Welcome Dragons! I'm anticipating a wonderful school year with you, my new AP Psych students! You'll find that psychology is my passion and it's pretty contagious! Here's your syllabus if you'd like to take a look, but I'll get you a hard copy by the end of this week. Be sure to have your materials, because we will hit the ground running!
Syllabus:https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4xdTlrmZTl3VldpRmpSY2dTRmM/edit?usp=sharing
Please feel free to email me any questions! Lara.Herrera@BrowardSchools.com
Mrs. H
Monday, August 19, 2013
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Review Materials for the AP Psych Exam
Below are some things you need to download for your review!
Also, feel free to take any online quizzes for practice at www.worthpublishers.com/myersap1e
There are a lot of cool apps you can use for review, too, like Brain MnemonX from ThePsychFiles.com and 3D Brain from The Dana Foundation. Please post any apps that you've found in the comments below!
1. Perspectives Chart
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddxvq7tz_0dzbwnsf8
2. Confusing Pairs
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddxvq7tz_2gvnxfvdx
3. Research Methods Chart
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddxvq7tz_3gbbr83hn
4. Brain mnemonics (you may have copied this earlier in the year already)
http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B4xdTlrmZTl3NmVkZmFmODAtODA5Yi00YWNlLTk4ODMtNDBlZGUxYWZiNGM3&hl=en
5. Neurotransmitter Chart
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AYxdTlrmZTl3ZGR4dnE3dHpfMTZmOTZzd2Zucg&hl=en
6. Famous Contributors to Psychology
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AYxdTlrmZTl3ZGR4dnE3dHpfMTVobmY4ZDdkNQ&hl=en
7. Pun List Famous Psychologists
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AYxdTlrmZTl3ZGR4dnE3dHpfMTdkd25qY21jOQ&hl=en
8. Operant Conditioning Consequence Matrix
http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B4xdTlrmZTl3M2M4ZDJlYjItM2JiNi00NDc3LWJkYmUtYmFkZDE2NzAxYmQy&hl=en
9. Examples of Negative Reinforcers (remember, a reinforcer is a reward)
http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B4xdTlrmZTl3YTY0NjExMmQtNjkxNy00YzNhLTk5OGEtNTNjYTJiMDliZjJh&hl=en
10. Most frequently cited concepts in intro to psych books (a list of 428 important terms)
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4xdTlrmZTl3QmpIQzhrOHk5S2s/edit?usp=sharing
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
For Psych Science Fair Projects...
If your science fair project is a psychology experiment, you will find this resource helpful:
http://www.apa.org/education/k12/science-fair-manual.pdf
This is the book I have in my room with the sample forms in the back.
Thanks to Rickency for finding the digital version online for us!
http://www.apa.org/education/k12/science-fair-manual.pdf
This is the book I have in my room with the sample forms in the back.
Thanks to Rickency for finding the digital version online for us!
Friday, November 16, 2012
Unit 4 Sleep & Dream Journal!
1. Sleep Record
Create a CHART and record the following data for at least THREE (3) nights (be sure to record data from at least one non-school night where you can get up whenever you want in the morning):
Time you fall asleep
Time you woke up
Number of hours you slept total
Number of times you woke up during the night and why
Amount of caffeine in the hours before bed, and at what time(s) (one cola, etc.)
How you woke up: on your own or by alarm/other person
If you remember having any dreams on this night
2. Dream Journal
Be sure to write down at least ONE dream from this week in detail, then write five explanations for your one dream using each of the five dream theories. You may choose to use five different dreams, if you have that many.
Even people who claim they never dream will recall a dream if awakened during the REM sleep stage. Everyone dreams every night. You may have greater success remembering your dreams if you use these tips:
Keep a pen and paper next to your bed
At night before bed, tell yourself that you'll remember and write your dream in the morning
When you wake up, stay laying down with your eyes closed(remember context-dependent memory!) and think about what you were just dreaming
With the lights still dim, write whatever pieces of your dream you are remembering on the paper you have next to your bed
If you try the above one night and it doesn't work, try setting you alarm for ten minutes before you normally wake up the next day. You might be able to catch yourself in a the REM (dream) stage that way.
Sweet dreams!
Other HW: Read/cards Unit 7 pages 175-191 (the section on sleep, sleep disorders, and dreams!) by Monday
Create a CHART and record the following data for at least THREE (3) nights (be sure to record data from at least one non-school night where you can get up whenever you want in the morning):
Time you fall asleep
Time you woke up
Number of hours you slept total
Number of times you woke up during the night and why
Amount of caffeine in the hours before bed, and at what time(s) (one cola, etc.)
How you woke up: on your own or by alarm/other person
If you remember having any dreams on this night
2. Dream Journal
Be sure to write down at least ONE dream from this week in detail, then write five explanations for your one dream using each of the five dream theories. You may choose to use five different dreams, if you have that many.
Even people who claim they never dream will recall a dream if awakened during the REM sleep stage. Everyone dreams every night. You may have greater success remembering your dreams if you use these tips:
Keep a pen and paper next to your bed
At night before bed, tell yourself that you'll remember and write your dream in the morning
When you wake up, stay laying down with your eyes closed(remember context-dependent memory!) and think about what you were just dreaming
With the lights still dim, write whatever pieces of your dream you are remembering on the paper you have next to your bed
If you try the above one night and it doesn't work, try setting you alarm for ten minutes before you normally wake up the next day. You might be able to catch yourself in a the REM (dream) stage that way.
Sweet dreams!
Other HW: Read/cards Unit 7 pages 175-191 (the section on sleep, sleep disorders, and dreams!) by Monday
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