AP PSYCHOLOGY – SUMMER READING
240 POINTS
YOU WILL HAVE A TEST THE SECOND DAY IN CLASS BASED ON THESE READINGS. YOU MUST BE
ABLE TO PASS THIS TEST.
WHAT TO DO:
1. YOU WILL BE WRITING AN ABSTRACT FOR EACH RESEARCH STUDY. THESE ABSTRACTS
SHOULD INCLUDE:
1. RESEARCHERS’ NAMES- ANY PREVIOUS RESEARCHERS
2. SUBFIELD THIS STUDY FALLS INTO
3. QUESTION BEING ANSWERED
4. BRIEF PROCEDURE
5. RESULTS / CONCLUSIONS
6. WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT
THE FOLLOWING READINGS COME FROM FORTY STUDIES THAT CHANGED PSYCHOLOGY:
EXPLORATIONS INTO THE HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH BY ROGER HOCK:
1. “ONE BRAIN OR TWO” BY GAZZANIGA
2. “ARE YOU A NATURAL” BY BOUCHARD
3. “WATCH OUT FOR THE VISUAL CLIFF” BY GIBSON
4. “TO SLEEP, NO DOUBT TO DREAM” BY ASERINSKY
5. “UNROMANCING THE DREAM…” BY HOBSON
6. “IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT SALIVATING DOGS” BY PAVLOV
7. “LITTLE EMOTIONAL ALBERT” BY WATSON
8. “KNOCK WOOD” BY SKINNER
9. “SEE AGGRESSION… DO AGGRESSION” BY BANDURA
10. “WHAT YOU EXPECT IS WHAT YOU GET” BY ROSENTHAL
11. “JUST HOW ARE YOU INTELLIGENT” BY GARDNER
12. “DISCOVERING LOVE” BY HARLOW
13. “OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND” BY PIAGET
14. “HOW MORAL ARE YOU?” BY KOHLBERG
15. “THOUGHTS OUT OF TUNE” BY FESTINGER
16. “ARE YOU THE MASTER OF YOUR FATE?” BY ROTTER
17. “MASCULINE OR FEMININE… OR BOTH?” BY BEM
18. “WHO’S CRAZY HERE, ANYWAY?” BY ROSENHAN
19. “YOU’RE GETTING DEFENSIVE AGAIN!” BY FREUD
20. “CROWDING INTO THE BEHAVIORAL SINK” BY CALHOUN
21. “PROJECTIONS OF WHO YOU ARE” BY RORSCHACH
22. “THE POWER OF CONFORMITY” BY ASHE
23. “TO HELP OR NOT TO HELP” BY DARLEY
24. “OBEY AT ALL COST?” BY MILGRAM
DUE TO THE NUMBER OF BOOKS, YOU WILL EITHER BE DOING YOUR READING EARLY IN THE
SUMMER , LATE IN THE SUMMER, OR USING THE ON-LINE VERSION.
BE SURE TO PACE YOUR READINGS OVER THE SUMMER. YOU WILL HAVE THREE DUE DATES
WHERE YOU WILL NEED TO SUBMIT 8 ABSTRACTS AT A TIME:
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EARLY IN SUMMER: JUNE 23rd (1-8), JULY 7TH (8-16), AND JULY 22ND (17-24). (BOOKS NEED TO BE
RETURNED TO HIGH SCHOOL OFFICE ON THIS DATE.
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LATE SUMMER PICK UP BOOKS ON JULY 25TH. AUG 4TH (1-8), JULY 30TH (9-16), AND AUGUST 14TH
((17-24) RETURN BOOKS ON THAT DATE.
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ON-LINE VERSION, LET ME KNOW WHETHER YOU ARE CHOOSING THE EARLY OR LATE
SUMMER OPTION.
FINISHED ABSTRACTS: (THESE CAN BE E-MAILED OR PLACED IN MY MAIL BOX AT SCHOOL SO I CAN
PICK THEM UP. )
IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS OR CONFUSIONS, PLEASE CALL ME AT HOME – 302-745-8722. (LEAVE A
MESSAGE IF I AM ‘AT THE BEACH’ AND I’LL CALL YOU BACK) OR E-MAIL ME
emcanulla@laurel.k12.de.us.