Agenda: Week of Feb. 10 - 14, 2013

Advanced Placement Psychology with Mr. Duez

Unit 3 - Consciousness & Learning

Week at a Glance:

MON - Pick up the Take Home FRQ Prompts (due Friday); Article due - Yogurt Made Me Do It; Quick discussion of article; Introduction to Consciousness & Learning; 

TUE - Sleep - cycles, disorders, & dreams. What is consciousness? Sleep cycles, disorders, and impact of drugs on consciousness.

WED/TH - Finish Consciousness; Learning: Classical Conditioning & Operant Conditioning.

FRI - Take home FRQ Due at beginning of the period. Written outside of class. Black Ink only. Then Learning: Classical & Operant Conditioning compared.

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Learning Targets:
★ People dream during REM sleep.
★ Sleep is not easy for everyone. There are a variety of sleep disorders that are important to understand.
★ The stages of sleep.
★ Impact of drugs on consciousness.

Essential Questions:
● Explain Levels of consciousness. Compare the different levels of consciousness.
● Why do we Sleep and dream?
● Be able to examine and differentiate between different types of sleep disorders
● Define, differentiate and compare the different types of Psychoactive drugs - Depressants, Narcotics, Stimulants, Hallucinogens

The Dark Side of the Brain.

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Monday, February 10, 2014

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

Agenda:

1. Do Now - Prep article - The Yogurt Made Me Do It for discussion. We will turn this in at the end of the class. 
2. How to write the FRQ in Psychology.
3. Lecture, Discussion, Video: Introduction to Unit 3 - Consciousness.
What is consciousness?
Understanding a stream of consciousness.
Cycles - Circadian, Infradian, Ultradian... impact on biological function & consciousness. 
SAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder

Find Inspiration. Explore.

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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Quote: "Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't." - Erica Jong

Agenda:

1. Do Now - How do drugs impact consciousness? (Psychoactive, Depressants, Stimulants, Hallucinogens, 

2. Notes, Discussion, Video: Sleep. Cycles, Disorders, Impact.

Why do we sleep?

Sleep cycles: 5 stages 1, 2, 3&4, and REM. (not in that order necessarily)

Impact of sleep deprivation, sleep disorders.

3. The Story of Peter Tripp: Disc Jokey be "Trippin'" - what impact did going 8 days and nights w/o sleep have on him?

Quick discussion on "Dreams" - we will not spend a great deal of time on dreams in class - it is not a big part of the AP Test. But, it is interesting!

Does this 'ring a bell'?

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Wednesday, February 12 & Thursday, February 13, 2014

Quote: "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." - Jimi Hendrix

Learning Targets:
1. Learning refers to a relatively permanent change in behavior based on experience.
2. Classical conditioning involves the pairing of one stimulus with another, so that eventually the first neutral stimulus will evoke a reflex.
3. Classical conditioning is associated with Pavlov and Watson; Operant conditioning is associated with Skinner.
4. According to Operant Conditioning, the consequences of a behavior influence whether or not the behavior will be performed again.
5. Reinforcements are used to increase the likelihood a behavior will be repeated
6. Punishments are used to decrease the likelihood a behavior will be repeated.

Essential Questions:
Compare Classical Conditioning and Operant Conditioning.
What is the difference between a reinforcement and punishment?
How do positive and negative types of reinforcement and punishment differ from one another?

Agenda:

1. DO NOW: How do people in psychology look at 'learning' - what do they mean by the term?
2. Notes, Discussion, Video: Classical Conditioning.
Pavlov to Watson to Skinner.
Baby Albert
Understand - UCS - UCR - NS - CS - CR
Create a classical conditioning experiment in groups.
3. Notes, Discussion, Video: Operant Conditioning.
How is Classical Conditioning different from Operant Conditioning?
Pavlov - Dogs
Watson - Baby Albert
Thorndike - Cats
Skinner - Rats
Shaping, Reinforcement, Schedules of Conditioning

Happy Valentine's Day!

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Friday, March 14, 2013

Quote: "You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." - Winston Churchill

Agenda:

1. TAKE HOME FRQ is due at the beginning of the period. Written in BLACK INK only.

2. Notes, Discussion, Video: Operant Conditioning.

How is Classical Conditioning different from Operant Conditioning?

Pavlov - Dogs

Watson - Baby Albert

Thorndike - Cats

Skinner - Rats

Shaping, Reinforcement, Schedules of Conditioning

3. If time permits:  The Psychology of Love: What are the psychological factors behind 'Falling in Love'? What do you think happens in the brain during intense feelings of love?

Ted Talks: Helen Fisher: Why we love, why we cheat.

AP TEST REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Not saying that this was my face as I stared into the computer screen and saw the very short list of students signed up for the AP Test. But, it was close.

Please get on this. 

Do you really want to put all of this work into a class and not cap it off with the AP Test? 

Here is the link to get you all signed up:

http://aptestservice.com/atascocita/

If you have ANY questions, don't hesitate to ask. 

The deadline is coming. 

AP Exam registration fee is $90 per exam. 
Deadline to register at this price is April 10, 2014. 
A late registration option is available from April 11-15, 2014 with an additional fee of $55 per exam added to the registration cost. 
All exams must be pre-ordered and pre-paid.

SERIOUSLY...

You can do it! I believe in you. You are made of awesome. 

What else can I do or say to convince you of this?

INSPIRATION: Terry Fox 30 for 30 (3 minutes). Terry is one of my absolute heroes. He attempted to run a marathon across the country of Canada. Oh, and he wanted to do it to raise money for cancer. Oh, yeah... and he only had one leg. This clip is just the preview to the 30 for 30 special documentary that ESPN did on his life. However, if you want to see the full story, this 8 minute clip is amazing: 

ESPN Inspiring Profile of Canada's Terry Fox. 

Crash Course Psychology: Episode 1 Introduction

Crash Course Psychology Introduction What does Psychology mean? Where does it come from? Hank gives you a 10 minute intro to one of the more tricky sciences and talks about some of the big names in the development of the field. Welcome to Crash Course Psychology!!!

Agenda: Week of Feb. 3rd - Feb. 7th, 2014

Advanced Placement Psychology with Mr. Duez

Unit 2: Biological Bases of Behavior - Sensation & Perception

WEEK AT A GLANCE:

MON & TUE - Brain Games Video w/Questions; Sensation/Perception; Unit 2 Reading Check Quiz;

WED/THU - Test Unit 2; Article: "Yogurt Made Me Do It" - read & discuss. Intro to Consciousness.

FRI - Discuss Article - Yogurt; Handout - Effect of Drugs on Consciousness; Sleep Cycles & Disorders

What would you say if we told you these two boxes were the exact same shade of gray? Can you see it? Gradients and shadows give your brain clues based on your past experiences with shadows. But shadows can lie to you.

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Monday, February 3rd, 2014
and 
Tuesday, February 4th, 2014
Quote: "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." - Robert Frost

Learning Targets:

1. Perception is the interpretation of sensory information; it relies on experience.

2. The difference between sensation and perception

3. The structure and function of the eye

4. The structure and function of the ear

Sensation and perception are areas that have been of interest to psychologists for most of the history of psychology. As we sit here, our senses receive literally thousands of messages. We need to make sense of this information. Our senses take in the information, and they do so from birth. Yet the interpretive part -perception- requires knowledge.

Essential Questions:
* How do we convert light into images?
* How does the ear responds to sound waves?
* How do we taste or smell?
* How does the somatic sensory system function?

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Pick up questions for video; Brain Games - Sensation & Perception.
2. Video w/Discussion Questions: Brain Games - Sensation & Perception - click link to view the video.
Discussion Questions for Brain Games - Sensation & Perception
3. Discuss Sensation & Perception.
4. Quiz - Unit 2.

Unimpressed dog. 

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Wednesday, February 5 -and- Thursday, Feb. 6 2014
Quote: "The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases." - Carl Jung

Learning Targets:

1. Perception is the interpretation of sensory information; it relies on experience.

2. The difference between sensation and perception

3. The structure and function of the eye

4. The structure and function of the ear

Sensation and perception are areas that have been of interest to psychologists for most of the history of psychology. As we sit here, our senses receive literally thousands of messages. We need to make sense of this information. Our senses take in the information, and they do so from birth. Yet the interpretive part -perception- requires knowledge.

Essential Questions:
* How do we convert light into images?
* How does the ear responds to sound waves?
* How do we taste or smell?
* How does the somatic sensory system function?

Agenda:
1. TEST 

Works for me!

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Friday, February 7, 2013
Quote: "All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on." - Henry Ellis
Learning Targets:
1. People dream during REM sleep.
2. Sleep isn't easy for everyone. There are a variety of sleep disorders that are important to understand.
3. The Stages of Sleep.
4. Impact of drugs on consciousness.

Essential Questions:
● Explain Levels of consciousness. Compare the different levels of consciousness.
● Why do we Sleep and dream?
● Be able to examine and differentiate between different types of sleep disorders
● Define, differentiate and compare the different types of Psychoactive drugs - Depressants, Narcotics, Stimulants, Hallucinogens
● Does Hypnosis actually work?
● Meditation - is it useful?
● Impact of psychoactive drugs - Depressants, Narcotics, Stimulants, Hallucinogens

Agenda:
1. Do Now: Pick up Drugs - Impact on Consciousness Charts
2. Notes & Discussion:  Stages of Sleep and Sleep Disorders
Assignments:
Check the notes, YouTube lectures, and work on the Target Sheets to prepare.

Agenda: Week of Jan. 27 - 31, 2014

Advanced Placement Psychology with Mr. Duez

Unit 2 - Biological Bases of Behavior, Sensation & Perception

WEEK AT A GLANCE:
MON: How to write the FRQ; The Neuron & Nervous System,
TUE: What is Multiple Sclerosis?
WED/THU: Finish Neuro & Brain anatomy, Eye & Ear - Sensation & Perception introduction
FRI: Brain Project Due - Sketch of your brain

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Monday, Jan. 27, 2014
Quote: "One must maintain a little bit of summer, in the the midst of winter." H. D. Thoreau

Learning Targets:
1. Analyze how a person's biology can impact their behavior. 
2. How does sensation & perception impact behavior?

Essential Questions:
1. Compare the different methods for peering into the human brain.
2. Analyze the areas that the brain controls?
3. Explain the structure and function of the neuron?
4. How does action potential function?
5. Explain the role of neurotransmitters in neural transmission?

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: How does Biology impact behavior? List 3 ways it can and explain how that might impact the study of psychology (cognitive function, humanistic potential, behavioral - ability to learn new tasks)
2. Introduction to Biological Bases of Behavior - The Story of Phineas Gage. 
3. Diagram & Label - Introduction to the neuron - parts & function.
4. Notes, Video, Discussion: Introduction to Biological Bases of Behavior. 

Assignment:
Begin to study the notes, YouTube lectures, Brain Project is due on Friday. Target Sheets, and information at this link for Unit 2. Quiz is next Monday, Test over Unit 2 is next Wed/Thu.

Where's the part that focuses on Psychology? Must be a mistake!

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Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014
Quote: "A snow day literally and figuratively falls -unbidden - and seems like a thing of wonder." Susan Orlean

Learning Targets:
1. Analyze how a person's biology can impact their behavior. 
2. How does sensation & perception impact behavior?

Essential Questions:
1. Compare the different methods for peering into the human brain.
2. Analyze the areas that the brain controls?
3. Explain the structure and function of the neuron?
4. How does action potential function?
5. Explain the role of neurotransmitters in neural transmission?

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Analyze how your biology impact your behavior? What ways? What is the impact? (refer to the Nature vs. Nurture argument/article ... or more precisely Nature VIA Nurture!)
2. Notes & Discussion: Who is Phineas Gage? And what does he have to do with brain science? 

Assignment:
Begin to study the notes, YouTube lectures, Brain Project is due on Friday. Target Sheets, and information at this link for Unit 2. Quiz is next Monday, Test over Unit 2 is next Wed/Thu.

Amazing.

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Wednesday, Jan. 29 & Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014
Quote: "Nothing burns like the cold." - Anon.

Learning Targets:
1. Analyze how a person's biology can impact their behavior. 
2. How does sensation & perception impact behavior?

Essential Questions:
1. Compare the different methods for peering into the human brain.
2. Analyze the areas that the brain controls?
3. Explain the structure and function of the neuron?
4. How does action potential function?
5. Explain the role of neurotransmitters in neural transmission?

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Pick up the handout - What MS Feels Like Article 
2. Notes & Discussion: The Neuron.
3. Video & Discussion: ZeFrank & Rainn Wilson Discuss the teen brain
4. Introduce Brain Project: Sketch Your Brain. Give students about 15-20 minutes to work on it in class. We will present these on Friday. Students will need to know the parts of the brain and their functions to complete the assignment. If students have not already done so, they should review the notes over the brain.

5. (if time) Video Study: Begin study of the brain by exploring the world of the teen brain. Video - "Teen Dreams" 

Assignment:
We will present the brain project sketch in class on Friday. If you did not finish it today, complete it for Friday outside of class.
Begin to study the notes, YouTube lectures, Brain Project is due on Friday. Target Sheets, and information at this link for Unit 2. Quiz is next Monday, Test over Unit 2 is next Wed/Thu.

80s version of The Sixth Sense.

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Friday, Jan. 31st, 2014
Quote: "One kind word can warm 3 winter months." - Japanese Proverb

Learning Targets:
1. Perception is the interpretation of sensory information; it relies on experience.
2. The difference between sensation and perception
3. The structure and function of the eye
4. The structure and function of the ear
Sensation and perception are areas that have been of interest to psychologists for most of the history of psychology. As we sit here, our senses receive literally thousands of messages. We need to make sense of this information. Our senses take in the information, and they do so from birth. Yet the interpretive part -perception- requires knowledge.

Essential Questions:
* How do we convert light into images?
* How does the ear responds to sound waves?
* How do we taste or smell?
* How does the somatic sensory system function?

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Prep your sketch of your brain. We will present them to the class today.
2. Presentation of Brain Project - Sketch of the Brain.
3. Notes & Discussion: Introduction to Sensation & Perception.

Assignment:
Begin to study the notes, YouTube lectures, Brain Project is due on Friday. Target Sheets, and information at this link for Unit 2. Quiz is next Monday, Test over Unit 2 is next Wed/Thu.

Agenda: Week of Jan 20 - 24, 2013

Advanced Placement Psychology with Mr. Duez

Unit 1 - History & Evolution of Psychology, Research Methods, & Personality

WEEK AT A GLANCE:
MON: MLK Day - No School.
TUE: Quiz - Unit 1 Personality, Trait Theory, Freud's Psychoanalytic, Humanistic, & Factor Analysis
WED/THU: Unit 1 Test;
After test - Article - Nature/Nurture; Introduce Unit 2: Biological Bases of Behavior (Brain & Sensation/Perception)
FRI: Discuss article: Nature/Nurture

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. Washington, D.C.

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Monday, January 20, 2014
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction ... The chain reaction of evil -- hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars -- must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation." - Martin Luther King, Jr. From Strength To Love, 1963.

NO SCHOOL MLK DAY
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Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Quote: "I am more afraid of my own heart than of the pope and all his cardinals. I have within me the great pope, Self." - Martin Luther

Learning Targets:
1. Personality refers to patterns of behavior that remain constant across situations.
2. There are different approaches to personality, including psychoanalytic, trait, humanistic, and learning theories.
3. Sigmund Freud is responsible for the psychoanalytic approach, which states that we are controlled by unconscious conflicts.
4. Trait theorists argue that our personality is simply a collection of traits.
5. Humanistic theorists argue that humans are basically good and strive for perfection.
6. Learning theorists argue that personality is nothing more than a shorthand description for clusters of behavior.

Essential Questions:
1. What is personality?
2. What are the psychological theories behind personality?
3. Given all of his popularity, what is Sigmund Freud's legacy?
4. Compare the different traits in the Trait Theory of Personality.

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Prep for Reading Check Quiz.
2. Reading Check Quiz - Unit 1. You may use your handwritten notes to aid you on the quiz. It is only 10 multiple choice questions. We will spend about 15 minutes on it.
3. Personality: The Personality Test. Comparing Trait/State,
Oreo Cookie Personality Test, The Banana Test, The World's Quickest Personality Test.
4. Who is Sigmund Freud?

Assignment:
Read Unit 1 (Evolution of Psych, Research Methods, & Personality) & Take Notes
Focus on Target Sheets
Watch Mr. Duez's Video Notes & Slides
TEST IS WED/THU

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014 -- Thursday, January 23, 2014
Quote:  "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei

Agenda:
1. Prep for TEST - UNIT 1.
2. After the test, pick up Nature vs. Nurture Article. Read and annotate the article and prepare it for class discussion on Friday (Socratic Seminar).
3. Quick introduction to Unit 2 - Biological Bases of Behavior.

Assignments:
Begin studying Unit 2 - targets, notes, reading the chapter.
Have the article annotated by Friday at the beginning of class.

Nature vs. Nurture

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Friday, January 24, 2014
Quote:  “An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Learning Targets:
Understand the Psychology Theme of Nature versus Nurture. 

Essential Questions:

Which is stronger—nature or nurture?

Agenda:

1. DO NOW: Prep the article for discussion: Nature vs. Nurture
2. Socratic Seminar over the article.
3. If time permits, discuss "neuroscience"

Assignments:
Unit 2 - targets, notes, reading the chapters over Biology & Sensation/Perception

Structuralism & Functionalism

Structuralism - the 'structure' of consciousness. Germany, Wundt, structure of the Psych 'house'. frame & foundation.

Functionalism - the 'function' of consciousness. USA, James, function of the Psych 'house'. the more functional aspects of the home: roof, doors, brick, etc. 

Agenda: Week of January 13 - 17, 2014

Advanced Placement Psychology with Mr. Duez

Unit 1 - Evolution/History of Psych; Research Methods; Personality

Week at a Glance:
MON: History/Evolution of Psychology - Notes, Video, Discussion
TUE: Finish History/Evolution of Psychology; Introduction to Research Methods
WED/THU: Quiz - Unit 1, part 1 (History/Research only); Discuss Research Methods
FRI: Personality - Discussion, Notes, Video
**Quiz on Wed/Thu over Unit 1 - Part I: History & Research**
**Unit 1 Test is next week on Wed/Thu.**

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Monday, January  13, 2014
Quote: “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” ― Lao Tzu

Learning Targets:
1. Wilhelm Wundt is credited with being the founder of modern experimental psychology when he founded a lab at the University of Leipzig Germany in 1879. 
2. Tichener, Watson, James, and Skinner are all important early psychologists.
3. Understanding the differences between the various approaches or perspectives - behavioral, biological, cognitive, humanistic, psychoanalytic, & sociocultural - is the key to understanding psychology.
4. The modern definition of psychology combines the scientific study of behavior and mental processes in humans and other animals.

Essential Questions:
1. How has psychology evolved over time?
2. What are the different approaches or themes of psychology?
3. What major psychologically important persons helped to advance the science?

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: What do you think this means? "Psychology has a long past, but short history."
2. Notes, Discussion, Video: Unit 1 - Notes: Psych Approaches
3. Introduction to PsychTrek - a great way to study, interactive CD.

Assignments:
Continue to take notes from your text, presentation/video lectures, and psychtrek.
Test is next Wed/Thu over Unit 1.
Quiz is Wed/Thu of this week over Unit 1 (History of Psych; Research Methods)
**Unit 1 Test is next week on Wed/Thu.**

Later this week, we'll see a few episodes of The Science of Attraction - Psych Experiments at work.

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Tuesday, January  14, 2014
Quote: “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche

Learning Targets:
1. Observation is the most important aspect of psychological research.
2. Operationalism means to define our variables in the manner in which we are going to measure them.
3. Correlation measures degree of relationship between variables and ranges from -1 to +1. Correlation does NOT imply causation.
4. Experimental, correlational, & descriptive methods all have strengths & weaknesses in describing human behavior.
5. Descriptive statistics describe the data gathered in research, while inferential statistics allow us to draw conclusions about how this data can be generalized to a larger population. 
6. Following ethical principles is vitally important in any kind of psychological research.

Essential Questions:

1. What are the important variables in a psychological experiment?

2. How do statistics help a psychological theory or hypothesis?

3. Name and explain a famous psychological experiment gone wrong.

4. What are the ethical guidelines for a psychological experiment or research project?

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Which of the psychological approaches do you believe is the best? Why? Which do you have problems with and why?
2. PsychTrek - Research Methods. Informal & interactive quiz over psych experiments.

Assignments:

Quiz is Wed/Thu of this week over Unit 1 (History of Psych; Research Methods)
**Unit 1 Test is next week on Wed/Thu.**

Continue to take notes from your text, presentation/video lectures, and psychtrek.

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Wednesday, January  15, 2014 and Thursday, January 16, 2014
Quote: “Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that's what makes you strong.” ― Sarah Dessen

Learning Targets:
1. Observation is the most important aspect of psychological research.
2. Operationalism means to define our variables in the manner in which we are going to measure them.
3. Correlation measures degree of relationship between variables and ranges from -1 to +1. Correlation does NOT imply causation.
4. Experimental, correlational, & descriptive methods all have strengths & weaknesses in describing human behavior.
5. Descriptive statistics describe the data gathered in research, while inferential statistics allow us to draw conclusions about how this data can be generalized to a larger population. 
6. Following ethical principles is vitally important in any kind of psychological research.

Essential Questions:

1. What are the important variables in a psychological experiment?

2. How do statistics help a psychological theory or hypothesis?

3. Name and explain a famous psychological experiment gone wrong.

4. What are the ethical guidelines for a psychological experiment or research project?

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Prep For Quiz Unit 1 - History/Evolution & Research Methods
2. Quiz - Unit 1 - History/Evolution & Research Methods
3. Experimental Design: Design an experiment using variables from our discussion in class yesterday.
4. Notes, Video, & Discussion: Research Methods - Statistics
5. Personality Introduction: Science of Attraction - The Halo Effect: Students will investigate the experiment regarding the Halo Effect. Does one aspect of their personality overshadow an inital impression? How good is our ability to judge a person? Is this a proper experiment? Define the operational variables.

Assignments:

**Unit 1 Test is next week on Wed/Thu.**

Continue to take notes from your text, presentation/video lectures, and psychtrek.

The Science of Attraction

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Friday, January  17, 2014
Quote: "Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly." - Lawrence G. Lovasik

Learning Targets:
1. Observation is the most important aspect of psychological research.
2. Operationalism means to define our variables in the manner in which we are going to measure them.
3. Correlation measures degree of relationship between variables and ranges from -1 to +1. Correlation does NOT imply causation.
4. Experimental, correlational, & descriptive methods all have strengths & weaknesses in describing human behavior.
5. Descriptive statistics describe the data gathered in research, while inferential statistics allow us to draw conclusions about how this data can be generalized to a larger population. 
6. Following ethical principles is vitally important in any kind of psychological research.

Essential Questions:

1. What are the important variables in a psychological experiment?

2. How do statistics help a psychological theory or hypothesis?

3. Name and explain a famous psychological experiment gone wrong.

4. What are the ethical guidelines for a psychological experiment or research project?

Agenda:
1. DO NOW QUESTION: How legitimate was the Science of Attraction video that we watched last period? Would it stand up to research or ethics investigation?
2. Notes, Video, & Discussion: Finish Research Methods - Correlations
3. Science of Attraction, if time permits.

Assignments:

**Unit 1 Test is next week on Wed/Thu.**
Continue to take notes from your text, presentation/video lectures, and psychtrek.

The Science of Attraction

Agenda: Week of January 6-10, 2014

Advanced Placement Psychology with Mr. Duez

Unit 1 - Evolution of Psychology, Research Methods, and Personality

Week at a Glance:
TUE - Welcome Back, What is Psychology? What is a flipped classroom? How can I use it to succeed? Themes & Variations of Psychology
WED/THU - Welcome Back, What is Psychology? What is a flipped classroom? How can I use it to succeed? Themes & Variations of Psychology 
Psych Trek CD - History & Evolution of Psych; Video study - Discovering Psychology - 1: Past, Present, & Promise;
FRI - Socratic Discussion - "Mind, Body, Yogurt."
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Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Quote: "The Journey is the reward." - Steve Jobs

Unit 1 - Evolution of Psychology, Research Methods, and Personality
Targets:
Welcome - why psychology matters
Advanced Placement test
Flipped Classroom

Essential Questions:
1. What is psychology?
2. How can taking the AP test help?
3. Why is Mr. Duez Flipping the class?

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Pick up the syllabus. Why did you decide to take Psychology?
-We will go down to the book room and pick up our textbook at the beginning of the period- 
2. What can I expect from Psychology? Expectations, class rules, procedures, discuss the "Flipped Classroom" and AP Test.

Assignment:
Fill Out the Student Survey - this is your first grade.
Watch the video screencasts over the first unit. Take notes. Bring them to class.

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Wednesday & Thursday, January 8 & 9, 2014
Quote: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Laozi

Unit 1 - Evolution of Psychology, Research Methods, and Personality
Learning Targets:

What is Psychology? Psychology in the Past? Approaches to Psych today.

1. Wilhelm Wundt is credited with being the founder of modern experimental psychology when he founded a lab at the University of Leipzig Germany in 1879.

2. Tichener, Watson, James, and Skinner are all important early psychologists.

3. Understanding the differences between the various approaches or perspectives - behavioral, biological, cognitive, humanistic, psychoanalytic, & sociocultural - is the key to understanding psychology.

4. The modern definition of psychology combines the scientific study of behavior and mental processes in humans and other animals.

Essential Questions:

1. What is psychology?

2. How does psychology impact my everyday life?

3. How did psychology evolve as a science?

4. Compare and contrast the various types of approaches of psychology?

5. Explain the nature of psychology as an empirical science. How do psychologists determine results?

6. Imagine the implications of a poor psychological experiment that fails to follow ethical principles. What are the ramifications?

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: What is the definition of Psychology? Why is it important to study?
2. Introduction to Psych Trek CD - Unit 1. Students will learn through a digital and interactive way to understand the objectives of the first unit and go through practice quizzes and tests.
3. Discuss website, how to utilize the screencast notes videos, how to take notes, reminder about the student survey.

Assignment:
Fill Out the Student Survey - this is your first grade.
Watch the video screencasts over the first unit. Take notes. Bring them to class.
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Friday, January 10, 2014
Quote: “Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.” - Eleanor Roosevelt

Unit 1 - Evolution of Psychology, Research Methods, and Personality
Learning Targets:

What is Psychology? Psychology in the Past? Approaches to Psych today.

1. Wilhelm Wundt is credited with being the founder of modern experimental psychology when he founded a lab at the University of Leipzig Germany in 1879.

2. Tichener, Watson, James, and Skinner are all important early psychologists.

3. Understanding the differences between the various approaches or perspectives - behavioral, biological, cognitive, humanistic, psychoanalytic, & sociocultural - is the key to understanding psychology.

4. The modern definition of psychology combines the scientific study of behavior and mental processes in humans and other animals.

Essential Questions:

1. What is psychology?

2. How does psychology impact my everyday life?

3. How did psychology evolve as a science?

4. Compare and contrast the various types of approaches of psychology?

5. Explain the nature of psychology as an empirical science. How do psychologists determine results?

6. Imagine the implications of a poor psychological experiment that fails to follow ethical principles. What are the ramifications?

Agenda:

Zimbardo is a super hero (of psychology). Kind of. :)

1. DO NOW: What is a more powerful explanation of how you have become who you are today?  Nature or Nurture?
2. Video Study: Discovering Psychology - Past, Present, and Future Past, Present, and Promise is the first program in the DISCOVERING PSYCHOLOGY series. It provides an introduction to and overview of psychology, from its origins in the nineteenth century to current study of the brain's biochemistry. You'll explore the development of psychology in general and some of the paths scientists take to determine relationships among the mind, the brain, and behavior.
As you watch consider these questions & terms:
Electroencephalogram (EEG): The process of recording the brain's electrical activity by attaching electrodes to the scalp and analyzing wave patterns.
Nonverbal Communication: Communication between people without the use of words. Examples include tone of voice, body language, and facial expression.
Principles of Psychology, The by William James: A seminal text in the field published in 1890, while James served as a professor at Harvard University. The full text of the work is available at http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/James/Principles
3. If Time: Read, annotate, and discuss this article:
 Mind, Body, Yogurt. 

Assignment:
Fill Out the Student Survey - this is your first grade.
Watch the video screencasts over the first unit. Take notes. Bring them to class.