SEPTEMBER 2011
WELCOME TO AP PSYCHOLOGY!
You
have
chosen to take this college-level academic
course that will challenge you.
From day
one,
we will be 
preparing
for
the AP
Exam, scheduled to be taken at noon on May 7, 2012.
Everything is set
up to help you succeed. This webpage
will help you to keep up with classwork,
homework, and assignment deadlines, even
when you are absent. DO NOT FALL BEHIND.
I update bi-weekly and will
try to keep to this schedule, barring the
unforeseen. Unit tests will
come up VERY quickly, so please keep on top
of things.
IF YOU HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS- click here-- and do so now! We will hit the ground running in September. There will be no time for you to do the work then.
I have 'surfed the net ' quite a bit, collecting the best of the psychology sites for you. Use these links to help you in your investigation of human behavior and to deepen your comprehension of topics covered in class. Some of the links are FUN! Feel free to explore. It is vital to keep up with the unit reading and outlining, as the content builds on upon what was learned previously. Scroll down the webpage for yearlong test date information and how to write a PRS directions.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to talk to me; this is your responsibility. Extra help will be on Mondays and Thursdays in Room 402 or the INFOCenter. Please check with me.
Please go to the link for the Society of
Neuroscience, if you have not
done so already. Download
the booklet "Brain Facts"
Read it, it's really awesome (if
you like neuroscience). We will
use it during Unit 3 and at other points
during the year. See
Jane Run is a suggested reading
and extra credit (There is not a lot of
extra credit in an AP class). It is a
novel, perfect for the beach or
breaks. ENJOY it! I'm looking
forward to a great year in AP Psych.
Mrs. McCracken
preparing
for
the AP
Exam, scheduled to be taken at noon on May 7, 2012.
Everything is set
up to help you succeed. This webpage
will help you to keep up with classwork,
homework, and assignment deadlines, even
when you are absent. DO NOT FALL BEHIND.
I update bi-weekly and will
try to keep to this schedule, barring the
unforeseen. Unit tests will
come up VERY quickly, so please keep on top
of things. IF YOU HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS- click here-- and do so now! We will hit the ground running in September. There will be no time for you to do the work then.
I have 'surfed the net ' quite a bit, collecting the best of the psychology sites for you. Use these links to help you in your investigation of human behavior and to deepen your comprehension of topics covered in class. Some of the links are FUN! Feel free to explore. It is vital to keep up with the unit reading and outlining, as the content builds on upon what was learned previously. Scroll down the webpage for yearlong test date information and how to write a PRS directions.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to talk to me; this is your responsibility. Extra help will be on Mondays and Thursdays in Room 402 or the INFOCenter. Please check with me.
Please go to the link for the Society of
Neuroscience, if you have not
done so already. Download
the booklet "Brain Facts"
Read it, it's really awesome (if
you like neuroscience). We will
use it during Unit 3 and at other points
during the year. See
Jane Run is a suggested reading
and extra credit (There is not a lot of
extra credit in an AP class). It is a
novel, perfect for the beach or
breaks. ENJOY it! I'm looking
forward to a great year in AP Psych.
Mrs. McCracken
Assignments:
September 6th-16th
BRING IN MAGAZINES FOR FRIDAY. They will be cut up!
A
tribute to 9/11 Responders Event at
Brookdale Community College
- Ordinary People- Extraordinary Actions - Monday, September 19, 2011- 7:00- for more info, click.
BRING IN MAGAZINES FOR FRIDAY. They will be cut up!
A
tribute to 9/11 Responders Event at
Brookdale Community College- Ordinary People- Extraordinary Actions - Monday, September 19, 2011- 7:00- for more info, click.
MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY Left and Right Brain |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY Forward 2 weeks --> CLICK HERE THE NEXT 2 WEEKS OF SEPTEMBER'S ASSIGNMENTS!! |
| 5 Happy Labor Day!
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6 First Day Staff  |
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Welcome Back Students! SUMMER READING
ASSESSMENT: THERE WILL BE A
MULTIPLE
TAKE NOTES:
Scroll to
bottom of webpage for details.CHOICE TEST ON DIBS, 50 PSYCH. MYTHS AND UNIT 1 ON MONDAY BE PREPARED. How to write a PRS- Personal Response Section of the test: There is no PRS for Unit 1 or 2 on statistics and research. Perspectives
in Psychology
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BRING IN MAGAZINES FOR FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!
Research and
Methodology:Types of research Basic and Applied
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9
MAGAZINE
COLLAGE DAY!
 Perspectives of
Psychology Collage!
Using magazines
and your notes
on the perspectives/approaches, work in groups
and create a collage that explains/ILLUSTRATES
each perspective. Be able to explain EACH
perspective.
This is critical to your understanding of AP Psychology! |
| Homework: Enjoy the last day of summer break! Read this article on how to improve your learning (ppst, we will also be studying this!) 
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Homework: 1. Discipline Policy and Homework Policy Letters will go home tomorrow. BRING IN MAGAZINES FOR FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!
You have the
option of
 making flashcards
instead of outlines IF
this is a good way to study for you. |
Homework: Read the handouts! 1. Discipline Policy
and Homework Policy Letters
2. WRITE OUT NOTES ON
THE Perspectives of Psychology: INCLUDE PEOPLE,
THEORIES, CATCH PHRASES!BRING IN MAGAZINES FOR FRIDAY!!!!!!!!! 3. Go to Discovering Psychology. Click on the Approaches and Practices Icon and complete the activities on the psychological perspectives. SUMMER READING TEST on Dibs, 50 Psychology Myths and UNIT 1 on MONDAY. |
Homework: BRING IN MAGAZINES FOR FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!
Read pages
19-29 in textbook. Outline or make flash cards.
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Homework: SUMMER READING TEST on Dibs and 50 Psychology Myths and Unit 1 is on MONDAY. Remembering
9/11 on
Sunday
We will never forget.  Here are a sampling of the new NJ State Terrorism and 9/11 Curriculum that I helped write with the Families of 9/11, NJ State Holocaust Commission, and Liberty Science Center! |
| 12 Test Unit 1, Dibs, and 50 Myths.  |
13 Unit II: Research Methods and Critical Thinking- this is being emphasized greatly this year!!! Description: Case Study Survey wording effects Random sampling Population Naturalistic Observ. Correlation + and - scatterplots Illusory Correlation Perceiving order in random events |
14 Experiments: Population Sampling double-blind procedure placebo effect experimental group control group Dependent & independent variables Confounding variables CHART: Experimental Design Flow Chart |
15 QUIZ ON RESEARCH METHODS Statistics Central Tendency mode mean median range normal curve standard deviation correlation coefficient positive correlation negative correlation regression toward the mean significant difference |
16 Activity: 'Linda and the Judge' Ethics in experimentation informed consent debriefing animal experimentation value free judgments |
| Homework: Quiz Thursday. Read and outline pages 29-35 in textbook.  GET A SWIMMING CAP OF LIGHT COLOR!!!
BRING TO CLASS FOR
UNIT 3 IN OCT. |
Homework: Read and outline pages 35-41 in textbook. Optional: 1. Play with mean, mode and median! 2. Have more fun with mean and median here. |
Homework: Study for tomorrow's quiz (up to page 46) Read and outline pages 42-46 in textbook. |
Homework: Complete Review on pages 47 - 49. Then. Practice: STATS AND PSYCH WEB to test your understanding - Do you get it? No, you don't need to know how to calculate standard deviation. Check your answers here! |
Homework: Study for test on Unit 2 Monday! Review for test RESEARCH PRACTICE SHEET HERE! Check your answers here!  |
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