What is Psychology?
Introduction to the Course
Go to Blog and Answer the questions by Tuesday, September 18
counts as a quiz grade http://mjsevensins.wordpress.com/category/psychology/
A Richer Life by Seeing the Glass Half Full
Each week you will post answers - wordpress.org - You need to register and be sure to identify who you are to me so you will receive a grade
Wednesday, September 12
Homework : Read Chapter 1 pp. 3-7
- Complete Truth or Fiction p4 - What surprised you in the answers?
- Define Psychology and its components
- Define Cognition and Psychological Constructs
- How would a sports psychologist be important to an athlete like ?
- Why is psychology considered a science?
- Read Case Study on Astrology:
- What does astrology base its ideas on?
- How is a typical horoscope so vague that people believe it?
- Why is astrology considered a false science?
- What is the Barnum Effect?
Thursday, September 13
Aim: What is psychology?
HW: read text pp. 8-11
How are psychologists and psychiatrists different?
Briefly outline - in three sentences each of the subspecialties in psychology and answer these three questions
1. area of specialization - description
2. what they focus on type of activities they would engage in
Friday, September 14
Aim: What field of psychology would I want to major in?
Notes - Will be posted for student's absent
BLOG ASSIGNMENT DUE Tuesday
Go to Blog and Answer the questions by Tuesday, September 18
counts as a quiz grade http://mjsevensins.wordpress.com/category/psychology/
A Richer Life by Seeing the Glass Half Full
Each week you will post answers - wordpress.org
Monday, September 17
Aim: Review areas of specialization in psychology
HW: Blog ? due
Tuesday, September 18
Aim: HOT SEAT AND SOMETHING CURRENT
HW: read pp.18- 19
- Describe in your own words what a biological perspective in psychology is
- What factors play a pivotal role in cognition, emotion, and behavior?
- Describe in your own words what the evolutionary perspective in psychology is
- What factors play a pivotal role in cognition, emotion, and behavior in evolutionary theory?
- Describe in your own words what the cognitive perspective in psychology is
- What factors play a pivotal role in cognition, emotion, and behavior in the cognitive approach?
Wednesday, September 19
Junior Assembly Period 2
Thursday, September 20
Aim: What are the contemporary views of the ABC's in psychology?
HW pp19- 21
- Describe in your own words what the humanistic perspective in psychology is
- What factors play a pivotal role in cognition, emotion, and behavior?
- Describe in your own words what the psychoanalytical perspective in psychology is
- What factors play a pivotal role in cognition, emotion, and behavior in psychoanalytical theory?
- Describe in your own words what the learning perspective in psychology is
- What factors play a pivotal role in cognition, emotion, and behavior in the social-learning approach?
- Describe in your own words what social cultural perspective in psychology is
- What factors play a pivotal role in cognition, emotion, and behavior?
Friday, September 21
Aim: STUDY - TEST ON CHAPTER 1 Tuesday - will need # 2 PENCIL