Transcript Step 3 - Write your ESSAY in p

*2 Essay questions
**Understanding how the tests are graded should provide
you insight as to how to use your writing time best.
Step 1 – figure out how many points the question will be worth
Step 2 – organize your thoughts / create a writing strategy (outline/
bullets etc)
Step 3 - Write your ESSAY in p-graph form!
Step 4 – Organize your paragraphs in the order that the questions
were asked
Step 5 – Each p-graph should have a topic sentence – clearly
indicates where you are in terms of answering the ?
Step 6 – NO need to have an intro, conclusion etc. – You get points
for accurate info (NOT style or aesthetics) …this is different than
the type of writing we learn in school!
Step 7 – Essay must be LEGIBLE!
Step 8 – USE all of the time!
Step 9 – SIMPLE – just answer what is asked
Step 10 – USE psychological terms (readers are looking for your
knowledge!) Use the term, define it, give example (3)
Step 11- Name drop! (But …not Silimperi or Gerhauser )
Step 12- Context – make sure your examples are related to the
context.
Step 13 – You do not get points off for incorrect information. Only
IF you CONTRADICT YOURSELF!
Write it – answer the AP ESSAY prompt for homework this
Weekend. Be ready for it to get graded on Monday.
Question:
Part A – Distinguish between short term memory (STM) and
long term memory (LTM) and discuss how they interact.
Include in your discussion:
1. Retrieval Cues
2. Mood Congruent memory
3. Motivated Forgetting
4. misinformation effect
Part B – How might memories be contaminated over time?
USE PSYCHOLOGICAL TERMINOLOGY / VOCAB!
Total points = 10
PART A
(2 pts) Retrieval Clues – process of getting information out of memory storage
STM-only hold onto info very briefly before it is forgotten
= >repetition works best…to get into LTM…
LTM-permanent limitless storage house => priming, mnemonics, context/ familiarity is best
(2 pts) Mood Congruent Memory - associate good/ bad events with their accompanying emotions
becomes retrieval cues
STM – being depressed sours memories by making negative associations => thus used to explain
current mood at the same time….
LTM – ex rose colored glasses => rosy retrospection
(2 pts) Motivated Forgetting
STM- recall events that we want to => protects self image; cookie jar phenom
LTM- we remember our past but revise it => flashbulb memories
(2 pts) Misinformation Effect – incorporating misleading information into ones memory of an event
STM- leading questions at an accident (crash vs. accident)
LTM – time – memory fades, misinformation becomes easier
PART B
(2 pts) Memory Contamination over time
Repression, proactive/ retroactive interference, retrieval failures, decay, encoding failure
Define and explain how it contaminates memory - example
SIL’s Helpful HINTS:
1. USE what you learn in psych class
(think emotions, memory, perceptions chapters) to get the EXAM
READER on your side:
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Write neatly – make the reader “WANT” to read
your essay with a smile=> entry level stimuli =
entry level perception
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EMOTIONAL CONTEXTUAL EFFECTS
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Make the reader ENCODE the material in a meaningful
manner!
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MAKE EM SMILE; We usually perceive experiences/ stimuli
(YOUR ESSAY) that are consistent with our current mood.
Emotions, or moods, serve as “HALO ERRORS”
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Performance appraisal (a judgment) is vulnerable to
BIAS…both in favor and against!
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Recency errors – occurs when raters (the exam reader)
focuses only on easily remembered info (your writing)
or behaviors.
Use these to your advantage!
Simply underline KEYWORDS that you use to explain things.
Get the readers attention to the key points= selective
attention
Organization – there is none in terms of your typical “essay” = Intro, body,
conclusion.
HOWEVER – its great practice to go in the order of the prompt…its what
the reader has been trained to do!
Always use PSYCH VOCAB or BUZZWORDS to prove your point in your
application or examples.
Always use the key PROMPT concept in your explanation as well…IE.
Motivation prompt
HOLY C#$%, I Don’t Even Know
what they’re asking me! @#$%$#
Now what do I do?
Tips for the clueless
• Write something!
• A Blank Page is Definitely WRONG!
• Make an attempt to DEFINE the Terms!
– In paragraph form
Specific
PSYCH
example!
Homeostasis… “Homeostasis is the
human’s body innate attempt to
maintain a balanced neutral level
with everyday events changing.
(this is good – earned 1 point).
“With everyday events changing
everyday, This sense of balance
can be thrown off causing a lack of
motivation. A person in their
natural, balanced state is acutely
aware of their surroundings and
events which allows for that person
to be motivated about their tasks
based on the fact that they are
balanced in control of the
situation.” (this is not good – it
explains nothing? No specific
examples, just rambling. = 0 points)
“Homeostasis occurs when the
human body’s internal state is
balanced (this is good – earned 1
point). As people we are
consistently striving to maintain
homeostasis. The drive reduction
theory of motivation centers
around achieving homeostasis. If a
person becomes thirsty, they will
be motivated to reduce that drive
by taking a drink, and thus their
body will return to a balanced state
of homeostasis.” (this is good –
earned 1 point)
Use of writing overall
writing prompt in
explanation ties
everything together.