Sunday, December 7, 2014

Agenda: Weeks of Dec 8 - Fall Finals

Advanced Placement Psychology with Mr. Duez
Unit 6: Psychological Disorders & Treatment -and- Social Psychology
WEEK AT A GLANCE:
MON: Quiz Social Psychology; What is Altruism?  Conformity, Compliance, & Aggression; Stanford Marshmallow Experiment, Milgram, Ashe Conformity Test, & Stanford Prison Experiment
TUE: TEST UNIT 6
WED/THU: MOCK AP TEST
FRI: Review for the final & AP Test - Corrections - MOCK AP TEST
EXTRA CREDIT DUE ON FRIDAY, DEC. 12
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MON:  Review for the final & AP Test - Corrections - MOCK AP TEST
TUE:  Review for the final & AP Test - Corrections - MOCK AP TEST
MOCK AP TEST CORRECTIONS DUE (sooner the better! that way I will be able to add it to your score and increase your chances of exempting if needed)
FINALS
How much do advertisements influence you?
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Monday, December 8, 2014
Quote of the Day: “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.” ― Vince Lombardi Jr.

TARGETS - Unit 6 - Social Psychology
How being part of a group influences the way individuals behave?
Why people cooperate with and help others?
What factors contribute to aggressive behavior and violence?

1. Social psychology refers to how groups influence the behavior of an individual.
2. Attribution theory refers to how we make judgments about others.
3. Obedience and conformity both refer to the influence of others on our behavior.
4. Milgram did studies in social psychology that seem to be on the ethical edge.
5. Behavior can be influenced by the presence of a group.

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Prep for Quiz Unit 6: Social Psychology
2. Notes, Video, & Discussion: What is Altruism?  Conformity, Compliance, & Aggression
Milgram Experiment, Ashe Conformity Test, & Stanford Prison Experiment

TEST IS Tuesday OVER UNIT 6.
STUDY NOTES & TARGET SHEETS
EXTRA CREDIT DUE ON FRIDAY, DEC. 12
Conformity: going along with the crowd, yielding to group pressure, acting to please others, to fit in and avoid looking odd.
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Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Quote: "If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail." - Abraham Maslow

1. TEST - Unit 6 Psychological Disorders/Treatment -and- Social Psychology

MOCK AP Test on Thursday. 
EXTRA CREDIT DUE ON FRIDAY, DEC. 12
The differences between conformity & obedience. What, who, and why are very important.
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Wednesday, December 10, 2014 & Thursday, December 11, 2014
Quote: "You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life." - Steve Jobs

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Prep for Test Unit 6 - Psychological Disorders & Treatment; And Social Psychology
2. TEST: MOCK AP TEST -100 questions in 70 minutes (NO FRQ)
EXTRA CREDIT DUE ON FRIDAY, DEC. 12
Final Exams: yeah, it is like that.
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Friday, December 12, 2014
Quote: "A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother." - Author Unknown

1. Review for the final & AP Test - Corrections - MOCK AP TEST
We will continue these on Monday in class. You may not take these questions outside of the classroom. 
EXTRA CREDIT DUE ON FRIDAY, DEC. 12
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Monday, December 15, 2014
Quote: "A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother." - Author Unknown

Agenda:
1. Review for the final & AP Test - Corrections - MOCK AP TEST
We will continue these on Tuesday in class. You may not take these questions outside of the classroom. 
2. Mr. Duez will sign any exemption forms
Not a good feeling, if you know what I MEME?

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Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Quote: "A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother." - Author Unknown

Agenda:
1. MOCK AP Test Corrections: You may not take these questions outside of the classroom. 
2. Mr. Duez will collect Test Corrections near the end of the period.
MOCK AP TEST CORRECTIONS DUE (sooner the better! that way I will be able to add it to your score and increase your chances of exempting if needed)
3. Final Exam Review & a look back at a great semester

PASSING YOUR FINAL EXAMS:


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FINAL EXAMS: December 17 - December 19, 2014
Quote: "To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time." - Leonard Bernstein

WED: 1st, 2nd, & 5th
THU: Advisory, 3rd & 6th
FRI: Advisory, 4th & 7th

Best of Luck on Your Finals!
Have a fantastic holiday.