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Supplemental Reading:
- pp 116-125
- pp 532-543
Chapter 15: Personality
Mo 3/8 Have read pp 575-580
Tu 3/9
- Have read pp 581-586
- Review Quiz Chapter 8
We 3/10 Have read pp 587-590
Th 3/11
Have read pp 591-599
Fr 3/12
- Have read pp 600-606
- Quiz 15-1
Tu
3/23
- Have read pp 606-617
- Assignment due. Briefly describe (a sentence or two each)
examples (not used in book or class) of five different Freudian defense mechanisms.
We 3/24 Quiz 15-2
Th 3/25 Test
Fr 3/26 Review Quiz Chapter 9
Chapters 12 & 13: Motivation & Emotion
Fr 2/19 Have read pp 455-458
Mo 2/22
- Have read pp 458-467
- Review Quiz Chapter 5
Tu 2/23 Have read pp 467-472
We 2/24 Have read pp 472-481
Th 2/25
- Have read pp 483-485
- Quiz
12/13-1
Fr 2/26
- Have read pp 499-510
- Review Quiz Chapter 6
- Assignment due. Find two articles that involve behavior. Analyze the behavior of each using two of the motivational theories
we discussed. Provide enough description so I know you understand the theory. In all, you will apply four theories (2 each
for 2 articles). Turn in copies of the articles with your assignment.
Mo 3/1
- Have read pp
510-517
- Review quiz Chapter 7
Tu 3/2 Have read pp 518-528
We 3/3 Quiz 12/13-2 delayed until Thursday
Th 3/4 Test delayed until Friday
Chapter 11 Intelligence
Fr 2/4 Have read pp 419-422
Mo 2/8
- Have read pp 422-427
- Review
quiz chapter 2
Tu 2/9 Have read pp 427-431
We 2/10 Have read pp 462-437
Th 2/11
- Have read pp 437-444
- Quiz 11-1
Mo 2/15
- Have read pp 444-452
- Review quiz chapter 4
Tu 2/16 Quiz 11-2 (postponed until Wednesday)
We
2/17 Chapter 11 test (postponed until Thursday)
Chapter 10: Thinking and Language
Tu 1/26 Have read pp 385-389
We 1/27 Have read pp 389-395
Th 1/28 Have read pp 395-400
Fr
1/29
- Have read pp 401-408
- Quiz 10-1
Mo 2/1
- Have read
pp 409-412
- Review Quiz: Prologue and Chap 1
Tu 2/2
- Have read pp 413-417
- Assignment due. Provide
an original example of
- Prototype
• - a concept defined by enumeration • - a concept
defined by rule • - an algorithmic
strategy •
- overcoming functional fixedness
- misusing availability heuristic
We 2/3 Quiz 10-2
Th 2/4 Test
Chapter 9: Memory
Tu 1/5 Have read pp 343-349
We 1/6 Have read pp
349-354
Th 1/7 Have read pp 354-361
Fr 1/8
- Have read pp 361-365
- Quiz 9-1
Mo 1/11 Have read pp 365-371
Tu 1/12 Have read pp 372-382
We 1/13 Mnemonic
Devices Assignment due. Create two original mnemonic devices to help you learn AP Psych material that you struggle with (the
two devices should apply to content from two different chapters). Explain each device in a paragraph with enough detail that
I can see what the "trick" is.
Th 1/14 Quiz 9-2
Fr 1/15 Chapter 9 Test
Chapter 8 Learning
Mo 11/30 It's a good idea, if you have time over the
long weekend, to review earlier material in preparation for the semester final.
Tu 12/1 Have read pp 309-312
We 12/2 Have read pp 312-317
Th 12/3 Have read pp 317-322
Fr 12/4 Quiz 8-1
Mo 12/7
Have read pp 322-329
Tu 12/8 Have read pp 329-334
We 12/9
- Have read pp 334-340
- -Operant conditioning assignment due. Explain a school-related example of positive reinforcement, punishment, negative
reinforcement, and omission. In each case, identify the behavior, explain the consequence (is the stimulus appetitive or aversive?
does the stimulus start or stop after the behavior?), and indicate whether the behavior will occur more often or less often
in the future. (accepted for full credit until Monday, 12/14)
Th 12/10 Quiz
8-2 (delayed until Tuesday, 12/15)
Fr 12/11 Test (delayed until
Wednesday, 12/15)
Mo 12/14 Chapter 7 assignment write-up due. Alternative assignment: Research two drugs
mentioned in chapter 7 from a minimum of two sources each. For each drug, provide a one paragraph summary about the drug and
its effects (about one half page) and a one page opinion about any aspect of the drug's use or effects (about one half
page). List your references for each drug. (Chapter 7 main assignment will be repeated in class between
Mon, 12/14, and Wed, 12/15. You may do your free write based on observations from last week if you want)
Chapter 7: States of Consciousness
Mo 11/16 Have read pp 265-275
Tu 11/17 Have read pp 275-285
We 11/18
- Have read pp 285-293
- Quiz 7-1
Th 11/19 Have read pp 294-301
Fr 11/20
- Have read pp 301-306
- Quiz 7-2
(delayed until Monday)
Mo 11/23 Ch 7 Test (delayed until Tuesday)
Chapters 5 & 6: Sensation & Perception
Th 10/22 Have read pp 193-198
Fr 10/23 Have read pp 199-203
Mo 10/26 Have read pp 203-211
Tu 10/27 Chap 4 interview assignment
due
We 10/28 Quiz 5-1
Th 10/29 Have read pp 212-218
Mo 11/2 Have read pp 219-228
Tu 11/3 Have read pp 231-236
We 11/4
- Have read pp 236-243
- Quiz 6-2
Th 11/5 Have read pp 243-247
Fr 11/6
- Have read pp 248-254
- Assignment due Monocular Depth Cues Print or attach two pictures on
8.5x11 inch paper (standard size). Identify (drawing arrows is the easiest way) two different monocular depth cues on each
picture (altogether, a minimum of four different cues must be identified). Each cue must be named and described in
a sentence or two that make it clear you understand how the cue works (e.g., "Interposition--I can tell the car is closer
than the tree because it partially blocks my view of the tree."). No word processing necessary on this assignment.
Mo 11/9 Have read pp 254-262
Tu 11/10 Quiz 6 (moved to Monday 11/9)
We
11/11 Test (moved to Tuesday 11/10)
Chapter 4 Development
Fr 10/9 Have read pp 135-142
Mo 10/12 Have read pp 143-150
Tu 10/13 Have read pp 150-158
We 10/14 Have read pp 159-171
Th 10/15 Quiz 4-1
Fr 10/16 Have read pp 172-182
Mo 10/19 Have read pp 182-190
Tu 10/20 Quiz 4-2
We 10/21 Chapter 4 Test
Tu 10/27 Adolescence Interview due
1. Conduct an informal interview (more like a conversation,
really) with someone who is at least 65 years old. You may interview a relative, neighbor, or member of your house of worship.
You may also call a nursing home to arrange to interview a resident. If you're having trouble finding someone to interview,
contact me.
2.
Do not tape record the conversation (it makes people nervous), but do jot a few notes as you proceed. Have some topics for
questions in mind before you go in, but be flexible and allow the conversation to follow its own course. Aim for a 30 minute
interview.
3.
The interview should be about adolescence as it was experienced by your interview subject. You may ask about school, friendship
and dating activities, family, part-time jobs, historical events (e.g., the impact of World War II or the Depression, etc.).
You may also ask about your subject's opinions of today's teenagers.
4. Prepare a two page report about your interview. Rather than trying to summarize
the whole conversation, restrict your paper to two or three topics that you found especially interesting. Make sure you include
your opinions about each of the topics you highlight (your opinion should constitute about half the paper) and a brief paragraph
at the beginning introducing the person you interviewed.
Chapter 1 Supplement
Required for anyone who got a grade below C- on the Chapter 1 test
Due Tuesday, September
29
1. Answer the following concerning correlation. a. What is a correlation? b. What is the difference
between a positive and a negative correlation? c. How can a correlation coefficient (r) be used to determine the strength and direction
of correlation? d. What cannot be concluded from correlational data? e. What practical use is
correlation appropriate for?
2. Explain how a health psychologist would attempt to demonstrate that aerobic exercise could reduce the level of
anxiety in people who suffer from anxiety disorders. In your essay, you should - name the type of research that would be used for this
issue.
- state a hypothesis
- identify a population and describe how a sample would be selected - identify the two experimental variables and describe
how they might be operationalized - identify the two groups - provide examples of confounding variables and explain
how they should be controlled - explain how statistics would be used to tell whether or not the hypothesis was true -
explain why replication is an important step in the process
Chapter 2: Neuroscience
Th 9/24 Have read pp 57-61
Fr 9/25
Have read pp 61-65
Mo 9/28 Have read pp 65-72
Tu 9/29 Have read pp 72-76
We 9/30 Quiz 2-1
Th 10/1 Have read pp 76-85
Fr 10/2 Have read pp 85-93
Mo 10/5
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Have read pp 94-96
- Quiz 2-2 (delayed until Tuesday)
- Brain
coloring due. Rules:
Titles in black. Subtitles (followed by a star) in gray. Name
and structure in the same color. Related structures (e.g., the frontal lobe, the speech center, and the
motor center) in different shades of the same color. Same color on both diagrams for any structure that
appears on both. Neatness counts!
Tu 10/6 Test (delayed
until Wednesday)
Chapter 1: Thinking Critically with Psychological
Science
Tu 9/8 Have read pp 19-24
We 9/9 Have read pp 24-30
Th 9/10 Have read pp 30-37
Fr 9/11
- Have read pp 37-41
- Quiz 1-1 (delayed until Monday)
Mo 9/14 Have read pp 42-46
Tu 9/15 Have read pp 46-53
We 9/16 Assignment due (delayed
until Thursday) An industrial-organizational
psychologist is interested in knowing whether receiving compliments make people work harder on an assembly line.
- Making
sure you identify both the population and the sample, explain how participants should be chosen for an experiment to answer
the psychologist's question.
- Create a hypothesis with operationalized variables that might be used.
- Identify
the IV and DV.
- Label and describe the groups involved.
- Identify 2 potential confounding variables and
explain how they could be adequately controlled.
Th 9/17 Quiz 1-2 (delayed
until Tuesday)
Mo 9/21 Chapter 1 test (delayed until Wednesday)
Prologue: The Story
of Psychology Th 8/27 - Have read pp 1-4
- Read syllabus. Have
parent(s) read letter and syllabus and sign slip.
- Write a 1-page introductory note.
Introduce yourself. Tell me something unusual or memorable about you. This assignment should be handwritten, not word processed.
Fr 8/28 Have read pp 4-9
Mon 8/31
- Have read pp 9-12
- Personal information sheet due
Tu 9/1 Have read pp 12-16
We 9/2 Prologue Quiz
Th 9/3 Prologue assignment due. Spend some
time exploring psychology on the net by choosing one of the four options below. Then, write a short paper (minimum length
2/3 of a page; maximum length 1 page). Your paper should have two paragraphs of approximately equal length. The first should
be a brief summary of the content of your choice (please include the URL). The second should be a personal opinion about the
site. - Listen to an episode of WNYC Radiolab at http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/?gclid=CIvD59Odx5QCFQkmIgodpyXBkw Choose an episode that sounds interesting from the list on the right side. These episodes run for about an hour, but
they are the most professionally produced of the options.
- Listen to an episode
of Michael Britt's The Psych Files at http://www.thepsychfiles.com/ The best way to find an episode of interest to you is to use the Episode Map in the lower left corner of the main page.
- Listen to an episode of Chris Green's This Week in the History of Psychology podcast
at: http://www.yorku.ca/christo/podcasts/ These are interviews, and some are better than others. But if you're interested in history, this is the one for
you. The entry for October 2-8 is about William James and the publication of The Principles.
- Read two entries from Wray Herbert's We're Only Human blog at: http://www.psychologicalscience.org/onlyhuman/ Wray Herbert is a journalist who has written about fascinating psychological research for many years.
- Listen to an episode of WNYC Radiolab at http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/?gclid=CIvD59Odx5QCFQkmIgodpyXBkw Choose an episode that sounds interesting from the list on the right side. These episodes run for about an hour, but
they are the most professionally produced of the options.
- Listen to an episode
of Michael Britt's The Psych Files at http://www.thepsychfiles.com/ The best way to find an episode of interest to you is to use the Episode Map in the lower left corner of the main page.
- Listen to an episode of Chris Green's This Week in the History of Psychology podcast
at: http://www.yorku.ca/christo/podcasts/ These are interviews, and some are better than others. But if you're interested in history, this is the one for
you. The entry for October 2-8 is about William James and the publication of The Principles.
- Read two entries from Wray Herbert's We're Only Human blog at: http://www.psychologicalscience.org/onlyhuman/ Wray Herbert is a journalist who has written about fascinating psychological research for many years.
Fr 9/4 Prologue Test
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