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ap psychology - semester 1 review: units 1-5

originally streamed in 2019 with Megan RevelloTeacher
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Get ready for your AP Psychology midterm with this complete Semester 1 review covering Units 1-5. This video walks through biological bases of behavior, sensation and perception, learning theories, cognitive psychology, and developmental psychology w ...more

curriculum note

This video uses old AP Psychology unit labels (e.g., 'Unit 1: Scientific Foundations,' 'Unit 3: Sensation & Perception,' 'Unit 4: Learning') from the pre-2024 9-unit curriculum. In the current redesigned AP Psychology course, this content maps to Unit 1 (Biological Bases of Behavior), Unit 2 (Cognition), and Unit 3 (Development and Learning).

covered in this stream

units
Unit 1 – Biological Bases of BehaviorUnit 2 – CognitionUnit 3 – Development and Learning
topics
1.1 Interaction of Heredity and Environment1.2 Overview of the Nervous System1.3 The Neuron and Neural Firing1.4 The Brain1.5 Sleep1.6 Sensation2.1 Perception2.2 Thinking, Problem-Solving, Judgments, and Decision-Making2.3 Introduction to Memory2.4 Encoding Memories2.5 Storing Memories2.6 Retrieving Memories2.7 Forgetting and Other Memory Challenges3.5 Communication and Language Development3.7 Classical Conditioning3.8 Operant Conditioning3.9 Social, Cognitive, and Neurological Factors in LearningScience Practice 2 – Research Methods and Design

timestamps

  • 0:00

    Introduction and Setup

  • 0:33

    Overview of Units

  • 1:35

    Class Resources

  • 2:07

    Scientific Foundations Start

  • 3:40

    History and Approaches

  • 5:13

    Psychological Perspectives

  • 7:21

    Nature vs Nurture

  • 9:26

    Research Methods

  • 14:04

    Pros and Cons of Methods

  • 17:41

    Experimental Procedures

  • 20:15

    Descriptive Statistics

  • 23:22

    Measures of Variation

  • 26:27

    Inferential Statistics

  • 28:01

    Structuralism vs Functionalism

  • 33:16

    Biological Basis of Behavior

  • 35:53

    Parts of the Brain

  • 38:31

    Nervous System Breakdown

  • 41:07

    Brain Hierarchy

  • 44:16

    Types of Drugs

  • 45:51

    Sleep Stages

  • 48:26

    Sensation and Perception

  • 50:31

    Selective Attention

  • 52:04

    Thresholds Explained

  • 56:11

    Vision and Hearing

  • 57:45

    Learning Unit Overview

  • 58:18

    Classical Conditioning

  • 1:02:26

    Operant Conditioning

  • 1:05:03

    Reinforcement Schedules

  • 1:06:33

    Observational Learning

  • 1:08:07

    Cognition Unit Start

  • 1:09:09

    Memory Types

  • 1:11:15

    Forgetting and Interference

  • 1:13:23

    Thinking Strategies

  • 1:15:57

    Language Development

  • 1:18:59

    FRQ Writing Tips

  • 1:20:00

    FRQ Example Scenario

  • 1:23:37

    Multiple Choice Strategies

  • 1:25:09

    Heritability Explanation

  • 1:28:18

    Final Tips and Goodbye

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