Extra Credit over Break

PSY I Extra Credit Project: * Research a person, place or thing that is important to the study of Psychology. After researching, for 30 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 understanding 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 psychological movie or Psychological documentary and write up a review (1-2 pages typed). 2. Read an article from a newspaper or periodical that is psychologically significant and write up a summary (with article attached)---1 to 2 pages typed.

12/17-18 Intro to Abnormal Psych

What is Normal? That is our objective for the first two days. Explanation of what criteria a psychologist uses to determine that a person is not normal----Hint (3 main areas). Intro to Anxiety Disorders

12/12-14 Personality Internet Activity

Open the link titled Personality Internet Activity (the right side of the page). Do the Personality Testing--Finish all of the tests and then describe their results--through answering the questions. Finally, do the introspection (Paragraph minimum) and be ready to turn in on Monday 12/17. Electronic submission is okay as long as it is an email: charles_brent@salkeiz.k12.or.us

12/11 Personality Exam

IV. Essay (5 pts) Use your own paper to complete the following: Take some time to reflect on some of the theories of personality that we have discussed in class over the past few weeks. Briefly (in 1 pg. or less) create your own theory of personality development. How do our personalities develop? What are the major influences in this process? For full credit, make sure that you back up your theory with examples that we discussed and from your own life experiences.

12/7 & 10 Trait Theory and Review

Intelligence Testing and Personality Trait Theory of Personality Review for Exam

12/5-6 Humanist Theory of Personality

Maslow and Rogers Self Actualization

12/4 Behaviorism and Personality

Skinner Contingencies of Reinforcment. Bandura's Theory

12/3 Social Psychoanalytic Perspective on Personality

Concept map Due. Social Psycoanalytic Perspective on Personality: Jung Adler Fromm Horney Erikson

11/27-29 Intro to Personality and Freudian Theory

Intro to Personality Study Notebook p. 1---Reasons for Theories. Similarities and Differences. Notebook p. 2--- Ch. 9 Sec 2. Freudian Theory and Defense Mechanisms PSYCHOANALYSIS CONCEPT MAP STUDENT GOAL: To demonstrate your knowledge of Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory. TO REACH YOUR GOAL: 1.Draw a picture or series of pictures that demonstrate how the terms below are involved in this theory. 2.Use your text or notes to assist you. (p. 378-380). 3.Make sure to label your concept map. 4.Be ready to explain it to your classmates. TERMS TO USE: CONSCIOUS MIND ID PLEASURE PRINCIPLE EGO REALITY PRINCIPLE SUPEREGO MORALITY PRINCIPLE UNCONSCIOUS MIND Extras----Explain a Freudian term such as a slip or a defense mechanism. Due on Monday

11/26 Learning and Memory Exam

Intro to Personality--Ch. 14 and 13.

11/19 Review

Review Memory and Learning. Exam on Monday 11/26

11/15-16 Memory

Multi Stage Model Storage Sensory Memory STM LTM Retrieval Ch. 10 S2 –Retrieval Define the following: 1. Recognition 2. Recall 3. reconstructive processes 4. confabulation 5. schemas 6. eidetic memory 7. Relearning 8. Forgetting 9. Decay 10. Interference Sentence Answers 11. What about state-dependent learning would make studying with headphones not worth your time? 12. Why is distributed practice better than cramming? 13. What are forms of elaborate rehearsal that you use to help you study? 14. Why are mnemonic devices useful? 15. Using p. 279, what are the four types of Long-Term memory? Describe each one.

11/14 Ch. 9 Pop Quiz

11/13 Observational Learning

Disinhibition

11/8-9 Social Learning

Bandura--Social Learning Cognitive---Latent Learning Learned Helplessness Psy I Name __________________________ —Learning and Memory Date ____________ Per. __________ This lesson is designed as both a group project and individual project. Each individual should answer the questions on the packet, while working together with their group to discuss the responses. Motivation Internal systems There are many systems and theories of motivation . But what if we look deeper? What are the internal structures that lead to us acting (as opposed, perhaps, to not acting). Here are the key systems involved: • Beliefs: are 'assumed truths' on which our understanding of the world is founded. • Emotions: are the fundamental internal systems that kick us into action. • Extrinsic Motivation: Driven by external factors. • Goals: that we set ourselves to achieve our needs. • Interest: those things that attract our attention. • Intrinsic Motivation: Driven by internal factors. • Needs: are the pre-programmed drivers that evolution has given us. • Values: are the social rules that we live by that enable our tribal societies to function. Now read p. 314-317 and answer the following questions: 1. What is motivation? 2. How does drive theory motivate us to act? 3. What is an activity that you engage in that has both intrinsic and extrinsic motivators. Learned Helplessness Theory Description How we attribute the events that occur in our lives has a significant effect on our attitudes and efforts in improving our lot. In particular there are three types of belief affect us: • Stable or unstable cause: If we believe that events are caused by factors which do not change, we assume that it is not worth us trying to change them. So if I believe my success is based on an unchangeable ability, it will seem that it is not worth my trying to improve myself. • Internal or External cause: We can believe that events are caused by ourselves or something outside of ourselves. If I assume a serious car crash was my fault, I will be less likely to drive again than if I attribute it to a greasy road. • Global or Specific cause: If we believe that events are caused by a large number of factors then we feel we can do less to change things than if we see few and specific causes. Research Seligman rang a bell whilst shocking a restrained dog. He then allowed it to move out of the way and rang the bell again. The dog did not move! What it had learned was not that ringing a bell means pain, but that it is futile trying to get away from shocks. Example If a poor test result is attributed to a lack of intrinsic capability as evidenced by many past failures, then we are likely to reduce our efforts, be more depressed and view ourselves in an ever-fading light. Using it To build influence, make and encourage attributions about other people so they learn helplessness and become dependent on you. To help people become less helpless, show them what is happening. Help them make attributions that lead to positive actions and 'learned confidence'. Defending Positively seek unstable, external and specific causes that mean you can change your world. Guard against friends and others who push you into dependence. Now read p. 260-261 on learned helplessness in the textbook and answer the following question: 4. (3pts) As a group, discuss and give an example of learned helplessness in the “real world” that you have personally witnessed or have been involved in. Attribution Theory Description We all have a need to explain the world, both to ourselves and to other people, attributing cause to the events around us. This gives us a greater sense of control. When explaining behavior, it can affect the standing of people within a group (especially ourselves). When another person has erred, we will often use internal attribution, saying it is due to internal personality factors. When we have erred, we will more likely use external attribution, attributing causes to situational factors rather than blaming ourselves. And vice versa. We will attribute our successes internally and the successes of our rivals to external ‘luck’. When a football team wins, supporters say ‘we won’. But when the team loses, the supporters say ‘they lost’. Our attributions are also significantly driven by our emotional and motivational drives. Blaming other people and avoiding personal recrimination are very real self-serving attributions. We will also make attributions to defend what we perceive as attacks. We will point to injustice in an unfair world. We will even tend to blame victims (of us and of others) for their fate as we seek to distance ourselves from thoughts of suffering the same plight. We will also tend to ascribe less variability to other people than ourselves, seeing ourselves as more multifaceted and less predictable than others. This may well because we can see more of what is inside ourselves (and spend more time doing this). In practice, we often tend to go through a two-step process, starting with an automatic internal attribution, followed by a slower consideration of whether an external attribution is more appropriate. As with Automatic Believing, if we are hurrying or are distracted, we may not get to this second step. This makes internal attribution more likely than external attribution. Research Roesch and Amirkham (1997) found that more experienced athletes made less self-serving external attributions, leading them to find and address real causes and hence were better able to improve their performance. Using it Beware of losing trust by blaming others (i.e. making internal attributions about them). Also beware of making excuses (external attributions) that lead you to repeat mistakes and leads to Cognitive Dissonance in others when they are making internal attributions about you. Defending Watch out for people making untrue attributions. Now Read p. 530-31 in your textbook and answer the following: 5. (2 pts) Give an example where you have committed a fundamental attribution error and felt like a jerk. 6. (2pts) Give an example of a self-serving bias that you have used.

11/6-7 Operant Conditioning--Practical Application

Operant Conditioning Skits Intro to Partial Schedules of Reinforcements

11/5 Inside Out Learning

11/1-2 Learning Intro Ch. 9

Learning and Memory Classical Conditiong p. 240-249 Ch. 9 S1 Define the Following in your Cornell Notes *classical conditioning * learning * acquisition * generalization * discrimination *extinction * behaviorism * behaviorists **Study the Figure 9.1 on pg. 243. Briefly explain what Pavlov did and the importance of his discovery? ** Read the case study on pg. 249. How was this study using “Baby Albert” unethical by today’s standards? Ch. 9 S2 P. 250-256 *operant conditioning ** Compare and Contrast operant conditioning and classical conditioning * Reinforcement---What’s the difference between a positive and reinforcer? * Describe and Diagram the 4 different schedules of reinforcement * Shaping * Response Chains

10/31 Ch. 6 & 7 Quiz

Cornell Notes Summary A. Using your notes, create an short essay describing the purpose of sleep and dreams as it relates to overall health and mental stability.

10/29-30 Sleep Handout Q's

Ch. 7—Sleep and Dreams---Handouts Read “How Much Sleep Does a Body Need?” 1. According to the article, how much sleep do teenagers need? 2. What does the article say about the adolescent circadian rhythm? Read “Drowsy America” 3. What does Harvey Bass claim? 4. What does Dr. Charles Pollak state? 5. What statistic does David Dinges claim? 6. What is “perhaps the most insidious consequence of skimping on sleep”? 7. Why does Mary Carskadon say that “driving home on Friday is a greater risk than on Monday”? 8. How does alcohol effect a sleep deprived person? 9. What did Carskadon find about adolescents and sleep? 10. According to the author, who created the dilemma of sleep loss? 11. What is nocturnal myoclonus? 12. What is sleep apnea? 13. What is insomnia? 14. How can government and business help the sleep loss problem? Read “Backgrounder: Later School Start Times” 15. What did Carskadon’s Multiple Sleep Latency Test show about adolescents? 16. What did the study show about melatonin and adolescents? Could this be changed? 17. What did the initial research show on the change from 9th to 10th grade? 18. What were the results when Minnesota changed the high school start times? 19. How did Kentucky’s change effect the safety on the road? 20. Given this data, why haven’t all schools changed their start times? Who is involved in the decision? Ch. 7—p. 190 1. What are some theories about what purpose dreams have? 2. What are daydreams? Why are they useful? S2 p. 191-196 3. What is hypnosis? 4. Does hypnosis put the participant to sleep? What does it do? 5. What are the theories of hypnosis? 6. What is a posthypnotic suggestion? 7. What is hypnotic analgesia? 8. What is biofeedback? 9. What is meditation? S3p. 197-199 10. What are psychoactive drugs? 11. How do drugs work? 12. Recreate the chart on p. 198 in your work. Explain the different drug categories and how they work. 13. How is marijuana addictive psychologically and not physically? 14. How does marijuana affect IQ tests? 15. What is the linkage between marijuana use and lung cancer?

10/26 Inside Out--Altered States of Consciousness

10/25 Dreams Follow Up

Go over the Dreams Internet Activity--Due in Class Today. Theories of why we Dream.

10/22-24 Dreams on the Internet

Click on the Dreams on the Internet Link in the All Assignments--Right Side of Page. Read the Selected material and answer the questions from internet research. A hard copy or electronic submission (email to charles_brent@salkeiz.k12.or.us)is due in class on 10/25.

10/19 The Endocrine System

Ch. 6 S3 for your notes

10/17-18 The Brain

Ch. 6 S2 Notes Study of the Brain Inside Out Video on the Brain

10/16 The Nervous System

Turn in Parent Visit and Daycare Essay. Set up Notes for Unit Notebook Check---Due at the end of the Unit. Ch. 6 S1--CNS + PNS

10/11 Developmental Quiz

Quiz and Written Responses Day Care--Advantages and Disadvantages After reading the handout on Advantages and Disadvantages of Childcare, explain what these advantages and disadvantages are. Finally, explain what option you are planning on pursuing and why you would choose that. Plus the Short Answers from the Quiz Structured Paragraphs 17. What does effective parenting accomplish? 18. Discuss the different parenting styles and what you feel is the best style to create well adapted adults/citizens. 19. Identify possible conflicts adolescents may face. 20. Using the table in Figure 4-1, explain the four ways that an adolescent may approach the decision of which college to attend. Exploring issues Not yet exploring issues Decisions already made Identity Achievement Identity Foreclosure Decisions not yet made Identity Moratorium Identity Diffusion Figure 4-1

10/8-10 Adolescence and Adulthood

Adolescence and Adulthood Inside/Out Adult Stages Identity Crisis Stages of Grief

10/2-5 Developmental Psych

Ch. 3 and 4 Theories of Development Social/Cognitive/Physical/Language/ Moral Attachment and Parenting Styles

10/1 Ch. 2 Exam

Entrance for Tuesday--Write on 1 of the following: III. Short Answer Answer on a separate sheet of paper. I. You are asked to design a simple experiment to find out if caffeine effects memory. (A) Devise a hypothesis. Be sure to clearly define all your terms: How much caffeine? What type of memory? (B) Indentify the independent and dependent variables. (C) Briefly describe the procedure you will follow. (D) Identify the experimental and control groups. (E) Finally, what would be the last steps you would follow using the scientific method. II. You are a psychologist who reads about the benefits of a stimulating environment on the development of children. You have the following methods of research at your disposal: survey, naturalistic observation, case study, longitudinal study, cross-sectional method. Select one method you would definitely use to study this issue. Then (a) briefly describe the method; (b) discuss the general advantages and disadvantages of using that method; and (c) discuss why you selected the method in this case and how you would conduct your research. Be as specific as possible

9/27-10/1 Psychological Studies---CH 2 EXAM

OBJECTIVE--- Conduct and Write up a Psychological Study METHOD--- Using the information on the simple experiment and how to write a lab report, your group of 4 to 5 will conduct and write up a psychological study. Utilize the information that you have learned from Ch. 2 on PreResearch Decisions, the operation of conducting a study, and how to analyze your data. Studies could be on any range of psychological topics. Examples include studies of: A. Emotion B. Sensation-Perception C. Motivation D. Personality E. Creativity and Intelligence F. Stress and Health G. Open ended….. Be as creative as possible, but also be realistic about the parameters of your assignment. You need to informally present your write-up on Monday. CH. 2 EXAM

9/19-9/26 Experimentation in Psychology

Pre Research Questions The importance of Research Inside/Out Video on Critical Questions and how to conduct Psychological Studies. Experiments/Studies throughout History Group Project Analysis of Data--Statistics. "Lies...........

9/5-9/18 Intro to Psy I

Intro to PSY I What is Psychology? History of Psychology. Different Methodologies and Approaches to Psychology Test over Ch. 1

6/4-6 Prepare for Final Exam

Psychology I Final Exam Review Sheet Go over the following in your notes and text: Ch. 1—Overview of Psychology.---Dominant types of psychology practice. History of Psychology. Piaget, Kohlberg, Erikson, Freud Behaviorists—Skinner, Pavlov, Watson, Bandura Humanists-Maslow, Rogers Psychoanalysis-Freud Cognitive-Piaget Ch. 3&4—The little bit on developmental psychology that we did. Ch. 9&10-Learning and Memory Reinforcement Schedules Memory Ch. 6&7-CNS and Consciousness Ch. 14-Personality Ch. 16 Abnormal Psych Ch. 2--Research *Notes may be used on the exam. All material in your file may be used. Texts may not be used

5/29-6/1 Research Ch 2

Research and Ch. 2 ---The Simple Experiment

5/1-31 Dreams/Learning/Developmental

Units on Dreams/Nervous System. Learning & Memory Developmental Psych

4/26-30 Operant Conditioning

Lecture on Operant Conditioning and Skits Assigned

4/25 Intro to Learning

Classical Conditioning Ch. 9 S1 RG Lecture on the following vocab: UCS UCR CS CR Acquisition Generalization Discrimination Extinction Spontaneous Recovery

4/24 Ch. 6 & 7 Test

4/19-23 Nervous & Endocrine Systems

Nervous and Endocrine System--Ch. 6 RG--Ch. 6 S1&2 RG--Ch. 6 S3&4

4/13-18 DREAMS ON THE INTERNET

CLICK ON THE ASSIGNMENT LINK FOR "DREAMS ON THE INTERNET". DUE IN CLASS OR ELECTRONICALLY BY 4/19.

4/10-12 Intro to Altered States

Intro to Altered States of Consciousness.

Ch. 7 S1 RG

Inside Out Video--Great Mystery

Ch. 7 S2&3 RG --Due on 4/19.

4/9 ABNORMAL PSYCH EXAM

4/6 PERSONALITY DISORDERS AND ADDICTION

CH. 16 S5 RG.

REVIEW FOR EXAM

4/2-5 SCHIZOPHRENIA

SCHIZOPHRENIA NOTES--A BEAUTIFUL MIND

BEAUTIFUL MIND ESSAY ASSIGNED.
"How did John Nash's experience display the classic charecteristics of schizophrenia? From the follow-up reading, how did the movie accurately portray Nash's experience? What were the inaccuracies of the movie? What is the prognosis for schizophrenia? Is it curable?

EXTRA CREDIT OVER BREAK

PSYCHOLOGY Extra Credit Project:

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

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

B. Do a 20 slide PPT.

C. Make a poster or diorama of the topic.

A bibliography is necessary to validate your research.
An informal presentation to the class on the date which we return

3/22-23 Somatoform Disorders

Lecture on Somatoform Disorders

Dissociative Identity Disorder--Multi-Personality Disorder

"Sybil"

3/19-21 OCD

Watch and evaluate Melvin Udall in "As Good As It Gets"

Writeup

OCD—“As Good As It Gets”

In a reflective paragraph, answer the following question off of the video.

How did Melvin Udall display classic characteristics of OCD? In what ways were his symptoms lessened during the movie? What were the reasons for his recovery?

3/15-16 Anxiety Disorders

Ch. 16 S2--Anxiety

1. Where do anxiety disorders rank in commonality for Americans?
Define the Following:
2. anxiety 3. phobia 4. panic disorder 5. OCD 6. PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)

7. What are two theories about why people are anxious?
8. Name and define a couple of different phobias from the list on p. 457.
9. What are symptoms of panic attacks/panic disorder?
10. When does being conscientious cross the line to OCD?
11. Why do some people develop PTSD and others not? What are some of the symptoms?

Case Studies--

PSYCH 1 – Anxiety Disorders

Instructions: Below are 6 case studies of different persons suffering from different forms of mental disorders. Your task is to state or describe what disorder you think each person is suffering from based on the case study.
Case Study 1
Zelda is extremely concerned with cleanliness. In fact, before she retires at night, she goes through a cleaning ritual of her clothes and body that sometimes lasts for up to 2 hours. If she misses a step in the ritual or performs part of it imperfectly, she starts the ritual all over again.
Case Study 2
Monica is suffering from a form of amensia. She has deliberately left her home town moved to another city 350 miles away, and has assumed a new identity, a new job, and even new personality characteristics.
Case Study 3
Alex periodically suffers from extremely high levels of anxiety but he cannot pinpoint the source or otherwise say why he is so anxious. He is terrified at times, his heart often races, he feels wobbly, and has difficulty concentrating.
Case Study 4
Karen worries excessively about developing a rare disease. When she meets friends or writes letters to her relatives, she is constantly discussing how she feels and expresses concern that even the most minor irregularities in the functioning of her body are symptoms of underlying diseases. She spents a good deal of time consulting doctors for a second opinion.
Case Study 5
Terry complains that he is experiencing recurrent episodes of lightheadedness, rapid breathing, and dizziness, especially as he attempts to leave his house. The symptoms have become so severe that, in fact, he is leaving his house less and less frequently. He now only goes the grocery store in the company of his sister. Once in the store, he checks immediately for the exits and windows.

Case Study 6

Bob complains that he is experiencing high levels of anxiety based on his experiences in the War. He thought it was localized to just experiencing loud noises or the sound of aircraft overhead (primarily helicopters), but also recently broke down while walking past the child care room at his local department store where he could hear children shrieking and crying. Bob is fearful of being around these type of places and has just added the department store to his list of places that he won’t go to.

3/12-14 Mood Disorders

What are Mood Disorders?

Mood Disorders Lecture:

Suicide Prevention---Pamphlet for Use

3/6-8 What makes a person Abnormal?

Intro to Abnormal Psych.

Abnormal Psych – Ch. 16 S1----Getting started.

1. What makes a person abnormal?
2. What 3 ways do psychologists draw the line from normal to abnormal?
3. What does Szasz argue about mental illness?
4. What is DSM-IV?
5. What are the 4 descriptions included in each diagnostic category?
6. What are the five major axes in the DSM 4?
7. If you are diagnosed under one of the five axes in DSM-IV, does that mean you’re crazy?

3/5 Personality Quiz

3/1-2 Trait Theory

Ch. 14 Sec 5 – Trait Theory

In your groups discuss the following and answer in your own words.

1. What is a trait?
2. What are two basic assumptions that trait theorists make about consistency?
3. Who was Allport? How did he define cardinal traits, central traits and secondary traits?
4. What is factor analysis? How are psychologists using this?
5. Who was Cattell? Using the clusters, Cattell came up with 16 source traits. What are source traits?
6. Who was Eysenck? What were his two basic dimensions of personality?
7. What are the Robust Five or Big Five? Explain the acronym OCEAN.
8. What did Harry Sullivan add to the study of personality?



+++Review Ch. 14 for Personality Quiz

2/28-29 Personality Internet Activity

Trait Theory

Find the Personality Internet Activity from the links. Work is due in class by 3/1.

2/24-27 Humanistic/Cognitive Theory

Humanistic Theory Ch. 14 S4 RG


Cognitive Theory


Freud Concept Map Due

2/23 Behaviorists

Ch. 14 S3 RG --Behaviorists

Bobo Doll Experiment

2/17-22 Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality

Freud Bio.

NeoFreudians

Ch. 14 S2 RG .

PSYCHOANALYSIS CONCEPT MAP

STUDENT GOAL: To demonstrate your knowledge of Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory.

TO REACH YOUR GOAL:
1. Draw a picture or series of pictures that demonstrate how the terms below are involved in this theory.
2. Use your text or notes to assist you. (p. 378-380).
3. Make sure to label your concept map.
4. Be ready to explain it to your classmates.

TERMS TO USE:

CONSCIOUS MIND ID EGO SUPEREGO UNCONSCIOUS MIND

2/14-16 Intro to Personality

Inside-Out Video. Intro to Personality

2/10 Jobs in Psychology

Jobs in Psychology

Ch. 1 S3 Wkst. --IN CLASS ONLY

2/7-9 Modern Types of Psychology

Ch. 1 S2 Wkst.--IN CLASS ONLY

Skits---The JOE File

2/6 History of Psychology

History of Psychology.

Ch. 1 S1 RG
1. How can the study of psychology give you an insight into behavior?
2. What is psychology?
3. How does the story about the blind men and the elephant explain the importance of a thorough understanding of a subject?
4. What are the Goals of Psychology?
Define the following:
5. hypothesis
6. theory
7. basic science
8. applied science
9. What is the scientific method? Draw a flow chart (similar to p. 12) to show how the scientific method is applied?
10. Who was Wilhelm Wundt? Why is he important to the study of psychology? What is introspection?

2/2-3 Intro to Psychology

Psych Video--Inside Out
Ch. 1 Intro

2/1 Psycholand Cruise

1/31 Intro to Psychology