AP PSYCHOLOGY

THIS WILL BE INTENSE TWO WEEKS – Modules 6-11

THUR 11/17
How do scientists use epigenetics, evolution to explain our behavior? / Module 6: 92-94; Environment-Twins
A LOT OF VOCAB!
Fri, 11/18
Are gender roles biological (nature) or environmental (nurture)? / Module 7: 124-127
X Chromosome to Androgynous
Monday 11/21
How can potential parents prepare for their newborn? / Module 7: 110-mid 113
Module 8 pp. 134-138 Conception to FAS
Module 9: pp. 139-141 reflexes-maturation
Read the BOLD then PICK ONE OTHER SECTION to skim
Tuesday 11/22
How do childhood attachments influence adult life? / Module 9
pp. bottom 149 “Social Dev” – p. 153
Stranger Anxiety to Mary Ainsworth
Break Thanksgiving 11/23-11/28
Tuesday 11/29
Is Erikson’s STAGE/DISCONTINUOUS theory an effective explanation of human SOCIAL development? / Module 10
pp. 167 “Social Dev” -169 Identity/Erik Erikson
Erikson-Intimacy
Wednesday 11/30
Is Kohlberg’s STAGE/DISCONTINUOUS model the most effective way to understand human MORAL development? / Module 10
pp. 160-165 Physical, moral development of teen
Adolescence-Delay Gratification
Thursday12/1
Is Piaget’s STAGE/DISCONTINUOUS model of morality the most effective way to understand human COGNITIVE development? / Module 9
Bottom 141- mid 144 Piaget Cognitive Dev.
Schema-Object Permanence
Friday 12/2
Continue Piaget’s COGNITIVE stage theory and prepare for children / Module 9
pp. 144 (bottom)-148 Preoperational-formal operational
pp. 155-157 self concept, parenting styles
Monday 12/5
CHILD LAB: Was Piaget right? (Keep notes for wiki) / Module 11
pp. 171-172; 174-175 adulthood
Tuesday-Wednedsay
Review / Module 11
pp. 176-179 adulthood
Module 11
Pp 180-183
Consciousness/Drugs / 2 days
Monday Test 12/12

READ BY THIS DAY VOCAB IX: DEV.

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Environment
Behavior Genetics
Chromosomes
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
Genes
Genome/*Genotype
*Recessive Gene
Identical Twins (Monozygotic)
Fraternal Twins (Dizygotic)
Evolutionary Psychologists
*Charles Darwin
Natural Selection
Mutations
Gender

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Carol Gilligan
X Chromosome
Y Chromosome
Testosterone
Gender Roles
Gender Identity
Gender Typing
Social Learning Theory
Gender Schema Theory
*Androgynous

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*Continuity View
*Discontinuity View
Developmental Psychology
Zygote
Embryo
Fetus
Teratogens
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Rooting reflex
Habituation

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Maturation
Schema
Assimilation
Accommodation (Piagetian)
Cognition
Sensorimotor Stage
Object Permanence
Preoperational Stage
Conservation
Egocentrism
*Animistic thinking
*Centration
Theory of mind
Autism
Lev Vygotsky continuity in cognition
Concrete Operational Stage
Formal Operational Stage
Stranger Anxiety
*Contact Comfort
Attachment
*Harlow’s terrycloth
Critical Period
Imprinting
Konrad Lorenz
*Mary Ainsworth
Erik Erikson
Basic trust
Self-concept
Parenting styles [Diana Baumrind]

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Adolescence
Puberty
*Rites of passage
Primary Sex Characteristics
Secondary Sex Characteristics
Menarche
Lawrence Kohlberg
Preconventional
Conventional
Postconventional
Delay Gratification
Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development
Identity
Intimacy
*Imaginary Audience (form of adolescent egocentrism)
*Personal Fable (form of adolescent egocentrism)

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Alzheimer’s disease
Cross-sectional study
Longitudinal study
*Cohort Sequential study
Crystallized vs Fluid Intelligence
Social Clock
*Kubler-Ross’s 5 stages of dying
*Generativity
Menopause

Piaget Lab School for Children

TO THE TEACHERS/STUDENT families, friends

Thank you again for being so willing to bring your families into school for a day! The students always enjoy meeting your children.

The lab will be on Monday, DECEMBER 5th during your student’s block (1, 2, or 3). When you enter the building near “administration” sign in at the front desk of the school. Go to designated classroom or have your student meet you in the office.

BLOCK 1 BLOCK 2 BLOCK 3

Room 316 Room 316 Room 316

7:45-8:55 9:20-10:40 11:00-12:15

*We’ll eat C lunch

Children are welcome of all ages! (As long as they’re not missing school) We would greatly appreciate your participation!

Thank you again for your help with this!

Sincerely,

Maria Vita

and classes of AP Psychology