ARCHIVE Psych 2015 SPRING
Assignments that are graded are in red
Important terms and attachments/assignments are in blue
possibility for parenting HERE
Pavlok fitness band Colbert Report HERE
Positive and Negative reinforcement American dad et al HERE
TedEd review of classical and operant HERE
Some movies for psych disorders HERE
Tuesday, April 29 - Friday, May 1
LMC to work on projects
Schedule signups, we begin presenting next Wednesday.
A good example/format of a presentation that was used by a student is attached below as "example of presentation. You may use this as inspiration, but cannot use the presentation itself. Copying the presentation is an act of plagiarism.
tubechop is a useful online program that you can use to cut parts of existing youtube videos.
Monday, April 27
Assessment on Learning and Memory
Friday, April 24
Continue with presentation on memory
Study guide given to students
Thursday, April 23
Kick out end-of-year projects on Abnormal Psychology. Students can sign up starting tomorrow.The project is attached below as "common assessment abnormal psych project..."
Begin Memory
We will begin by playing a game called, "the magic number seven. This can be found as a powerpoint below.
THIS presentation will guide the rest of this week's content.
Wednesday, April 22
Handout Review for conditioning
Social Learning
Albert Bandura's Bobo doll experiment. Use last slide of THIS presentation
Tuesday, April 21
Reinforcement Schedules HERE
HERE for schedules of reinforcement handout
Monday, April 20
Start HERE (Crash Course: Conditioning) because this recaps what was missed on Friday, and I have a heart, although it is shriveled. Make sure you really understand the differences between the four operant conditioning categories (positive/negative reinforcements and positive/negative punishments) as they will be the focus of your written FRQ
My cats and generalization v discrimination presentation HERE
Little Emotional Albert: Generalization and Discrimination
Little Emotional Albert Experiment HERE
Friday, April 17
Finished presentation on Operant Conditioning that was begun on Tuesday.
Those students who were not here need to review the presentation and understand the four conditioning techniques as they will be on the assessment for this unit. This content will be on the written portion of the assessment.
A nice video that reviews the concepts and differences between classical and operant conditioning HERE
Thursday, April 16
Practice use of classical conditioning vocabulary
Continue presentation from yesterday
Wednesday, April 15
Pupil dilation experiment
Begin Operant Conditioning Presentation HERE
Tuesday, April 14
Introduction to Conditioning HERE
Pavlov and Classical Conditioning Video HERE
Monday April 13
Assessment on Development
Friday, April 10
Reinforcment videos: Review of three parenting styles: HERE. Another reinforcement fo the difference between authoritarian and authoritative styles, by use of That 70s Show is HERE
Review of Kohlberg and Parenting Styles (Crash Course) HERE
Review of Erikson and Emerging Adulthood (Crash Course) HERE
Review of Piaget (Crash Course) HERE
Reminder: we are scheduled to have a test on the current unit on Friday.
Thursday, April 9
Finish Kohlberg's Theory of moral development. Feedback on yesterday's assignment
We will watch the following YouTube clip1 to reinforce Kohlberg's theory of moral development.
Parenting Styles: Short Reading, attached below as Parenting Styles
Wednesday, April 8
Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development
Students will have an activity on Kohlberg and moral development. (Kohlberg, attached below)
Homework: Watch the following video that goes over the basics of Kohlberg HERE
Tuesday, April 7
Finish presentation on Erikson
A video for memorizing the stages of Erikson can be found HERE
A shorter video on memorizing the stages is HERE
THIS is Michael Brit's video on memorizing Piaget's stages of development
Monday, April 6
Freud Cartoon
Begin Erik Erikson's theory of development.
PowerPoint is attached below as "Erik Erikson."
The "Erikson Notecatcher" is also attached.
Study Guide (attached below) also handed out: Assessment for this unit is scheduled for this Friday
Friday, April 3
Finish up Piaget Presentation
Recap Piaget with THIS video clip showing the different developmental stages
Students will do the work on Piaget (Piaget Handouts, attached below)
THIS is Michael Brit's video on memorizing Piaget's stages of development
Thursday, April 2
Students will work through data packets to determine typical physical growth of children
We will also begin exploring Piaget through a handout and PowerPoint Presentation attached below as "Piaget presentation"
Wednesday, April 1
Childhood development: physical. Students will analyze data to make generalizations about the physical development of young children
Childhood milestones short video clip HERE
THIS video is a cute demonstration of some "milestones"
Tuesday, March 31
Defense Mechanism Skits. This should be funtastic!
THIS Crash Course video to refresh our memories
Something completely different "Why does that song get stuck in your head?"
Homework: Physical development: HERE
Monday, March 30
Recap of Freud: id , ego and superego
Good overview for those students still not getting it is HERE
Quiz on Freud: This is for check up and not be collected
Students will prepare skits on the different defense mechanisms. These will be performed tomorrow.
Friday, March 20
Finish Freud PowerPoint and Notes that were started on Tuesday. We shall focus on the Freudian theories of childhood development
Thursday, March 19
Continue with Freud PowerPoint/notes started on Tuesday. Focus is on defense mechanisms
Wednesday, March 18
No school. Testing totally dominates today!
Tuesday, March 17
We are starting unit four on development, but first I need to give you some important information about Sweden HERE
We will start with the PowerPoint below, Personality, Heavy on Freud (we got through page 9)
Notecatcher is attached, Three and a half days of Freud
Monday, March 16
Assessment on Unit 3: Consciousness
Friday, March 13
Pam Mills is our guest and will be conducting a hypnosis lab.
Thursday, March 12
Tolerance and Withdrawal video HERE
Crash Course Consciousness HERE
Crash Course: Sleep and Dreams HERE
Study guide for Monday's summative test, HERE
Wednesday, March 11
No classes due to PARCC testing
Tuesday, March 10
LAB A217: Selective Attention and multitasking
Start HERE: Apple toss
Multitasking: Texting and Driving simulation. Read THIS ARTICLE and play the game that is embedded in the article.
Another simulation is HERE. Make sure you cloick on the second tab, "Test How fast you juggle tasks."
Another interesting simulation is HERE
THIS Wall Street Journal Article is worth reading
Outcome: After all activities have been completed, see Mr. Hammond for the outcome sheet, which is HERE.
Monday, March 9
LAB A109
Start HERE
Complete the following activities:Mouse Party, and How Drugs can Kill. The sheets for completion are attached below as "mouse party 2015"
Friday, March 6
Students read the attached article, Dream Robbers, and completed the Dream Robbers response sheet (also attached)
Thursday, March 5
Finish Consciousness and Sleep PowerPoint
The videos that we watched:
Sleeptalking Man, a better version can be found HERE
Sleeptalking Man has a website, HERE. It does contain a lot of profanity, so be wary.
Wednesday, March 4
PARCC Testing, no school for you!
Tuesday, March 3
Begin PowerPoint on "Consciousness and sleep", attached below
Monday, March 2
The dress explained HERE
Finish Nova: What Are Dreams video
We will have the hypnotist in on March 13. Permission slips will be distributed soon.
Friday, February 27
Assessment Part Two of the Sensation/Perception unit (25 m/c questions)
We started Nova: What are Dreams, which can be streamed HERE. We got to 15:30.
The attached Nova Dreams Movie Worksheet is what our outcome is.
Thursday, February 26
Use the Gestalt Lab sheet attached below. Do not simply hunt for definitions! You need to learn the definitions in the context of Gestalt psychology! Basically, explore the proscribed websites until you feel comfortable with the materials. You can choose three, four, or all of the websites
HERE: Psych Files Video on Gestalt, which serves as a great introduction
HERE are a few interesting tutorials on Gestalt. I think that Maria does the best job at Sophia.
Gestalt Psychology at About.com: HERE. Make sure you go through the definitional information, and hit the links to the topics that are on your note sheet!
Another site that quickly reviews much of Gestalt theory is HERE
Another graphic design site on Gestalt principles is HERE
Another site can be found HERE
Check up Quiz 1 HERE
EXTRAS FOR After you have nailed it!
To learn how Gestalt is used in counseling and psychotherapy, HERE is an informative site from Pearson.
Application of Gestalt to Web page design HERE
The Brain and Senses HERE
Mona Lisa Painting HERE
Fading Dot HERE
Optical Illusions and Visual Phenomenon HERE
On line Quiz on Gestalt principles, HERE
And, you can always do some studying:
THIS resource has some great visuals for reinforcing sensation and perception.
Review of smell HERE
Review of Hearing HERE and HERE
Motion sickness (vestibular) HERE
Fun video on sugar's effect on the brain HERE
Science of spice HERE
Wednesday, February 25
Sensory State Fair, Day Two
Tuesday, February 24
Sensory State Fair, Day One
Monday, February 23
PowerPoint on Olfaction and Taste (attached below)
BBC Video on Smell
Friday, February 20
Quiz based on sensation/perception vocabulary. This will be closed notes.
Bring in your textbooks! We will have a chapter review and learn a few specific vocabulary items through close reading. This is attached below as "book work sensation"
Thursday
A few optical illusions HERE and HERE
Eye check up quiz
Focus on the ear: Fun "old school" ear video HEAR. (get it, hear?)
Bizarre ER video clip on Ear Damage HERE
Olfaction and Taste PowerPoint, attached (could be on Monday)
Wednesday, February 18
"How Your Eyes Work. . . " handout, with some explanation of what I want students to understand about the eye. I will have students complete a task on the eye as a refresher tomorrow. On the back of the sheet, I asked students to make a three column table which included parts of the eye, how light interacts with those parts, and function.
We will quiz on the eye information tomorrow.
For studying:THIS is a great interactive on the eye, that does a great job on function and location
Also, try to master THIS on line quiz on the eye.
Crash Course in Psychology: Sensation/Perception, HERE
Quiz on sensation/perception on Friday.
Tuesday, February 17
Continue Sensation and Perception Introduction Presentation.
Monday, February 16
No school, Presidents' Day
Friday, February 13
No school for you!
Thursday, February 12
Watched BBC video on Vision
Wednesday, February 11 (possible move to D211)
Sensation and Perception Introduction Presentation. New terms are: Sensation, Perception, Absolute Threshold, Weber's Law, Sensory Adaptation
Tuesday, February 10
Assessment Unit One, part one. We will take the second part of the test in a few weeks, after we are done learning about sensation and perception
Monday, February 9
Study for test: we played Jeopardy for prizes and glory.
Friday, February 6
LAB DAY: Use websites from Monday to study brain information
I have also uploaded a PowerPoint with Mnemonic devises that should help in remembering brain function. There is also a small book of memnomic devices. These are Brain review mnemonics (PowerPoint) and Brain mnemonics2 (booklet)
MORE PRACTICE SITES
Brain Quiz: Location HERE
Brain Anatomy (with a lot more than you are expected to know HERE
Brain quiz: general info HERE
Quick, timed quiz HERE
This site has several study aids and quizzes, games HERE
Thursday, February 5
Brain Imaging presentation, based on Brain Imaging PowerPoint attached below.
Leftover time will be given to yesterday's assignment
Wednesday, February 4
THIS "story" activity, due next Tuesday
Watch: Memorize the parts of the Brain video HERE
extras: Short TED video on 10% brain usage theory HERE
Brain Quiz HERE
Tuesday, February 3
Essential Vocabulary: Hemispheres, Corpus Callosum, Hippocampus, The Four Lobes: (Temporal, Occipital, Parietal, Frontal(TOPF)).
Check up quiz: Brain and Nervous System
Monday, February 2
GOAL: Learn the location and functions of the parts of the brain: Lobes (Parietal lobe, Frontal lobe, Occipital lobe, Temporal lobe), Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Cerebral cortex, Cerebellum, Brain stem (Pons and Medulla), Spinal cord, Pituitary gland, Motor cortex, Sensory cortex, Right hemisphere, Left hemisphere
Organizer for Unit Two, attached below
Success for Unit Two handout HERE
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT DAY. YOU WILL BE GIVEN THE RESOURCES FOR WHICH TO STUDY FOR THE UNIT TWO TEST.
Computer Lab A201
Use the following websites to begin the mastery of brain information. I will be giving a check up, formative quiz tomorrow.
HERE: From Wisc-Online, a great way of reviewing Brain Structure and Function> I highly recommend this one, as it has a good quiz structure at the end of the module.
Brain Basics from what we covered last week in class.
HERE is a pretty good lecture on brain and brain function
Anatomy of the Brain and Function HERE
BBC Brain Map (Use Internet Explorer)
Study Guides and Quizzes for Review These are good for reviewing for our tests.
I have created two sets of Quizlet flashcards for Unit Two.
They can be found HERE. If it asks you to join the class, try clicking HERE
Friday, January 30
Review quiz: The Nervous Systems
Finish PowerPoint on Neuron and Neurotransmission
Thursday, January 29
Finish notes that we started yesterday
PowerPoint on the Neuron, attached below, "Neurons and Neurotransmission"
Wednesday, January 28
Introduction to Unit 2: Biopsychology (The Brain, Nervous System Sensation and Perception))
Short lecture/drawing on the Nervous System: Central Nervous System, Peripheral Nervous System, Somatic Nervous System, Autonomic Nervous System, Sympathetic Nervous System, Parasympathetic Nervous System, (motor and sensory) Neuron, axon, dendrites, axon terminals. Here are our Notes
Tuesday, January 27
UNIT ONE ASSESSMENT
Monday, January 26
Introduction to new Unit on the brain
Begin watching "How Does the Brain Work" PBS/NOVA. Another site for the Video is HERE
Friday, January 23
Watch rest of Stanley Milgram's experiment on obedience, and respond.
More recent article on the replication of the Milgram experiment HERE
If time, one more connection HERE
Thursday, January 22
Study guide for Unit One Assessment was handed out. Test will be given next Tuesday, January 27th.
Stanley Milgram's experiment on obedience. If you were not here, the video can be found on my P drive.
Wednesday, January 21
LAB: Double Blind Experiment
Tuesday, January 20
Turn in Homework on Naturalistic Observation; Discuss
Finish PowerPoint Lecture on Research Methods
Quiz on research methods
Friday, January 16
Continue PowerPoint Lecture: We got through the slide on Naturalistic Observation
Homework: Naturalistic Observation Activity, Due Tuesday
Thursday, January 15
Continue PowerPoint Lecture on Research Methods
Wednesday, January 14
Begin PowerPoint Lecture on Research Methods
Tuesday, January 13
Psychologist vs Psychiatrist
Students will have time to create and present on the different psychological lenses that we have been working on the past few days. This was for a grade in the communication bin.
Monday, January 12
Open Notes Quiz on psychological perspectives
Really Cool Optical Illusion HERE
Case Study of Billy Activity: Students will be given time to create mini presentations that will be showcased tomorrow.
Friday, January 9
Key terms to learn are Observable Behaviors, Unobservable behaviors, Psychoanalytical, Behaviorist, Humanist, Cognitive, and Biological Approaches
Start with observable and non observable behaviors HERE
Looking at the different approaches to Psychology. Students will read about the different approaches to Psychology and complete a notecatcher on the reading.
The reading that goes with this activity is HERE. The notecatcher is HERE.
Students will have an open notes quiz for this reading on Monday
Review of key ideas HERE. This youtube video also mentions socio-cultural psychology which was not studied in class.
Thursday, January 8
More time given to yesterday's reading
Wrap up with shared notes on the materials
Review Video:Crash course in Psychology Introduction
Wednesday, January 7
Book check out
Quiz on video from yesterday
Reading/annotation assignment on Functionalism, Structuralism, Wilhelm Wundt, and Introspection
Tuesday, January 6
Introduction to the class, rules, expectations, syllabus and other fun stuff required to begin our journey of the mind.
Handout of unit one organizer, which is attached below
We will watch THIS short video as a basic introduction to the class. I will ask students, "What do you think I will ask you on tomorrow's quiz?" Tomorrow students will take a quiz on this video.
Notes that were based on the video are here:
Remember: there is a quiz tomorrow!
Top Ten things to know about Psychology video HERE
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SANDBOX AREA FOR PLANNING
Monday, February 8
Review for Test: Crash Course, Meet your Master
Friday, December 5
Summative Assessment on Learning and Memory will be on Monday.
Study Guide is attached below: "Learning and Memory Study Guide"
Thursday, December 4
Finish Presentation on memory and Learning
Short Memories videos:
Make Things Memorable (Methods for studying) HERE
Brain Tricks HERE
Wednesday, December 3
Kick out end-of-year projects on Abnormal Psychology. Students can sign up starting today.
Continue with presentation on memory
Tuesday, December 2
Continue with presentation on memory
If you missed the lecture on memory, or want a good review, then THIS is a good, content loaded presentation, coupled with THIS presentation
Monday, December 1
Social Learning
Albert Bandura's Bobo doll experiment. Use last slide of THIS presentation
Video games and violence video HERE
Begin Memory
We will begin by playing a game called, "the magic number seven. This can be found as a powerpoint below.
THIS presentation will guide the rest of this week's content
Mr Miller's psych site, good video resources HERE
Memorize Parts of the Brain HERE
Ted ed Psychology HERE