As you all continue to weather the transitions that are occurring in your medical training while adjusting to the new normal in a nation facing a pandemic, two things hold true: change and uncertainty are among us. As a medical student, these two concepts are uncomfortable and difficult to process. Please know this, you are […]
When deciding which college to attend, don’t just rely on word of mouth, reputation, college rankings, where your parents want you to go, or where your friends are going. The best way to get a feel for schools yourself is going on college visits. They will give you a chance to feel out what you […]
Once you’re comfortable with the format of the AP Human Geography free response section, as well as strategies that will help you be successful, review this sample free response prompt and response. Since this sample question has no source stimulus, it would appear as Question 1 on the exam. Although there is no source to analyze, pay […]
Question 2 of the AP U.S. Government and Politics free response section is the Quantitative Analysis prompt. This FRQ begins with an information graphic, such as a table, chart, graph, or map. The information graphic will depict some kind of politically relevant data—presidential election results, political affiliations of federal judges, or voter turnout by state, […]
Question 1 of the AP U.S. Government and Politics free-response section will always be the Concept Application prompt. This prompt will begin with a stimulus that is a short paragraph or two describing a political scenario. The paragraph(s) could be an excerpt from news media, a description of a political situation, a summary of information, […]
Sensation: The process by which sensory receptors receive information from the environment; includes vision, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and the vestibular and kinesthetic senses. Transduction: Conversion of one form of energy into another, as when environmental stimuli are transformed into neural signals. Receptors: Specialized structures that detect specific types of environmental stimuli and transduce them […]
Attitudes: Beliefs and feelings that predispose people to respond in particular ways to situations and other people. Central route to persuasion: A method of persuasion in which you are convinced by the content of the message. Peripheral route to persuasion: A method of persuasion in which you are convinced by something other than the message’s […]
Mental health professionals: Psychologists, medical doctors and nurses, social workers, and licensed counselors who provide psychological treatment. Psychotherapy: An ongoing relationship between a patient and a therapist, in which the two discuss the patient’s experiences and symptoms. Pharmacological treatment: When a mental health professional prescribes a drug for a patient to alleviate psychological distress. Theoretical […]
Abnormal behavior: Maladaptive actions or cognitive processes that defy social norms. Deinstitutionalization: Late twentieth-century movement to release large numbers of asylum patients and reintegrate them into their communities. Medical model: Maintains that abnormal behaviors are symptoms of an underlying disease. Psychoanalytic model: Maintains that abnormal behaviors are caused by repressed memories of childhood trauma and […]
Nature: Innate biological factors that influence development and personality. Nurture: External and environmental factors, including learning, that influence development and personality. Gestation/prenatal development: The process of development from conception to birth. Conception: Fusion of two gametes: one male sex cell (the sperm) and one female sex cell (the egg). Germinal stage: The first stage of […]