While many of the links are no longer active, some of these posts are a bit of a time-capsule into the shift from in-person to virtual teaching that occurred during the Covid 19 pandemic.
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Thursday, April 23, 2020
More details about the AP Exam and review resources
New info about the Tuesday May, 19th AP Exam.
It will contain TWO open book FRQs that you will need to complete in 45 minutes.
One of them will be about applying concepts from the class (up through the personality unit - Ch14) and will have 8 terms or concepts you need to apply to a real-life situation.
The other question will be about research design such as surveys, experiments etc. and it will have 6 terms or concepts you will need to apply. It may include graphs and other data you need to interpret. It’s very likely it will ask you about things such as random assignment, variables, control groups, representative samples, statistics such as mean or standard deviation etc.
Review Ch 2 (unit 3) from our class as well as the following resources to review for the second question.
And our blog…
Progress check #4 and Learning Unit Review
Complete the Unit 4 College Board FRQ Progress Check after using these review resources.
Due on Monday 4/27 at 3PM if you want individual feedback.
Watch the following College Board AP Psych videos to review the Learning Unit
Review the learning unit on our blog (more videos and some other links to help you review)
Review your notes and flashcards for Ch. 6
And do the Unit 4 Progress Check FRQs on the College Board AP Classroom site.
Due on Monday 4/27 at 3PM
Feel free to email or text on Remind with any questions.
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Monday, March 23, 2020
IMPORTANT AP PSYCH CLASS INFO - Change in assignment...
Because of the Coronavirus there will be changes to the AP Exam.
**** Update as of 4/3/20
The AP Psych exam will be online on Tuesday May 19 at 1:00 PM. It will be one or two FRQ questions and will be open book/open notes. They key to success will be your ability to apply the concepts of the class to the question. You won't get points just by defining things that can be looked up in a book or Googled.
The exam will be 45 minutes long with an additional 5 minutes for uploading answers. Plan to get on the system at 12:30 so you have time to sign in and be read to access the question at 1:00.
You will be able to use any internet connected device such as a phone, tablet or computer to access the test and upload your answer. You will be able to type your answer and upload it, or write it out on paper, photograph it and upload the photo.
NGHS will be lending Chromebooks to students who need them starting on April 13 (the first day after Spring Break) keep checking your e-mail and the NGHS website for details about how to pick one up. AP students will have priority to receive an NGHS Chromebook.
There are review videos made by the an AP Psych teacher at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoGgviqq4844U91iotDP7n7brR_ovoSFB Start with "1.1 Introducing Psychology" and work your way through the videos. Everything from 8.1 on is about psych disorders, which won't be on the AP exam.
The test will only cover up (and including) to chapter 14, so if you're caught up, you're in great shape.
Topics:
Scientific Foundations of Psychology (Ch. 1 and 2)
Biological Basis of Behavior (Ch. 3)
Sensation and Perception (Ch. 4 and 5)
Learning (Ch. 6)
Cognitive Psychology (Ch 7, 8, and 10)
Developmental Psychology (Ch. 12)
Motivation, Emotion and Personality (Ch. 11 and 14)
The test won't cover psych disorders, treatment of disorders or social psychology which are really interesting topics that I urge you to explore.
All assignments on the assignment sheet after Ch. 14 are cancelled.
Please finish Ch. 14 and send me your notes and Flashcards via e-mail or remind and begin reviewing. I suggest using our blog from the beginning of the year and watching the videos for each chapter while reviewing your notes and flashcards. I will give you access to some practice tests you can do online as well. Those of you who purchased or checked out an AP Review Book such as "5 Steps to a 5" should work your way through the book using the practice tests to guide your study.
Thanks for all your hard work this year. It seems unlikely that we will return to school before the end of the year, but we won't know that for sure for a while.
Please reach out with any questions or concerns relating to the class, or to college or to the Coronavirus situation.
**** Update as of 4/3/20
The AP Psych exam will be online on Tuesday May 19 at 1:00 PM. It will be one or two FRQ questions and will be open book/open notes. They key to success will be your ability to apply the concepts of the class to the question. You won't get points just by defining things that can be looked up in a book or Googled.
The exam will be 45 minutes long with an additional 5 minutes for uploading answers. Plan to get on the system at 12:30 so you have time to sign in and be read to access the question at 1:00.
You will be able to use any internet connected device such as a phone, tablet or computer to access the test and upload your answer. You will be able to type your answer and upload it, or write it out on paper, photograph it and upload the photo.
NGHS will be lending Chromebooks to students who need them starting on April 13 (the first day after Spring Break) keep checking your e-mail and the NGHS website for details about how to pick one up. AP students will have priority to receive an NGHS Chromebook.
There are review videos made by the an AP Psych teacher at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoGgviqq4844U91iotDP7n7brR_ovoSFB Start with "1.1 Introducing Psychology" and work your way through the videos. Everything from 8.1 on is about psych disorders, which won't be on the AP exam.
The test will only cover up (and including) to chapter 14, so if you're caught up, you're in great shape.
Topics:
Scientific Foundations of Psychology (Ch. 1 and 2)
Biological Basis of Behavior (Ch. 3)
Sensation and Perception (Ch. 4 and 5)
Learning (Ch. 6)
Cognitive Psychology (Ch 7, 8, and 10)
Developmental Psychology (Ch. 12)
Motivation, Emotion and Personality (Ch. 11 and 14)
The test won't cover psych disorders, treatment of disorders or social psychology which are really interesting topics that I urge you to explore.
All assignments on the assignment sheet after Ch. 14 are cancelled.
Please finish Ch. 14 and send me your notes and Flashcards via e-mail or remind and begin reviewing. I suggest using our blog from the beginning of the year and watching the videos for each chapter while reviewing your notes and flashcards. I will give you access to some practice tests you can do online as well. Those of you who purchased or checked out an AP Review Book such as "5 Steps to a 5" should work your way through the book using the practice tests to guide your study.
Thanks for all your hard work this year. It seems unlikely that we will return to school before the end of the year, but we won't know that for sure for a while.
Please reach out with any questions or concerns relating to the class, or to college or to the Coronavirus situation.
Monday, March 16, 2020
Coronavirus info
I'll be updating this post with Coronavirus/Covid-19 links. Please feel free to share them on social media, as I carefully check them to be sure the information is scientifically accurate.
Please be careful about sharing information that may be sensational or false. I've seen too many memes with no sources and links to "miracle cures" and other false and dangerous information on social media.
A simulation of how viruses spread and why we need social distancing to "flatten the curve" if we want to prevent many deaths.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/corona-simulator/?itid=hp_hp-banner-low_virus-simulator520pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory-ans
A great article about how soap works at the level of atoms and molecules... which is WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN... don't worry about hand sanitizer, if you have soap and water you're good! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/health/soap-coronavirus-handwashing-germs.html
The Dos and Don'ts of Social Distancing - Two experts give their views https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/03/coronavirus-what-does-social-distancing-mean/607927/
And... Tiktok Hamster knows what's up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOJ8Lc-TfNg
Please be careful about sharing information that may be sensational or false. I've seen too many memes with no sources and links to "miracle cures" and other false and dangerous information on social media.
A simulation of how viruses spread and why we need social distancing to "flatten the curve" if we want to prevent many deaths.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/corona-simulator/?itid=hp_hp-banner-low_virus-simulator520pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory-ans
A great article about how soap works at the level of atoms and molecules... which is WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN... don't worry about hand sanitizer, if you have soap and water you're good! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/health/soap-coronavirus-handwashing-germs.html
The Dos and Don'ts of Social Distancing - Two experts give their views https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/03/coronavirus-what-does-social-distancing-mean/607927/
And... Tiktok Hamster knows what's up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOJ8Lc-TfNg
Unit 13 - Ch 14 Personality! - Coronavirus break instructions too!
The AP Psychology Exam is on WEDNESDAY May 20 at 8:00AM. Begin reviewing now using your notes, flashcards, and the resources on our blog. Follow @APPsychReview on Twitter and search for the #APPsych and #APPsychReview hashtags on Twitter and Instagram for daily review materials. You should buy or check out an AP Psych review guide such as “Barons” or “5 Steps to a 5” and start using it now to increase your score. (assigned 3/12/20)
Chapter 14: Personality (note: We are skipping Ch.13 – You should skim it …good stuff)
All parts of this chapter are due MONDAY 3/23/20 *** Photograph your notes and flashcards or share them with me through Google Docs or Quzlet by the end of the day on Monday 3/23 for full credit. DON'T FALL BEHIND.
Skim and do basic Cornell Notes on Bernstein Text Chapter 14 Pp. 539-574
Select 10 Flashcards of main ideas.
Key Ideas: Psychodynamic approach, Trait approach, Allport’s Theory, Big-Five Model, Eysenck’s Biological Theory, Social-Cognitive approach, Humanistic approach, Carl Rogers, Personality Testing
Big 5 Personality Inventory Activity
EXTRA CREDIT - Comment on this post by Friday March 20 at NOON for credit.
EXTRA CREDIT - Comment on this post by Friday March 20 at NOON for credit.
In this assignment, you'll find how you rate on the big 5 (O.C.E.A.N.) personality inventory.
Openness
Conscientiousness
Extroversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism
Take this "Big Five" personality inventory and then post a comment on this post about it (see below for instructions about your comment.)
You can post your results by copying and pasting the HTML code at the bottom of the Big 5 results page into your comments.
- Write about your results and what you think about them. Was this test accurate or not.
- Ask someone who knows you what they think and write about their view as well.
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| These are Mr. Cantor's results... do you think they are accurate? |
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| The cartoon is for entertainment purposes only... you must click the link above the cartoon to take the Big 5 Test. |
Hank talks Rorschach and the Freudiens ... what do you see here?
Speaking of Freud.... you can take a Freudian Personality Test here. (just hit "next" on the first page to start)
My results are below... hmmm... I guess answering "I never want to grow up" a couple of times had a big effect on this very unscientific test.
personality tests by similarminds.com |
...and measuring personality....
Friday, February 28, 2020
Unit 12 - Human Development - How we change over our lifespan.
Chapter 12: Human Development
Notes Due Monday,
March 9
Flashcards Due Tuesday,
March 10
Concept Map due Wednesday,
March 11
Unit Quiz Thursday, March
12
Bernstein Text Chapter 12 Pp. 450-505 (55 pages in 7 days = Average
8 pages/day)
Read and take Cornell Notes – make them MEANINGFUL!!!! –
Diagrams, Charts…
Key Ideas:
Nurture vs Nature – John Locke vs. Jean Jacques Rosseau, Prenatal development, Teratogens;
Newborn Senses, Reflexes & Motor Skills; Piaget’s Theory – Piaget’s Stages
of Development, Childhood Development, Maturation, Object Permanence, Social
& Emotional Development, Temperament, Harlow’s Monkeys, Attachment, Erik
Erikson’s Theory – Erikson’s stages of development, Parenting styles,
Adolescence, Adulthood, Kohlberg’s Theories of Moral Development
Hank and the Crash Course about Piaget and more...
The animation showing Piaget's concepts of assimilation and accommodation can be seen at http://epltt.coe.uga.edu/index.php?title=Piaget%27s_Stages
Video about Piaget's stages can be seen below or at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRF27F2bn-A
The Flash Animation showing the Piagetian concepts of assimilation and accommodation is at
Here is a longer video that will help you with some mnemonics to remember Piaget https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXd5nxrBVrs
Hank talks about Harlow's monkeys, Ainsworth's attachment theory, parenting styles, and Kohlberg's theory of Moral Development.
Here is a short video about parenting styles- Authoritarian, Permissive and Authoritative.
Erikson's 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development.
Good 4 min video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpE18fKhAeY
And a more in-depth one... about 6 minutes
http://youtu.be/vapEpQmz86o
And, of course, Hank has a lot to say about adolescence and Erikson's theory of psychosocial development... #BreakfastClub....#Identity....#RoleConfusion
Laurence Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development
Good video about the Heinz Dilemma... what stage of moral development are you in?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxJ07klMhr0
More stages... Elizabeth Kubler Ross's 5 stages of grief.
When the giraffe sees that the end is near...
And by the Simpsons, but one of the stages in the Simpsons clip doesn't match what we learned in class... which is it? Simpsons Kubler-Ross' Phases of Grief on Vimeo. One of the stages is missing... which is it?
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