Monday, June 13, 2016

5/10-19 Personality

Def. Mech.
Personality Wkst.
Ch. 14 Packet
Testing and Individual Differences
Personality EXAM

4/26-5/9 Neuroscience and Consciousness

Ch. 6 & 7 Notes
Quiz

4/7-26 Development Unit

Ch. 3 Cornell Notes
Parenting Wkst.
Development Chart Worksheet
Ch. 4 & 5 Cornell Notes
Exam

3/28-4/4 Learning and Memory Unit

Memory Sheet
Pop Quiz
Exam

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

3/15 Intro to Memory

Ch. 9---Learning Quiz

Part II of the Day---
Go to the Library:

Find this website and take the Memory Challenges:

http://www.mindgames.com/game/Memory+Challenge
memozor.com


After playing 3/4 games: Take Cornell Notes on the following from research done in the library (text may be used also)

EQ: What is Memory?

Terms to know:
The Stage Model of Memory
Sensory Memory  (Explain Echoic and Iconic Memory)
Short Term Memory or Working Memory
Long-Term Memory

Tips to Organize Memory Better:
* Clustering/Chunking
* Mnemonics
* Semantic Network Model

Memory Retrieval Basics:
* Recall
*Recognition
* Relearning


HAVE A GREAT SPRING BREAK!

Extra Credit Over Break
Extra Credit for over Spring Break looks like this:

Extra Credit Project:

* Research a person, place or thing that is important to the study of Psychology. After researching, for 25 pts. you may do one of the following:

A. Write a two-three page paper explaining what this topic is about. Explain why knowledge of this topic is important to the study of psychology.

B. Do a 15 slide PPT.

C. Make a poster or diorama of the topic.

A bibliography is necessary to validate your research. (2 Sources Minimum)
An informal presentation to the class on the date which we return

For 15 pts. you may do one of the following:

1. Watch a psychology movie or documentary about a topic relevant to psych (do not use a movie from the class) and write up a review (1-2 pages typed).
2. Read an article from a newspaper or periodical that is significant and write up a summary (with article attached)---1 to 2 pages typed.







3/3-3/15 Learning

2/16-3/1 Unit 2--Research in Psychology

Experiment Wkst.
Blue Wkst
Independent and Dependent Variable Wkst.

Statistics

2/11-16 Unit I Quiz and Intro Unit 2

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

2/11 Professions

Work in Notebooks(Strive for 5)--and Green Books
a. Strive for 5 p. 9 (Mod 2-3)---Subfields of Psychologists
Text p. 13-15

b.   Strive for 5 p. 12-13 (Mod 3-1)
Text p. 20-24

Skits on Professions

Unit I Quiz--Scantron turned in the classroom.
Essays may be worked on at home and are due on Tuesday:



III. Short Essay (6 pts)

In a short essay, explain how the blind men and the elephant fable is similar to the modern approaches of psychology.  Explain why a comprehensive viewpoint of a subject is important to the field of psychology and describe 3 of the modern approaches. 

2/9 Jobs in Psychology

Jobs in Psychology

Experts Video--Inside Out the Story of Psychology

2/8 Skits

2/4 Modern Approaches--Blind Men and the Elephant

Modern Approaches/Blind Men and the Elephant

Joe File

2/2 History of Psychology

History of Psychology

Syllabus handed out--due on 2/4

2/1 Intro to 2nd Semester

Intro to 2nd Semester

F.A.E.
Yerkes-Dodson
Selective Attention
Asch Conformity Studies

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

1/6 Personality Internet Activity

We will be going to the library to work on a personality assessment.

Click on the Personality Internet Activity on the right side of the page and get to work.
You will have the whole period.  Your answer sheet is due by hard copy or electronic submission on Friday 1/8.