Mr. Turner

UNIT 8A 8B and 10 Study Guide

Many of you have inquired about notes and topics covered the week before spring break. If you missed Wednesday: Know that you will have to make up a Quiz over Unit: 7B AS SOON as you return from Spring Break (so be ready)

Here are the notes and concepts we covered for the week:

Unit 7B Notes (We covered Monday and Wednesday):AP Psych: Unit 07B Powerpoint Notes

Unit 7A Notes (We covered on Friday): AP Psych: Unit 07A Notes

Also, anybody preparaing to make up the 7B Quiz should read pages 308-312 in the text

AP Psych: be ready for a 30 question quiz over Units 4 and 5: Sensation and Perception as well as States of Consciousness. There is a study guide below that will help you focus your studying.

AP Psychology Units 4 and 5 Study Guide (printable)

AP Psychology Units 4 and 5 Study Guide:

Sensation and Perception, States of Consciousness

4:

• Differences:  sensation vs. perception
• Top-down, bottom-up processing
• Selective Attention
• Change Blindness
• Absolute Threshold
• Difference Threshold (Just Noticeable Difference)
• Weber’s Law
• Eye: Retina, rods, cones, blind spot (optic nerve)
• Ear: Middle ear (hammer, anvil, stirrup), ear drum, cochlea
• Conduction vs. sensorineural hearing loss

5:

• Circadian Rhythm
• NREM Sleep (Stages 1-4) vs. REM Sleep
• Alpha Waves, Delta Waves
• Hypnagogic sensations
• Dreams (Freud) Manifest vs. Latent content
• Psychoactive Drugs
• Tolerance, Withdrawl
• Physical, Psychological Dependence
• Alcohol- connection to memory and REM Sleep
• Differences between depressants, stimulants, and hallucinogens
• Psychedelic drug

Psychology! In class we are still covering the life course we finished up with class on Thursday 3-3 discussion Old Age (section 2 of chapter 5) and we also introduced and began watching “Tuesday’s with Morrie”

Assingments include: The Chapter 4 Assessment worksheet (should already be turned in, was due on Thursday 3-3) and also the 5-2 worksheet assigned on Thursday as well—it will be due on Monday 3-7

On Monday we will discuss 5-3 Death and Dying, including topics like Euthanasia. Also, we will discuss “Tuesday’s with Morrie” so far and continue watching.

Assignments this week:

• make sure I have your Chapter 4 Paragraphs worksheet, lots are not turned in. they were due on Thursday 3-3.
• Also be sure to do your Sociological research while sitting in the cafeteria, all 8 boxes need to be filled in with some type of observation or assumption
• Finally, be prepared for a Test over Chapter 4 Socialization either late next week (week of 3-7 to 3-11) or early the subsequent week. 

• Assignments this week: Chapter 4 assessments worksheet
• We are studying chapter 4 and 5, The Life Course: Adolescence to Old Age

Chapter 4: Socialization

• prepare for a Chapter 4 Quiz
• Assignments: Paragraphs Worksheet. We are focusing on Agents of Socialism: Family, Peers, Media, Schools

Read pg. 125-130 Tuesday 2-22-11

Read pg. 175-181 Thursday 2-24-11

Sensation vs Perception: Unit 4

Picture Ames Room, inattentional blindness

Here is all you need for the tests coming up this week:

Schedule:

Thursday 2-17:

• Sociology 2W and 3W: Chapter 3 Test (Culture)
• Psychology 4W: Chapter 3 Test (Developmental Psychology)

Friday 2-18:

• Sociology 1G: Chapter 3 Test (Culture)
• AP Psychology 2G and 3G: Unit 3A, 3B, and 3C Test

ALSO, here are the study guides for all the upcoming tests:

• Psychology Chapter 3 Study Guide
• Sociology Chapter 3 Study Guide
• AP Psych: Unit 3A 3B 3C study guide

AP Psych:         

• Will have a quiz over lecture notes/reading of Unit 3A on Friday (1/28) Be Prepared!!
• Here is an updated agenda for our outside reading schedule: Outside Readings: Unit 3

Psychology I:

• Developmental Psychology Worksheet will be assigned on Thursday.
• Notes over our first few discussions are here  3-1 Developmental Psychology Notes  (in PowerPoint format)

AHHH!!! the startled baby (Moro) reflex!!!!! 

Sociology:

• Chapter 3 Vocabulary Worksheet will be assign at the end of the week.
• Analyzing Material Culture Worksheet: think about what items around your bedroom mean the most to you???
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• Also, ponder these vocab terms (just in case HYPOTHETICALLY, you may have to do a group skit in class over them) **wink, wink**