Assignments

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26	27 Explain the difference between parallel and sequential processing and provide an example of how each is involved in your attention during your AP® Psychology course. 11:59 PM Application Practice - Brain Structures and Function 11:59 PM	28	29 What does it mean to say that the heritability of height is 90 percent? What does that tell us about the contribution of genetics to any one person’s height? 11:59 PM	30	1	2
3	4 What are two criticisms of the evolutionary explanations of of human sexulaity? 11:59 PM	5 Parlay - Ethical Considerations - Genetic Engineering 11:59 PM	6 A friend believes that sleep is not that important and that he can go several days without sleep with no ill effects. Use the following theories about why we sleep to explain some negative effects your friend might experience after missing a couple nights of sleep: - Sleep helps us recuperate. - Sleep helps us restore memories. 11:59 PM	7	8 Unit 1 - Progress Checks - Psychology's History and Approaches and Research Methods 11:59 PM	9
10	11	12	13 Explain the following two theories regarding why we dream and include a criticism each faces: - Freud’s wish-fulfillment theory - Activation-synthesis theory 11:59 PM	14	15	16
17	18 Many teens believe that recreational use of drugs does not have negative long-term effects. Explain a negative long-term effect, other than addiction, for each of the following drugs: - Alcohol - Marijuana - Nicotine 11:59 PM	19	20	21 Marisol is planning a ski trip for winter break. Explain how each of the following might play a role in her perception of the winter weather she will experience: - Difference threshold - Absolute threshold - Selective attention 11:59 PM Parlay Discussion - Psychoactive Smart Drugs 11:59 PM	22	23
24	25 What are the claims of ESP, and what have most research psychologists concluded after putting these claims to the test? 11:59 PM	26	27 Reading Assignment and Eye Drawing - Vision: Sensory and Perceptual Perceptual Processing 11:59 PM	28	29	30
31	1	2 Imagine that you attend a sporting event at your school. Explain how the following terms affect your perception of the game: - Proximity - Interposition - Color constancy 11:59 PM	3 Explain the difference between place and frequency theory. 11:59 PM	4 Reading Assignment - The Other Senses - Pain and Taste 11:59 PM Diagram of the Middle and Inner Ear 11:59 PM	5	6