Happy Holidays

Even though you all drive me crazy sometimes, I still love you ;) Enjoy your break, be safe, and come back rested and ready to continue learning. I will miss you all! See you in 2010.

Chapter 7 & 8 Assignments Over Break

Here are your Chapter 7 & 8 assignments for the winter break. It will be due on Thursday, 01/07 (P.6), or Friday, 01/08 (P.3) after we come back.

-Memory Activities WS
-Psych Sim 5: "Iconic Memory"(Ch.7) & "My Head is Spinning"(Ch.8)
-"When Memory Fails" WS (Research book & internet for answers)
-"Short Term Memory" WS (Research book & internet for answers)

Memory Activities

23_IconicMem

26_WhenMemFails

25_ShortTermMem

28_HeadSpinning

Chapter 6 Test

Chapter 6 Test is scheduled for Tuesday, 12/15 (p.3), & Wednesday 12/16 (p.6). You will have time to work on your Midterm Study Guides after the test, so please make sure you remember to bring it with you to class.

Study!

Midterm Study Guide

Please print the document below and bring it in to the next class. The completed study guide is due at the end of the week for a grade, no excuses. This is for your benefit!

AP Psych Midterm Study Guide 09-10 Obj

Essay Midterm Review Topics

Here are the topics that you need to review for your essay exam. You need to be ready to answer all of them, but I will choose the 3 questions you will be responding to on Friday, 12/18/09.

1. Choose a specific neurotransmitter or class of neurotransmitters and discuss its impact on behavior.

2. Compare and contrast the nervous system and the endocrine system.

3. What do people tend to dream about, and what theories have been proposed to explain why people dream at all?

4. Explain how a specific phobia could be acquired through classical conditioning, being sure to identify the unconditioned stimulus, unconditioned response, conditioned stimulus, and conditioned response in your example. Also, using classical conditioning, indicate how the phobia could be eliminated.

5. Provide specific, everyday examples (for instance, from child-rearing) of the following operant-conditioning phenomena: positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, and punishment.


Each response needs to be a paragraph (at least 4-5 sent.) minimum. You will not be allowed to use your notes that day. Make sure you know the information! The Objective (multiple choice) Review Packet will be posted sometime this weekend (before Sunday night). Make sure you print that out and bring it in to the next class. Enjoy your weekend, see you next week!

Chapter 6 Assignments

This is the homework you will be responsible for while we go over Chapter 6.
-Write a sentence for each of the vocabulary words (found in the textbook website, link on blog) for Chapter 6. Your sentences should show me that you understand the term and they should not be written as the definition restated. Please underline or highlight the word in the sentence. This assignment MUST be handwritten!
-Complete the Psych Sim 5 "Classical Conditioning" (Psych Sim 4 link on blog) and "Operant Conditioning" (Psych Sim 5 link on the blog). After going through the tutorials, complete the worksheets below.
* ALL Assignments are Due on Tuesday, 12/8/09 (p.6) and Wednesday, 12/09/09 (p.3).
20_ClassicalCond

21_OperantCond