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Friday, October 22, 2010

AP Psych: Prep for Chapter 8 test

Link for Quizlet: http://quizlet.com/1637253/ap-psych-learning-unit-flash-cards/

E-Block: further schedules of reinforcement practice for you here. (There is one wrong answer...can you find it?)

Monday, October 18, 2010

AP Psych: Learning Review/Practice

1.) Go to http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/medicine/pavlov/

Yes, we did this in class already. Click Play Pavlov’s Dog game.
Can you condition the pooch to salivate?

2.) Go to http://www.ar.cc.mn.us/biederman/courses/p1110/examples1.htm

Read through at least three of the examples. Then click the link for Set 2 at the bottom of the page. Follow the instructions at the top of this next page.

3.) Go to http://www.worthpublishers.com/myers5e/content/psychsim/

Click the “Operant Conditioning” link. Then, click “Reinforcement” on the next page. Click next in the lower left corner as you finish each page.

4.) Ready for a quiz?
Try http://allpsych.com/tests/psychology/learning.html

Next is a real challenge. Are you up for it? This one is optional.

5.) Go to http://psych.athabascau.ca/html/prtut/reinpair.htm

Read through at least two of the examples. Then, click “On to the practice exercise” at the bottom of the page. (Don’t worry if you answer incorrectly; these are tough!)

Thursday, October 7, 2010

AP Psych: Chapter 2 crossword puzzle answers

Across: 3. peripheral; 6. temporal; 7. motor; 9. frontal; 12. adrenal; 14. medulla; 15. cortex; 16. synapse; 17. EEG; 19. lesion; 20. MRI; 22. occipital; 24. amygdala; 27. parietal

Down: 1. hypothalamus; 2. corpus callosum; 3. PET scan; 4. action potential; 5. acetylcholine; 8. reflex; 10. limbic system; 11. endorphins; 13. autonomic; 17. endocrine; 18. central; 21. aphasia; 23. CT scan; 25. glial; 26. axon

AP Psych: Quizlet.com link for Chapter 2

http://quizlet.com/304063/mrs-maynards-ap-psychology-class-chapter-2-neuroscience-and-behavior-flash-cards/

Monday, October 4, 2010