AP®︎ Psychology Unit 3: Notes & Study Guide
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with a comprehensive review on Unit 3 of AP Psychology – Development and Learning.
Unit 3: Development and Learning
This unit covers physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development across the lifespan. It also explores how we learn through classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and observational learning.
Begin with Topic 3.1: Themes and Methods in Dev...To review Unit 3, go through each of the 9 topics below.
Everything you actually need to know for your Unit 3 test, pulled directly from the AP® Psychology curriculum.
Themes and Methods in Developmental Psychology
Themes and Methods in Developmental Psychology
- What Developmental Psychology Studies
- The Three Big Themes in Development
- How the Themes Relate
Physical Development Across the Lifespan
Physical Development Across the Lifespan
- How Physical Development Changes Across the Lifespan
- Prenatal Influences on Later Development
- Physical Development in Infancy and Childhood
Gender and Sexual Orientation
Gender and Sexual Orientation
- Sex, Gender, and Sexual Orientation
- How Gender Socialization Happens
- Where Gender Socialization Comes From
Cognitive Development Across the Lifespan
Cognitive Development Across the Lifespan
- How Cognitive Development Changes Thinking Across the Lifespan
- Piaget’s Four Stages of Cognitive Development
- What Piaget Got Right and Where His Theory Is Limited
Communication and Language Development
Communication and Language Development
- What Language Is
- The Building Blocks of Language
- How Language Works
Social-Emotional Development Across the Lifespan
Social-Emotional Development Across the Lifespan
- Social Environments Shape Development
- Caregiving and Attachment
- Peer Relationships and Identity in Childhood and Adolescence
Classical Conditioning
Classical Conditioning
- Classical Conditioning and the Behaviorist View
- The Core Parts of Classical Conditioning
- How Conditioning Is Learned and Changed
Operant Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
- How Operant Conditioning Works
- Types of Consequences
- Cues, Shaping, and Limits on Learning
Social, Cognitive, and Neurological Factors in Learning
Social, Cognitive, and Neurological Factors in Learning
- Learning Without Direct Reinforcement
- Observational Learning and Social Learning Theory
- Neurological Support for Observational Learning
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