In the last four days have you had some nausea? Some chills? Muscle fatigue? A sore throat? These are the first symptoms of the Ebola virus and you will soon have severe hemorrhaging and begin to bleed out of your organs. You will be dead within 7-16 days. In reality you do not have the … Continue reading “Abnormal Psychology”
Psychology has always been a study that constantly asks a single question: Why? Why do we think this way? Why do we feel this way? Why do we behave this way? In a discipline so deeply linked to philosophy, it should come as no surprise that many theorems in psychology are still unanswered questions. There … Continue reading “What You Need to Know About Weber’s Law”
A solid understanding of the various theories of motivation is essential for success on your AP Psychology exam. Drive theory is not, at present, a particularly well-regarded theory but it was deeply influential in the field of psychology throughout the 20th century. On your exam, you will be required to demonstrate an understanding of the basic … Continue reading “AP Psychology Study Resource: Drive Theory”
Not everything is at it seems. The world around us appears to be what it is. Your car looks the same today as it did yesterday. That tree outside in your front yard hasn’t changed much over the last few hours. So how do our body and our mind process the existence of things, based … Continue reading “AP Psychology Study Resource: Perceptual Constancy Definition”
Everyone has been through something. Whether it’s small or big, positive or negative, the experiences we have growing up shape who we are as adults. The brain comprises many layers of memories. Some of these memories we suppress, while others come back to haunt us from time to time. Some are voluntarily brought out for … Continue reading “Humanistic Perspective: AP Psychology Study Resource”
What is the cerebral cortex? The cerebral cortex is the most important part of our brain (at least in the field of psychology) because it is what makes us human. The cerebral cortex (sometimes referred to as called “gray matter”), is actually densely packed neurons. We actually are born with more neurons in our cerebral … Continue reading “Cerebral Cortex: What Is It?”
Most of us have heard of Pavlov’s dogs but we may not be aware of the term associative learning in relation to Pavlov. This post will delve a little further into the concept. What Is Associative Learning? Associative learning occurs by either classical conditioning or operant conditioning and it follows the principle of If I … Continue reading “AP Psychology Study Resource: About Definition Associative”
You’ve probably heard about the different functions of the left and right brains, but you may not be aware of their functions. Although we have a long way to go before we fully understand all that our brains are capable of there are some things we do know about the cerebral hemispheres. Quick Navigation What … Continue reading “AP Psychology Study Resource: Cerebral Hemispheres Information”
To be able to understand functionalism in psychology its necessary to first look at structuralism. Both schools of thought developed in the early stages of psychology when it first became a recognized science on its own and not just part of biology and philosophy. Quick Navigation Wilhelm Wundt and Structuralism William James and Functionalism The … Continue reading “AP Psychology Study Resource: Functionalism Psychology”
How complex are our minds? There has been a lot of research in the last two hundred years to try and find out more about how the human mind works. Because there are so many different, complex components, it can be hard to come to definitive conclusions. Multiple researchers over the decades have proposed various … Continue reading “AP Psychology Study Resource: Information Processing Theory”
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