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Please note that all homework must be done in a timely manner. If work is not received at the time indicated, it will be considered late and the Four Strike Policy will apply.
Finally, there's this: Attendance and Timeliness Policy.
Trimester reading link for Psychology (Peter Gray), Chapter One:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10K1PYeDb_1pLWSbrrZlHUvuHItnvSmil/view?usp=sharing
Homework 1 (due 9/8/25):
Read pp. 1-6 in Psychology
Answer questions 1-6
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Homework 2 (due 9/10/25):
Read pp. 7-11 in Psychology
Answer questions 7-12
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Homework 3 (due 9/11/25):
Read pp. 12-16 in Psychology
Answer questions 13-16
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Homework 4 (due 9/24/25):
"Why Do We Dream?" reading questions
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Homework 5 (due 9/29/25):
Record Your Dream
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In-Class Partner Research on History of Dream Interpretation (due 10/2/25):
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Homework 6 (due 10/6/25):
My Historical Dream Interpretation
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Homework 7 (due 10/15/25):
Introspection Experiment
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Kindly disregard anything below this line, as it is from a previous year. You will be responsible for it once it moves above this line.
Homework 8 (due TBA):
Reading Questions for "What is Gestalt Psychology?"
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Homework 9 (due 11/13/24):
View the video below and take notes.
Read "Behaviorism in Psychology" below.
Devise a quiz for your classmates (10 questions, of varying difficulty, on what would be the most important and interesting things to know about Behaviorism).
Make sure you have the answers written as well. You will hand in the questions & answers (neatly written or typed and printed out) to Phil when finished.
Homework 10 (due 11/14/24):
Research Classical Conditioning, using credible sources and devise THREE questions (and answers) of the most important and interesting things to know. Have this with you on paper.
Research Operant Conditioning, using credible sources and devise THREE questions (and answers) of the most important and interesting things to know. Have this with you on paper.
You will share with your group in class and devise a quiz of your best SIX questions (three for each subject).
Homework 11 (due 11/18/24):
Read "Skinner Box" handout (if you were absent, see below).
Devise an idea for your own version of the experiment. In your group on Monday, you will decide which idea to work on and present/demonstrate on Wednesday and Thursday.
Group Work (11/18/24 & half of 11/20/24):
Presentation Project: as a group, design your own version the experiment. Be creative, just make sure to include:
Your subject
What exactly you are trying to find out (purpose of the study)
Procedure
An example of positive reinforcement
An example of negative reinforcement
Be ready, as a group, to share and demonstrate (if feasible), your experiment. If demonstrations are not feasible, then a detailed illustration will do.