Succeeding in AP Psychology

Psychology You will learn a new language that includes over 500 new terms. You will learn a new language that includes over 500 new terms. You will raise your level of thinking. You will raise your level of thinking. You will increase your ability to retain new terminology, concepts and data. You will increase your ability to retain new terminology, concepts and data. You will broaden your understanding of other subject areas. You will broaden your understanding of other subject areas.

Attention Nothing will reach your memory without attending to it. Nothing will reach your memory without attending to it. There are three steps to attending to what is being discussed. There are three steps to attending to what is being discussed. Focus Focus Make it meaningful to you Active participation

Depth of Processing Make information meaningful Make information meaningful Tie new info to old subjective orientation Tie new info to old subjective orientation How will this new info affect you or help you How will this new info affect you or help you Repetition is shallow processing and usually only held in memory for a short period of time or difficult to recall Repetition is shallow processing and usually only held in memory for a short period of time or difficult to recall

Skills and Strategies Reading Reading Writing Writing Note Taking Note Taking Studying Studying Test Taking Test Taking

Reading Read ahead before the lesson Read ahead before the lesson Use the SQ3R method Use the SQ3R method Survey Survey Holistic, global approach to the reading Holistic, global approach to the reading Question Question What am I about to read? What am I about to read? What questions would my teacher pull out to test me? What questions would my teacher pull out to test me? Read Read Self-explanatory Self-explanatory Recite Recite Summarize what you read Summarize what you read Review Review Answer the questions you asked yourself Answer the questions you asked yourself

Writing No thesis statement necessary No thesis statement necessary Read the question carefully Read the question carefully Organize your thoughts with an outline before writing the essay Organize your thoughts with an outline before writing the essay Define and Apply Define and Apply Define Define Describe or give the definition of the term. Describe or give the definition of the term. Psychology is the study of behavior and mental processes Psychology is the study of behavior and mental processes Apply Apply Show how the term/vocab. can be used in the given situation Show how the term/vocab. can be used in the given situation Psychology is used to answer why people do the crazy things they do Psychology is used to answer why people do the crazy things they do Be direct Be direct Reread your essay to clean up grammatical and spelling errors that may make it difficult to understand Reread your essay to clean up grammatical and spelling errors that may make it difficult to understand

Note Taking LISAN Method LISAN Method Graphic Organizers Graphic Organizers Concept Webs Concept Webs Pictures Pictures

LISAN Lead. Lead. Prepare ahead for the lesson Prepare ahead for the lesson Read ahead and have questions about the topic and ways to apply the topic to everyday life Read ahead and have questions about the topic and ways to apply the topic to everyday life Ideas. Ideas. What is the main idea of the lecture? What is the main idea of the lecture? Signal words. Signal words. These indicate important ideas that are coming like: therefore, most important, as an example These indicate important ideas that are coming like: therefore, most important, as an example Actively listen. Actively listen. Sit where you can see and hear and concentrate. Sit where you can see and hear and concentrate. Raise your hand and be an active participant in the lecture. Raise your hand and be an active participant in the lecture. Note-taking. Note-taking. Abreviate, dont take down everything, be selective and check with classmate to see if you missed anything Abreviate, dont take down everything, be selective and check with classmate to see if you missed anything

Studying Try to find the material interesting Try to find the material interesting Dont Cram - time management Dont Cram - time management Spaced study periods allow for digestion Spaced study periods allow for digestion Set specific study goals and reward yourself when you achieve them Set specific study goals and reward yourself when you achieve them Study in a study specific place Study in a study specific place Study in the same environment as you test Study in the same environment as you test Overlearn Overlearn Mnemonic devices help with depth of processing Mnemonic devices help with depth of processing Make a funny/interesting connection to the information Make a funny/interesting connection to the information

TYPES OF MNEMONICS Rhyming Rhyming righty tighty, lefty looseyrighty tighty, lefty loosey Method of Loci or peg word mnemonic Method of Loci or peg word mnemonic One is a bun two is a shoe One is a bun two is a shoe Visualize funny images with the term like hypothalamus controls body temperature, thirst and other basic body homeostasis function – hypo-needle thalamus-thermometer Visualize funny images with the term like hypothalamus controls body temperature, thirst and other basic body homeostasis function – hypo-needle thalamus-thermometer Single use mnemonics ROY G BIV

Keyword method of vocabulary vocabkeyworddefinitionstory Hippocampus Hippo and/or campus Structure in the brain responsible for retaining some types of long term memory The hippo came to the campus hoping to remember as much as he could. Corpus collosum You try Thick band of axon fibers that connect both hemispheres of the brain. You try

Objective Test-taking Read the directions carefully Read the directions carefully Read the answers before you read the question Read the answers before you read the question Read the question carefully Read the question carefully Skip questions you are unsure about because there may be clues later in the test Skip questions you are unsure about because there may be clues later in the test Eliminate alternatives that you dont remember being discussed Eliminate alternatives that you dont remember being discussed Always mark an answer Always mark an answer

Sleep! Enough sleep is important – 8 hours Enough sleep is important – 8 hours REM sleep important for forming memory REM sleep important for forming memory REM sleep increases as the night goes on REM sleep increases as the night goes on 5-6 hours can affect memory formation 5-6 hours can affect memory formation Stimulants and alcohol negatively affect quality sleep Stimulants and alcohol negatively affect quality sleep