AP Psychology
10/24/13
Warm-up
• Get out FRQ on Lafawnduh from last class.
• Eat oreos.
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FRQ 2 Rubric
Piaget proposed cognitive stages . His stage of concrete operations takes place from a
ges seven to eleven. Children have developed the capacity to understand logical princ
iples that apply to concrete external objects. Lafawnduh may be able to appreciate th
at some properties of an object remain the same, despite changes in appearance (con
servation). She may be able to sort objects into categories and to appreciate the pers
pective of another viewer. She may also be able to think about two concepts at the sa
me time. According to Piaget's theory, Lafawnduh may not be able to think logically a
bout abstractions. (1 point – stage; 1 point – one of these details)
Erikson's theory proposes that psychosocial development occurs in eight stages, each
of which focuses on one issue or crisis that is especially important at that particular ti
me of life. The industry vs. inferiority stage occurs from age six through puberty. Child
ren focus on acquiring basic social and intellectual skills during this period. Lafawndu
h will either develop a sense of industry and curiosity and be eager to learn, or she wi
ll feel inferior and lose interest in the tasks before her. (1 point – stage; 1 point –
meaning)
Kohlberg's theory is concerned with the development of moral reasoning. He propose
d that there are three stages of development in people's capacity to consider morals
and ethics. Lafawnduh is in the conventional level. Lafawnduh may base her moral ju
dgments on caring for others and upholding laws and social rules simplify because th
ey exist. (1 point – stage; 1 point – meaning)
Sensation!!
• Sensation is…
• Perception is…
• What is the relationship between sensation &
perception?
Bottom-up Processing
• Processing of current stimulation influences
what is perceived.
• No prior expectations or beliefs influence the
translation of your sensation into perception.
Top-down Processing
• Processing that is influenced by background
knowledge, learning, and expectations.
Processing…
http://faculty.washington.edu/jmiyamot/p355/l
ec02-2.p355.w13.pdf
Processing
Backwards Masking
http://www.stairwaytoheavenbackwards.com/
Psychophysics
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Absolute Thresholds
Signal detection theory
Subliminal stimuli
Priming
Difference Thresholds (or jnd) & Weber’s law
Cocktail Party Effect
Sensory Adaptation
• Give an example of sensory adaptation.
• When the eyes’ adaptation to sensory input is
halted, what do the eyes sense?
Vision
• What is transduction?
• What is color? Define using hue (wavelength)
and intensity (amplitude).
Draw the eye!
• Label the following: cornea, pupil, iris, lens,
retina, rods, cones, bipolar cells, ganglion
cells, optic nerve, blind spot, & fovea.
• Explain the purpose of each term.
• Explain underneath how accommodation,
nearsightedness, and farsightedness relate to
physical changes in the eye.
The eye…
• Explain how visual information is transmitted
from the external world to your visual cortex.
Feature Detectors
• What are feature detectors?
• How are they specialized?
Processing
• What is the difference between serial and
parallel processing? When does a human do
both?
• How does parallel processing explain a patient
who now suffers from blindsight correctly
guessing if sticks in their blind field of vision
are vertical or horizontal?
Colors!
• Why do things have “color?”
• What does the Young-Helmholtz trichromatic
theory state?
• What is the difference between subractive
and additive color mixing? Which applies to
paints and which applies to lights? Why?
• How does Ewald Hering’s theory of
afterimages explain opponent-process theory?
• What is color constancy?
Limits of color constancy…
Limits of color constancy…
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Optical_illusi
on_greysquares.gif
Essential Question
• Write a solid paragraph explaining how
someone senses another person.
• Minimum terms to use:
sensation/transduction, bottom-up or topdown processing, lens, cones/rods, and optic
nerve.
Homework
• Finish reading Chapter 5!
• WORK ON GROUP PRESENTATIONS FOR
MONDAY!
• STUDY FOR TEST ON WEDNESDAY!