Name ___________________________________________
AP Psychology Summer Assignment: 2013-2014
Welcome to AP Psychology with Mr. Hache. Your summer assignment will require you to use both the attached
resources along with the reading found online. The reasoning behind a summer assignment is to prepare students
for the rigorous work that all Advanced Placement classes must complete. To that end the A.P. Psychology summer
assignment is designed to allow students to get off to a good start in class.
ALL WORK IS DUE THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS. There are no excuses. (Including I tried to drop but
couldn’t or I wasn’t sure if I could get into the course because I was on the waiting list).
Answer the following questions (must be handwritten) in short-essay format (3-7 sentences depending on the
complexity of the subject) in your own words (vital for memory). There are many online resources listed below
that will help you research all of the topics, but the attached reading is also a valuable resource. The assignment is
intended to increase your awareness about some of the major researchers, theories and concepts that we will study
this year. If done well, this assignment will help you succeed in the course right from the start.
http://www.alleydog.com/
http://www.apa.org/research/action/glossary.aspx
http://allpsych.com/psychology101/index.html
http://www.simplypsychology.org/perspective.html
Part I:
1. What is psychology? Elaborate on your definition.
2. Identify all 15 of the following important figures in psychology and describe their most significant
contributions.
a. Albert Bandura:
i. Erik Erikson:
b. Sigmund Freud:
j. William James:
c. Abraham Maslow:
k. Ivan Pavlov:
d. BF Skinner:
l. Jean Piaget:
e. Carl Rogers:
m. John Watson:
f. Wilhelm Wundt:
n. Philip Zimbardo
g. Howard Gardner:
o. Lawrence Kohlberg:
h. Charles Darwin:
p. Karen Horney:
3. Thoroughly describe each of the 7 main perspectives within psychology listed below and give an
example of the type of research a person might do within that perspective
a. Neuroscience- biological:
b. Evolutionary:
c. Psychodynamic:
d. Behavioral:
e. Cognitive:
f. Humanistic:
g. Social Cultural:
4. Describe the “Nature/Nurture” debate as it applies to psychology.
Part II: Summarize the main focus that each type of psychologist takes in their chosen specialty:
a. Biological Psychologists:
b. Developmental Psychologists:
c. Cognitive Psychologists:
d. Personality Psychologists:
e. Social Psychologists:
f. Educational Psychologists:
g. Clinical Psychologists:
h. Counseling Psychologists:
i. School Psychologists:
j. Sports Psychologists:
k. Industrial-Organizational Psychologists:
l. Psychometric Psychologists:
Part III:
AP Psychology students will read and annotate the attached packet (please print it out, annotate or take notes from
it, and bring it to class) & answer the case study questions for case study #1 and #2 only. Do the best you can
and email Mr. Hache directly with any questions. dhache@whrhs.org