Grant Clay Period 3 10/25/08 AP Psychology Outline Chapter 10: Motivation & Emotion Red – Definition Blue - Important Points Green - Important People & Contributions 1. Motivational Theories & Concepts a. Motivation – Involves Goal-Directed Behavior b. Drive Theories i. Homeostasis – A State of Physiological Equilibrium or Stability. ii. Drive – An Internal State of Tension that Motivates an Organism to Engage in Activities that should
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History of Psychology Timeline Psychology in a whole has evolved‚ from the days of the ancient Greek philosophers who’s beliefs that the void in our knowledge needed to be addressed so that we would understand the natural world in more rational manner. Many of the students who became teachers moved on to accomplished many great things. Aristotle ground breaking developing philosophical approach seems to foreshadow many of the critical ideas for the future of psychology opening
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Pick the odd one out "If 22915112520 is Violet; then 212215 is a) Blue b) Red c) Pink d) Yellow " "Complete the series: Z‚ X‚ U‚ Q‚ ___ a) N b) M c) L d) K" "complete the series: Z‚ W‚ R‚ K ...?.." "The following months are coded as: January: 71 February: 82 March: 53 April:54 May: 35 June: 46 what is the code for July? a) 27 b) 32 c) 47 d) 52" "What is the next letter in the
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Megan Stark and Hanna Spruill Mr. Donner AP Psychology 9 October 2012 Naturalistic Observation 1. Hypothesis: If a school age person goes to Starbucks‚ then they will order an iced drink. 2. The specific prediction that we were making is that the younger that a person is that goes to Starbucks‚ the more likely they are to get an iced drink. We both felt this would be true because many kids seem not to like coffee and young teens often enjoy the Frappuccino’s because they taste similar
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AP Psychology 5-21-13 Trent is planning to apply to college‚ but has not yet decided where he will apply. When it comes to applying to colleges‚ many factors will play a role in helping him decide. All of those factors are found in the brain. When it comes to the brain and how we think‚ there are four major things that will help him decide‚ availability heuristic‚ compliance‚ prefrontal cortex and prospective memory. Trent will be using all four of these to decide which college he will apply
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1.Absolute Threshold: the minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular stimulus 50% of the time. 2.Accommodation: the process by which the eye’s lens changes shape to focus near or far images on the retina. 3.Acetylcholine: neurotransmitter that enables muscle action‚ learning and memory. 4.Achievement Motivation: desire for accomplishment. 5.Achievement Test: an exam designed to test what a person has earned. 6.Acoustic Encoding: encoding of sound‚ especially words. 7.Acquisition: the initial
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UNIT 3 PSYCHOLOGY SAC #1 “Biological bases of behaviour” Test Duration: 50 minutes This test is worth 60 marks. It is broken up into two sections: |SECTION |No. of questions |Marks allocated | |Multiple choice |30 |30 | |Short answer
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AP Psychology Summer Assignment The article I chose was called‚ “Can Preschoolers Be Depressed?”. It was about how children as young as two and three years old can suffer from depression. The main point of this article was how depression impacts a child and the people‚ like their parents‚ around them. Children suffering from depression often feel the exact same symptoms as those that an adult with depression would suffer from. They can’t feel excitement‚ they have very low self-esteem‚ they
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Student Response Correct Answer Feedback A. To transport oxygen B. To pick up waste products C. To transport nutrients D. To produce ATP Score: 2.5/2.5 2. A typical resting heart rate for a normal individual is around Student Response Correct Answer Feedback A. 30bpm B. 100bpm C. 60bpm D. 200bpm Score: 2.5/2.5 3. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is defined as Student Response Correct
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Worksheet for Chapter 1 What is Psychology? Please answer ALL questions in your OWN WORDS!!! 1. Define Psychology. Psychology is the science of human and animal behavior. 2. Define the perspectives listed below. a. BIOLOGICAL/NEUROSCIENCE- the study of anatomy b. PSYCHODYNAMIC- the study of interacting motives and emotions c. BEHAVIORAL/LEARNING- the manner of behaving or acting d. HUMANISTIC- is when a person has a strong interest
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