AP® Psychology

Flashcards

199 cards with the terms and ideas you need to know cold. The ones you find hard come back sooner.

Multiple choice practice

149 exam-style questions, timed like the real exam, with every answer explained.

Biological Bases of Behavior

6 topics · 35 videos

• Nature and nurture work together, not against each other
• Neurons communicate with electrical signals inside the cell and chemical signals between cells
• Brain areas specialize, but the brain works as a whole and can rewire itself
• Sleep is an active, cycling state your brain and body need
• Your senses turn light, sound, chemicals and pressure into neural signals

Cognition

8 topics · 39 videos

• What you perceive depends on your expectations, not just your senses
• Mental shortcuts are fast but lead to predictable errors
• Memory works in three steps: encoding, storage and retrieval
• Memories are rebuilt each time you recall them, so they can be wrong without feeling wrong
• Good tests must be reliable and valid, and intelligence scores are shaped by culture and opportunity

Development and Learning

9 topics · 43 videos

• Development comes from nature and nurture working together
• Children don't just know less than adults; they think differently
• Early relationships shape later ones but don't lock them in
• You learn by linking events, by consequences and by watching others

Social Psychology and Personality

7 topics · 33 videos

• People often blame personality when the situation is the real cause
• Groups and authority figures can strongly shape behavior
• Personality theories disagree about what drives you: unconscious forces, growth, thoughts or stable traits
• Motivation and emotion tie the body and mind together

Mental and Physical Health

5 topics · 28 videos

• Stress affects your body as well as your mind
• Well-being is more than the absence of illness
• Psychological disorders usually come from biological, psychological and social factors together
• Effective treatments exist, and many people use a mix of therapy and medication