summer assignment
Below you will find information that you will need for your summer assignment. It is critically important that you take your time throughout this assignment as it will give you a head start in preparing for the ultimate goal of passing the AP exam. Remember: it is not good enough to merely understand and comprehend the material that you are covering. You must retain it as well! Therefore, it is important that you no succumb to the temptation to procrastinate.
I. Contributor Profiles
Psychology is the study of human behavior and though processes. It is a field of study that has been built over time by people who have engaged in careful study and published their conclusions for others to debate, argue, utilize, and build upon. It is around those ideas that the field has taken shape. Therefore, you cannot know psychology without knowing the major contributors and their contributions.
Toward that end, you will be keeping a notebook journal of psychological profiles for major contributors. This summer will mark the beginning of your journey. Each theorist will occupy anywhere from a half to a full page. Your notebook should be a three-subject, college-rule notebook with dividers in the middle. In addition to the profiles in the front, this notebook will hold all your outlines as well as class notes, and, if you choose, your personal reflections on ideas and what you are learning. All information can be found under the Psych Resources section of this website under "General Web Resources".
I. Contributor Profiles
Psychology is the study of human behavior and though processes. It is a field of study that has been built over time by people who have engaged in careful study and published their conclusions for others to debate, argue, utilize, and build upon. It is around those ideas that the field has taken shape. Therefore, you cannot know psychology without knowing the major contributors and their contributions.
Toward that end, you will be keeping a notebook journal of psychological profiles for major contributors. This summer will mark the beginning of your journey. Each theorist will occupy anywhere from a half to a full page. Your notebook should be a three-subject, college-rule notebook with dividers in the middle. In addition to the profiles in the front, this notebook will hold all your outlines as well as class notes, and, if you choose, your personal reflections on ideas and what you are learning. All information can be found under the Psych Resources section of this website under "General Web Resources".
A note on timing: this assignment is not something that I want you to rush to complete one week prior to the start of the year. A big part of retention is taking your time as you cover new ideas and ponder implications of what you are learning. Also, this will take longer than you think it will so procrastination will only cause pain and suffering. Don't procrastinate. A final element for this part of the summer assignment: I want all you work hand-written! Studies clearly show that material that is written by hand is more permanent in the mind than material that is typed.
Profile Format
The Contributors:
Project Sources...
I would like you to limit your research to the cites that I have provided under "general web sources" on the psych resource page in the drop-down menu above. If the name that you are researching is not present on any of those sources just leave it and I will address it upon my return.
- Name of Theorist: some people like to print off pictures of theorists and paste them in the corner of the page. That's optional.
- Brief History: this should be one paragraph maximum. You will want to note setting, education, and influences (if known). You will start to notice that a lot of these people knew each other or were students/teachers of one another.
- Key Contributions: this will take up the bulk of the profile. Some ideas will require more information than others. For example, if you are writing about Sigmund Freud, you will want to note his ideas about conscious, preconscious, and subconscious, as well as his ideas about id, ego, and superego. These do not have to be exhaustive. Remember: we will be adding to them over the course of time.
The Contributors:
- Wilhelm Wundt (Psych Foundations)
- William James (Psych Foundations)
- Jean Piaget (Cognitive, Developmental)
- Eric Erikson (Social, Developmental)
- Lawrence Kohlberg (Cognitive, Developmental)
- Sigmund Freud (Psychoanalytical)
- Anna Freud (Psychoanalytical, Developmental)
- Alfred Adler (Psychoanalytical)
- Carl Jung (Psychoanalytical)
- John B. Watson (Behavioral)
- Ivan Pavlov (Behavioral)
- B.F. Skinner (Behavioral)
- Elizabeth Loftus (Cognitive)
- Noam Chomsky (Cognitive, Linguistic)
- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross (Developmental, Thanatology)
- Albert Bandura (Social-Cognitive)
- Carl Rogers (Humanist)
- Abraham Maslow (Humanist)
Project Sources...
I would like you to limit your research to the cites that I have provided under "general web sources" on the psych resource page in the drop-down menu above. If the name that you are researching is not present on any of those sources just leave it and I will address it upon my return.
Part II: Video on The Teen Brain
For this last segment, you are simply to watch this following video and take notes. The questions I want you to consider are simple:
For this last segment, you are simply to watch this following video and take notes. The questions I want you to consider are simple:
- What did you learn about the brain?
- What role does sleep play in your life as a teen?
- Why do your decisions and behavior differ so radically from your parents?
If you have any questions about the assignments, shoot me an email (see the contact button above, right). I will be checking my school email four to five times throughout the summer. Best of luck!!!