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ap psychology - units 4 & 5 review: learning & memory

originally streamed in 2020 with Darin RoodmanTeacher
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Review AP Psychology Units 4 and 5 with clear explanations of learning theories, memory systems, and cognitive processes. This video walks through sensation, perception, classical and operant conditioning, and problem-solving strategies you need for ...more

curriculum note

This video references "Units 4 & 5," which are old AP Psychology curriculum unit numbers. In the current AP Psychology course, this content — learning (classical conditioning, operant conditioning, observational learning) and cognition (memory encoding/storage/retrieval, forgetting, thinking, and language) — is covered in Unit 2 (Cognition) and Unit 3 (Development and Learning).

covered in this stream

units
Unit 2 – CognitionUnit 3 – Development and Learning
topics
3.7 Classical Conditioning3.8 Operant Conditioning3.9 Social, Cognitive, and Neurological Factors in Learning2.3 Introduction to Memory2.4 Encoding Memories2.5 Storing Memories2.6 Retrieving Memories2.7 Forgetting and Other Memory Challenges2.2 Thinking, Problem-Solving, Judgments, and Decision-Making

timestamps

  • 0:00

    Stream Introduction

  • 0:31

    Presenter Background

  • 1:35

    Defining Learning

  • 2:37

    Associative Learning

  • 3:39

    Ivan Pavlov Introduction

  • 5:43

    Classical Conditioning Terms

  • 6:44

    Pavlov's Experiment

  • 8:15

    John B. Watson

  • 9:19

    Little Albert Experiment

  • 10:24

    Stimulus Generalization

  • 12:58

    Operant Conditioning

  • 13:59

    Skinner Box

  • 15:34

    Law of Effect

  • 17:06

    Positive Reinforcement

  • 18:40

    Types of Punishment

  • 21:47

    Albert Bandura

  • 22:52

    Bobo Doll Experiment

  • 26:00

    Q&A Session Start

  • 32:27

    Memory Importance

  • 34:30

    Memory Model

  • 36:35

    Long-Term Memory

  • 38:40

    Encoding Process

  • 40:43

    Mnemonics Aids

  • 42:17

    Implicit vs Explicit

  • 45:55

    Brain and Memory

  • 47:31

    Interference Types

  • 48:33

    Amnesia Overview

  • 50:37

    Memory Construction

  • 52:09

    Cognition Definition

  • 53:43

    Algorithms Explained

  • 55:20

    Heuristics Types

  • 57:25

    Fixation Challenges

  • 59:00

    Overconfidence and Framing

  • 1:00:02

    Language Units

  • 1:01:03

    Language Development

  • 1:01:34

    Final Q&A

  • 1:05:50

    Possible FRQ Topics

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