AP Psychology Summer Assignment 2016

Teacher: Teresi
Summer: 2016
1. Sign up for Google Classroom: Class code- xzch1u
2. Class Website: mrsteresi.weebly.com
3. Get a Workbook from Room 903
4. Summer Assignment: Turn in to googleclassroom by Friday August 12th
a. Vocabulary: Define and Describe each term in chapters 1 and 5 by drawing a picture or creating an
analogy or mnemonic device.
b. Workbook: Complete the Ch. 1 and 5 reading guides.
c. Write the following Free Response Questions (FRQs). See details online on how to complete Psychology
FRQs. Make sure you DEFINE and APPLY each term and ANSWER the prompt completely. Help on
writing FRQs can be found on the class webpage.
FRQ:
Professor Clune received a grant to study the relationship between childhood obesity and watching TV. Answer the
following questions about Professor Clunes research study.
Part A
Explain how Professor Clune could use each of the following research methods to study this topic:
o Case Study
o Survey
o Naturalistic Observation
Part B
Design an experiment Professor Clune could use to investigate the topic, including the following terms in the
context of your design:
o Operational Definition
o Independent and Dependent Variables
o Random assignment
Part C
Explain how Professor Clunes experimental design would confirm to ethical guidelines.
Part D
Explain how Professor Clune would use statistics (including at least two measures of central tendency) to
examine the data from the study to reach a conclusion.
Draw a scatterplot graph showing the correlation.

***Assignment Due Friday of the first week of instruction for the 2016-2017 school year***
An Exam will be given covering this material that day!
Introduction: In order to be successful in college courses, reading the textbook is a key to that success. AP Psychology
requires reading and studying outside of class. Do not simply skim the readings looking for the answers or bolded
vocabulary, make sure you read each section actively and take time to understand what you are writing. If you are
willing to put in the necessary effort, you will succeed.
Directions: Read unit 1 and 5 in your textbook. The following questions/assignments must be written in your own
handwriting. You should be putting the information from the book in your own words! (This makes you think more
deeply about the information, which will help you understand it and remember it better.)

Chapter 1 Reading Guide

1. Title your Reading Guide; 1 Mind, Behavior, and Psychological Science
2. Read the Vignette (p3-4)
3. Write Core Concept 1.1 in Red
4. List the Applied Psychological Specialties and give one example of each.
5. Compare and Contrast Psychologist and Psychiatrist.
6. Find an example of pseudo-psychology. Apply the 6 critical thinking skills to this claim (use the chapter problem
example on page 9).

7. Complete Do It Yourself! Try not to look at the answers until you have attempted to answer.
8. Complete Check your Understanding (again try to answer without looking at the answers) write the correct
answers in complete sentences once you have checked accuracy.
9. Write Core Concept 1.2 in Red
10. Create a graphic organizer for the key perspectives/viewpoints we will be focusing on(biological, cognitive,
behaviorism, psychodynamic, humanistic, developmental, and sociocultural)and fill in the following information:
Who, What, When, sub-categories, and examples.
11. Compare and contrast structuralism and functionalism.
12. Complete Do It Yourself! Pg21
13. Complete Check Your Understanding pg23.
14. Write Core Concept 1.3 in Red
15. Create a flow chart diagraming the scientific method
16. Create Operational definitions for the following terms: active, rewards, improvement, and food.
17. Create a chart to organize the 5 types of psychological research including key terms, pros, cons, and purpose.
18. Draw and explain positive, negative, and no correlation scatterplots.
19. List the types of bias in Psychological Research and give examples of each. How do we protect against bias?
20. What are the ethical considerations of Psychological research?
21. Complete Check Your Understanding pg34.
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Write Core Concept 5.1 in Red

Memory is like __________ because___________________________________.
How do we make the most complete and accurate memory records?
Describe the process and limitations of memorys 3 basic tasks.
Summarize Eidetic memory and associated studies in 1 paragraph.
Complete Check Your Understanding p177.
Write Core Concept 5.2 in Red
Create a detailed flowchart for how we form memories including limitations and/or duration (use table 5.1 to
help). How can you encode this information to make it move into Long-term memory?
List the four activities in working memory; describe and create a visual for each one.
Copy figure 5.8 adding pictures that make the chart meaningful to you.
Describe your schema for a classroom.
What happened to H.M. and what does this tell us about the biological basis of Long-term memory? Be Specific!!
Compare and contrast anterograde and retrograde amnesia and name a character in a movie, book, or tv show that
illustrates these illnesses. Does research support these cases? Why or why not?
Describe a flashbulb memory you have.
Complete Check Your Understanding p190
Write Core Concept in Red
Connect implicit memory and explicit memory to the case of H.M.
How can retrieval cues fail us?
How can we help our ability to retrieve memory?
Complete Check Your Understanding p195.
Write Core Concept 5.4 in Red.
Create a Mind Map to illustrate the 7 sins of memory (include a visual and explanation of Ebbinghaus forgetting
curve and ALL types of Interference).
Use Mnemonic Devices for single or combinations of your Vocabulary words. (method of loci, chunking,
acronyms, rhymes and alliteration, acrostics and natural language mediators.)
How will you study in this class (and others) to avoid transience and blocking?
Complete Check Your Understanding p205.
Write a 3 paragraph response to The Recovered Memory Controversy (p206-207).