2011 - 2012 psychology

-Click the links below for some suggested resources for researching the Psychologists in this assignment. (these include articles, web-pages, and even video lectures)

http://academicearth.org/subjects/psychology

http://freevideolectures.com/Subject/Psychology/VideoCourses/Page2

http://www.psychologytoday.com/

http://www.psychology.gatech.edu/

http://www.psychology.org/

*Don't stop there! These are only a small taste of what may be out there for resources. (and be warned that wikipedia and ehow are not considered scholarly resources)

MLA - How to Document Your Sources

-Click the link below for examples of how to create your bibliography

11.09.12 mla bibliography examples.docx

-Click the link below for an easy bibliography creator

http://citationmachine.net/

-Click the links below for additional information on how to create MLA formatted sources and more...

http://www.aresearchguide.com/12biblio.html

http://www.santarosa.edu/~jroyal/research/MLA/mla.html

Monday, September 19

Memory and retention

Students are studying for their first quiz on Friday so today we are studying short-term memory and how to use it to our advantage.

click the link below for a copy of 8 easy tricks to short-term memory retention

11.09.14 10 Tricks to successful memory retention, aka.ppt

click the link below to view some of the notes taken on the handouts provided in class.

11.09.14 memory notes from handouts.ppt

Try the video quiz below...

The task is you are to count how many times the people wearing white t-shirts pass the basketball. (can you do it?)

*Now here is the kicker...did you see the gorilla? (if not, watch it again).

Quiz is on Friday, September 16

Nerves and the Brain

Students are about to apply their new-found memory skills to the functions of the body and brain. This is known as Biological Psychology

-Students are asked to read pages 154-168 in their text in preparation for Thursday's class.

-click the link below for a powerpoint of notes on the Nervous System

11.09.22 The Nervous System.pptx

The Memory Lab

-Students are to create a fair memory test using pieces supplied in class. They are to administer the test to at least six different subjects and record their results for further conclusions. All memory labs are to be written in proper lab format with clear results, observations, and conclusions.

-click the link below for a copy of the assignment and the tables for recording info.

11.09.22 Memory Test Lab.doc 11.09.22 Memory Test Lab.doc

11.09.22 Memory Test Lab - observations table.doc

Monday, October 3

Parts of the Brain

Students read pages 164-168 and discussed the different parts of the brain. We watched a video in class to help us memorize the parts of the brain

Students were given a handout with worksheets on parts of the brain. Students are to complete the first two pages of these handouts prior to class on Wednesday.

-click the link below to watch the extremely helpful video that we all watched in class

http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2008/09/episode-72-video-memorize-the-parts-of-the-brain/

-If you missed class then you need to ask Mr. E for a copy of the handouts and have pages 1-2 finished for Wed.

-click the links below for copies of the notes

11.09.22 The Nervous System.pptx

11.09.29 Brain notes.pptx

Wednesday, October 2

Parts of the Brain Assignment

Students have been studying parts of the brain. They have a quiz on Wednesday. October 12. In preparation for this quiz they must complete an assignment...

Assignment: Students are to choose one of the five assignments linked below. This assignment is due prior to the quiz on Wednesday, October 12

Click the link for a copy of the optional assignments

11.10.05 brain assignments options.docx

Wednesday, October 12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVGlfcP3ATI&feature=related

Methods of Research

Students studied methods of psychological research today.

-students are asked to read pages 35-41

-We discussed the materials and took some notes on the subject matter

-click on the link below to view some of our notes

11.10.14 Psychological Research.ppt

-Students were assigned to complete a 2-page assignment dealing with types of research. They are also to complete a small lab finding a correlation of data.

*See Mr. E for a copy of the assignment

Thursday, Oct. 20

Problems and Solutions in Research

-Students are asked to read pages 42-45 in their textbook. We will take notes on these pages in class.

-Students are to complete the two pages handed out in class dealing with a study psychological that could benefit a store.

Thursday, October 20

Yale University Online Course Material

Yale University is kind enough to share their lectures with the world online. Watch the videos of their intro Psych course.

This video below covers most of the material we have discussed so far in this course. Watch the video for a great refresher and study method.

Click the link below to watch this video

Watch it on Academic Earth

Click the link below to have access to all the lectures

http://academicearth.org/lectures/bloom-intro-to-psychology

Human Development - the Baby years

We will be studying the psychological development of humans throughout the various stages of their lives. We begin with the baby years.

Students are asked to read pages 61-69 and to review the concepts covered in class.

click the link below to observe the video of "The Visual Cliff" experiment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwqZNPmxD34&feature=related

*Students are reminded that they have a quiz on Thursday, October 27. This will include all info on psychological research and will also include material covered today (pages 61-69). Specifically, students are expected to have read page 69 (a case study on "Genie") prior to Thursday.

*To prepare for this quiz in terms of the material covered today (oct. 25) you should look at the study questions in the link below.

11.11.25 questions pages 61-68.docx

11.10.27 quiz prep questions.doc

Quiz on Thursday October 27

Quiz #3 - research and early developmental psychology

This quiz will cover all material related to psychological research. As well it will include early developmental psychology material covered in class on Tues.

Thursday, Oct. 27

Stages of Early Development

Today we discussed different stages of development as were tested by Jean Piaget. Students are asked to read pages 70-75 in the textbook and to complete the handouts given in class on stages and forming a hypothesis.

click the links below to watch videos of experiments that illustrate the stages defined by Piaget

2 Assignments to note...

-Piaget's steps

-Forming a Hypothesis

Sensorimotor stage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue8y-JVhjS0

Preoperational

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLj0IZFLKvg&feature=related

concrete operations

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA04ew6Oi9M&feature=related

Formal operations

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjJdcXA1KH8&feature=related

Wednesday, Nov. 2

Early Development to Parenting

Students have been studying Piaget's steps of development. Students are assigned to complete w handouts given in class. One is on parenting styles and identifying terms related to parenting and development. The other handout analyzes the cognitive development of children based on their drawings of people.

*Students are assigned to read pages 78-86 to help them with their assignments and to help prepare for the term final

Due on Wednesday, Nov. 2

Term Final is coming on Thursday, Nov. 10

All students are aware that they have a term final to be written on Thurs. Nov. 10. If they are aware that they will be unable to make this date they must arrange for an alternative time to write PRIOR TO NOV. 10. Any student that fails to do this will be considered to have refused to write their formal evaluation. See Mr. E if you need help with this.

Thursday, Nov. 10

Critical Thinking in Developmental Psychology

Students are asked to complete p.88 of their textbook in preparation for their term final next week. Specifically: students are asked to complete the "critical thinking" questions on a separate piece of note paper to hand in for assessment.

Friday, Nov. 4

Freud's Theories as related to developmental psychology

In the near future students will be observing examples of psychoanalysis as portrayed in the cinema. To compare we will first learn a bit about Sigmund Freud who created what came to be known as psychoanalysis.

Click the links below to watch the videos observed in class

Freud lecture at Yale University

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7emS3ye3cVU

Students are highly advised to watch the specific portion of the video starting at 14 minutes into the lecture as it relates directly to page 82 of the textbook and will be included on the term final this upcoming Thursday

Freud documentary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q9IRY_VXPs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2eyP6iY5Do&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex1A2qFmFWg&feature=related

Good Will Hunting (and a little review of defense mechanisms)

We have been discussing Freud, psychoanalysis, and defense mechanisms. Today we watched the movie "Good Will Hunting" and responded to how these concepts are covered in the movie. Students are asked to complete the questions associated with the movie.

click the link below for a copy of the questions associated with the movie

11.11.08 Good Will Hunting.docx

Monday, November 21

Reviewing Defense Mechanisms

Students watched a movie last week where the main character utilized many defense mechanisms to cope with the people around him.

Today we reviewed defense mechanisms by observing pages 380-383 in the textbook.

We also listened to a podcast dealing with defense mechanisms to help us with our assignment...

click the link below to listen to the podcast from class

http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2007/02/episode-5-in-defense-of-defense-mechanisms/

Assignment: Students are asked to complete the assignment below dealing with defense mechanisms.

click the link for the assignment

11.11.15 Defense Mechanisms assignemnt.doc

Thursday, November 17

Back to Developmental Psychology

We reviewed the materials starting on page 82 and read on to page 86. Students are asked to complete page 3-3 handed out in class.

http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2008/08/episode-67-mnemonic-device-for-eriksons-eight-stages-of-development/

Thursday, November 17

Memorizing Erikson and Kohlberg (stages of development)

Students have been studying development psychology. Students will be having a short quiz on Erikson's stages of psychosocial development and Kohlberg's stages of moral develoment. To help them prepare students are asked to...

Review the textbook covering these stages...

Watch the video provided for memorizing Erikson's stages

-click the link below to watch the video

http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2008/08/episode-67-mnemonic-device-for-eriksons-eight-stages-of-development/

click the links below for some handy videos

Kohlberg's stages

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL3ADOS6XsY

Erikson's stages

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymHDKLpjlYE&feature=related

Quiz on Thursday, November 24

Developing a Hypothesis

Students have been provided a copy of this assignment. On Thursday, November 24, during 2nd period, students will have access to many adolescent subjects. They are to have their hypothesis ready for this time.

Thursday, November 24 (testing)

Thursdy, Dec. 1 (due date)

The Crises of Erikson and Adolescent Identity

Textbook Readings for This Lesson:

-p.93-99

-p.101-108

Eriskon describes various social crises that occur throughout human development that enable people to move from one stage of development to the next. Students are asked to choose one stage of development from Erikson's first 5 stages. Then they are to identify the following aspects using the websites provided.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGD3krNEsJ4

- Name of stage
- Age range
- Crisis or conflict
- Description
- Positive outcome (also called virtues)
- Negative outcome (also called maladaptations)
- Significant relationships
Web sites
http://psychology.about.com/library/weekly/aa091500a.htm

http://childdevelopmentinfo.com/development/erickson.shtml
http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/erikson.html (scroll down to chart of stages)
http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/erikson.htm

Due Friday, Dec. 2

Reading and organizing information

STudents are assigned to read pages 109-115 and complete "organizing information" for Friday, Dec. 2

Adol. complete - reading - "Trump Card" assignment option

Today we observed pages 109 - 122 and took notes. We discussed difficulties of adolescence and gender roles.

Students had their brief presentations on Erikson's first five stages.

YOUR ASSIGNMENT (to do for Monday):

*You must create a short write up about which theory of gender roles you believe is correct. (bio, psychoanal, social, or cognitive)

-be sure to use detail to explain your argument thoroughly and use examples to prove your point.

*read pages 129-148 (adulthood - old age)

NOTE: Students are to be aware that they will be having a quiz on Monday, Dec. 12th on developmental psychology (from birth 'till death)

click the link for today's notes

11.12.02 Notes on Pages 109.doc

Notes and a Practice Questions for Next Week's Test

Students have been studying developmental psychology and we have a test on Monday, Dec. 12.

Today We discussed adulthood and old age. We took notes on pages 129+

Students are assigned to complete review questions in preparation for the text on Monday. The review questions are being considered an official assignment and must be completed.

click the link for a copy of today's notes

11.12.05 Notes on pages 129.doc

click the link for a copy of the review questions

11.12.05 practice questions for develpoment psych test.doc

IQ Testing. Valid?

Students have been observing developmental psychology and now it is time to test personality and intelligence. Are intelligence tests a valid form personal assessment? Students are assigned to take an online assignments concerning this issue.

*Today we covered pages 348-357 in the text (these must be read by any absent students)

click the link below to access the IQ practice done in class.

http://www.iq-tests-online.com/iqintro.html

click the link below to access the assignment

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/socialstudies/psychology/psych2001/chapter13/webact.html#

*note: make sure to click the link to the article within this assignment or you will not have enough information to answer these questions. Also, make sure to copy and paste all your work into a word document so that your work is backed up (what if the email doesn't work for you or you make a typo etc.?)

click the link below for a copy of the notes used in today's class

11.12.08 Notes on Page 348.doc

*When students have completed the assignment they must print it and submit before the end of class today.

*Any students that are missing today's class must submit their printed assignment when they arrive to write their quiz on Monday.

Due Wednesday, Dec. 14

Readings are Due on Wednesday, Dec. 14

Test and Preparation for Wed. Class

Today we had a test on Developmental Psychology. Many students missed today's class and did not let Mr. E know ahead of time. These students are reminded that the test policy is that if you know you will not be in class you must make alternative arrangements at least 48 hours in advance. Otherwise you are expected to provide a doctors note explaining your absence. Without alternative arrangements or a doctors note your absence is considered a "skip" and you will forfeit your formal assessment.

Once tests were completed students worked on their assignment that is due on Wed. As well, students are assigned to read pages 363-368 for Wed. class.

*Students are reminded that assigned pages are considered homework and are subject to "homework checks"

Readings are Due on Wednesday, Dec. 14

Personality Testing

Students have been studying how the human mind is tested in order to find IQ. Today we are discussing how personality is assessed using several popular psychological methods:

The MMPI

The Myers-Briggs Test

The Rorschach Test

and The TAT and more images

*click the titles above for a sample of each test

Students were previously assigned to read pages 363-368 in preparation for this class

-click the link below for a copy of the notes covered in class that address these pages in the textbook

11.12.14 Notes on pages 363-368.doc

Students are assigned to complete the handouts given in class.

*Students are reminded that they will have a quiz on IQ and personality testing on Tuesday, December 20

-373 due today before the end of class

-handouts due on Friday, December 16

Following up on Intelligence Tests...and a Catch-Up Period

Students are reviewing what they have learned about intelligence and personality tests. Today we will discuss pages 358-362 in the textbook and review some related notes.

*click on the link below for a copy of the notes covered in today's discussion

11.12.18 Notes on pages 358-362 - measuring achievement.doc

We also observed pages 372-373 and observe how emotional intelligence relates to traditional IQ. Students are assigned to read these pages and complete the questions on page 373 "Analyzing the Article". Detail will be rewarded.

For the remainder of class students may use time to catch up on late assignments.

*Students are reminded that they have a quiz on Tuesday on intelligence and personality testing.

Questions on page 373 are due on Tuesday, December 19

ESP - Are you a Psychic?

Today we are testing if the students are psychic.

click the link below to take an online test for yourself

http://www.teacherled.com/resources/probesp/probespload.html

click the link below for a copy of the cards to do your own experiments

http://www.teacherled.com/resources/probesp/probabilityesp.pdf

click the link below for a tally for your experiments

http://www.teacherled.com/resources/probesp/probabilityesptable.pdf

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