Homework 8 To be Typed Just you name and period on top of the page. Answer all of the following questions using the information learned both in class and in the text to support your answers. Try to think critically, use your imagination and if you get confused, take a break and try again. Do … Continue reading “Homework 1”
Developmental Psychology Social Development There was this girl that I met at one of my fraternity parties my junior year of college. She was beautiful and made Jessica Alba look like Squidward. I remember walking up to her and offering her a beer (root beer). Her name was Dawn (from Long Island- in fact every … Continue reading “Developmental Psychology”
Behavioral School Homework To be Typed Just you name and period on top of the page. Answer all of the following questions using the information learned both in class and in the text to support your answers. Try to think critically, use your imagination and if you get confused, take a break and try again. … Continue reading “Homework 1”
Ok- it was the late 1950’s and “make love, not war” era was peaking it’s head around the corner when the humanistic school popped up. People were sick of the impersonality of the behavior school and the negativity of the psychoanalytic school. People wanted to focus, not on the sick, but on the healthy. They … Continue reading “Humanistic School”
Nature Versus Nurture Was I born or made the way I am? The Nature Perspective Genes: Our Biological Blueprint * Imagine that every room in Orthanc had a bookcase listing all the different races mentioned in Treebeard’s poem (thanks Jackie). These lists run to 46 books: 23 donated by your mother (from her egg) … Continue reading “Nature Versus Nurture”
So far we talked about motivations behind simple human behaviors like eating and sex. What motivates us the more complicated behaviors, like studying for the AP Psychology test? What motivates us to work hard in school, video games, sports and all those day to day things that take up our day. We call this types … Continue reading “Achievement Motivation”
Neuroscience and Behavior Intro Z Everything psychological is simultaneously biological. You relate to the world through your body Z “In spite of our mechanical magnificence, if it were not for this continuous stream of motor impulses, we would COLLAPSE! Like a bunch of BROCCOLI!” –Gene Wilder in Young Frankenstein Z Aristotle believed … Continue reading “Neuroscience and Behavior”
Motivation When I was in high school my Mom would always tell me to focus on my studies because that was the most important part of my life. So I went up to my room with my books and talked to my girlfriend for three hours every night (what we talked about I have no … Continue reading “An Introduction to Motivation”
Perception Objectives: Explain how illusions help us understand perception. Discuss Gestalt psychology’s contribution to our understanding of perception. Explain the figure-ground relationship, and identify the principles of perceptual grouping in form perception. Discuss research on depth perception involving the use of the visual cliff, and describe the binocular and monocular cues in depth perception. Describe … Continue reading “Perception”
Research Methods Let’s take a look at real science!!!! There are two reasons why it is vital that you have a solid understanding of research methods. First, you are more likely to see a free response question on the AP exam from this topic than anywhere else. Second, above all, it is important to remember … Continue reading “Research Methods”
