AP Psychology Announcements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/16/16: APP video links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx8cCDthsuk no crying in baseball

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryNxl-lpOME no soup

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teLoNYvOf90  big bang theory 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014-2015

 

 

Questions for Spring Semester 2015 Final Exam:

 

Advanced Placement Psychology: Study Guide: Spring Semester Exam (Ch. 11-18)

 

Group 1

 

11.

Although Susan is a brilliant pianist and highly acclaimed ballet dancer, her high school intelligence test scores were only average. What does Susan's experience suggest regarding (a) the reliability and validity of intelligence tests, (b) the nature of intelligence, and (c) the desirability of “gifted child” education programs?

 

12.

Although Jan appears to be underweight, she is afraid of becoming fat and consistently restricts her food intake. Although Gene appears to be overweight, he enjoys eating and always eats as much as he wants. Explain how their different reactions to food might result from (a) differences in their inner bodily states and (b) differences in their reactions to external incentives

13.	A newspaper advice columnist suggests that thinking can be voluntarily controlled and changed but that emotions are gut-level, biological reactions that can't be voluntarily controlled or modified. Use your knowledge of emotion research and theory to either support or refute the columnist's claim.
14.	Trevor, a college student, has tried to quit smoking on two different occasions. In each case, however, he relapsed into his old habit during the last few weeks of the school year. Explain the possible reasons for this relapse pattern, and describe what Trevor can do to avoid repeated failure in his efforts to stop smoking.

Group 2:

15.

According to a number of distinguished psychologists, a major purpose of the defense mechanisms described by Freud is the protection of self-esteem. Give an example of how repression, reaction formation, projection, rationalization, and displacement could each be used to protect or even enhance a positive self-image.

 

16.		A guest on a TV talk show claims that “major depressive disorder is not a psychological problem; it's a disease that can be medically treated.” Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of this claim.
17.		Mr. Andrews suffers from frequent episodes of extreme depression. When a friend suggests that he might be helped by drug therapy, Mr. Andrews responds, “Drugs are just a crutch for people who lack self-discipline and who want to hide from their problems. Besides, I'm not about to hand over control of my life to some psychiatrist and his magic pills.” Explain why Mr. Andrews' ideas about drug therapy are inaccurate.
	18.		David's history teacher asked him why so many German people complied with Hitler's orders to systematically slaughter millions of innocent Jews. David suggested that the atrocities were committed because the Germans had become unusually cruel, sadistic people with abnormal and twisted personalities. Use your knowledge of the fundamental attribution error and Milgram's research on obedience to highlight the weaknesses of David's explanation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 1 Test Re-dos

Multiple-Choice: To get credit for redoing multiple-choice questions, you must quote the textbook where the answer is found.  For example:

1) B: Page 386, paragraph 4: “The reasons for expansion were…..”

Do not quote the whole paragraph, just the sentence (sentences) that have the correct answer.  If you only indicate the correct answer without the quote from the textbook – you will receive NO extra points.

Essays:  You do not have to re-write the whole essay (unless you got a zero), you add to your original essay what you missed or left out.  The things you need to cover are:

            First Essay: Psychology is a science

• o   Scientific Method
• o   Use of math
• o   Show how science is used in the field of psychology

Second Essay: This is basically a 'parts of a psychological experiment' question

1. Review the parts of an experiment

- Variables

- operational definition

- Random sampling - why necessary

- Control group

b. remember: theory and hypothesis are NOT the same

            - hypothesis must be stated in a way that can be MEASURED.

To get ANY extra credit, you must turn in ALL of the following stapled together in this orders

-        New answers on top (on a separate piece of paper)

-        Original answers

-        Test

Again, you must have all three part or no extra points will be given!!!!

 

This is due on Wednesday September 10, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring 2014

 

Here are the answers to the practice tests for chapter 2

 

Practice Test #1: 1) B, 2) B, 3) C, 4) A, 5) A, 6) D, 7) A, 8) C, 9) C, 10) D, 11) D, 12)D, 13)B, 14)C, 15)d, 16)C, 17)C, 18)D, 19)B, 20)D

Matching: 1)D, 2)E, 3)A, 4)F, 5)G, 6)B, 7)C, 8)H, 9)K, 10)I, 11)J

 

Practice Test #2: 1)a, 2)b, 3)A, 4)C, 5)B, 6)A, 7)D, 8)A, 9)C, 10)B, 11)D, 12)D, 13)D, 14)A, 15)B, 16)B, 17)C, 18)D, 19)D, 20)C

Matching: 1)D, 2)G, 3)E, 4)F, 5)I, 6)A, 7)J, 8)H, 9)K, 10)B, 11)C

Brain Diagram: 1) A, 2)H, 3)C, 4)D, 5)E, 6)B, 7)F, 8)G, 9)I

 

Applied Test: 1)D, 2)C, 3)A, 4)D, 5)C, 6)A, 7)A, 8)B, 9)B, 10)A, 11)A, 12)C, 13)B, 14)B, 15)B, 16)A, 17)B, 18)D, 19)A, 20)A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring 2013

 

05/10/13: AP Psychology: Click here for the final review questions

 

05/01/13: Here are the answers to the chapter 14 practice test: 

1)D, 2)A, 3)C. 4)C, 5)B, 6)D, 7)C, 8)A, 9)D, 10)B, 11)A, 12)D, 13)D, 14)D, 15)D, 16)B, 17)D, 18)B, 19)B, 20)D, 21)B

True/False: T, F, F, F, ,F, T, T, T, T, T, T

04/19/13: Progress reports distributed: Signature requires - due Monday April 22

03/29/13: Progress reports distributed - no signature required

03/18/13: Your semester term paper has been assigned.  Go to the long-term assignment paper for the requirements of the paper

01/28/13: The test for Chapter 2 will be on Thursday January 31.

01/16/13:  Here are the answers to the practice test:

1 A

2 C

3 C

4 D

5 D

6 D

7 D

8 B

9 C

10 B

11 D

12 B

13 C

14 D

15 B

16 D

17 C

18 C

19 D

20 A

 

 

 

 

01/14/13: Test on Chapter 1 will be on Thursday 01/17/13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

05/07/12: Click here for the review for the final exam

 

04/27/12: Remember, research papers are due on May 07, 2012

03/26/12: Progress reports distributed - no signature required

03/19/12: Research paper assignment distributed in class:  Due May 04, 2012

3/15/12:  Progress reports distributed - no signature required

01/25/12: Progress reports distributed - Signature required

 

1st Semester:

11/14/11: Test for chapters 8 and 9 will be on Tuesday 11/22/11

10/24/11: Semester paper due December 15, 2011 - go to the Long-term Assignment page for details

08/29/11: Progress reports distributed - no signature required

08/08/2011: Signed syllabi are due (signed by parent/guardian by Monday 08/15/11

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