MaryN2019's Psychology Blog

Hey guys! This week, we will be making memes to assess our knowledge over everything we have learned in AP Psych over the semester. This will help prepare us for our AP exam in early May.   Meme One Id, Ego, Superego Meme Two What Is Extrinsic Motivation and Is It Effective? Meme Three Embryo vs. Fetus: Fetal Development Week-by-Week Meme Four How Emotionally Intelligent are You? Meme Five Too Much Crystallized Thinking Lowers Fluid Intelligence

Hey guys... this week I will be talking about a very random topic related to psychology... ADHD! "I don't know... I probably have ADHD" is what I tell my friends when they ask me why I cannot sit still in one place for a long time. It is true though, I honestly can't sit still; if I am sitting down in a chair and doing something, I have to shake my leg or move around in my chair. If not, I am probably fidgeting around with my pencil. If I am standing in one spot while my friend is talking to me, my mind will make me want to get out of that spot and walk back and forth and move around. I also get distracted very easily and zone out and daydream a lot when a teacher is giving a lecture. It sort of sounds like I may have ADHD, right? Well, that's at least what I thought until I did some reading about the common disorder. ADHD stands for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder that is characterized by symptoms of inattentiveness, distractibility, hype...