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AP Psychology Summer Assignment
Our major goal in AP Psychology is, obviously, to pass the AP exam in May. So, all our efforts
Will be directed toward that end. Because of the breadth of the curriculum to be tested, it is
almost impossible to cover it all before May. So over the summer, we will get a jump on the
curriculum.
Summer Activities
Activity 1: Famous contributors to Psychology (see attached paper for directions) Students will
have a test over psychologists on the first Friday of school (August 24) Bring completed
assignment to class on August 20.
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Directions: Please research the following Psychologists and list their major contributions to the field of Psychology. There will be an activity on the first day of school. Howard Gardner E.L. Thorndike Charles Spearman David Weschler Broca Wernicke Alfred Binet Eric Erikson Lewis Terman Kubler-­‐Ross Ernst Weber Mary Ainsworth Carl Jung Sigmund Freud Herman Rorschach Carol Gilligan Stanley Milgram Mary Cover Jones Abraham Maslow H. Ebbinghaus Frances Galton Benjamin Whorf John Locke Alfred Adler Albert Bandura James-­‐Lange Karen Horney Cannon-­‐Bard Hubel-­‐Weisel William Sheldon Lawrence Kohlberg Clark Hull Phineas Gage Ivan Pavlov Albert Ellis Baby Albert Konrad Lorenz Harry Harlow Simon Asch John B. Watson Carl Rogers B.F. Skinner Phillip Zimbardo Robert Sternberg Schachter-­‐Singer Gordon Allport Noam Chomsky William Wundt Jean Piaget Martin Seligman
Activity 2: Students should check out textbook from media center during summer school hours
to use to complete vocabulary activity for the following terms from Chapter 2. Chapter 2 test
will be August 30th. The vocabulary activity will be collected day of test but should be
completed prior to the first day of class to ensure students’ ability to participant in class
assignments and discussions.
Chapter 2 terms
Biological psychology
Neuron
Sensory neurons
Motor neurons
Interneurons
Dendrite
Axon
Myelin
Action potential
Threshold
Synapse
Neurotransmitters
Reuptake
Endorphins
Nervous system
Central nervous system
Peripheral nervous system
Nerves
Somatic nervous system
Autonomic nervous system
Sympathetic nervous system
Parasympathetic Nervous system
Reflex
Endocrine system
Hormones
Adrenal glands
Lesions
EEG
PET
MRI
fMRI
brainstem
medulla
reticular formation
thalamus
cerebellum
limbic system
amygdala
hypothalamus
cerebral cortex
glial cells
frontal lobes
parietal lobes
occipital lobes
temporal lobes
motor cortex
sensory cortex
association areas
plasticity
neurogenesis
corpus callosum
split brain
Students have two options for their vocabulary activity:
Option1: Vocabulary cards
Please use the following format for vocabulary cards
- Index cards should be numbered. - Example: (back of card) (front of card) Term - Definition - Example Chapter/ vocabulary # - Option 2: Vocabulary notebook (spiral notebook)
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Label the pages with chapters titles and number in textbook
Must have 3 columns: term, definition and example
Any questions? Don’t hesitate to write: [email protected]
AP Psychology Summer Assignment
Please return this form to Ms. King before June 7th.
I have read the summer assignment for AP Psychology and understand what is expected of me. I
am aware of the due dates for the assignments and that failure to submit it promptly will result in
reduced or failing grades for each part of the assignment. I further understand that I will be tested
as stated on these assignments.
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I have read and reviewed the summer assignment for AP Psychology with my son/daughter. I am
aware that the summer assignment should be completed before the first day of class (August 20)
and that failure to submit it promptly will result in reduced or failing grades for each part of the
assignment.
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