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Advanced Placement Psychology

AP Psych Syllabus

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W.B. Ray High School Advanced Placement Psychology Mr. Roberts-Room 172 [email protected] Course Syllabus Advanced Placement Psychology is taught in a one semester course. It is designed to introduce students to the systematic and scientific study of the behavioral and mental processes of human beings. Key concepts of the major schools of psychology and important theorists with their contributions to psychology are taught. Vocabulary is an essential part of psychology; therefore, vocabulary is emphasized. The culmination of the course is for students to take the Advanced Placement exam in May. (Please be aware that there is a fee to the exam of $86, certain circumstances allow for a reduced price of $8 for that fee.) Prerequisites

AP Psychology, Brain Powerpoint

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Brain Structures By Adam Michalowsky Cerebrum The Cerebrum is that largest part of the human brain It's divided into four different sections (lobes) They are called the frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal lobes Some of the functions of the Cerebrum are reasoning, planning, movement, emotions, problem solving, recognition, perception, memory and speech Frontal Lobe The Frontal Lobe is involved in a wide array of processes, such as all of our emotions and our personality When our frontal lobe is damaged, we are never the same Our personalities can be completely changed, just by a simple lesion to the frontal lobe Parietal Lobe Out of all of the Parietal Lobe's functions, its main ones are sensory information retrieval, interpretation, and perception

AP Psychology Mid Term Review

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Psychology Study Guide Chapter 1: Different types of psychologists (clinical, forensic, social, health, industrial etc) ? Clinical: aim to reduce psychological distress. Anxiety, depression, relationship problems, addictions and relationships. ? Forensic: applying theory to criminal investigations, understanding psychological problems associated with criminal behavior, and the treatment of criminals. ? Social: The study of relations between people and groups. Thoughts, feelings and behaviors altered by others. typically explain human behavior as a result of the interaction of mental states and immediate social situations ? Health: relatively new. Principles are used to help changes about people?s attitudes about health and

AP Psychology Notes- Chapter One

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Hindsight Bias The tendency to believe, after learning of an outcome, that one could have foreseen it The ?I-knew-what-would-happen-all-along? phenomenon Common sense is not always so obvious and correct, it describes what has happened easier than what will happen. Overconfidence Those who are confident in their assumptions are not always correct; Hindsight bias and overconfidence often lead us to overestimate our intuition. Scientific Attitude Skeptical, not cynical. Open, not gullible Curious skepticism Humility- be willing to prove yourself wrong Critical Thinking Thinking that does not blindly accept arguments/conclusions, but examines, evaluates, assesses, and asks questions Scientific Method Theory

Psychology Psych-Outs

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Psych Psych-Outs Helpful Mnemonics for the AP Psychology Exam Glia- Glue of nutrition Neuron (Interpreted Dance)- Dendrites, Soma, Axon, Terminal Buttons, Synapse, Receptor Sites Neural Impulse- (Toilet) Action Potential= Firing or Flushing Refractory Period= Recharging or Refilling of toilet water Resting Potential= Ready to fire All or None Principle- Fires or doesn?t at the same intensity (toilet flushing doesn?t flush faster if you push the handle harder?) Reuptake- Slurp Acetylcholine- Attention Arousal Memory Dopamine- Sell Dope at the Park. Dope makes you feel good, Park Parkinson Disease low levels Norepinephrine- Norma has PMS= mood & arousal Serotonin- Ninja Turtles live in the SEWA Sleep Eating Wakefulness Aggression

AP Psychology 5 step to a 5

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