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Thinking About Psychology Companion Book Site
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This is the companion site for the text book. Here you will find practice quizzes, electronic vocabulary flash cards,
web links, and a variety of learning simulations. The first time you go here you will have to register. It is an easy process.
Thinking, Language, and
Intelligence
We 5/13 Have read pp 430-433
Th 5/14 Create two examples
of concept hieracrchies.
Fr 5/15 Have read pp 433-435. Answer WTP #2
Personality
Th 4/16 In a well-written paper one half to one page in length, describe one of the major influences
on your personality and how it influenced you.
Fr 4/17 Have read pp 479-483
Tu 4/21 Have read pp 483-486.
Also, ask three adults what they know about Sigmund Freud. Summarize the response of each is a short paragraph.
We
4/22 Provide original examples of four defense mechanisms. Each example should be a couple sentences; enough to convince me
you understand how the mechanism works.
Th 4/23 Freud quiz
Fr 4/24 Have read pp 486-489. Answer WTP
#7.
We 4/28 Have read pp 499-502. Quiz over end of Mod 25 (the part after defense mechanisms).
Social Psychology
Fr 3/13
Have read pp 613-616. Answer WTP #1.
Tu 3/24 Have read pp 617-620
We 3/25 Have read pp 620-624
Fr 3/27 Quiz
Mo 3/30 Have read pp 625-631
Tu 3/31 Provide a definition and an example
for FAE, conformity, obedience, social facilitation, and deindividuation.
We 4/1 Have read pp 635-638
Fr 4/3. Have read pp 640-643. Answer WTP #4.
Tu 4/7 Go to this link and watch chapters 1 and 2.
1. What can we learn from Jane Elliott's exercise? (abt one half pg)
2. Make one argument that the exercise was unethical (morally inappropriate) to conduct.
3. Make one argument that the exercise was ethical to conduct.
We 4/8 Have read pp 644-648
Th 4/9 Mod
33 quiz
Mo 4/13 Have read pp 649-651
Tu 4/14 Test
States of Consciousness
Mo 2/23 Have
read pp 377-382
Tu 2/24 Have read pp 382-383. Answer WTP #4.
Th 2/26 Have read pp 384-388, 10 pt sleep
quiz
Fr 2/27 Have read pp 388-391
Mo 3/2 Have read pp 396-398. Answer WTP #1 and WTP #2.
We
3/4 Have read pp 398-403
Th 3/5 Have read pp 408-410. Answer WTP #2
We 3/11 States of Consciousness
test
Sensation and Perception
Mo 1/26
-Read syllabus and note any questions.
-Give your parents their letter and let them look through the syllabus
if they'd like.
-Return signed slip from your parents.
-Write a one page introductory
note introducing yourself to me.
We 1/28
- Return completed student data sheet
- Have read pp 156-160
Th 1/29 Write a one to two sentence example of absolute threshold, difference threshold,
and signal detection. Your examples should be different than the ones used in the book or in class, and they should demonstrate
that you understand the concepts.
Fr 1/30
- Have read pp 162-166
- Possible
quiz on information before the vision section
Mo 2/2 Have read pp 167-169. Answer WTP#7 on page 167.
Tu
2/3 Learn the parts of the eye we covered in class Monday.
We 2/4 Eye quiz
Th 2/5 Have read pp 169-173
Mo 2/9 Hearing quiz
Tu 2/10 Have read pp 173-177. Answer What's the Point? questions number 13 and
14.
We 2/11 Have read pp 183-186
Mo 2/16 Monocular depth cues assignment due: 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.").
Biology and Behavior
M 12/8 Have read pp 121-124 Answer WTP
# 1 and WTP # 2
Tu 12/9 Memory test supplement due (turn in Wed)
We 12/10 Have read pp 125-130. Answer
WTP #3 and WTP #4.
Fr 12/12 Quiz
Mo 12/15 Have read pp 130-132. Answer WTP # 5.
We 12/17
Create a graphic organizer to present the structure of the nervous system (i.e., its various divisions). Make sure your organizer
is complete and, well, nicely organized. Neatness and originality count.
Th 1/8 Brain parts quiz--15 points
Mo 1/12 Biology and behavior "minitest." All multiple choice--about 25 pts.
Memory Tu 11/3 - Have read pp 334-338
- Write one paragraph (4 sentence minimum)
about your earliest memory
We 11/4 Have read pp 339-342
Mo 11/10
Learning test supplement due. For additional credit, complete either or both of the self-tests at the end of the mods on classical
and operant conditioning. You may use your notes or book for this. Each self-test, including the essay, must be complete for
credit.
Tu 11/11 Answer WTP 1 on page 335 (3 paragraphs--explain!) and WTP 5 on page 339.
We 11/12 Have
read pp 342-346
Th 11/13 10 pt quiz covering material through encoding
Fr 11/14 I will not be in class
on this day. You will be watching some video clips. There will be a short, in class assignment following the clips.
Mo 11/17 Develop an original mnemonic device for our introductory unit and an original mnemonic device for our development
unit. Each should be fully explained in a paragraph.
Tu 11/18 Have read pp 348-352
We 11/19 and Th 11/20
No assignment
Fr 11/21 Have read pp 358-362. Answer WTP 1 on page 359 and WTP 2 on page 361 (2-3 sentences each).
Tu 11/25 10 point quiz over storage and retrieval
Mo 12/1 No specific assignment, but if you have the time
it's a good idea to spend some time reviewing earlier units in preparation for semester finals (barely a month a way!).
Tu 12/2 Have read pp 362-371
We 12/3 Memory Advice assignment. Write a 1-page letter to a friend or sibling
who has asked you, based on your knowledge of psychology, for advice about how to improve his or her memory. Provide three
specific pieces of advice, each in its own paragraph. Use terms and explanations that convince me you understand the psychological
principles behind your advice.
Th 12/4 Test
Learning Fr 10/10 - Have read pp 280-284
- Be prepared for test essay retake
Tu
10/14 - Have read pp 284-288
- Provide
two examples of a UCS and UCR pair. Then, identify a NS that could become a CS for each.
We 10/15 Have read pp 288-293 Th 10/16 10 pt classical conditioning quiz Fr 10/17 Have read pp 300-303 Mo 10/20 - Have read pp 303-306
- Answer WTP 2 on page 303
We 10/22. Provide an example (not used in class) of positive reinforcement, punishment, negative
reinforcement, and omission. Each example should clearly indicate what the behavior being changed is, what the consequence
is, and what happens to the future probability of the behavior. Th 10/23 Have read
pp 306-310 Mo 10/26 Have read pp 310-315 Tu
10/27 Operant conditioning 10 point quiz We 10/28 Complete reading module 16 Fr 10/31 Learning Test--Classical and Operant Conditioning (40 points)
Lifespan Development Mo 9/22 Have read pp 56-60 Tu 9/23 Have
read pp 60-63. Answer WTP question 3 on page 60 (1 paragraph) We 9/24 - Have read pp 63-68 Supplementary
- Intro Unit test assignment
due for extra credit.
Th 9/25 Have read pp 68-72. Answer WTP question 7 on
page 69 (2 paragraphs). Fr 9/26 10 point quiz Mo
9/29 Have read pp 72-75 Tu 9/30 Have read pp 80-84 We 10/1 No new assignment. Use your time to make interview arrangements or review material from Mod 4. Th 10/2 We're going to repeat the mod 4 10 pt quiz. Fr
10/3 Have read pp 85-88. Answer WTP #4 on page 85 (3 paragraphs) Mo 10/6 Have read
pp 88-93 Tu 10/7 Adolescence Interview due (25 points) 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 and a brief paragraph at the beginning introducing the person you interviewed.
We 10/8 Test
Psychology and Its Methods Th 8/21: Write a one page
introductory note. Tell me something about yourself (e.g., what you're interested in, how you spent the summer, your dreams
for the future, your favorite book/movie/music--pretty much anything that lets me get to know you. Be a little quirky!). Unlike
other written assignments, I would prefer this be handwritten and not word processed. Fr 8/22 Skim the text. Then,
spend some time reading the Table of Contents. Identify by name (not number) the three chapters (not modules) that seem most
interesting to you. In each case, explain why (two sentence minimum for each explanation). Finally, indentify the three chapters
that seem least interesting to you (along with your explanations, of course). Read the syllabus, give your parent(s) a chance to read the letter and syllabus, and get the parent
slip signed.
Mo 8/25 Have read pp 3-8 Tu 8/26 Have read pp 9-12 We 8/27 Choose any two persons mentioned in pages 3 through 8 in the reading. Find at least
one additional source of information about those people. In a well-written paragraph of 5 or 6 sentences for each person,
summarize additional information you have learned. Include the source(s) of information you used. Personal information sheet due.
Th 8/28 10 point quiz Fr 8/29: A 25-year-old man physically
abuses his wife. Use 3 different perspectives to analyze why this may have happened and how the man might be helped. Your
assignment should contain 3 paragraphs and be about a page long. Tu
9/2 Have read pp 11-14 We 9/3 10 point quiz (covers pages 9-14) Th 9/4 Have read pp 17-20 Fr
9/5 Have read pp 21-23. Answer "What's the Point?" questions number 4 and 5. These are the questions after the
rainbow arrows at the beginning of each section. Each of your answers should be 3 or 4 sentences long. Mo 9/8 Have read pp 23-24 Tu 9/9 Have read pp
24-30 We 9/10 Same pages as for yesterday, but this time PLEASE READ
THEM. Focus on the bold faced words and expect a quiz in class. Th
9/11 No new assignment. Spend 20 minutes reviewing material for next week's unit test. Mo 9/15 Write two operationalized hypotheses that might be tested by a psychologist. Identify the IV
and the DV for each. Tu 9/16 Have read pp 31-33 We 9/17 Test Delayed until Thursday 9/18
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