AP Psychology Test Review Sheet

Mr. McGowan Unit 05

The Questions will break down in the following manner on this test

· Chapter 05 (29)

· 21 questions from the content mentioned below but not written specifically from this book

· as usual PAY ATTENTION TO DETAILS OF FACT WHEN YOU READ

Chapter	Section Name	# of Questions from this Section	Question Type
			Factual	Conceptual	Application
Concepts	On Your Own (internet or other books)	21		21 ****see BELOW for more specific info on WHAT will be asked
05	introduction	1	1	0	0
05	Biological Rhythms: The Tides of Experience	6	6	0	0
05	The Rhythms of Sleep	6	4	1	1
05	Exploring the Dream World	4	2	2	0
05	Consciousness-Altering Drugs	9	9	0	0
05	The Riddle of Hypnosis	3	3	0	0
05	Whole Chapter	1 (bonus Q)
TEST	TOTAL	50	25	24	1

21 Questions from the “On your own concepts” section include the following (you should be able to answer these based on the information you already know, have learned, or read in the textbook, but may need to consult other sources to ensure true learning.

· What does the right brain responsible for? Left brain?

· Evolutionary psychology- definition and explain what it is

· Breaking down the nervous system (what it consists of)

· Responsibilities of the somatic nervous system. Parasympathetic nervous system. Sympathetic nervous system. Autonomic nervous system. CNS.

· Parts of brain and general responsibilities (localization of function)

o Cerebellum

o Pons

o Basal ganglia

o Cortez

o Left hemisphere

o Right hemisphere

o Frontal cortex (and prefrontal cortex)

o Parietal, occipital, temporal lobes

o Amygdale

· Nature v nurture debate

· Define adaptation and how it relates to evolution and psychology

· Experiments / variables

· Overt behavior

· Empiricism

· Random assignment

· Correlation

· Surveys / single & double blind studies/ other ways of collecting data

· Measures of variability

· Ethics

· Experimental / control groups

· Other areas of research