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AP Psychology@SMHS Commons

Beth Wolpman
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Welcome to our learning commons where we discuss, share, engage, and learn all things AP Psychology.

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The module provides links to practice test opportunities.
AP Test Prep Options & Opportunities   High School Test Prep: AP Psychology Choose the unit and concepts you need to study or study them all by taking the practice tests designed for AP students. (Free) College Board  KNOW before you GO! Use College Board to read and review the actual test structure, time allowances, and weight per question. (REMINDER: AP Psychology College Board Progress Checks raise grades for the particular unit because they replace 2 zeroes and add points to the unit test.)
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This first module introduces learners to the early influencers of psychological study. Who are the men and women whose questioning and investigations proved essential to the study of contemporary psychology?

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The video and questions take you through the way psychologist learn about psychology. We begin to understand how research processes work to provide valid and reliable foundations for understanding human psychology.

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This module takes you through the brain from the standpoint of structures and functions. Each video and the questions that follow provides you with the essential foundation for all other units in the study of AP Psychology. Know all about the Brain!
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How do we sense the world around us? How do we perceive the messages sent by our senses? Trace the process of vision from initial sensation to final perception. Trace the process of audition from initial sensation to final perception. Trace the process of touch from initial sensation to final perception. Trace the process of taste (gustation) from initial sensation to final perception. Trace the process of small (olfaction) from initial sensation to final perception.   Why do we need to understand homunculus man? Explain the processes involved in perception. What are problems with perception? What are the benefits of perception?
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