2020-2021 - AP Psychology Assignments
- Instructor
- Mr. Matthew Cole
- Term
- 2020-21 School Year
- Department
- Social Studies
- Description
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The AP Psychology course introduces students to the systematic and scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. While considering the psychologists and studies that have shaped the field, students explore and apply psychological theories, key concepts, and phenomena associated with such topics as the biological bases of behavior, sensation and perception, learning and cognition, motivation, developmental psychology, testing and individual differences, treatment of abnormal behavior, and social psychology. Throughout the course, students employ psychological research methods, including ethical considerations, as they use the scientific method, evaluate claims and evidence, and effectively communicate ideas.
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Free-Response Questions - Psychology Practice Exam
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Multiple-Choice - AP Psychology Practice Exam
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Unit 9 - Progress Checks - Multiple Choice and Free-Response Question - Asynchronous
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Bruce has just finished a five-mile run with his new friend Janelle. How might the following influence him to ask her for a date? - Similarity - Proximity - Mere-expose effect
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Read pages 801-814 (modules 78-79) in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
Read pages 801-814 (modules 78-79) in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Anonymous reviews of restaurants tend to be more negative than those where the name of the reviewer is attached. Explain why this is, using the following terms: - Deindividuation - Group polarization.
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Read pages 784-798 (modules 76-77) in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
Read pages 784-798 (modules 76-77) in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Unit 8 - Progress Checks - Multiple Choice and Free-Response Question - Asynchronous
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Explain two specific reasons why Milgram’s study would not pass the ethical guidelines of an institutional review board today. (See Module 7 if you need a reminder.)
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Read pages 775-782 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
Read pages 775-782 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Using the guards in the Zimbardo prison simulation as your example, explain the following psychological concepts: - Foot-in-the-door phenomenon - Power of the situation - Cognitive dissonance
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Read pages 767-774 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
Read pages 767-774 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Francisco has been diagnosed with major Bipolar disorder. Explain how each of the following might alleviate his symptoms. - Therapeutic lifestyle changes - Drug therapies - Deep-brain stimulation
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Read pages 751-760 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
Read pages 751-760 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Explain a possible treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder from each of the following types of therapy: - Group therapy - Cognitive therapy - Behavioral therapy
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Read pages 729-739 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
Read pages 729-739 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Explain what client-centered therapy is, and then describe the major techniques used in this therapy.
Read pages 721-727 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Schizophrenia has been linked to brain and neurotransmitter abnormalities as well as genetics. Explain research findings related to brain anatomy, one neurotransmitter, and one genetic factor that could cause someone to develop schizophrenia.
Read pages 699-714 (modules 68-69) in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Unit 7 - Progress Checks - Multiple Choice and Free-Response Question
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Marty was dumped by his girlfriend and has developed depression. Explain Marty’s thinking about his situation using the following terms: - Learned helplessness - Rumination
Read pages 686-696 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Steve recently lost his job. For each of the disorders below, explain how that diagnosis could have affected his job performance: - Agoraphobia - Panic disorder - Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Read pages 677-685 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Explain two criticisms of the DSM–5.
Read pages 666-675 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Explain the main criticism of social-cognitive theories and one main support for this approach.
Read pages 646-658 (modules 63-64) in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Gustavo has been rated highly on each of the following traits: - Openness - Agreeableness - Extraversion Provide an example of a behavior for each of the three traits that would indicate that he was correctly rated.
Read pages 631-645 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Describe the following two projective tests and state one criticism of these types of test. - Thematic Apperception Test - Rorschach inkblot test
Read pages 618-628 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Unit 6 - Progress Checks - Multiple Choice and Free-Response Question
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Jenna’s boyfriend just carried out the most elaborate “promposal” at her school. Use the three phases of Hans Selye’s general adaptation syndrome to explain how prom preparations may be stressful for Jenna. - Alarm reaction - Resistance - Exhaustion
Read pages 574-594 (modules 57 and 58) in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Lynn’s boyfriend has not replied to her last three texts. Lynn is experiencing anger, increased blood pressure, and rapid breathing. Analyze this situation using the following theories of emotion: - James-Lange - Cannon-Bard - Lazarus theory
Read pages 564- 571 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Free-Response Question - Developmental Psychology
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As a teenager, Vincent viewed a large amount of violent pornographic material online. Describe two ways that this behavior as a teen may impact his sexual behaviors as an adult.
Read pages 540-553 (modules 53-54) in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Describe how the following motivational theories could explain a young man’s desire to become an excellent soccer player: - Incentive - Arousal - Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
Read pages 534-538 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Explain evidence that suggests a genetic influence on sexual orientation from each of the following types of studies: - Family studies - Twin studies - Animal studies
Read pages 501-512 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Describe Erik Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development for each of the following: - Mark, age 1 - James, age 24 - Mary, age 50 - Elsie, age 85
Read pages 495-499 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Provide two exmaples of how children are infleunced by thier peers.
Read pages 485-493 (Modules 47 and 48) in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Unit 5 - Progress Checks - Multiple Choice and Free-Response Question
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Keisha’s parents could be described as permissive. Jasmine’s parents could be described as authoritative. Describe the reactions of each set of parents when the girls ask if they can stay out past curfew.
Read pages 465-483 (Modules 45-46) in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Give an example of each of the cognitive milestones listed below: - Object permanence - Conservation - Theory of mind
Read pages 454-463 (Module 44) in your textbook and then answer the assigned questions. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Three types of development are listed below. Give a specific example of each. - Brain development - Motor development - Infant memory
Read pages 442-453 (Modules 42 and 43) in your textbook and then answer the assigned questions. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Free-Response Question - Memory and Intelligence Testing
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Identify and explain three reasons why racial differences in intelligence might be caused by environmental factors.
Read pages 429-434 in your textbook and then answer the assigned questions. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Identify and Explain TWO environmental interventions that can help children develop better cognitive skills.
Read pages 416-427 (modules 39 & 40) in your textbook and then answer the assigned questions. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Mark and Bill are planning to open a piano-moving business and are hoping for great success. Explain how each element of Sternberg’s intelligence theory could help them be successful in their business. -Analytical intelligence - Creative intelligence - Practical intelligence
Read pages 402-413 (modules 37 &38) in your textbook and then answer the assigned questions. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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After an accident, Josh lost his ability to both speak and understand spoken language. Explain how the following terms relate to the situation: - Aphasia - Broca’s area - Wernicke’s area.
Read pages 381-392 in your textbook and then answer the assigned questions. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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While waiting in the checkout line at the grocery store, you see the cashier next to you get robbed. The police interview you. Describe how the following would hinder your ability to give an accurate description of the robber: - Misinformation effect - Source amnesia - Proactive interference
Read pages 350-363 in your textbook and then answer the assigned questions. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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You have a friend, Rachel, who cannot remember where she left a check she had received from a relative for her birthday. She remembers having drunk several cups of tea the morning she received the check, and she remembers taking it to her bedroom. Explain how Rachel can take advantage of context-dependent memory and state-dependent memory to remember where in her bedroom she left the check.
Read pages 339-347 in your textbook and then answer the assigned questions. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Unit 3 Progress Checks: Multiple Choice and Free-Response Questions
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Unit 4 - Progress Checks - Multiple Choice and Free-Response Question
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Last evening, Carlos’ mom told him he needed to buy milk today. So, he hopped on his bicycle this morning and headed to the corner store to pick up a gallon. Explain how both implicit and explicit memories were involved in Carlos’ errand.
Read pages 326-337 in your textbook and then answer the assigned questions. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Free-Response Question - Learning and Problem Solving
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A teacher has received false information that one of your friends is a cheater. Explain how each of the following can lead the teacher to continue in this false belief: - Overconfidence - Confirmation bias - Availability heuristic
Read pages 370-379 in your textbook and then answer the assigned questions. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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A drug company is seeking to develop a new vaccine for COVID-19. Explain how the following elements of thinking and creativity could assist or hinder the process: - Convergent thinking - Divergent thinking - Intrinsic motivation
Read pages 365-369 in your textbook and then answer the assigned questions. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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A young boy is left at home with his older brother while their parents drop off the family car for repairs. While the parents are out, the older brother prepares lunch for the young boy. Then the older brother takes the younger brother outside, where he entertains him by building several fires with small twigs. Explain how the older brother’s conduct is related to: - Prosocial modeling - Antisocial modeling - Mirror neurons
Read pages 312-318 in your textbook and then answer the assigned questions. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Describe how each of the following can show the impact of cognition on operant conditioning. - Latent learning - Insight learning - Intrinsic motivation
Read pages 294-309 in your textbook and then answer the assigned questions. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Your calculus teacher wants her students to be more diligent in completing their homework and, since you are taking AP® psychology, she has asked for your help. Give an example of how she could use each of the following to help her increase homework completion. - Shaping - Negative reinforcement - Fixed-interval schedule of reinforcement
Read pages 283-291 in your textbook and then answer the assigned questions. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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A researcher paired the sound of a whistle with a puff of air to the eye to classically condition Ashley to blink when the whistle alone was sounded. Explain how the researcher could demonstrate the following. - Generalization - Extinction - Spontaneous recovery
Read pages 269-280 in your textbook and then answer the assigned questions. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Free-Response Question - States of Consciousness and Sensation & Perception
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Unit Test - Sensation and Perception & States of Consciousness
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Unit 2 Progress Checks: Multiple Choice and Free-Response Questions
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Imagine that you attend a sporting event at your school. Explain how the following terms affect your perception of the game: - Gestalt - Proximity - Interposition
Read pages 233-241 in your textbook and then answer the assigned questions. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
This assignment will count as part of attendance for this Friday 11/6 which is a minimum day. If you do not complete the assignment and mark it as done by Sunday 11/8, you will be marked absent for Friday 11/6.
This assignment will count as part of attendance for this Friday 11/6 which is a minimum day. If you do not complete the assignment and mark it as done by Sunday 11/8, you will be marked absent for Friday 11/6.
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AP Exam Registration
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How are the following activated as you listen to the soundtrack of your favorite film? - Cochlea - Auditory nerve - Auditory cortex
Read pages 244-249 in your textbook and then answer the assigned questions. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Briefly explain the biopsychosocial perspective on pain and pain treatment.
Read pages 251-261 in your textbook and then answer the assigned questions. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Yasser is colorblind and is unable to see colors the same way as his wife. Describe which theory of color vision best explains this deficiency and explain which theory of color vision best explains why he might see an afterimage.
Read pages 222-230 in your textbook and then answer the assigned questions. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Mary is planning a snowboarding 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
Read pages 203 212 in your textbook and then answer the assigned questions. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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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
Read pages 180-190 in your textbook and then answer the assigned questions. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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1. 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. - Sleep supports growth. 2. Explain the following two theories regarding why we dream. Include a criticism each faces: - Freud’s wish-fulfillment theory - Activation-synthesis theory
Read pages 158-178 in your textbook and then answer the assigned questions. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
This reading assignment will count as attendance for this Friday which is a minimum day. If you do not complete the reading and mark it as done by Sunday 10/18, you will be marked absent for Friday 10/16.
This reading assignment will count as attendance for this Friday which is a minimum day. If you do not complete the reading and mark it as done by Sunday 10/18, you will be marked absent for Friday 10/16.
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Unit Test - The Biological Bases of Behavior
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Free-Response Question - The Biological Bases of Behavior
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Identify and explain TWO key criticisms of the evolutionary explanation of human sexuality.
Read pages 141-149 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Parlay Discussion - Nature versus Nurture
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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?
Read pages 129-138 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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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.
Read pages 120-127 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Unit 1 - Progress Checks - Multiple Choice and Free-Response Questions
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Application Practice - Structures of the Brain
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Anthony plays in a high school band concert. Identify one way that each lobe of his brain is active as he participates in the concert. - Frontal lobe - Temporal lobe - Parietal lobe - Occipital lobe
Read pages 109-118 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Define and explain the role of each of the following in playing a song on the piano. - Hippocampus - Cerebellum - Reticular formation - Temporal lobe
Read pages 98-108 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take quality notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Home alone, you hear noise in another room. Define and explain the reactions of each of the following to this situation. - Sensory neurons - Sympathetic nervous system - Adrenal glands
Read pages 91-96 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Explain the role of each of the following plays in sending a message through a neuron. - Dendrites - Axon - Myelin sheath
Read pages 80-90 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Free-Response Question - Research Methods
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Unit Test - Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods
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Go to illuminate.online and enter: V62HZ4Z
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When is an observed difference between two samples considered statistically significant?
Read pages 66-73 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Practice Free-Response Question - The Experimental Method
You have been asked to create an experiment to determine whether listening to music while studying will improve learning . On the attached handout define each underlined term and provide an example for each component of the experiment.
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Identify and explain TWO ethical guidelines that safeguard human research participants.
Read pages 59-65 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
This reading assignment and question will count as attendance for this Friday which is a minimum day. If you do not submit the question by Monday 9/7, you will be marked absent for Friday 9/4.
This reading assignment and question will count as attendance for this Friday which is a minimum day. If you do not submit the question by Monday 9/7, you will be marked absent for Friday 9/4.
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Flipgrid - Subflields of Psychology
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Practice Free-Response Question - Approaches to Psychology
Respond to the attached free-response question and upload your response to Google Classroom. I also attached a handout with tips for writing an effective FRQ and a sample FRQ, with student responses, from the 2017 AP Psychology exam.
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Explain why experimental studies allow for cause and effect explanations and correlational research does not.
Read pages 50-57 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Explain the similarities and differences between a case study and naturalistic observation.
Read pages 42-49 in your textbook and then answer the assigned question. Remember to take notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Module 4 - The Need for Psychological Science
Read pages 38-41 in your textbook. Remember to take notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Join AP Classroom
1. Students are to log into myap.collegeboard.org.
2. Students can only have ONE College Board account. If they have already taken the PSAT, SAT or an AP test, then they have an account.
3. Students are to use their LEGAL name (as it appears in Aeries Portal) for their College Board account.
4. Students are to use their PERSONAL email address (not their school Gmail address) with their College Board account.
5. Our school code is 052696.
6. If students accidentally make a second account or include the incorrect information above, I cannot help them - they will have to contact College Board for the fix (which I've heard isn't easy).
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2. Students can only have ONE College Board account. If they have already taken the PSAT, SAT or an AP test, then they have an account.
3. Students are to use their LEGAL name (as it appears in Aeries Portal) for their College Board account.
4. Students are to use their PERSONAL email address (not their school Gmail address) with their College Board account.
5. Our school code is 052696.
6. If students accidentally make a second account or include the incorrect information above, I cannot help them - they will have to contact College Board for the fix (which I've heard isn't easy).
7. Join Code: GA7M2D
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Case Study of Andrea Yates
Read the following case study and think about how each of the following approaches to psychology would try to explain the behavior of Andrea Yates. This will help prepare you for our class discussion on Thursday.
- The Behavioral (the environment, learning, reward and punishment)
- Biological (nervous system, hormones, neurotransmitters)
- The Cognitive (thoughts, perceptions, ideas, and beliefs)
- The Humanistic (unique potential and positive self-concept)
- Psychodynamic (irrational desires and fears in the unconscious mind. Childhood experiences are central to shaping our behavior)
- The Sociocultural (social and cultural expectations, beliefs, values, and norms)
- The Behavioral (the environment, learning, reward and punishment)
- Biological (nervous system, hormones, neurotransmitters)
- The Cognitive (thoughts, perceptions, ideas, and beliefs)
- The Humanistic (unique potential and positive self-concept)
- Psychodynamic (irrational desires and fears in the unconscious mind. Childhood experiences are central to shaping our behavior)
- The Sociocultural (social and cultural expectations, beliefs, values, and norms)
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Describe the similarities and differences between a counseling psychologist, clinical psychologists, and psychiatrists.
Read pages 24-31 in your textbook and then answer the question above. Remember to take notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Application Practice - The Case of Andrea Yates
Explain how each of the following approaches to psychology would try to explain the behavior of Andrea Yates and provide ONE piece of evidence from the case study or video to support each perspective.
- The Behavioral (the environment, learning, reward and punishment)
- Biological (nervous system, hormones, neurotransmitters)
- The Cognitive (thoughts, perceptions, ideas, and beliefs)
- The Humanistic (unique potential and positive self-concept)
- Psychodynamic (irrational desires and fears in the unconscious mind. Childhood experiences are central to shaping our behavior)
- The Sociocultural (social and cultural expectations, beliefs, values, and norms)
- The Behavioral (the environment, learning, reward and punishment)
- Biological (nervous system, hormones, neurotransmitters)
- The Cognitive (thoughts, perceptions, ideas, and beliefs)
- The Humanistic (unique potential and positive self-concept)
- Psychodynamic (irrational desires and fears in the unconscious mind. Childhood experiences are central to shaping our behavior)
- The Sociocultural (social and cultural expectations, beliefs, values, and norms)
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AP Psychology Syllabus
Review the attached AP Psychology Syllabus with your parent(s) or guardian(s) and complete the attached Google Form together by 8/17.
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Describe two psychological principles that you plan on actively using this year to help you study for assessments and the AP Psychology exam.
Read pages 13-23 in your textbook and then answer the question above. Remember to take notes on the assigned pages in your spiral notebook.
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Note-Taking Assignment - AP Psychology
Complete the attached student paced Nearpod on note-taking to prepare for readings and discussion in AP Psychology.
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Join Code: JAWTL
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Identify and describe TWO important milestones in psychologies early history and development.
Read pages 1-12 in your textbook and answer the question above.