AP Psychology Important Studies Terminology

AP Psychology Important Studies Terminology Milgram Social Psych; Concepts: Shock study, teacher/learner study or obedience study; Study Basics: "Behavioral study of obedience"—wanted to see if Germans were an aberration or if all people were capable of committing evil actions Darley & Latane Social Psych; Concepts: "Bystander Intervention in emergencies: Diffusion of responsibility" Asch Social Psych; Concepts: Opinions and social pressure; Langer & Rodin Social Psych; Concepts: Helping behavior, personal responsibility; Study Basics: The effects of enhanced personal responsibility and helping behavior Gazzaniga or Sperry Bio Psych; Concepts: Split brain; Study Basics: Key aspects of split brain and how people with this situation will be able to perceive reality and particular sensory stimuli Wolpe Learning/Therapy; Concepts: Systematic desensitization; Study Basics: Systematic desensitization work Ebbinghaus Memory; Concepts: memory; Study Basics: Memory of meaningless words Masters & Johnson Motivation; Concepts: Virtually anything sexual was now being talked about publicly; Study Basics: The human sexual response—studied how both men and women respond to and in relation to sexual behavior Holmes & Rahe Motivation; Concepts: Stress and coping; Study Basics: Using a "social readjustment scale" to measure stress Seligman Personality; Concepts: Learned helplessness; Study Basics: Learning to be depressed—the learned helplessness studies with dogs and electric shock