Lobes

  46. Motor Cortex

  47. Brain Lateralization

  48. Broca’s Area (and Aphasia)

  49. Wernicke’s Area (and Aphasia)

  50. Brain Plasticity

  51. Consciousness

  52. Circadian Rhythm

  53. NREM Sleep Stages

  54. Hypnogogic Sensations

  55. REM Sleep

  56. REM Rebound

  57. Activation Synthesis Theory

  58. Sleep Apnea

  59. Sensation

  60. Absolute Threshold

  61. Transduction

  62. Just Noticeable Difference

  63. Sensory Adaptation

  64. Weber’s Law

  65. Synesthesia

  66. Retina

  67. Fovea

  68. Blind Spot

  69. Afterimages

  70. Dichromatism

  71. Monochromatism

  72. Prosopagnosia

  73. Blindsight

  74. Wavelength

  75. Amplitude

  76. Place Theory

  77. Volley Theory

  78. Frequency Theory

  79. Sound Localization

  80. Perception

  81. Gestalt Principles

  82. Closure

  83. Figure Ground

  84. Proximity

  85. Similarity

  86. Selective Attention

  87. Convergence

  88. Monocular Depth Cues

  89. Relative clarity

  90. Linear perspective

  91. Interposition

  92. Visual Constancies

  93. Relative Motion

  94. Representativeness heuristic

  95. Availability heuristic

  96. Mental set

  97. Priming

  98. Framing

  99. Functional fixedness

  100. Multi-store model

  101. Sensory memory

  102. Iconic memory

  103. Echoic memory

  104. Short-term memory

  105. Long-term memory

  106. Automatic encoding

  107. Effortful encoding

  108. Levels of processing model

  109. Structural encoding

  110. Phonemic encoding

  111. Semantic encoding

  112. Mnemonic devices

  113. Method of loci

  114. Chunking

  115. Spacing effect

  116. Massed practice

  117. Distributed practice

  118. Serial position effect

  119. Primacy effect

  120. Recency effect

  121. Maintenance rehearsal

  122. Elaborative rehearsal

  123. Autobiographical memory

  124. Recall

  125. Recognition

  126. Context-dependent memory

  127. Mood-congruent memory

  128. Forgetting curve

  129. Repression

  130. Misinformation effect

  131. Source amnesia

  132. General Ability (g)

  133. Intelligence Quotient (IQ)

  134. Stereotype threat

  135. Flynn Effect

  136. Achievement tests

  137. Aptitude test

  138. Fixed mindset

  139. Growth mindset