Advanced Placement PSYCHOLOGY with Mr. Duez
Chapter 7 - Memory & Chapter 8 - Language & Thought
WEEK AT A GLANCE:MON: Make up quizzes for those who were absent the Friday before break! Many, many people were out. Review Memory - "Forgetting" ~ why does it happen. & how.
TUE: Intro to Cognition: Language & Thought;
WED/THU: Wed/Thu Article due: The Teen Brain: What Makes Teens Tick?; Discuss Article; Cognition: Language & Thought continued; Pittsburghese
FRI: Reading Check Quiz Ch 8 - Language & Thought; Review Quiz
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Wed/Thu Article due: The Teen Brain: What Makes Teens Tick?
Friday - Reading check quiz, Chapter 8 - Language & Thought
Next Tuesday - TEST - Chapters 7 & 8 - Cognition (Memory, Language, & Thought)
Next Wed/Thu - MOCK AP Test - first 1/2 of the year only
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| Cognition: Memory, Language, & Thought combine forces. And pizza! |
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Quote: “We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” —Aristotle
Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Pick up packet on front table - Memory Flowcharts & Important parts to "remember"
2. Introduction to Cognition: Language & Thought - Chapter 8
2. Introduction to Cognition: Language & Thought - Chapter 8
3. Video - Steven Pinker - Linguistics as a window to understanding the brain
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| Pinker dinker do - A Poodle Do! |
Assignments:
Article due on Wed/Thu: The Teen Brain: What Makes Teens Tick?
Friday - Reading check quiz, Chapter 8 - Language & Thought
Next Tuesday - TEST - Chapters 7 & 8 - Cognition (Memory, Language, & Thought)
Next Wed/Thu - MOCK AP Test - first 1/2 of the year only
Article due on Wed/Thu: The Teen Brain: What Makes Teens Tick?
Friday - Reading check quiz, Chapter 8 - Language & Thought
Next Tuesday - TEST - Chapters 7 & 8 - Cognition (Memory, Language, & Thought)
Next Wed/Thu - MOCK AP Test - first 1/2 of the year only
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| How do we learn language? |
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 & Thursday, December 3, 2015
Quote: “We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.” - J.K. Rowling
1. DO NOW: Prep article to turn in: Article due on Wed/Thu: The Teen Brain: What Makes Teens Tick? - Discuss article & Collect Article
2. Notes, Video, & Discussion - Cognition - Language
2. Notes, Video, & Discussion - Cognition - Language
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Assignments:
Friday - Reading check quiz, Chapter 8 - Language & Thought
Next Tuesday - TEST - Chapters 7 & 8 - Cognition (Memory, Language, & Thought)
Next Wed/Thu - MOCK AP Test - first 1/2 of the year only
Assignments:
Friday - Reading check quiz, Chapter 8 - Language & Thought
Next Tuesday - TEST - Chapters 7 & 8 - Cognition (Memory, Language, & Thought)
Next Wed/Thu - MOCK AP Test - first 1/2 of the year only
Friday, December 6, 2015
Quote: “The person who says something is impossible should not interrupt the person who is doing it.” – Chinese proverb
1. DO NOW: Prep for Quiz over Chapter 8 - Cognition: Language & Thought
2. Review Quiz
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Assignments:
Next Tuesday - TEST - Chapters 7 & 8 - Cognition (Memory, Language, & Thought)
Next Wed/Thu - MOCK AP Test - first 1/2 of the year only