DispatchThe General

A Review of Several Concepts in AP Psychology

True Story

• Over the winter break…• Heard a song playing throughout one of my

dreams• Awoke and quickly grabbed my phone, searched

the lyrics “take a shower shine your shoes, you’ve got no time to lose, you are young and you must be living.”

• I know I must have heard this before somewhere, but I have no recollection of when/where/artist

I Found the song The General by a band called DispatchListened to the song several times while lying in bed that morning and was nearly overcome with emotion.

• Listen to the song and read the lyrics. There will be several questions that follow.

• Click the link below to watch the YouTube video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w1Iu8gcpW8

1. What theory or theories of dreams supports my experience? 2. What motivated the general to do what he did? Explain his actions

from each of the following theories of motivation: • Instinct/evolutionary theory • arousal theory • drive-reduction theory • incentive theory • Maslow’s hierarchy3. Describe how my emotional experience might be explained by each of the following theorists:• Schachter-Singer• Cannon-Bard• James-Lange4. Describe how the soldiers experience cognitive dissonance.5. How does the term “automatic processing” relate to my experience?

About Dispatchhttp://www.unitedway.org/blog/entry/dispatch-amplifying-education-with-united-way-this-summer