Sampling is finding subjects for one’s research. For this particular experiment‚ the sample would be a group of 50 hyperactive children. To gather these 50 test subjects‚ I would go to several pediatrician offices and ask to use a total amount of 50 diagnosed hyperactive children for my experiment. With my newfound sampling‚ I create two groups‚ one being a control group of 25 children and the other being an experimental group of 25 children. To figure out how these children are put into which group
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B). Operant conditioning: When a teacher rewards good behavior with a token‚ and students can exchange these tokens for extra rewards. Classical conditioning: In animal training‚ a trainer might utilize classical conditioning by repeatedly pairing the sound of a clicker with the taste of food. Eventually‚ the sound of the clicker alone will begin to produce the same response that the taste of food would. Observational learning: When you learn how to open a lock with a key by watching your parents
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FRQ Practice #2 AP Psychology 2013-2014 1. In response to declining reading scores in local schools‚ John wrote an editorial suggesting that schools need to increase interest in reading books by providing students with incentives. Based on research showing a relation between use of incentives and student reading‚ he recommended providing a free Starbucks gift card for every ten books a student reads. A. Explain how each of the following psychological concepts could be used to refute John’s
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AP biology FRQ Courtney DeMane 1.22.13 block 7 A). The chemical composition and structure of proteins seems quite confusing at first but one it is broken down into levels it is much more understandable. Amino acids are the basic building blocks of proteins and they contain amino‚ carboxyl and R groups. These R groups that are in the amino acids are what determine the properties of the specific amino acids. For structure‚ there are 4 levels. The first one being the primary level. These are made
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AP Psych First Semester Final FRQ Bank Essay 1. Your friend Dave says: “How can you stand to study the history of psychology? Every single one of those theories is basically the same: the brain controls our behavior.” Given the history of psychology‚ evaluate Dave’s claim using the following terms in their appropriate context: •Introspection •Psychoanalytic theory •Behaviorism •Humanistic psychology •Cognitive revolution •Cognitive dissonance •Conformity •Social-cultural perspective 2. Professor
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AP Psych Notes- Chapter 3 States of Consciousness - Consciousness and Information Processing - Sleep and dreams - Biologica Rhythms and the Rythm of Sleep - Dreams What is Consciousness? Strictly defines as a mental state characterized by an awareness of ourselves and our enviro Consciousness: your awareness of the outside world and yourself Includes: Mental Processes Thoughts Feelings Perceptions Conception btween each person Preconscious: Outsude of your normal
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Danielle Christian AP Bio FRQ #2 January 22nd‚ 2013 A.) Graph #1 A.) Calculation The rate of reaction from 0-30 minutes is 0.34667; r=10.4μM /30 minutes B.) Explanation The reaction was observed after 30 minutes because the reaction rate eventually slows down and the enzyme reaches its maximum potential. Since the enzyme is using the substrate so quickly‚ the substrates concentration depletes. That means the rate will slow down. Our graph shows that after about 40 minutes‚ the enzyme
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2008 Psych FRQ 1. A) • One of the findings from Ainsworth’s attachment research was that children’s responses can fall into two categories: secure or insecure attachment. Securely attached children felt close to their mothers‚ safe‚ and more willing to explore or tolerate a novel experience‚ while insecurely attached children were more likely to react to the situation either with anxiety and ambivalence or with avoidance. • One of the findings from Baumrind’s research
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self actualization which is the process of fulfilling our potential Wundt: Established first psychology laboratory at the University of Leipzig‚ Germany James: Memory researcher and president of American Psychological Association Schools of Psych & Personality Personality: individual’s characteristic pattern of thinking‚ feeling‚ and acting Psychoanalytic: Free association- method of exploring the unconscious in which a person relaxed and says whatever comes to mind‚ no matter how trivial
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Introduction The theory of practice of teaching and interpreting knowledge‚ also known as education‚ is generally percepted in society to be the surest path to achieving success in one’s lifetime. Over the centuries‚ the system of learning has changed jurastically and has presented itself in a number of different ways to a variety of cultures and civilizations. The earliest forms of education date back to pre-history‚ which is what we refer to as the time before the written word. In that spectrum
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