AP Psychology Unit 2 Review (60-Minute Study Session) - Mr Carter's Guides

Grab your study guide: https://mrcartersguides.com/psycholog... This AP® Psychology Unit 2 review explores how we take in the world around us — and the science of sensation and perception is more fascinating, and more testable, than most students expect. This review covers everything you need to know. In this video, we walk through a complete AP Psych Unit 2 review covering sensation and perception, one of the most concept-rich sections of the AP Psychology exam. This AP PSY review breaks down the journey from raw sensory input to meaningful conscious experience, making sure you understand not just the vocabulary but the underlying processes well enough to apply them on test day. We cover all of the content in section 2 of AP Psychology, starting with the foundational concepts of sensation — thresholds, signal detection theory, sensory adaptation, and the difference between absolute and difference thresholds. These are the building blocks that everything else in the section rests on, and AP exam multiple choice questions return to them constantly, often in stimulus-based formats that require genuine understanding rather than simple memorization. This AP Psychology Unit 2 study guide then moves through each of the major senses in depth, with particular focus on vision and hearing since these are the most heavily tested on the AP exam. We break down the anatomy of the eye and ear, how transduction works, the trichromatic and opponent-process theories of color vision, place and frequency theories of pitch perception, and how the brain processes and interprets sensory signals once they arrive. From there we dig into perception itself — perceptual organization, Gestalt principles, depth cues, perceptual constancies, and the powerful role that top-down processing plays in shaping what we think we see and hear. We also touch on extrasensory perception and why psychologists approach such claims with scientific skepticism, which is a recurring theme in AP Psychology free response questions about research methods and critical thinking. Whether you're building out your AP Psych notes early in the course or circling back to this material as part of your AP exam prep, this review gives you a thorough and well-organized walkthrough of sensation and perception that makes the content approachable and memorable. AP® is a trademark registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, this product or website. Chapters 0:00 Unit 2 Cognition 0:25 2.1 Perception 12:33 2.2 Thinking, Problem-Solving, Judgments, and Decision Making 21:32 2.3 Introduction to Memory 28:23 2.4 Encoding Memories 33:49 2.5 Storing Memories 38:53 2.6 Retrieving Memories 42:29 2.7 Forgetting and Other Memory Challenges 47:30 2.8 Intelligence and Achievement AP® is a trademark registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, this product or website.