A.P.PSYCHOLOGYSUMMERPROJECT
Instructor: ContactInformation:Ms.KonstantinaKolios Email:[email protected]
A.P.Psychologyisayear-longcoursecomprisedoffourteen(14)extensiveunitswhichwillintroducestudentstothesystematicandscientificstudyofhumanbehaviorandmentalprocesses.TheultimategoalofthiscourseisforstudentstoperformwellontheAPPsychologyExamadministeredbytheCollegeBoardofReview.Therefore,itistheexpectationthatallstudentswillbetakingtheAPExaminMaytoearncollegecredit.Topicswewillstudyinclude:
1. History&Approaches 2. ResearchMethods 3. BiologicalBasesofBehavior 4. SensationandPerception 5. StatesofConsciousness 6. Learning 7. Cognition 8. MotivationandEmotion 9. DevelopmentalPsychology 10. Personality 11. Testing&IndividualDifferences 12. AbnormalBehavior 13. TreatmentofAbnormalBehavior 14. SocialPsychology
Hereiswhatyoucanexpectinthiscourse:
• Lotsofindependentreadingfromthetextandselectiveprimary/secondarysources• Agreatdealofclassdiscussion,lecture,andinteractivedemonstrations/labs• PracticeteststhatwillprepareyoufortheMayexam• Projectsthatwillhelpyouapplycoursematerial• ApromisethatIwilldoMYbesttoprepareyouinthebestwayIknow!
Bytheendoftheyear,IhopeyouwillbebettercriticalthinkersandwillhavemasteredthecontentofIntroductoryPsychologyatthecollegelevel!!**HIGHLYRECOMMENDED**:IhighlysuggestpurchasinganAPPsychologyPrepBookasasupplementarysourceforthecourse.Barron’sAPPsychologyStudyGuidebyRobertMcEntarfferisagreatoption;however,anystudyguideshouldbehelpful!Theseareusuallylistedaround$18.95frommajorretailersbutareusuallymuchlessiforderedonline.Thisbookwillbeawonderfulstudytooltousethroughouttheyeartohelpprepareyoufortest/assessmentsaswellastheAPExaminMay.
AndnowforTheProject...NoticethereareTHREEparts…
***AllassignmentsCANbeturnedinearly!!PartI:PersonalStatement–DueJune1732pointsDirections:Thispaperisworth32points.Thisassignmentshouldbedouble-spacedusing12pointTimesNewRomanFont.Pleasenotethatlateassignmentswillnotbeaccepted.Writeinparagraphs(withheadings)anduseappropriateEnglishandgrammar.Duetothepersonalnatureofthispaper,sectionswillnotbesharedwithyourclassmates.Thelengthofthepapershouldrangefrom3–5pages.ItmustbeEMAILEDtotheinstructorBYtheduedate!!!Psychologyisdefinedasthescienceofhumanandanimalbehaviorandmentalprocesses(Myers,2001).Inordertogettoknowyoubetter,IwouldliketolearnwhatIcanabouthowyouviewyourselfandtheworldinwhichwelive.Pleaseanswereachoftheeight(8)questionsandbesuretotitleeachsection.Youandyourtraits:Whatkindofpersonareyou?Describecharacteristicpersonalitytraitsandtalents,bothpositiveandnegative.Yourfamilyandfriends:Whatkindoffamilyandfriendsdoyouhaveandhowhavetheyaffectedyourlife?Yoursocialpersona:Howhisgender,race/ethnicbackground,religiousbeliefsandsocioeconomicstatusaffectedyourattitudesandlife?Yourachievements:Listasmanyofyouraccomplishments/recognition/awardsthatyoucanrecall.Describetwo(2)thatyouconsidertobeyourgreatestachievements.Yourpresentandpastproblems:Whathavebeenorareyourgreatestproblems?Describeanyunusualcircumstancesorchallengesyouhavefacedandthewaysyouhaveresponded.Yourfutureplans:Whatdoyouplanforyourselfafterhighschool?Whyareyoutakingthiscourse?(Don’tworry…Iwillnottakeoffensetoanyanswerlike“Mycounselorputmeinit!”)Yourinterests:Whatareyourinterests?Listallareasorasmanythatcometomind.Includesomethingacademicssuchasyourfavoritesubjectinschool.YouandPsychology:WhatsubjectsorissuesinPsychologyareyoumostinterestedinlearningabout?[Lookattheoutlineonthefirstpagetogetanideaofwhatwestudy!]
PartII:Chapter1Coursework–DueontheFIRSTdayofschool30pointsYoumustobtainyourtextbookandsupplementarybook(40StudiesthatChangedPsychology)throughthebookroombeforetheendoftheyearoroverthesummer.Psychologicalthoughtandtheoryisthebasisandfoundationforunderstandingthevastsubjectofpsychology.Therefore,itisparamountforallpsychologystudentstohaveafirmunderstandingofeachtheoryandhowitcanbeappliedtobothsimpleandcomplexpsychologicalphenomenon.ThepurposeofthissectionofthesummerassignmentistopreparestudentsfortheAPPsychologyCourseandexposestudentstotheories.Throughoutthecourse,youwillberequiredtooutlineeachchapterofthetextbookwewillbeinvestigating.Theoutlinesareaproductofyourindividualcreationthatwillrequireyoutoreflectontheinformationyouhavereadandfocusonthemajortopicswithineachchapteralongwiththeinfluentialresearchthathasimpactedeachareaofpsychology.Theseoutlinesbecomeexcellentreferencematerialsfortheunittests,midtermexam,Finalexam,andtheAPexam.ReadUnit1intheclasstextbook,andcreateathoroughoutlinefortheunit.Theoutlineisanindividualassignmentthatistobeinyourownwords.Youmaynotworkwithanotherstudent.Thereisnotanassignmentlength.AsanAPStudent,youshouldbeabletoevaluatewhatinformationshouldbeincludedinyouroutlineandmakeajudgmentontheappropriatelength.OutlineGuidelines:TheoutlineishandwrittenandshouldNOTbewrittenincompletesentences.ThecontentshouldbephrasedinyourOWNwords,notword-for-wordfromthetextbook.Thefollowingistheformatthatistobefollowedforcreatingyouroutlines.Simplywritingouttheunitdefinitionsisunacceptable!Iwouldsuggestyoustartaroutineforhighlightingpeople,research,andvocabularysoyoucaneasilyaccessitinyournotes.Keepcolorsconstant…forexample,peoplearepink;conceptsareyellow;etc.
NameAPPsychology
Unit#:TitleI.MainHeadinga.Subheadingi.Information 1.Supportingdetails 2.People 3.Studies/Research
PartIII:FreeResponseQuestion–DueontheFIRSTdayofschool14pointsDirections:ReadandanswertheFreeResponseQuestion.TheapplicationofaparticularpsychologicalperspectiveissimilartowhatyouwillexperienceeveryunitANDontheAPExam.Itisimportanttopresentacogent(clearandorganized)argumentbasedonyourcriticalanalysisofthequestionsposed,usingtheappropriatepsychologicalterminology.Arubricwithscoringguidelinesisprovided.TheFreeResponseisNOTanessay!ItisaRESPONSEtoapromptandyourgoalistoapplywhatyouknowtothegivenprompt.YoudoNOTneedanintroductionoraconclusion.Besuretoaddresseachpartoftheprompt.YoushouldfollowtheroutineofDefineandApplyeachconcept.
