One great way to study for our quizzes and then for the AP Exam is to use an Exam Prep book. You can check public libraries or, better yet, purchase one of you own so you can highlight and write in it. You can find them at any big bookstore or online at sites like Amazon.com.
You can often buy them used for just a few dollars... a few dollars well spent. You don't necessarily need the newest version since the exam does not change that much from year to year.
You can see some of the options and read reviews written by other students on Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=ap+psychology+exam&x=0&y=0
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Bernstein Ch. 3 - Biological Basis Reading Assignment.
Cornell Notes on Ch. 3 due on 10/19 (a-day) and 10/20 (b-day)
Study Guide and FlashCards due on 10/21 (a-day) and 10/22 (b-day)
Study Guide and FlashCards due on 10/21 (a-day) and 10/22 (b-day)
Monday, October 5, 2009
Research Methods Quiz - Thurs 10/8 (a) and Fri 10/9 (b)
The ~ 30 question multiple choice, closed note quiz will cover Bernstein Chapter 2 and our class work on research methods.
Study Bernstein Chapter 2 and all your class notes about research methods. Use the Bernstein Study Guide to quiz yourself to check for understanding and then re-study the areas you were weak in.
Review your reading assignment sheet to make sure you can meet all your learning objectives.
Study your flashcards with a friend by quizzing each other.
Decide how many points higher you want to score on this quiz than the last quiz and do what it takes to achieve that goal. Remember you need to be scoring around 80% or better now to build the foundation of knowledge you need for the AP exam.
Study Bernstein Chapter 2 and all your class notes about research methods. Use the Bernstein Study Guide to quiz yourself to check for understanding and then re-study the areas you were weak in.
Review your reading assignment sheet to make sure you can meet all your learning objectives.
Study your flashcards with a friend by quizzing each other.
Decide how many points higher you want to score on this quiz than the last quiz and do what it takes to achieve that goal. Remember you need to be scoring around 80% or better now to build the foundation of knowledge you need for the AP exam.
Friday, October 2, 2009
CHECK YOUR PSYCH BLOG LINK!
Please find your name in the "AP Psych Scholars" section of my blog and check to make sure your blog is up there. If you made a blog, but it is not linked to here please send me the blog address via e-mail or as a comment on this post.
If you have not yet made your blog do it NOW. You can find the instructions in the archives of this blog. If you have questions or are having trouble e-mail me or see me Monday after school. Your grade will be adversely effected if you don't get this done before progress reports Update: (Some of you still have not checked your links!!!)
If you have not yet made your blog do it NOW. You can find the instructions in the archives of this blog. If you have questions or are having trouble e-mail me or see me Monday after school. Your grade will be adversely effected if you don't get this done before progress reports Update: (Some of you still have not checked your links!!!)
Reading Scatter Plots and Understanding Correlations - 1st Period Due Tues 10/6
Blog Post Assignment #2 - Reading Scatter Plots and Understanding Correlations.
Also, look at the post below this one so you can finish the "Shoe Size Statistics" sheet you received in class today.
This post only contains 1st Period Data - 7thPeriod data is in a previous post.
On your own academic blog please discuss each of the following graphs. Be sure to address the questions below each graph. Please don't copy the questions or number your answers, rather, you should write a paragraph or two in complete sentences so your reader knows what you are talking about. In your post you should either copy the graph images from my blog or link to them in your post using the link button (it looks like a little chain link just to the right of the Text color button at the top of your "new post" window.) Be sure to e-mail me to let me know your blog post is up. Put your full name and "AP Psych-Per 1" in the subject line and in the body of your e-mail. Review the "how to e-mail a teacher" post on my blog before you send your e-mail.
Above is the data we collected about our shoe sizes vs our heights. Can you see a relationship? Is there a correlation? If so, is it positive or negative? Does shoe size cause height to change? Does height cause shoe size to change? Does correlation imply causality?
What can we see from the above scatter plot of hair length vs. height? Is there a correlation? If so, is it positive or negative; strong or weak? What information about the students in our class does this graph give you? Are there a few "outliers" or extreme data points that seem unusual? If you throw them out of the data set what does the correlation look like? What other information would be helpful to interpret the data?
(click on the graphs to enlarge)
Also, look at the post below this one so you can finish the "Shoe Size Statistics" sheet you received in class today.
This post only contains 1st Period Data - 7thPeriod data is in a previous post.
On your own academic blog please discuss each of the following graphs. Be sure to address the questions below each graph. Please don't copy the questions or number your answers, rather, you should write a paragraph or two in complete sentences so your reader knows what you are talking about. In your post you should either copy the graph images from my blog or link to them in your post using the link button (it looks like a little chain link just to the right of the Text color button at the top of your "new post" window.) Be sure to e-mail me to let me know your blog post is up. Put your full name and "AP Psych-Per 1" in the subject line and in the body of your e-mail. Review the "how to e-mail a teacher" post on my blog before you send your e-mail.
Above is the data we collected about our shoe sizes vs our heights. Can you see a relationship? Is there a correlation? If so, is it positive or negative? Does shoe size cause height to change? Does height cause shoe size to change? Does correlation imply causality?
What can we see from the above scatter plot of hair length vs. height? Is there a correlation? If so, is it positive or negative; strong or weak? What information about the students in our class does this graph give you? Are there a few "outliers" or extreme data points that seem unusual? If you throw them out of the data set what does the correlation look like? What other information would be helpful to interpret the data?
(click on the graphs to enlarge)
Descriptive Statistics and creating a histogram for 1st Period - Due Tues 10/6
This data is from 1st period AP Psych.
1. The three columns below represent the data we collected in class today. The right column is Shoe Size, the middle column is Hair Length and the right column is Height. All the numbers are rounded to the nearest centimeter. Use these numbers to fill out the front of your "Shoe Size Statistics" sheet you received in class today. (If you don't have this sheet, it is available with our other documents on our website... click the link on the upper right corner of this blog.)
PLEASE NOTE each column has been sorted in ascending order, the data from different columns in the same row does NOT represent the same individual.
2. Create the histogram showing the frequency of shoe size distribution in our class on the back of your "Shoe Size Statistics" sheet.
1. The three columns below represent the data we collected in class today. The right column is Shoe Size, the middle column is Hair Length and the right column is Height. All the numbers are rounded to the nearest centimeter. Use these numbers to fill out the front of your "Shoe Size Statistics" sheet you received in class today. (If you don't have this sheet, it is available with our other documents on our website... click the link on the upper right corner of this blog.)
PLEASE NOTE each column has been sorted in ascending order, the data from different columns in the same row does NOT represent the same individual.
2. Create the histogram showing the frequency of shoe size distribution in our class on the back of your "Shoe Size Statistics" sheet.
| Shoe 23 |
| 23 |
| 24 |
| 24 |
| 24 |
| 25 |
| 25 |
| 25 |
| 25 |
| 25 |
| 25 |
| 25 |
| 25 |
| 25 |
| 26 |
| 26 |
| 26 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| 28 |
| 28 |
| 28 |
| 29 |
| 29 |
| 30 |
| 30 |
| 32 |
| Hair 1 |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 8 |
| 9 |
| 13 |
| 14 |
| 19 |
| 20 |
| 23 |
| 23 |
| 29 |
| 29 |
| 30 |
| 30 |
| 34 |
| 35 |
| 35 |
| 40 |
| 40 |
| 43 |
| 43 |
| 50 |
| 50 |
| 51 |
| 52 |
| Height 149 |
| 152 |
| 152 |
| 152 |
| 154 |
| 155 |
| 157 |
| 157 |
| 158 |
| 159 |
| 160 |
| 160 |
| 162 |
| 162 |
| 165 |
| 165 |
| 167 |
| 167 |
| 168 |
| 169 |
| 169 |
| 169 |
| 169 |
| 169 |
| 173 |
| 176 |
| 177 |
| 179 |
| 181 |
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Reading Scatter Plots and Understanding Correlations - 7th Period Due 10/5
Blog Post Assignment #2 - Reading Scatter Plots and Understanding Correlations.
This post only contains 7th Period Data - 1st Period data will be in the next post.
On your own academic blog please discuss each of the following graphs. Be sure to address the questions below each graph. Please don't copy the questions or number your answers, rather, you should write a paragraph or two in complete sentences so your reader knows what you are talking about. In your post you should either copy the graph images from my blog or link to them in your post using the link button (it looks like a little chain link just to the right of the Text color button at the top of your "new post" window.) Be sure to e-mail me to let me know your blog post is up. Put your full name and "AP Psych-Per 7" in the subject line and in the body of your e-mail. Review the "how to e-mail a teacher" post on my blog before you send your e-mail.
Above is the data we collected about our shoe sizes vs our heights. Can you see a relationship? Is there a correlation? If so, is it positive or negative? Does shoe size cause height to change? Does height cause shoe size to change? Does correlation imply causality?
What can we see from the above scatter plot of hair length vs. height? Is there a correlation? If so, is it positive or negative; strong or weak? What information about the students in our class does this graph give you? Are there a few "outliers" or extreme data points that seem unusual? If you throw them out of the data set what does the correlation look like? What other information would be helpful to interpret the data?
(click on the graphs to enlarge)
This post only contains 7th Period Data - 1st Period data will be in the next post.
On your own academic blog please discuss each of the following graphs. Be sure to address the questions below each graph. Please don't copy the questions or number your answers, rather, you should write a paragraph or two in complete sentences so your reader knows what you are talking about. In your post you should either copy the graph images from my blog or link to them in your post using the link button (it looks like a little chain link just to the right of the Text color button at the top of your "new post" window.) Be sure to e-mail me to let me know your blog post is up. Put your full name and "AP Psych-Per 7" in the subject line and in the body of your e-mail. Review the "how to e-mail a teacher" post on my blog before you send your e-mail.
Above is the data we collected about our shoe sizes vs our heights. Can you see a relationship? Is there a correlation? If so, is it positive or negative? Does shoe size cause height to change? Does height cause shoe size to change? Does correlation imply causality?
What can we see from the above scatter plot of hair length vs. height? Is there a correlation? If so, is it positive or negative; strong or weak? What information about the students in our class does this graph give you? Are there a few "outliers" or extreme data points that seem unusual? If you throw them out of the data set what does the correlation look like? What other information would be helpful to interpret the data?
(click on the graphs to enlarge)
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