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Dear AP Psych Student...

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With the year coming to an end, I can firmly say that the biggest piece of advice I could give would be to take notes during the lessons instead of just watching, as Ms. Halfen's situational examples are really useful in practicing to apply it on the day of the test or AP exam. My favorite activity was building the candy brain, then getting to eat all of my group's candy. Next year, I feel as though the movies were not as useful, but rather if we could get feedback on our tests and quizzes to see what we missed, that would be more beneficial for the AP exam. Psych should definitely have a field trip, as more students would have something to look forward to taking the class that way. https://library.fiveable.me/ap-psych ^ This fiveable link contains everything that is needed for studying for the AP Exam

Psychology Memes

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  https://www.thoughtco.com/proactive-and-retroactive-interference-definition-and-examples-4797969#:~:text=The%20term%20interference%20is%20used,and%20maintenance%20of%20old%20memories. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/claude-e-shannon-founder/ https://pressbooks.online.ucf.edu/lumenpsychology/chapter/operant-conditioning/#:~:text=In%20negative%20punishment%20%2C%20you%20remove,order%20to%20decrease%20the%20behavior. https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-negative-punishment-2795409 https://bcotb.com/blog/the-difference-between-positivenegative-reinforcement-and-positivenegative-punishment/

How good is your memory?

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  https://www.testmybrain.org/ This website isn't valid because it relies on the fact that a person needs to know who the actors are. Not knowing the actors will give the test taker a hard time choosing the right answer https://www.psychologistworld.com/memory/stm-test-result This website is valid because it makes you think and try to remember the words you had just read and type them up after https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/02/04/cinnamon-improves-your-memory-and-cognition/?sh=48ed7d9621ec This article is cool because it talks about how cinnamon is beneficial in improving memory and cognition. People may not like cinnamon but if its good for my memory then i will plug my nose and eat it all day everyday.

Social Psych ... it's real life

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 HALLOWEEN Compliance - Changing one's behavior at the request or direction of another person. People all around try to behave like GhostFace from Scream but if told so by their mother they would subside their desires to accepted. Obedience - A form of social influence elicited in response to direct orders from an authority figure. When trick or treaters go door to door, the owner's usually ask of them to take ONLY 1 piece of candy to limit the consumption. By setting the limit, the kids are obligated to follow the orders to get their desired candy.  Social Facilitation - Being in the presence of others improves individual task performance. When going trick o treating with others its more safe and fun for everyone rather than going alone Group Polarization - Tendency of a group to make decisions that are more extreme than the initial inclination of it's members. When there is only a bowl of candy outside with the sign "Take only 1 please" the group decides to cros...

Anything Blog

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 Relationship Psychology 1)  Cuddling with someone you love triggers the brain to release oxytocin.  This chemical relieves stress and promotes a feeling of well-being and happiness. 2)  Seeing a picture of someone you care about can lower stress and pain levels   and help you heal faster if you are injured or sick. 3)  Less than a second after looking at someone we love, the brain releases chemicals such as oxytocin   and dopamine. Together, they provide a sense of intense happiness and well-being. 4)  Kissing helps us choose who we will love. It is a big player in maintaining long-lasting love. 5)  Having a healthy social connection   with someone is important for your mental and physical health. Being isolated for long periods can be detrimental. https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/general/7-meaningful-psychology-facts-about-love/

Weird Article about Taste

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 Jelly Belly is Lying to the World How are jelly belly beans really made? How do the beans get their disgusting flavors? In actuality they use the real life item convert it into gas, break its flavors down and make it into a bean. One example of this was when a scientist tried to create the Stinky Socks flavor. She took her own socks off, put them in a plastic bag and aged them for a while. Then she put the socks in a gas chromatograph, took the gas into flavors then created the jelly bean. Another example was of the Rotten Egg flavor. When given to the chairman, he said the flavor wasn't strong enough. After reading this article, it made me feel sick. I thought the flavors were artificially created but i was shocked knowing that they use natural flavors. After reading this i am never eating a jelly belly jellybean ever again.  https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/62593/how-does-jelly-belly-create-its-weird-flavors

BioHeros

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My birthday is June 19th so my hero has abilities related to Occipital Lobe (responsible for visual perception) and Dopamine (boosts mood). Jonathan Crane was a bullied boy. At a young age the bigger older students would pick on the young weak Jonathan even going as far as sending him to the hospital. Because of this he had problems communicating with others growing up. He excelled in science and landed a job as a scientist at an insane asylum. He accepted the job partly because he was interested in the motives behind prisoners but mainly to extract revenge on his bullies. There, Jonathan himself went insane and conducted experiments on fear on the test subjects. However one day when he was experimenting with a gun, he accidentally pressed the trigger button thinking it was on safety, but the shot travelled killing the prisoner. Mortally and Psychological wounded, Jonathan vowed to never kill again. When he went to discard the body he saw piles on piles of bodies in the crematorium. Ho...