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**Burnsville High School - AP Psychology Review**
The purpose of this page is to provide an online space for AP Psych students at BHS, an online study space that can be shared and maintained by you. Anyone is able to add/share content - this can be a space for students interested in preparing for the AP psychology exam.

Pruning - "if you don't use it, you lose it" pruning is your brain eliminating its unused connections to reduce clutter

The __** id **__ is the impulsive, child-like portion of the psyche that operates on the "pleasure principle" and only takes into account what it wants and disregards all consequences. The __**super-ego**__ is the moral component of the psyche, which takes into account no special circumstances in which the morally right thing may not be right for a given situation. The **__ego__** attempts to exact a balance between the impractical hedonism of the id and the equally impractical moralism of the super-ego; it is the part of the psyche that is usually reflected most directly in a person's actions.

 •**Structuralism.** This area in pyschology holds the belief that there is a connection between sensation and emotion and behavior. •**Functionalism.** This area in psychology suggests the idea that the human brain is much like a computer, designed to carry out specific functions. •**Psychoanalysis.** This psychology school of thought was created by Sigmund Freud, and believes in the rigorous probing of an individual's personal problems, motives, goals and attitudes as a way to heal the mind. •**Behaviorism.** Proponents of this area of psychology essentially hold that all human behavior is learned from one's surrounding context and environment. •**Humanism.** This much more recent psychology school of thought came as a reaction to behaviorism and Psychoanalysis, and emphasizes the importance of values, intentions, and meaning in the individual. The concept of the "self" is a central focus for most humanistic psychologists. •**Cognitivism.** This area in psychology believes that psychology should be concerned with a person's internal representations of the world and with the internal or functional organization of the mind.

Some helpful links... [|AP Central] - Use this for all kinds pf AP Psych info - specifically exam information and old tests... [|Brain Structures and Functions] Click on the "Documents" page (on the right) for review documents...