Thursday, December 14, 2017

Agenda: Week of Jan. 1 - Jan. 5, 2018

Advanced Placement Psychology with Mr. Duez
Chapter 9 - Intelligence &
Chapter 10 - Motivation & Emotion
WEEK AT A GLANCE:
MON - NO SCHOOL
TUENO SCHOOL
*Wed, Thu, & Fri are hour long classes, no late arrival on Thursday.
WED - 40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 min
Intro to Intelligence & Psychological Testing:
What is Intelligence? How is it measured? Is it reliable? 
Video: Crash Course Psychology: Controversy of Intelligence
THU Notes, Discussion, Video: Forms of Intelligence
FRI - Notes, Discussion, Video: Does Intelligence Change over time?
Video: Crash Course Psych: Brains vs. Bias
Worksheet: Calculating Standard Deviation

Assignments:
Read through the notes for Chapter 9 Weiten
Next Monday: Ch 9 Intelligence Quiz
Following Monday: Ch 10 Motivation & Emotion Quiz
Thu Jan 25th -- TEST Intelligence & Motivation/Emotion (9 & 10), Including FRQ Flip
Targets: Part I - Intelligence & Psych Testing - TARGETS
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Wednesday, January 3, 2017
Quote of the Day: "Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right." - Oprah Winfrey

Agenda:
1. Do Now - Name the 3 "smartest" people you know. How are they intelligent?

2. Inspiration: 40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 Minutes
"We've come to far!"
3. Notes, Discussion, & Video
Intro to Intelligence & Psychological Testing:
What is Intelligence? How is it measured? Is it reliable? 
Crash Course Psychology: Controversy of Intelligence

Assignments:
Read through the notes for Chapter 9 Weiten
Next Monday: Ch 9 Intelligence Quiz
Following Monday: Ch 10 Motivation & Emotion Quiz
Thu Jan 25th -- TEST Intelligence & Motivation/Emotion (9 & 10), Including FRQ Flip
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Thursday, January 4, 2017
Quote of the Day: "New Year's Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time."  - James Agate

Agenda:
1. Do Now Question: On the Wechsler Intelligence Score, what would the mean score be? What would the median and mode be? If you scored 1 SD above the mean, what percentage of people scored higher than you?

2. Notes, Discussion, Video: Forms of Intelligence
Compare Sternberg's PAC & Gardner's Multiple Intelligences
Compare Cognitive Disability with Savant Syndrome

Also, Video: Eagleman's The Brain 2: Decision Making - Story of Tammy Myers & her accident which compromised her ability to make decisions. 

3. Video: Gardner & Pinker Discuss Intelligence

Assignments:
Read through the notes for Chapter 9 Weiten
Next Monday: Ch 9 Intelligence Quiz
Following Monday: Ch 10 Motivation & Emotion Quiz
Thu Jan 25th -- TEST Intelligence & Motivation/Emotion (9 & 10), Including FRQ Flip
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Friday, January 5, 2017
Quote of the Day: "Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much." - Oscar Wilde

Agenda:
Substitute: 
Documentary: Beautiful Minds - The Einstein Effect (Special Emphasis on Stephen Wiltshire "The Human Camera") with Questions;

Assignments:
Read through the notes for Chapter 9 Weiten
Next Monday: Ch 9 Intelligence Quiz
Following Monday: Ch 10 Motivation & Emotion Quiz
Thu Jan 25th -- TEST Intelligence & Motivation/Emotion (9 & 10), Including FRQ Flip