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.
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
12/18 Personality
Behaviorist view points on Personality
Testing in Personality
Testing in Personality
Extra Credit Over Break
Extra Credit for over Christmas 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.
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.
12/9 Endocrine System
Ch. 6 Body and
Behavior
Sec.
1 – The Nervous System
1. What is the
Central Nervous System and the Peripheral Nervous System? What is the difference between the two?
2. What are
Neurons? Draw and label the anatomy of a
neuron using the figure on p. 157.
3. What is a
synapse? How are messages passed in the
synapse?
4. What is the
somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system? How are they different?
5. Explain the two
parts of the autonomic nervous system?
Sec.
2 – Studying the Brain
What are the parts of the hindbrain, the
midbrain and the forebrain?
6. Using the figure
on p. 161 draw and label the parts of the brain.
7. What is the
corpus callosum?
8. What are the
lobes of the brain?
9. Under HOW PSYCHOLOGISTS STUDY THE BRAIN, what
is an EEG? What does it measure?
10. What are
lesions?
11. How are
accidents beneficial to psychological study?
12. What is a
CAT? What does it show?
13. What is a
PET? What does it show?
14. What is an
MRI? What does it show? How is fMRI different than just a regular
MRI?
Sec
3.
15. What is the
endocrine system?
16. How do hormones
effect the body? How do they influence
your mood?
17. Explain what
each of the following are:
a. pituitary gland b. thyroid gland c. adrenal gland d. sex glands
18. What is the difference between
a hormone and a neurotransmitter?
Sec
4.
19. What is
heredity?
20. What is the
Nature vs. Nurture debate?
21. What are genes?
22. How are
identical twins different from fraternal twins?
+ the Brain Wkst.
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