Thesis: The political actions of the anti-slavery movement were designed to "choke" slavery into extinction‚ rather than moving to end the practice in one fell swoop. Missouri compromise: Unable to stop the spread of slavery altogether‚ abolitionists at least were able to restrict its spread. Mexican War: A setback for the anti-slavery forces‚ as slavery was permitted in the newly absorbed territories‚ which lay below the line set in the Missouri Compromise. This helped galvanize both sides
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Sampling is finding subjects for one’s research. For this particular experiment‚ the sample would be a group of 50 hyperactive children. To gather these 50 test subjects‚ I would go to several pediatrician offices and ask to use a total amount of 50 diagnosed hyperactive children for my experiment. With my newfound sampling‚ I create two groups‚ one being a control group of 25 children and the other being an experimental group of 25 children. To figure out how these children are put into which group
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level of autonomic nervous system arousal may contribute to A) post-traumatic stress disorder. B) phobias. C) antisocial personality disorder. D) dissociative disorders. E) generalized anxiety disorder. ____ ____ ____ ____ Page 1 AP Psychology C14 Practice Test ____ 6. The symptoms of ________ are likely to appear at an earlier age than the symptoms of ________. A) antisocial personality; schizophrenia B) major depression; bipolar disorder C) obsessive-compulsive disorder;
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AP Psychology Free Response Questions Sample The following questions are samples of the free response questions from past AP Psychology exams. The free response sections are worth 33 1/3 percent of the total grade. Students have 50 minutes to answer two questions. The key to successfully answering these questions is to: completely define the terms using appropriate psychological terminology and then critically apply each term. Many students concentrate their efforts on the multiple-choice
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FRQ #3 a.) The first property of water is its polarity. A water molecule is formed by one oxygen atom covalently bonded to two hydrogen atoms. The electronegativity of the oxygen atom creates an unequal sharing of electrons between the O and H atoms of the molecule. This also gives water the ability to form hydrogen bonds between the slightly negative oxygen atom and the slightly positive hydrogen atom. Water has a high specific heat due to the hydrogen bonds. Because of this‚ water requires
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Unanimous Mr. Tassinari AP Psychology 19 August 2013 Observation of a Person Psychology is the scientific study of the human mind and its functions. One thing that is major in psychology is the behavior of the organs. There are many things that can be used to describe behavior and show how the person is without even knowing them. For example there is: clothing‚ body language‚ general behavior‚ and anything else that would provide insight to the behavior of a person. Throughout the course
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AP Psychology Midterm Study Guide #1 Unit 1: Psychology’s History and Approaches 1.Definition of Psychology? Disciplines it is rooted in? Psychology is the science of behavior and mental process; it seeks to answer how and why we think‚ feel‚ act as we do. Psychology is rooted in philosophy and biology. 2.What is the difference between nativism and empiricism? Which ancient philosophers/early psychologist were nativist? which were empiricist? Nativism is the argument that all our skills
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Robert DeCooman Mr. Holcomb AP Psychology 16 May 2014 Hypochondriasis Hypochondriasis also knows as‚ hypochondria is a type of mental illness. It is a type of somatoform disorder which causes bodily symptoms. It is an anxiety disorder in which people think they have a disease or are convinced that they do have a disease. Hypochondriacs still think they have a disease even though medical tests show that they are not sick. For example‚ if a hypochondriac has a headache‚ he may think that it
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B). Operant conditioning: When a teacher rewards good behavior with a token‚ and students can exchange these tokens for extra rewards. Classical conditioning: In animal training‚ a trainer might utilize classical conditioning by repeatedly pairing the sound of a clicker with the taste of food. Eventually‚ the sound of the clicker alone will begin to produce the same response that the taste of food would. Observational learning: When you learn how to open a lock with a key by watching your parents
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|Wundt |“Father of Psychology”; introspection/ Structuralism | |Wertheimer |Gestalt psychology | |Titchner |Structuralism | |James
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