Monday, January 4, 2016

Agenda: Week of Jan 4 - 8, 2015

Advanced Placement Psychology with Mr. Duez
Chapter 9 - Intelligence
Chapter 10 - Motivation & Emotion
WEEK AT A GLANCE:
MON - NO SCHOOL
TUE - 40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 min; 
Intro to Intelligence & Psychological Testing:
What is Intelligence? How is it measured? Is it reliable? 
Crash Course Psychology: Controversy of Intelligence
FRI - Notes, Discussion, Video: Forms of Intelligence & Does Intelligence Change Over Time?
Plus, Crash Course Psych: Brains vs. Bias 

Assignments:
Read through the notes for Chapter 9 Weiten
Chapter 9 Intelligence Quiz is on Monday, Jan. 11th - open notes - reading check
Chapter 10 Motivation & Emotion Quiz is on Tuesday, Jan. 19th  - open notes - reading check
TEST Unit 6: Intelligence & Motivation/Emotion (9 & 10): Wed/Thu Jan 20/21st
Targets: Part I - Intelligence & Psych Testing - TARGETS
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Tuesday, January 5, 2016
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
Chapter 9 Intelligence Quiz is on Monday, Jan. 11th - open notes - reading check
Chapter 10 Motivation & Emotion Quiz is on Tuesday, Jan. 19th  - open notes - reading check
TEST Unit 6: Intelligence & Motivation/Emotion (9 & 10): Wed/Thu Jan 20/21st
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Wednesday & Thursday, January 6th & 7th, 2016
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: Pick up questions in the front for the video
Questions for the video Beautiful Minds: The Einstein Effect
2. Video with Questions: Turn in after the video is over.
YouTube: Beautiful Minds - The Einstein Effect
A fascinating look at the relationship between genius and autism, with particular focus on the phenomenon of savants; a small group of enigmatic talents with extraordinary mental abilities.

Savants number less than 100 worldwide. Some can work out five-digit multiplication in their heads, or recite thousands of books by heart. Others can play a piano melody after hearing it only once. Over half of savants are autistic; others develop these super human talents only after brain injury.

With scientists now able to see billions of neurons at work in the brain, experts are now investigating whether it is in fact a defect that turns a person into a genius. Could the giant minds of the past – from Newton, to Mozart, to Albert Einstein have been autistic?
3. Learning Targets: After the video, students will complete the questions that correspond with the target sheets for Intelligence
Targets: Part I - Intelligence & Psych Testing - TARGETS

Assignment:
Read through the notes for Chapter 9 Weiten
Chapter 9 Intelligence Quiz is on Monday, Jan. 11th - open notes - reading check
Chapter 10 Motivation & Emotion Quiz is on Tuesday, Jan. 19th  - open notes - reading check
TEST Unit 6: Intelligence & Motivation/Emotion (9 & 10): Wed/Thu Jan 20/21st
Stephen Whiltshire: "The Human Camera"
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Friday, January 8, 2016
Quote of the Day: "Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much." - Oscar Wilde

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: IQ tests have proven to be good predictors of what?
2. Notes, Discussion, Video: Forms of Intelligence
& Does Intelligence Change Over Time?
3. Crash Course Psych: Brains vs. Bias 
So, how many different kinds of intelligence are there? And what is the G-Factor? Eugenics? Have you ever taken an IQ Test? All of these things play into the fascinating and sometimes icky history of Intelligence Testing. In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank talks us through some of the important aspects of that history... as well as Nazis. Hey, I said some of it was icky.

Assignment:
Read through the notes for Chapter 9 Weiten
Chapter 9 Intelligence Quiz is on Monday, Jan. 11th - open notes - reading check
Chapter 10 Motivation & Emotion Quiz is on Tuesday, Jan. 19th  - open notes - reading check
TEST Unit 6: Intelligence & Motivation/Emotion (9 & 10): Wed/Thu Jan 20/21st