Thursday, May 2, 2013
Extra Credit Opportunity!!!
If you want to earn some extra credit and prepare yourself better for the AP exam... checkout Schallhorn AP Psych youtube channel. Pick any of his review videos and make a comment below about that video in a way that demonstrates you viewed it and you get 5 points. You have until Sunday Night!!!
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I watched the Psychologist review video, and it helped me study for the quiz tomorrow. It talked about all of the studies that had been done by the different psychologists, like we did in class. For example, it talked about the Milgram study, and how far people will go when under the pressure of an authority figure. That was one of the topics we studied for a while in class. My favorite psychologist is probably Rogers. He is the humanistic psychologist and has the most "down to earth" and relaxed ideas. He believes that just by actively listening and being agreeable, he can treat people(Therapy). I agree with his tactics. I think they do work for someone who is mentally ill, or in need of someone to talk to about their problems.
ReplyDeleteI watched the AP Psych review video, Psychologists in Intelligence and Individual Differences and thought it was helpful how each psychologist had a few bulleted notes about his work and I liked how each theory or study was explained into terms I could better understand. I also watched a video on sensory adaptation vs. habituation since those terms are commonly confused and the real world examples for each term gave me a clear mental image of how each one is defined and how I personally can relate to each example, such as the sensory adaptation example of getting used to the smell of your own house.
ReplyDeleteI viewed the video titled "Psychologists in History and Methods Units" and found it to be a very helpful tool. I like that it included pictures along with points summarizing each psychologist’s work because it helped me associate a face with the name/work. This will help me distinguish the difference between name pairs I previously mixed up such as: William James and Wilhelm Wundt.
ReplyDeleteI watched a few videos of his and I think the one that helped me the most was the developmental and personality psychologist video. It had Mary Ainsworth, albert bandura, diana baumrind, erik erikson, sigmund freud, carol gilligan, harry harlow, lawrence kolhberg, konrad lorenz, jean piaget, and lev vygotsky.
ReplyDeleteAll right so I was unsure of where you wanted us to post a comment... Here or below Schallhorn's actual video.... I don't have a Youtube account and I just decided you probably meant here... So this is where I'm posting my comment.
ReplyDeleteI watched his "Theories of Emotion" video. It was very helpful to me because it was clear and easy to understand. I liked being able to watch this review video because when he did something weird or silly it made me remember what he was talking about. (He was talking about Commonsense and he said "You're seeing a bear, AAHH!!" and I thought that was funny so I'll remember that!) This video really helped me and his other videos are very helpful as well.
I viewed the video on memory. The information processing portion of memory includes sensory, short term, and long term memory. With Sensory memory, millions of pieces of information are lost because it’s not encoded/put into a format in which the brain can understand. Short term memory information (7 plus or minus 2) is kept in the working memory. Information from the long term memory is stored in the cerebral cortex hoping to be retrieved in the future given the right context. The different types of memory include episodic which are episodes of your life. Procedural memory, which tells how to do something like drive a car or tie your shoes. Somatic memory ,which are the meanings of things you have in your life. Declarative, including facts and knowledge regarding particular ideas. And flashbulb memory, which store emotional events like 9/11.
ReplyDeleteHe has a review about the neurotransmitters where he talks individually about dopamine, serotonin, GABBA, ACh, NE, and norepinephrine. He talks about where the neurotransmitters are released and received. Then he goes in depth about each individual neurotransmitter such as what type the transmitter is, what disease it is associated with, what symptoms or drugs are associated with the transmitter.
ReplyDeleteHe has a video "Neurotransmitters and Disorders" and he begins the video by explaining what a transmitter is and what it looks like. Then he goes into depth about which transmitter is affiliated with which disorder that we just learned in our last chapter.
ReplyDeleteI like his confusing pairs videos (parts). This helped me understand definitions much better, just like the quiz we took. Also, manny of the confusing pairs were words that I needed to freshen up on so this video was beneficial to my study. Also, I like how he gave nemonic and examples (like porn) to help me remember.
ReplyDeleteI watched the AP Psych Overview video and the Theory of Emotions video. I found the emotions video particularly helpful because it gave a description of each theory- which are easy to confuse- with examples as well as a short comparison at the end. I found it very helpful!
ReplyDeleteI watched Schallhorn's video on reinforcement schedules to refresh myself on what they were. I learned that ratio is based on behavior, interval is based on time, fixed is after a set, and variable is unpredictable. Fixed ratios were described as receiving a reward after a determined amount of times that you performed an action (child rewarded candy every time she cleans up her toys). I also got refreshed on variable intervals (checking phone for text messages). I watched many other videos of Schallhorn and they were a great help!
ReplyDeleteI found the video on Aaron Beck very interesting and helpful. It gave me more insight on how Beck used cognitive therapy on his patients, and how he tried to change depressive patients' "automatic thoughts." I also learned that Beck started out as a psychoanalyst but found some faults in that method, and essentially became the father of cognitive treatments.
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