Sunday, February 25, 2018

Tuesday Feb 27 w/Sub

Mr. Duez will be out today due to the awards banquet luncheon for the Texans All-Star Teacher award he won last semester. Please be on your best behavior for the substitute. 

This is a day where you can really work towards being sure that you understand the concepts we have been studying in this chapter. The test is next Tuesday at this time.


1. Article: Stanford Prison Experiment

2. Crash Course Psychology Videos w/Questions: 
Questions for Crash Course Psychology - Social Psych

CRASH COURSE PSYCHOLOGY w/HANK GREEN:
Crash Course Psychology: Social Thinking
Why do people do bad things? Is it because of the situation or who they are at their core? In this week's episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank works to shed a little light on the ideas of Situation vs. Personality. Oh, and we'll have a look at the Stanford Prison Experiment... It's alarming. 
If you are currently in need of help: http://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/
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Table of Contents:
Social Psychology 01:29
Fundamental Attribution Error 02:04
Dual-Process Theory of Persuasion 03:18
Foot-In-The-Door Phenomenon 04:35
Stanford Prison Experiment 05:12
Cognitive Dissonance 8:08

Crash Course Psychology: Social Influence
Why do people sometimes do bad things just because someone else told them to? And what does the term Groupthink mean? In today's episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank talks about the ideas of Social Influence and how it can affect our decisions to act or to not act. 
If you are currently in need of help: http://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/
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Table of Contents:
Milgram Experiment 0:31
Automatic Mimicry 3:29
Solomon Asch 4:08
Normative Social Influence 5:31
Social Facilitation 5:59
Social Loafing 6:19
Deindividuation, Group Polarization, & Groupthink 6:50

Crash Course Psychology: Prejudice & Discrimination
In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank tackles some difficult topics dealing with prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination.  There's a lot here, so let's get started. 
If you are currently in need of help: http://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/
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Table of Contents:
Prejudice, Stereotyping, & Discrimination 00:00
Prejudice Can Often Be Non-Conscious 02:03
Implicit Association Test or AIT 04:23
Ingroup-Outgroup Phenomenon 07:08
In-Group Bias 07:48

Crash Course Psychology: Aggression vs. Altruism
In our final episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank discusses the ideas of Aggression and Altruism. These two things are difficult to understand and explain so sit tight and get ready to run the gauntlet of human emotions. 
If you are currently in need of help: http://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/
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Table of Contents:
Robber's Cave Experiment 0:00
Realistic Conflict Theory 0:57
Physical & Environmental Triggers 3:23
Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis 4:24
Altruism 5:25
Bystander Effect 5:56
Social Exchange Theory 7:19

Agenda: Week of Feb. 26 - March 2, 2018

Advanced Placement PSYCHOLOGY with Mr. Duez
Chapter 13 - Social Behavior & Chapter 14 - Stress, Health, & Coping
WEEK AT A GLANCE:
MON - Quiz CH 13 Social Psychology; Review Quiz
TUEArticle: Stanford Prison Experiment;
Questions for Crash Course Psychology - Social Psych
Crash Course Psychology: Social Thinking; Crash Course Psychology: Social Influence; Crash Course Psychology: Aggression vs. Altruism
THUAttribution Theory; Altruism, Conformity, Compliance, Obedience, & Aggression
Introduction to chapter 14 - Stress, Health, & Coping. Special look at Evolutionary Theory in Psychology; The Brain with David Eagleman: "Why do I need you? Video with questions
Dr David Eagleman explores how the brain relies on other brains to thrive and survive. This neural interdependence underpins our need to group together, and our ability to do the very best and the very worst of things to each other.
FRI - Effects of stress on physiological & psychological functioning
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ASSIGNMENTS:
This Monday: Quiz CH 13 - Social Behavior
Next Monday: Quiz Over CH 14 - Stress, Health, and Coping
Next Tuesday: Test over Ch 13 & 14
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Monday, Feb. 26, 2018
Quote: "Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come." - Robert H. Schuller

Agenda:
1. Quiz CH 13 - Social Behavior/Social Psychology

2. Quiz Review
ASSIGNMENTS:
This Monday: Quiz CH 13 - Social Behavior
Next Monday: Quiz Over CH 14 - Stress, Health, and Coping
Next Tuesday: Test over Ch 13 & 14
Milgram: Shocking indeed.
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Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Quote: "The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces." - Will Rogers

Agenda:
1. Article: Stanford Prison Experiment

2. Crash Course Psychology Videos w/Questions: 
Questions for Crash Course Psychology - Social Psych

Crash Course Psychology: Social Thinking
Crash Course Psychology: Social Influence
Crash Course Psychology: Aggression vs. Altruism

ASSIGNMENTS:
This Monday: Quiz CH 13 - Social Behavior
Next Monday: Quiz Over CH 14 - Stress, Health, and Coping
Next Tuesday: Test over Ch 13 & 14
The Brain with David Eagleman
Eagleman: Why Do I Need You?
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Thursday, March 1st, 2018
Quote:  ”A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.” - David Brinkley

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Explain each of these terms and use an example for each -
Also, Pick up the questions from the front over Eagleman's "Why Do I Need You?" Video

2. Notes, Video, DiscussionAltruism, Conformity, Compliance, Obedience, & Aggression

3. Introduction to Chapter 14: Stress, Health, & Coping

4. Video & Discussion: Eagleman's "Why Do I Need You?" 
The Brain with David Eagleman: "Why do I need you? Video with questions
Dr David Eagleman explores how the brain relies on other brains to thrive and survive. This neural interdependence underpins our need to group together, and our ability to do the very best and the very worst of things to each other.

ASSIGNMENTS:
Next Monday: Quiz Over CH 14 - Stress, Health, and Coping
Next Tuesday: Test over Ch 13 & 14

Assignments:
Quiz over Ch 14 "Stress, Health, & Coping" on Monday
Test over Ch 13 & 14 is next Wed/Thu
An overview of the Stress Process
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Friday, March 2nd, 2018
Quote: "Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!'"  -Robin Williams

Agenda:
1. DO NOW QUESTION: Xavier has a huge math test coming up next Tuesday. Explain two ways appraisal can determine how stress will influence his test performance.

2. Notes, Video, & Discussion: Effects of stress on physiological & psychological functioning

ASSIGNMENTS:
Next Monday: Quiz Over CH 14 - Stress, Health, and Coping
Next Tuesday: Test over Ch 13 & 14

Sunday, February 18, 2018

Agenda: Week of Feb. 19-23, 2018

Advanced Placement PSYCHOLOGY with Mr. Duez
Ch 13 - Social Behavior (Social Psychology)
& Ch 14 - Stress, Coping, & Health
Week at a Glance:
MON - Discuss - Video: Frontline: A Class Divided; Perception of Others: Effects of Physical Appearance, Stereotypes, & Subjectivity in Person Perception.

TUE - Social Psychology: Altruism vs. Apathy; Are babies racist? (are we born with built in bias?) 
WED/THU - Social Psychology: Conformity & Obedience; Social influence - persuasion, self-control; Stanford Marshmallow Test; Milgram Experiment; Social Psychology: Compliance vs. Aggression; Stanford Prison Experiment
FRI - Social Psychology: Group BehaviorBystander Effect; Group Productivity & Social Loafing; Decision Making in Groups; Attribution theory

ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday, March 4th - Quiz on CH 13 Social Psychology
After Spring Break - Quiz on CH 14 Stress
Kinda true. :)
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Monday, February 25, 2019
Quote: "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."- Dr. Seuss

1. DO NOW: What is a stereotype? Can they be helpful? Or are stereotypes just a negative part of human nature?

2. Notes, Video, Discussion
Intro to Social Psych; Perception of Others: Effects of Physical Appearance, Stereotypes, & Subjectivity in Person Perception
Video: Frontline: A Class Divided

ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday, March 4th - Quiz on CH 13 Social Psychology
After Spring Break - Quiz on CH 14 Stress
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Quote"You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist." - Indira Gandhi, 1971

Agenda:
1. DO NOW QUESTION: Are babies discriminatory at birth? Are they racist?

2. NOTES, VIDEO, & DISCUSSION: Social Psychology: Person Perception

Crash Course Psychology: Social Thinking
Why do people do bad things? Is it because of the situation or who they are at their core? In this week's episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank works to shed a little light on the ideas of Situation vs. Personality. Oh, and we'll have a look at the Stanford Prison Experiment... It's alarming. 
Table of Contents:
Social Psychology 01:29
Fundamental Attribution Error 02:04
Dual-Process Theory of Persuasion 03:18
Foot-In-The-Door Phenomenon 04:35
Stanford Prison Experiment 05:12
Cognitive Dissonance 8:08


ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday, March 4th - Quiz on CH 13 Social Psychology
After Spring Break - Quiz on CH 14 Stress
Crowds & Behavior: The power of the anonymous ones. 
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Wednesday, February 27, 2019
and Thursday, February 28, 2019
Quote: "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." - Jimi Hendrix

Agenda: 
1. DO NOW: Are altruism/apathy, conformity/obedience, compliance/aggression formed through education & learning or are those attributes situational?
What factors can influence your behavior?

2. Notes, Video, Discussion: Social Psychology: Conformity & ObedienceSocial influence - persuasion, self-control; Stanford Marshmallow Test; Milgram Experiment 

2. Notes, Video, Discussion: Social Behavior - Altruism & Aggression, Conformity & Obedience, Compliance & Aggression


ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday, March 4th - Quiz on CH 13 Social Psychology
After Spring Break - Quiz on CH 14 Stress
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Friday, March 1, 2019
Quote: "I was only following orders." - Aolf Eichmann, Director of Nazi Deportation of Jews to Concentration Camps

Agenda:
1. DO NOW QUESTION: Students will work through these 4 questions shown below...

2. NOTES, VIDEO, & DISCUSSIONSocial Psychology: Group Behavior
Behavior in Groups: Joining With Others
Bystander Effect, Group Productivity & Social Loafing; Decision Making in Groups

How does being part of a group influences the way individuals behave? 
Why people cooperate with & help others?  

What factors contribute to aggressive behavior & violence?

ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday, March 4th - Quiz on CH 13 Social Psychology
After Spring Break - Quiz on CH 14 Stress

Sunday, February 11, 2018

College Readiness Week

This week is "College Readiness Week" & I'll be discussing the benefits of a college education all week. Plus, I'll be sharing some photos and stories from my time at Juniata College

Chris, Brandon, & I - May 10, 1992
Monday, Feb 12
College Spirit Day!
All students and staff are encouraged to wear a college t-shirt with jeans!
Students who wear a college shirt will have the opportunity to win prizes at lunch. 

6:00 - 8:00 pm 
College Readiness Information Night 

Encourage your students and their parents to attend Monday's information night to learn more about college readiness, applying to and paying for college, preparing for college admissions testing, and Dual Credit/AP programming. 

Tuesday, Feb 13
College and Career Prep
Dress to represent your future career!
During lunches, students can visit the library for assistance from the counselors. They will be able to assist students with summer job searches and applications, creating an ApplyTexas account to begin the college application process, and searching for volunteer opportunities to build their college resume.


Wednesday, Feb 14
Resources for College Planning
Suggested advisory discussions:
1. Course selections/plans are due back to counselors by Friday, February 16. 
Talk to your students about this important deadline and their future plans. Encourage them to review the course guide if they have questions about their career pathway. 

2. Do your students have a khanacademy.org account? Do they know that Khan Academy offers FREE, personalized practice for the SAT? If they haven't linked their Khan Academy account to their College Board score portal yet, today is the day! 

Direct them to satpractice.org to get started. This is an awesome resource!

Thursday, Feb 15
AP Exam Registration
& Dual Credit Interest
All students who are registered for at least one AP exam by lunch on 2/15 will have the opportunity to enter their names into a drawing to have up to 2 AP exams paid for!!  

Students who have registered for at least one AP exam must come to the table outside the cafeteria to sign up for the free exam drawing.

So, encourage your students to register before this day!

*During lunches, students will be encouraged to learn more about AP courses. AP teachers are invited to provide information about their courses to be shared with students.

Friday, Feb 16
Senior College Celebration
Students and staff are encouraged to wear a college t-shirt with jeans! 

Seniors are encouraged to represent their future school!
Seniors who bring a copy of a college acceptance letter can visit the library during lunches for a treat. Those who attend the celebration will also be entered into a drawing for a $250 college scholarship.

Agenda: Week of Feb. 12-16, 2018

Advanced Placement Psychology with Mr. Duez
CH. 11 - Development
CH. 12 - Personality
Week at a Glance:
MON: Quiz Ch 11 - Development; Review 11 Quiz
TUE: Intro to Personality - Traits: 5 Factor Model; Intro to Psychological Perspectives on Personality: Psychodynamic, Behavioral, Humanistic, & Biological
WED: Quiz Ch 12 - PersonalityReview 12 Quiz
THU: Freud's ID-EGO-SUPER EGO framework, Understanding Psychoanalysis, Videos w/discussion, Defense Mechanisms
FRITEST CH 11 - Development & CH 12 Personality w/ FRQ Questions

ASSIGNMENTS:
Quiz on Monday CH 11 - Development
Quiz on Wednesday CH 12 - Personality
TEST on FRIDAY CH 11 & 12 Multiple Choice w/FRQ questions
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Monday, February 12th, 2018
Quote: "Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." - John F. Kennedy

Agenda:
1. Quiz CH 11 - Development

2. Review Quiz CH 11 - Development
ASSIGNMENTS:
Quiz on Monday CH 11 - Development
Quiz on Wednesday CH 12 - Personality
TEST on FRIDAY CH 11 & 12 Multiple Choice w/FRQ questions
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Tuesday, February 13th, 2018
Quote: "Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Psychologists from different perspectives explain the development, function, and assessment of personality differently. Explain how psychologists from each of the following perspectives explain the development, function, and assessment of personality:

*Psychoanalysis/psychodynamic perspective
*Humanistic perspective
*Behaviorism
*Biological perspective


2. Notes, Video, Discussion: Intro to Personality - The Nature of Personality; Traits: 5 Factor Model; Intro to Psychological Perspectives on Personality: Psychodynamic, Behavioral, Humanistic, & Biological

ASSIGNMENTS:
Quiz on Monday CH 11 - Development
Quiz on Wednesday CH 12 - Personality
TEST on FRIDAY CH 11 & 12 Multiple Choice w/FRQ questions
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Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Quote: "There is only one happiness in this life... to love and to be loved." - George Sand

1. Quiz Chapter 12 - Personality

2. Review CH 12 - Personality

ASSIGNMENTS:
Quiz on Monday CH 11 - Development
Quiz on Wednesday CH 12 - Personality
TEST on FRIDAY CH 11 & 12 Multiple Choice w/FRQ questions
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Thursday, February 15th, 2018
Quote: "To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often." - Winston Churchill

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Explain Freud's ID-EGO-SUPER EGO framework

2. NOTES, VIDEO, DISCUSSION: 
Understanding Psychoanalysis, Videos w/discussion

3. Defense Mechanisms - Skits (if time) 
Students will perform a series of quick skits and the class will have to explain which defensive mechanism they are displaying.

ASSIGNMENTS:
Quiz on Monday CH 11 - Development
Quiz on Wednesday CH 12 - Personality
TEST on FRIDAY CH 11 & 12 Multiple Choice w/FRQ questions
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Friday, February 16th, 2018
Quote: "I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road." - Stephen Hawking

Agenda:
1. TEST - Multiple Choice questions + 2 FRQs
You will have the entire period for the test.

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Agenda: Feb. 5-9, 2018

Advanced Placement Psychology with Mr. Duez
Chapter 11 Human Development
Chapter 12 Personality
Week at a Glance:
MON- HANDOUT STAGE THEORISTSEmotional & Motor DevPersonality & Cognitive Development in Childhood: Personality, Cognition, Moral Reasoning; Crash Course: Monkeys & Mortality
TUE- Quiz CH 11 - Human Development
THU- Transition of Adolescence: Physiological changes, neural developmentCrash Course: AdolescenceNotes: Personality & Cognitive Dev
FRI-  Notes: Adolescence Thru AdulthoodExpanse of Adulthood: Personality, Transitions in Family life, Aging - psych, neural, cognitive changes. Also, how essentials are Fathers to child development?; Eagleman's "The Brain" - Stressed TeensIntro to Personality - Chapter 12
FridayNature of Personality; Traits: 5 Factor Model; Intro to Psychological Perspectives on Personality: Psychodynamic, Behavioral, Humanistic, & Biological; Personality Tests - Examples
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ASSIGNMENTS: 
Study CH 11 Development & Notes 
Tuesday, Feb 6 - Quiz CH 11 - Human Development
Tuesday, Feb 13 - Quiz CH 12 - Personality
Thursday, Feb 15 - TEST CH 11 - Development & Personality
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Targets: Part II - Development & Stress - TARGETS
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Monday, February 5, 2018
Quote of the Day: "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." - Napoleon Bonaparte

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Pick up HANDOUT STAGE THEORISTS
Work in partners or teams to complete the stage theorist handout. Review answers.


THEN: 
Question: Fill out the chart below based on the notes we covered in class on Friday.

2. Notes, Video, Discussion: Emotional & Motor DevPersonality & Cognitive Development in Childhood: Personality, Cognition, Moral Reasoning; 

3. Crash Course: Monkeys & Mortality
In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank takes a look at a few experiments that helped us understand how we develop as human beings. Things like attachment, separation anxiety, stranger anxiety, and morality are all discussed... also, a seriously unpleasant study with monkeys and fake mothers.
Three Styles of Attachment 02:16:23
Parenting Styles 07:35:19
Developing Self Concept 06:34:04
Kolhberg's Stages of Morality 08:18:00

ASSIGNMENTS: 
Study CH 11 Development & Notes 
Tuesday, Feb 6 - Quiz CH 11 - Human Development
Tuesday, Feb 13 - Quiz CH 12 - Personality
Thursday, Feb 15 - TEST CH 11 - Development & Personality
Development is nothing to monkey around about.
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Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Quote of the Day: "Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence." - Napoleon Bonaparte

Agenda:
1. Quiz CH 11 - Development
After the quiz: Name & describe the 3 types of infant temperaments

2. Review Quiz - CH 11 Development

ASSIGNMENTS: 
Study CH 11 Development & Notes 
Tuesday, Feb 13 - Quiz CH 12 - Personality
Thursday, Feb 15 - TEST CH 11 - Development & Personality
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Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018
Quote of the Day:  "Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools." - Napoleon Bonaparte

Agenda:
1. DO NOW QUESTION: Answer the following questions... 

3. Notes, Video, Discussion: Duez Notes - Dev IV: Adolescence Thru Adulthood

4. Notes, Video, Discussion: Intro to Personality & Personality Tests 
The Nature of Personality; Traits: 5 Factor Model; Intro to Psychological Perspectives on Personality: Psychodynamic, Behavioral, Humanistic, & Biological

ASSIGNMENTS: 

Study CH 11 Development & Notes 
Tuesday, Feb 13 - Quiz CH 12 - Personality
Thursday, Feb 15 - TEST CH 11 - Development & Personality
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Friday, Feb. 9, 2018
Quote of the Day: "You are the bows from which your children are living arrows sent forth." - Kahul Gibran

Agenda:
1. DO NOW QUESTION What is personality? How would one measure it?

2. Personality Tests - Examples of Tests

3. Crash Course PersonalityRorschach & Freudians
Crash Course: Rorschach & Freudians
Herman Rorschach (no, not the guy from Watchmen) came up with the eponymous tests, but what do they mean? Why are we so fascinated with them despite the division in the world of Psychology? Hank tackles these topics as we take a closer look at personality in this episode of Crash Course Psychology.
Personality Theory 02:16:12
Psychoanalytic Theory 02:52:11
Neo-Freudians 07:44:00
Humanistic Theory 09:31:02


ASSIGNMENTS: 
Study CH 11 Development & Notes 
Tuesday, Feb 13 - Quiz CH 12 - Personality
Thursday, Feb 15 - TEST CH 11 - Development & Personality