PSYCHDEC

APRIL 2012

Assignments: April 18-29, 2012
Countdown to the AP Psychology Exam

I highly recommend the study tool- AP Psychology Spark Chart.

Any of the AP Psych Review Books are fine-- Past students have said they like Barrons--but they all have practice tests.

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23 Biology of Aggression Genetic influences Neural influences Biochemical influences Socio-cultural Factors <>Aversive events Frustration-Aggression principle Sexual agression & the Media<> Social-scripts	24 Psychology of Attraction- BBC Site Activity 1. Proximity: mere exposure effect (Debruine 2002) students playing a social game trap are more trusting and cooperative when features from their own face morphs into the other person's face. 2. Physical Attractiveness (Hatfield 1966) #1 factor in determining connection 3. Similarity: Opposites retract! 4. Romantic Love a. temporary passionate love is fleeting and does not last! 1. emotions- physical arousal plus cognitive appraisal 2. arousal from any other source can enhance one emotion or another, depending on how we interpret! b. Enduring Compassionate love = life committment Equity: both partners receive in proportion to what they live. Shared-decision making Self-disclosure: revealing intimate details about ourselves	25 QUIZ! Altruism: Social Exchange Theory Social Responsibility Norm Kitty Genovese: Bystander Effect- When alone - 40% will aid a person needing help. When others are present, only 20% will come to a person's aid. Video: Would you stop a kidnapping? ASSIGNMENT: CREATE A MOVIE POSTER- DUE NEXT THURSDAY OR FRIDAY Best odds of helping: Observe someone else being helped We aren't in a hurry Victim appears to need and deserve help Victim is similar to us Small town or rural area We are feeling guilty Focuse on others/not preoccupied Good mood	26 In-Class writing of Unit 14 PRS (25 minutes) ASSIGNMENT: CREATE A MOVIE POSTER- DUE NEXT THURSDAY OR FRIDAY Conflict and Peacemaking: Social traps mirage-image perceptions Enemy perceptions Self-serving bias Fundamental Attribution Error revisited Cooperation Superordinate goals Conciliation GRIT- Graduated and Reciprocated Initiatives in Tension-Reduction	27 Review for test Catch up
Homework: Review Statistics/Research Appendix- Chapter 1-2 AP Psychology Review Flashcards Top 10 Psychology Studies PSYCHSIM - PRACTICE!!! STATISTICS WORKSHOP RESEARCH REVIEW SparkNotes: Research Methods in Psych Neurons, Hormones, and the Brain Neural Transmission Neuroscience Tutorials How Drugs Work in the Brain Evolutionary Psychology Primer Social Facilitation <>Psychological Concept Identification Exercise (self-test) Major Figures in Psychology The Body and Mind Interactive - A Good Review!! Peripheral Nervous System BrainFacts Download!! Cognitive Neuroscience Learning about the Brain (PET, CAT, MRI) Heredity Review Practice Test Bank AP Psych Vocabulary Review Practice Test Bank	Homework: STUDY FOR QUIZ!!! Review Chapter 3-5 AP Psychology Review Flashcard REVIEW CROSSWORD PUZZLE OF FAMOUS PSYCHOLOGISTS! Developmental Psych TIME Top 100- Jean Piaget Baumrind's Parenting Styles <>Ch 5: Sensation and Perception Review Sensory Thresholds Synesthesia -simultaneously experiencing multiple senses Organizing Perception Perceptural Constancies Depth & Distance Perception Gestalt (Phi Phen.) The Joy of Visual Perception - Great Review Cocktail Party Effect Video Review Review Practice Test Bank	Homework: Review Chapters 6-8 AP Psychology Review Flashcard States of Consciousness Review Sleep Circadian Rhythems Learning Review Memory and Conditioning Review 7 Sins of Memory TIME Top 100- Sigmund Freud Factor Analysis Gender Differences Erikson's Stages of Development I Erikson's Stages of Dvp II Development: Infancy-Childhood Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Dvp. Dvp: Adolescence & Gender Early-Mid. Adulthood Late Adulthood Classical Conditioning Operant Conditioning Social Learning Theory Personality- Trait Theory Personality Assessment (MMPI) Humanistic: Maslow and Rogers Review Practice Test Bank	Homework: Review Chapter 9-11 AP Psychology Review Flashcard Intelligence Review Intelligence Tests Intelligence- Concepts Measures of Intelligence <>Spearman 'g', Fluid & Crystaline Intelligences, Gardner Multiple Intelligences Emotion Theories of Emotion Motivation Gender Schema-Theory Personality Big 5 Personality Test Stress, Coping, and Health Stress Response Review Practice Test Bank	Homework: Review Units 12-14 AP Psychology Review Flashcard Practice Test 2 Treatment of Psych Disorders Treatment of Psych Disorders Review Flash Cards Treatment of Psych Disorders Quiz Psychotherapies Biomedical Therapies Time Mag- Anxziety and the Brain I Can't Believe My Eyes- Solomon Asch's Study Sparknotes: Psychological Disorders Quiz Top 10 Social Psych Studies Chameleon Effect Social Psychology Page Group Dynamics Perspectives on Abnormal Psychology Psychiatrist for a Day (Dignose the disorder) Review Practice Test Bank
30 WE'RE DONE! Unit 14 Test!	26 PRACTICE TEST #1 Review for the AP Exam	27 REVIEW: HOW TO WRITE THE ESSAYS REVIEW FOR THE AP EXAM	28 PRACTICE TEST #2 Review for the AP Exam Relax and let REM sleep work! Spacing Effect- Review in short intervals! Get well! Balance your diet! Study for the AP Exam! I highly recommend getting the Psychology Sparkcharts! Very useful! Click here!	29 Review for the AP Exam
Homework: Read and outline pages 573-577.	Homework: Review for test!	Homework: Review for test! Study for in-class PRS writing tomorrow.	Homework: Review for test! APA GLOSSARY FOR PSYCHOLOGY TERMS - Really good!	Homework: Study for the AP Exam!