AP PSychology B Per. 3 (Palos Verdes High School) //pvhs.pvpusd.net/apps/classes/955178/assignments/ Class Name: AP PSychology B Per. 3 Instructor(s): Bryce Stoddart en-us SchoolSitePro <![CDATA[Due: 06/06/2020]]> //pvhs.pvpusd.net/homeworkItem5778671 //pvhs.pvpusd.net/apps/classes/955178/assignments/
Hello AP Psychology!
 
Please provide a two to three paragraph synopsis of your favorite film.  This could also be a documentary.  The title of this assignment is the name of the film.  Pick five psychological concepts that are relevant to the film and and provide an example for each as it relates to the film for a total of two points of extra credit.  Make sure you clearly state the the psychological concept and that it includes a definition.  We've done this in class when we we've watched films like The Village earlier in the year.  This is due on or before June 5th, 2020.
 
Best Regards,
 
Mr. Stoddart

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GATTACA

I. Instructions: 

Please watch the attached video clips and the attached PDF on Free Will vs. Determinism before and after your viewing of GATTACA, and then complete your five paragraph essay on one of the four topic questions below.  I only want you to write on one of the four.  Please incorporate the concepts below into your essay, as well as any other relevant psychological terms or concepts that you’ve learned over the year.  The essay should include an introduction with a thesis statement, three supporting paragraphs with topic sentences and concrete details, and a conclusion.

II. Definitions:

Hard Determinism – the view that the will of an individual is not free and is instead determined by factors beyond his or her control and/or responsibility like genes, social conditioning/socialization, social control (laws, norms, mores that have real consequences for an individual when violated), and the physical laws governing our clockwork universe.

Soft Determinism/Compatibilism – the view that the will of an individual remains free even if some of that individual’s choices are determined by previous experiences or predispositions.

Indeterminism – Total Freedom

I am the master of my fate

I am the captain of my soul.

OH S---!

As Seen On A Button

III.  Materials:

Please review the attached materials in the following order before and after viewing GATTACA, and then complete your essay.

1. Please open the PDF on Free Will vs. Determinism and read the material.

2. Watch: Waking Life - The Problem of Free Will

3. Watch: Cognitive-Neuroscience and Free Will

4. Watch: Do We Have Free Will Or Is Everything Predetermined

5. Watch: Crash Course - Determinism vs. Free Will ( click on the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCGtkDzELAI )

6. Watch: GATTACA  (It's streaming free on Hulu, Tubi and Crackle.  It's also on Prime Video and Vudu for $2.99)

7. Review the materials again if necessary and then begin your essay.

8. Email me your essay when it's completed.  It's due on or before June 5th, 2020.

IV.  ESSAY QUESTIONS: Nature vs. Nurture and Free-Will vs. Determinism

1. When Jerome’s parents went to a genetics center for a second child, the geneticist stated “I have taken the liberty of eradicating any potentially prejudicial conditions - premature baldness, myopia, alcoholism and addictive susceptibility, propensity for violence and obesity.” The father then asks “We were wondering if we should leave some things to chance.” To this the geneticist responds, “You want to give your child the best possible start. Believe me, we have enough imperfection built-in already. Your child doesn't need any additional burdens.” Would it be irresponsible for the father to want to leave something to chance?  How would a Indeterminist and Determinist respond to this?


2. Vincent states in the movie that “it's illegal to discriminate – ‘genoism’ it's called – but no one takes the laws seriously.” This is in fact one of the standard criticisms of genetic profiling: if we have genetic data on people, then employers or insurance companies will use that data to minimize financial risk. Assuming that this will be true, would the benefits of genetic profiling still outweigh the costs?  How would an Indeterminist and Determinist respond to this?


3. The moral message of the movie is that we can rise above our genetic predispositions, with specific emphasis on our pre-determined physical and mental abilities. The movie’s message also applies to our ability to overcome pre-determined behavioral traits – an issue more typically involved in the philosophical debate about free will vs determinism (no free will). The prime example of this in the movie was the revelation that the Director Josef committed the murder, even though his genetic profile indicated that he was completely non-violent. Which is a better “refutation” of Determinism: Vincent living past 30, or Director Josef committing a murder?

4. Consider this dialogue regarding the rigorous testing of Gattaca personnel. Director Josef: “we have to ensure that people are meeting their potential.” Investigator: “Not exceeding it?” Director Josef: “No one exceeds his potential.” Investigator: “If he did?” Director Josef: “It means that we did not accurately gauge his potential in the first place.” This dialog exhibits a common criticism that determinism is unfalsifiable – that is, an advocate of determinism would not admit that any test could even theoretically count against determinism. Is this a valid criticism of Director Josef’s specific position?

 


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Hello AP Psychology!
 
I just want to take a moment to tell all of you how proud I am of your efforts in staying on top of learning the remaining content and reviewing the content that we've already covered in preparation for the online AP exam.  I know you're all going to do your best on the AP exam which is tomorrow at 11am!  Please make sure you review the testing instructions that I sent out via email and also posted on our Edlio page. You'll want to get set up well in advance.  I'll be checking my email this evening and in the morning in case you have any content related questions.  I'll also be posting some assignments and extra credit to be completed along with instructions on how to submit it to me.  Quality work on these remaining assignments should earn you enough points to raise your grade if you're borderline.  Also remember that 3 on the AP exam will raise one semester one letter grade, a 4 will raise both semesters one letter grade and a 5 will raise both semesters two letter grades.  Finally, Dr. Hafer sent out some last minute changes to AP testing to all of you and also posted it on our school website yesterday evening.  It came from College Board.  I've pasted it below for you to review in case you missed it.
 
Best Regards,
 
Mr. Stoddart
 
From College Board:
 
 
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Beginning Monday, May 18, and continuing through the makeup window, there will be a backup email submission process for browser-based exams.
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This option will only be available for students who were not able to submit in the standard process—and they must then email their responses immediately following their exam.
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These students will see instructions about how to email their response on the page that says, "We Did Not Receive Your Response." The email address that appears on this page will be unique to each student.
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Any student testing between May 18–22 who can't successfully upload their response through the exam platform or send it to us by email, will need to request a makeup exam.
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To protect the security and validity of exams, we're unable to accept submissions from students who tested May 11–15. However, these students can feel confident that the email option will be in place for them during the makeup exams.
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Email submissions will not be available for the World Language exams.
While this does not solve all of the problems that students have encountered over the last week, it does give our students testing this next week the opportunity to email their answers or take the make up exam.

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Hello AP Psychology!
 

 

Please look at what's below regarding  the AP exam on Tuesday, and make sure you review this asap.  The following is from Dr. Hafer.  Please read through this and click on the links to access all of the pertinent information that will help you navigate the exam successfully on Tuesday.  You can also email Dr. Hafer if you're having any testing issues.  The good news is that she can order you a make up exam if there are any problems, but you'll have to let her know right away.

 

I. Please click on the attachment  AP Test Reminders from Dr. Hafer on our Edlio page if you haven't already reviewed this.  I posted it again for you to access in case you missed it.  This is very important!

 
 

II. This is an email from Dr. Hafer that went out to teachers that you need to review.  Please click on and review all of the relevant links.

 

 
 
Hi all, 
 
I am so sorry to keep sending you emails but want to share any trends or information I find.  I have gotten a lot of questions from students about not being sure if their answers were submitted correctly or not.  Here is Collegeboard's answer. 
 

When a student finishes the exam and clicks the Submit button, they’ll see one of two screens. We recommend they take a photo of the screen they see in case they forget its message.

If their submission has been received, they’ll see a screen that says, “Congratulations, Your Exam is Complete.” 

If their submission has not been properly uploaded, they'll see a screen that says, “We Did Not Receive Your Responses(s).” In this case, students can request a makeup exam.

In a limited number of cases, a student's response may be successfully uploaded but their file can’t be accepted for scoring (for example, due to a virus). When this happens, the student will receive an email from us letting them know about the issue, and that they'll automatically receive an e-ticket for the makeup exam.

Please note that if a student receives the "We Did Not Receive Your Response(s)" screen, the only action they can take is to request a makeup exam. No one at the AP Program can try to find a lost response.

To make sure now that they can submit successfully on exam day, students should review Submission Guidelines for detailed instructions and Troubleshooting Tips for solutions to common problems.

Successful Exam Submission

Unsuccessful Exam Submission

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Please feel free to share this with your students and let me know if you have any other questions.  I am working on compiling a list of commonly asked questions and problems to share with students going into week 2 and hope to have that to you by tomorrow afternoon. 
 

Dr. Hafer

 

 
 
III. Finally, please click on the document below as it is a follow up to the email above that Dr. Hafer sent out.
 
 

 

Best Regards,

 
Mr. Stoddart
 
Please click on the attachment below and watch this if you haven't already done so!

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Hello AP Psychology!
 
Attached are the last two Stoddart PowerPoint-Lectures.  Please click on the links below when prompted during the PowerPoint.
 
Best Regards,
 
Mr. Stoddart
 
These short videos are for Correlational Studies and the Correlation Coeffecient:
 
 
 
This video explains P-Values and Inferential Statistics.
 
 
These are the Mind Field episodes that relate to research methods:
 
 

]]> Sat, 22 Aug 2020 16:34:21 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 05/16/2020]]> //pvhs.pvpusd.net/homeworkItem5748821 //pvhs.pvpusd.net/apps/classes/955178/assignments/ Hello AP Psychology!
 
Here are the College Board AP prep PowerPoint-Lectures for Research Methods, Descriptive Statistics, and Inferential Statistics.  This covers Chapter 1 in the textbook and Chapter 2 in the Barron's.   I will post my own PowerPoint- Lecture covering the same topics in the morning.  Please start with  research methods and then move onto experimental methods.  You can watch the one on statistical analysis after you've watched my PowerPoint-Lecture to reinforce it.  I will also cover inferential statistics and p-values.  This gets us across the finish line in terms of content! Woohoo!!!
 
Best Regards,
 
Mr. Stoddart
 
 

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Hello AP Psychology!
 
Attached is the PowerPoint-Lecture that I put together for Chapter 11: Intelligence and Testing.  During the lecture I cover standardization, a normal distribution (Bell Curve), and standard deviation.  I've attached a couple of videos that help further explain what standard deviation is and how to calculate it.  The second of the two essay questions on the AP exam will deal with research methods, statistics and data analysis, so spend a good amount of time going over this.  I will upload the remaining materials that will continue to cover all of this tomorrow. That's chapter 1 in the textbook and chapter 2 in the Barron's.  Please email me with any questions that you have.
 
Best Regards,
 
Mr. Stoddart
 
Here are the links that explain standard deviation and how to calculate it.
 
Explanation of Standard Deviation:
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRqtXL2WX2M
 
How to Calculate Standard Deviation:
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRqtXL2WX2M

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Hello AP Psychology!
 
Good luck with the start of AP exams this week!  I've updated our Edlio page.  I need you to click on the attached video that Dr. Hafer put together called AP Test Reminders to help you navigate the format of the online AP exam.  It's imperative that you watch it now because if you don't follow her exact instructions, then you'll run into difficulties before and during the exam.
 
Below are the links to both college board video practice FRQs, instructions on how to write them, and how to score them.  Remember, one of the two essays will deal with research methods, statistics and data analysis.  That's chapter 1 in the textbook and chapter 2 in the Barron's.  Please make sure that you're working on those chapters this week by utilizing the study guides, practice tests and review materials that I posted last Thursday.  I'll be posting  a video, PowerPoint lecture for Chapters 11 and 1 to help supplement. I'll send out an email when those are posted to our Edlio page.
 
Best Regards,
 
Mr. Stoddart
 
 
 
 
 

]]> Sat, 16 May 2020 14:30:19 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 05/16/2020]]> //pvhs.pvpusd.net/homeworkItem5727824 //pvhs.pvpusd.net/apps/classes/955178/assignments/ Here are a few things to get you started on research methods and statistics.  I'll be adding more this afternoon and over the weekend.  This is our last unit before the AP exam on May 19th.  It's chapter 1 in the textbook and chapter 2 in the Barron's.
]]> Fri, 08 May 2020 11:21:38 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 05/06/2020]]> //pvhs.pvpusd.net/homeworkItem5778589 //pvhs.pvpusd.net/apps/classes/955178/assignments/ Hello AP Psychology!
 
Write a two to three paragraph synopsis of your favorite film with the title of the assignment being the name of the film.  It could also be a documentary film.  Please pick five psychological concepts that are at work in the film and provide an explanation for each one with an example from the film.  You've done this before when we watched films like The Village earlier in the year.  This will earn you a total of five points of extra credit.  Please email me your completed work on or before June 5th, 2020.
 
Best Regards,
 
Mr. Stoddart

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