AP/IB Psychology
Psychology Exams
AP Psych | Tuesday, May 11 (topics covered)
IB Psych | Wednesday, May 19 & Thursday, May 20 (topics covered)
Unit 5 | Learning & Developmental Psychology
Assigned Reading
Classwork
Learning
"Do Mirror Neurons" Help Create Social Understanding article
Learning ppt | Classical, Operant & Social all in one
Social Learning Prompts | Choose one as practice for AP exam
Suggestions
Classical and operant conditioning examples- this website will give you examples to work through and you can check your answers.
From monkey mirror neurons to primate behavior: possible "direct" and "indirect" pathways- BLOA connections.
Latent Learning reading. This is very informative about the importance of latent learning in psychology.
Psych Sim 4.0- this is a hands-on learning tool. Please work through the classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and maze learning programs.
An example of operant conditioning by Penny and Sheldon from "The Big Bang Theory."
"Dog-friendly dog training". Ian Dunbar, one of the world's most noted trainers, discusses the use of conditioning to train dogs and how this applies to humans.
"Discovering Psychology" | Episode 8. Learning
CrashCourse | How to Train a Brain | The Bobo Beatdown
Developmental Psychology
The aging brain TED with Thad Polk
Notes sheet & Young@Heart assignment
Unit 5 Due Dates
2/5 | Test on units 4 & 5
Unit 4 | Sociocultural Approach to Psychology
Assigned Reading
Psychology, an OpenStax textbook | chapter 12
Criticisms of The Stanford Prison Study and Zimbardo's response
Sociocultural studies in Hock
Classwork
Sociocultural pacing slides | daily agenda, notes, and more
Social Psychology Gallery Walk assignment
Social Psychology Notes (with working videos) | Social Psych Notes with Voiceover (you will have to download because of file size)
Video from the College Board with my reading pal, Dr. Swope
Sociocultural Kahoot!
Suggestions
Crash Course Videos | Social Thinking | Social Influence | Prejudice & Discrimination | Aggression & Altruism
Internal Assessment
All students in IB Psychology will be completing a replication project, which will serve as the Internal Assessment (IA). This project is based off of a famous experiment from psychology; however, it might not be identical to the original study and that it okay. More often than not, students complete an experiment from the Cognitive Approach. Students are allowed to collect their data in groups of four or less, but ALL students will need to write an authentic and unique paper (which is between 1800-2000 words in length)
Topic links | these are suggested studies that have worked for replication
Craik, F. I. M. & Tulving, E. (1975). Depth of processing and the retention of words in episodic memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 104(3), 268-294.
Niesser, U. (1964). Word and letter recognition: Visual search. Scientific American, 210(6), 94-102.
There is a pdf link on the page to the original article.
Stroop, Ridley (1935). Studies of interference in serial verbal reactions. Journal of Experimental Psychology, Vol 18, 643-662.
Triplett, Norman (1898). The dynamogenic factors in pacemaking and competition. American Journal of Psychology, 9, 507-533.
Handouts
Annotated bibliography worksheet | Annotated Bibliography example (APA style)
Paper checklist | This should help ensure that you have what you need in the paper.
Writing a Research Report in APA Style | this chapter from a BC OpenEd textbook.
Helpful Google Tips for the Replication Project
Unit 3 | Biological Approach to Psychology
This is a very vocabulary intensive section, so it is advised that you complete ALL vocabulary practice!
Assigned Reading
Psychology, an OpenStax textbook | chapter 3 | chapter 4 | chapter 5
Genetics and the biological approach reading assignment | use your WCPSS email to access
Neuroanatomy Video Lab: Brain Dissections
Neurobiology Classwork
Anatomy of the Neuron video lesson | Action Potential Video |
Ditzen, B. et al. (2009) Intranasal Oxytocin Increases Positive Communication and Reduces Cortisol Levels During Couple Conflict. Biological Psychiatry. Volume 65, Issue 9, 728 - 731. Retrieved from https://www.psychologie.uni-freiburg.de/abteilungen/psychobio/team/publikationen/BiolPsychiatry-CoupleConflict09.pdf.
Jill Bolte Taylor's stroke of insight: A Ted Talk session about a neuroscientist who suffered a stroke.
Basic neuroscience from the Genetic Learning Center | Make a mad, mad, mad neuron
Mouse Party | Learn about the neurotransmitters and how they are impacted by drugs
Consciousness Classwork
Sensation & Perception Classwork
Suggestions
Neuronal Synapses video lesson
Boag S. (2017). On Dreams and Motivation: Comparison of Freud's and Hobson's Views. Frontiers in psychology, 7, 2001.
The Secret Life of the Brain: episode 3: this is a video that you will need to watch for homework. Encourage your family to watch with you and maybe they will understand you better.
For more information about this PBS series, please check out the website.
Sensation and Perception Podcast from Mr. Clark | Consciousness Podcast from Mr. Clark
The McGurk Effect video from the BBC
How the world look to a person who is color blind | article from boredpanda
National Geographic (2017). The science of addicition: Here's your brain on drugs | a video on the neurological basis of addictions.
BBC Documentary on Alternative Therapies: Meditation-- this is a very interesting documentary
Blind man who uses bat-like vision | BBC's World's Wierdest Events
Review Materials
IA due dates
11/4 | Proposal due
11/17 | Annotated bibliography due
12/4 | IRB activity & in-class trails
12/18 | Data must be gathered
1/22 | Rough draft due
1/28 | Final due date!
Unit 2 | Cognitive Approach to Psychology
Assigned Reading
Psychology, an OpenStax textbook | Ch. 8: Memory | Ch. 7: Language and Thinking
Bartlett's War of Ghosts | reading | summary of research
Classwork
2.0 | Study guide
Three Stage Memory Model Chart
The Reliability of Memory- Chose one of these articles to read.
Seared in our Memories. Article from the APA.
RadioLab episode about Memory and Forgetting. Includes interviews with an NYU neuroscientist.
How Accurate are Memories? Article from Scientific America
Is there a Super Memory?
Article from Mental Floss
People who can remember every moment of their lives video clip
The Secret of the Wild Child-- this is a case study that you must know for the assessment
How language affects your wealth and health (Atasoy, O., 2013) | article read in class
TED Talk with Keith Chan | Could your language affect your ability to save money?
TED Talk with Adam Grant | The surprising habits of original habits
Suggestions
Thinking and Language Quiz for practice
Memory
Clive Wearing Video: "A Man without a Memory"- This is a case study that you should know about!
How Memory Works: 10:15 minute episode that looks at H. Milner's discovery of the hippocampus and HM.
HM, the Man with No Memory- This is a case study that you should know about!
Ted Talk- Daniel Kahneman: The Riddle of experience v. memory
Language
The Secret Life of the Brain: The Child's Brain | Second episode
The Interpreter: This article looks at theories that attempt to debunk Chomsky's ideas of Universal Language
The Secret Life of the Brain: The purpose of motherese
Intelligence
Human intelligence website: This is a great website from the University of Indiana about the psychology and psychologists of human intelligence.
CrashCourse Psychology: Remembering and Forgetting, How We Make Memories, Controversy of Intelligence, Brains v. Bias, Cognition: How Your Mind Can Amaze and Betray You, Language
Unit 2 Due Dates:
10/9 | Ch. 8 quiz
10/15 | Ch. 7 quiz
10/20 | Portfolio & study guide due
10/21 | Unit 2 assessment
Unit 1 | History, Approaches, & Personality
Assigned Reading
Psychology, an OpenStax textbook | Ch. 1: Introduction to Psychology, Ch. 2: Psychological Research & Ch. 11: Personality
Classwork
Unit 1 pacing slides | These are the slides that I present in class.
1.0 | Unit 1 study aid
1.1 | What is psychology & its timeline notes | drop & drag activity
1.2 |Approaches & fields of psychology notes | application with Dwight | video
1.3 | Old Personality PowerPoint (go over on own) | Personality Infographics
1.7 | Animal studies in psychology article | submit via GCR
Review Tools
Approaches review with Kahoot!
AP Psych practice test | History & Research | Personality
Research & methods Quizizz | use this to check your understanding of chapter 2 in the Openstax book.
Unit 1 bibliography & terms document | you will not need to hand this is, but need to know the info
Crashcourse videos | Intro to Psychology | Psychological Research | Rorschach & Freudians: Personality | Measuring Personality
Nova’s “Secrets of the Mind”- a 60-minute video that discusses the human brain within the context of the various perspectives.
How cool is psychology? The McGurk Effect Video
Unit 1 Due Dates:
9/14 | Ch. 11 quiz
9/24 | Ch. 2 quiz
9/29 |
Unit 1 assessment
