Advanced Placement PSYCHOLOGY with Mr. Duez
Ch 7 - Memory & Ch 8 - Language & Thought ="Cognition"
MON: Introduction to Cognition: Language & Thought - Chapter 8; Video - Steven Pinker - Linguistics as a window to understanding the brain; Introduction: Cognition: Language & Thought TUE: How Language Impacts Thought
WED: ARTICLE: Is Texting Killing the English Language?; Cognition - Communication at Work
THU: Crash Course: Cognition: Mind Can Amaze & Betray; Cognition - Communication at Work
FRI: Quiz CH 8 - "Language & Thought"; Review Quiz
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ASSIGNMENTS:
Friday: QUIZ - CH 8 "Language & Thought"
NEXT Tuesday: TEST - CH 7 & 8 "Cognition"
NEXT Wed/Thu - MOCK Exam "Fall AP Psychology Exam"
NEXT FRIDAY: EXTRA CREDIT DUE (corrections due by Tuesday, Dec. 17th)
FALL FINAL EXAMS - Dec 18, 19, 20
Monday, December 2, 2019
Quote: "Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for practice." -
William James
Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Copy questions down to help with the video we will watching introducing CH 8 "Language"
2. Video - Steven Pinker - Linguistics as a window to understanding the brain
Use the questions above to help you comprehend the video. Discussion.
PINKER: Linguistics as a Window to Understanding Your Mind
3. Notes, Discussion: Duez Notes - Cognition: Language & Thought
ASSIGNMENTS:
Friday: QUIZ - CH 8 "Language & Thought"
NEXT Tuesday: TEST - CH 7 & 8 "Cognition"
NEXT Wed/Thu - MOCK Exam "Fall AP Psychology Exam"
NEXT FRIDAY: EXTRA CREDIT DUE (corrections due by Tuesday, Dec. 17th)
FALL FINAL EXAMS - Dec 18, 19, 20
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Quote: "The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny." - Albert Ellis
Agenda:
1. DO NOW: "Curious Blue Ideas Sleep Furiously" At what level is this statement AMBIGUOUS?
2. Notes, Discussion, Video: Duez Notes: How Language Impacts Thought
ASSIGNMENTS:
Friday: QUIZ - CH 8 "Language & Thought"
NEXT Tuesday: TEST - CH 7 & 8 "Cognition"
NEXT Wed/Thu - MOCK Exam "Fall AP Psychology Exam"
NEXT FRIDAY: EXTRA CREDIT DUE (corrections due by Tuesday, Dec. 17th)
FALL FINAL EXAMS - Dec 18, 19, 20
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Quote: "Revolutions are the locomotives of history." - Karl Marx
Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Pick up the article from the front table.
ARTICLE: Is Texting Killing the English Language?
ASSIGNMENTS:
Friday: QUIZ - CH 8 "Language & Thought"
NEXT Tuesday: TEST - CH 7 & 8 "Cognition"
NEXT Wed/Thu - MOCK Exam "Fall AP Psychology Exam"
NEXT FRIDAY: EXTRA CREDIT DUE (corrections due by Tuesday, Dec. 17th)
FALL FINAL EXAMS - Dec 18, 19, 20
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Quote: "A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots." - Marcus Garvey
Agenda:
1. DO NOW: What is Metacognition?
2. Crash Course: Cognition: Mind Can Amaze & Betray
We used to think that the human brain was a lot like a computer; using logic to figure out complicated problems. It turns out, it's a lot more complex and, well, weird than that. In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank discusses thinking & communication, solving problems, creating problems, and a few ideas about what our brains are doing up there. (Thinking & Communicating, Solving Problems, Creating Problems)
3. Finish Notes, Video, Discussion: Duez Notes: Cognition - Communication at Work
ASSIGNMENTS:
Friday: QUIZ - CH 8 "Language & Thought"
NEXT Tuesday: TEST - CH 7 & 8 "Cognition"
NEXT Wed/Thu - MOCK Exam "Fall AP Psychology Exam"
NEXT FRIDAY: EXTRA CREDIT DUE (corrections due by Tuesday, Dec. 17th)
FALL FINAL EXAMS - Dec 18, 19, 20
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Friday, December 6, 2019
Quote: "The past changes a little every time we retell it." - Hilary Mantel
Agenda:
1. QUIZ - CH 8 "Language & Thought"
2. Review Quiz
ASSIGNMENTS:
Friday: QUIZ - CH 8 "Language & Thought"
NEXT Tuesday: TEST - CH 7 & 8 "Cognition"
NEXT Wed/Thu - MOCK Exam "Fall AP Psychology Exam"
NEXT FRIDAY: EXTRA CREDIT DUE (corrections due by Tuesday, Dec. 17th)
FALL FINAL EXAMS - Dec 18, 19, 20
